1、Unit 9 Human BiologyTopic Talk&Lesson 2Warming upTalk about the things your body and mind are capable of doing.My body is capable of doing many things,such as running_ My mind is capable of doing many things,such as running_ Capabilities of the Human Bodyrunning very fast,carrying heavy things,jumpi
2、ng high,dancing beautifully,doing gymnastics,running marathonsRead the text builder carefully.Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the expressions you hear.ListeningText BuilderHuman BiologyThe human body is capable of doing many things,such as _.Capabilities of the Human Mindm
3、aking decisions,reasoning,justifying,memorising facts,predicting the future,thinking and making judgements,inferring meaning;create,innovate,solve problems,calculateListeningThe human mind is capable of _.We use our minds to _.I really admire people who use their minds for the betterment of mankind.
4、For example,_ conduct research to _.What Scientists Can Dophysicists,medical researchers,information technologists;discover the unknown world and the universe,find cures for diseases,make new inventions to better human life,create robots to do the work for human beingsListeningListen to the dialogue
5、.Write T(true)or F(false).()1 Dr.Millhouse has been doing research into how the human body reacts in extreme conditions.()2 They trained the participants to do special breathing exercises and then had them practise the exercises in extremely low temperatures outside.()3 After about twenty minutes,th
6、e participants bodies started to warm up on their own!()4 When the participants started suffering from tiredness,they stopped doing the exercises properly.Then their body temperature kept warm for a long time.()5 According to the research,people are able to control how hot or cold their bodies are.T
7、FTFTin our labstarted to fall againHow do you understand the following quotes?AppreciatingA persons life is limited but serving the people is limitless.I want to devote my limited life to serving the people limitlessly.Lei Feng人的生命是有限的，可是，为人民服务是无限的，我要把有限的生命，投入到无限的为人民服务之中去。雷锋（中国人民解放军战士，全心全意为人民服务的楷模）I
8、t is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.Mahatma Gandhi金银财宝不是真正的财富，健康才是。“圣雄甘地”（印度民族解放运动领导人）AppreciatingEvery human brain is different the brain makes each human unique and defines who he or she is.Stanley B.Prusiner每个人的大脑都是不同的大脑使每个人都是独一无二的，并定义了他或她是谁。斯坦利普鲁西纳（美国神经学家、生物化学家）The
9、human body is the best picture of the human soul.Ludwig Wittgenstein人的身体是人的灵魂的最好写照。路德维希维特根斯坦（英国哲学家和数理逻辑学家）Lesson 2 Brain PowerWarming-upatomnervebillioncell organ()1 one thousand million()2 a part of the body that has a particular purpose,e.g.the heart()3 the smallest piece of something that can exi
10、st alone()4 a tiny pat of the body that helps carry messages to and from the brain()5 a unit of living matterbillionorganatomnervecellWork in pairs and match the words from the box with their definitions.Pre-listening()1 The brain consists of only white matter.()2 The brain weighs just over a kilo.(
11、)3 The brain contains about one billion cells.()4 The brain uses 10%of the bodys energy.()5 The brain sends messages in the same way as a computer works.()6 There are more possible connections in your brain than there are atoms in the universe.Before listening to a lecture about the brain,read the s
12、tatements and predict whether they are true or not.Listen to the lecture and check your answers.Correct the false ones.()1 The brain consists of only white matter.()2 The brain weighs just over a kilo.()3 The brain contains about one billion cells.()4 The brain uses 10%of the bodys energy.()5 The br
13、ain sends messages in the same way as a computer works.()6 There are more possible connections in your brain than there are atoms in the universe.While-Listeninggrey and white matterFTFFTTone hundred billion cells20%While-listeningWhat matter does it consist of?Grey and white matterHow much does it
14、weigh?How much bodys energy does it use?How many cells does it contain?How are messages sent?The brain cells make up _,which are connected by _.The brain sends messages using _.What have we learnt about the brain in the last ten years?There are different areas in the brain,which are _.We now know wh
15、ich parts of the brain _ different parts of our _from them.The brain also has different areas for different kinds of _.You have one area for your _ and another area for _.Listen again.Complete the information you hear about the brain.Then tell your partner what you have learnt about the brain.Just o
16、ver a kilo20%Over 100 billion cellsnerve cellselectrical impulseselectrical impulsesresponsible fordifferent functionsare related tobody and feelingsthinkingfirst languagea foreign language that you learn when you are olderWhile-listeningThe brain consists of(1)_ matter.It weighs(2)_.It uses(3)_ of
17、the bodys energy.It contains over(4)_ which make up nerve cells.These nerve cells are connected by electrical impulses.There are more possible connections in one brain than there are(5)_.Scientists have mapped different areas of the brain that are responsible for(6)_.There are also different areas f
18、or different types of thinking,such as learning your own language and learning a(7)_ language.Complete the summary with the words from the lecture.grey and whitejust over a kilo20%100 billion cellsatoms in the universedifferent functionsforeignAssignmentSearch online to find one example of new inventions that better human life.Make a short presentation about it.Goodbye!
