1、新北师大版高中英语必修三Unit9 LearningLesson3 The Secrets of Your MemoryBirthday:1990,5,281990,5,28 Height:181181cmWeight:7979kg Telephone Number:1822030464118220304641QQ Account:765413344765413344 Look at the numbers for 10 seconds and recall them!Which of the following things do you find easy to remember?Can
2、you expalin why?names and facesnumbers:telephone numbers,passwords,etc.storiesfacts and arrangementsthings that happened long agothings that happened recently11.Does age play a role in the humans brain ability to store and recall information?2.Is there any special food/medicine that helps memory?3.W
3、hy cant I remember the English words/grammar?If you were going to meet a memory expert,what questions would you ask him/her?2For example,you may ask.Read the text quickly.Does the text answer any of your questions in Activity 2?3What questions does Memory expert Jemima Gryaznov answer?1.Why can I re
4、member events in my childhood but not what happened last week?2.Do some people really have a photographic memory?3.Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?4.Im 16,but I sometimes forget things.Is my memory getting worse?Read the text again.Write T(true)or F(false).p59Correct the false
5、statements.41.We remember certain events in our childhood,because we experienced many of them for the first time,and we felt strongly about them at the time.2.When we tell a story many times,we forget important details.We can remember them clearly.3.Stephen Wiltshire has a photographic memory becaus
6、e he can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it.He is good at remembering particular things but doesnt have a photographic memory.5.The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the first five days.during the very early period after learning.6.Our memory starts to get worse i
7、n middle age.after the age of 25.4.It has been proved that some people have a photographic memory.No one has been proved to have a photographic momory.Match the following suggestions with the four questions.6Suggestion ASuggestion BSuggestion CSuggestion DQuestion 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4Q
8、uestion 1AdviceWe need to make strong connections with things we want to remember in our mind,especially emotional connections.What truths about memory does Jemima Gryaznov discuss in the text?What advice does she give to improve ones memory?7TruthWe remember things that have strong connections in o
9、ur mind,especially emotional connections.Question 2AdviceNobody has a photographic memory.TruthWe need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn when memorising complex learning materials.Question 3AdviceThe sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after l
10、earning.TruthWe need to review the information timely,especially in the first day after learning it.Question 4Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.TruthWe need to train our memory to remember more before getting older.Advicel For example,Daniel Tammet can remember the first 22,514 digi
11、ts of pi and Stephen Wiltshire can draw a detailed picture.How has the expert tried to make her statements to each questions convincing?What methods has she used and what signal words can you find?8examples The style of the article is .expository writingfiguresl At that point,we can remember up to 2
12、00 pieces of information in a second.l By the age of 40,we lose 10,000 brain cells every dayl The Forgetting Curvegraphs l According to him,the sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.quotes The secrets of memory Question 1 truthadviceQuestion 2truthadviceQuestion
13、3truthadviceQuestion 4truthadviceThink about more ways to improve our memory.What inspirations can you get from these secrets of your memory?MouthEmotional/Eyes MindOrganize Revise Yields1.fact and arrangements arrangement:plans and preparations that you must make so that something can happen n.安排，筹
14、划 -ment(suffix):the action or result of sth.的行为或结果；一般放在动词后，构成名词 develop v.development n.发展 excite v.excitement n.兴奋 govern v.government n.政府 judge v.judgement/judgment n.审判；判决make arrangements for 安排好eg Theyd made all the arrangements for the party.他们为聚会作好了一切准备。arrange v.筹备;安排arrange to do sth.安排做某事
15、arrange for sb.to do sth.安排某人做某事2.If you were going to meet a memory expert,what questions would you ask him/her?本句属于虚拟句，条件从句多是假想的或不太可能发生的事情。表示现在或将来情况的虚拟时，条件从句的谓语用过去式的形式，主句谓语用would+动词原形。eg If they invited me,I would certainly attend it.如果他们邀请我，我一定去参加。(但他们不会邀请我)If we had enough money,we would buy a c
16、omputer.如果我们有足够的钱，我们就去买一台电脑。(但我们没有足够的钱)Notes：在条件从句中，如果谓语动词是be，一般要用were,尤其是第一人称后和正式文体中。eg If she were trying harder,her parents wouldnt be so anxious.如果她更努力一些，她的父母也不会那样忧虑了。(但她不够努力)If I were a boy,I swear Id be a better man.如果我是个男孩，我发誓会成为一个好男人。(演唱这首歌的歌者碧昂丝是位女士)3.Childhood memories are often very emoti
17、onal.childhood:the period of time when you are a child n.童年;儿童时代 childhood memories 童年的记忆 -hood(suffix)构成名词，意为“的状态 或性质”或“(某类人的)集体”eg babyhood 婴儿时代,婴儿,幼稚 brotherhood 手足情谊,兄弟关系 falsehood 谎言,虚假 neighbourhood 邻居关系；邻近memorise:to learn something so that you will remember it exactly v.记住；熟记eg An actor must
18、 be able to memorise his lines.演员须善于熟记台词。That little girl can memorise 50 poems in total.那个小女孩能够记住50首古诗。【拓展】memorisation n.词条意思及用法例句memorisation n.记忆，背诵Asking questions helps with memorization.问问题有助于记忆。memoryn.记忆力，记性I have a bad memory for names.我不善于记名字。memorisation,memory4.As a result,we remember t
19、hem much better,as retelling events helps fix experiences in our memories.(翻译)重复事件能加强我们对事件的印象，我们能更好的记住这些经历。as retelling events helps fix experiences in our memories是as引导的原因状语从句；从句中，动名词短语retelling events作主语，谓语动词用单数；fix是省略to的不定式作宾语，to也可以不省略。as引导原因状语从句时，常用来表示已为人知或显而易见的理由或原因。eg She may need some help as
20、 she is new here.她可能需要一些帮助，因为她是新来的。【归纳】result短语as a result of 由于；作为的结果result from 由引起without result 毫无结果地result in 导致；结果as a result(of sth):caused or produced because of sth else 后果，结果eg He made one big mistake,and,as a result,lost his job.他犯了个大错，结果丢了工作。单句改错1)He wasnt able to attend the party as a r
21、esult his sudden headache._在在result后加后加of句型转换。2)There is more and more pollution.As a result,many species are dying out.More and more pollution has _ _ many species dying out.The fact that many species are dying out _ _ more and more pollution.inresultsfromresulted5.Do some people really have a phot
22、ographic memory?photographic:relating to photographs,using photographs,or used in producing photographs adj.照片的;摄影的;摄制的 photographic memory:able to remember things in great detail after you have seen them 精确鲜明的记忆 -ic:(suffix)构成形容词或名词，“与 有关的；的”eg economic adj.经济的6.This means timely review during this
23、 period timely:done or happening at exactly the right time adj.适时的，及时的 eg The crash served as a timely reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.这场车祸及时地提醒了人们酒后驾车的危险。英语中有些名词后面加-ly后缀，构成一个形容词，常见的这类词有：friendly,likely(很可能的),lovely,daily,weekly,monthly(最后三词既可作形容词，也可作副词)。7.So take it easy.take it eas
24、y=take things easy(idiom习语)used to tell sb not to be worried or angry 放轻松 eg Youve been working hard all afternoon,Steve.Sit down and take it easy for a few minutes Steve你已经辛苦了一个下午，坐下放松一会儿。English is a must in your study,and you need to remember a lot when learning it.How do you remember the English words and grammar?Discuss with your partner.
