1、必修三 Unit 9 Learning (6) 高一年级 英语 Lesson 3 The Secrets of Your Memory Reading Share your ideas! 1. Which of the following things do you find easy to remember? Can you explain why? names and faces numbers: telephone numbers, passwords, etc. stories Share your ideas! 1. Which of the following things do
2、you find easy to remember? Can you explain why? facts and arrangements a plan that you make so that sth can happen things that happened long ago things that happened recently Share your ideas! I find interesting stories easy to remember, because they have vivid plots and they are often told again an
3、d again, especially stories that were told during my childhood. the period of sbs life when they are a child 2. If you were going to meet a memory expert, what questions would you ask him/ her? collected questions from a survey of 60 students in my school: (1) How to improve our memory? Are there an
4、y effective techniques? a particular way of doing sth (2) How often should I review the things I learn? collected questions from a survey of 60 students in my school: (3) How to gain a long-term memory instead of a short-term one? (4) Why do some people have amazing memories? (5) Why are some things
5、 difficult to forget? Read to check Memory expert Jemima Gryaznov answers some of the most common questions about memory. Read the text and find out whether the expert answers any of the questions mentioned. (1) How to improve our memory? Are there any effective techniques? Yes. Para.1：retelling eve
6、nts helps fix experiences in our memories Para.3: timely review during this period, a few revisits to what is learnt, help us to remember the information Para.3: timely review during this period, a few revisits to what is learnt, help us to remember the information done at exactly the right time tal
7、king about or thinking of something again in order to improve it (2) How often should I review the things I learn? Yes. Para.3: timely review during this period (3) How to gain a long-term memory instead of a short-term one? Yes. Para.3: a few revisits to what is learnt, help us remember the informa
8、tion (4) Why do some people have amazing memories? Yes. Para.2: Yet, there are some people who do have amazing memories. (5) Why are some things difficult to forget? Yes. Para.1: Why can I remember events in my childhood? Read for Truths Ex.4 Read the text again. Write T (true) or F (false). Correct
9、 the false statements. 1. ( ) 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. Para.1 Childhood memories are often very emotional. This is because when we experience things for the first time, we often h
10、ave strong feelings of fear or excitement. connected with ones feelings T 2. ( ) When we tell a story many times, we forget important details. Your correction: When we tell a story many times, we remember important details much better. Para.1 As a result, we remember them much better, as retelling e
11、vents helps fix experiences in our memories. F 3. ( ) Stephen Wiltshire has a photographic memory because he can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it. the ability to remember things accurately and in great detail after seeing them 照像记忆能力 Para.2 Stephen Wiltshire can dra
12、w a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it in a helicopter. 3. ( ) Stephen Wiltshire has a photographic memory because he can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it. Your correction: He does have an amazing memory. He is good at remembering particular
13、 things but does not have a photographic memory. Para.2 No one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories. F 4. ( ) It has been proved that some people have a photographic memory. Your correction: No one has proved that some people have a photographic memory. F 5. ( ) The
14、 sharpest loss of memory occurs during the first five days. Your correction: The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning. sudden or rapid F Para.3 In 1885, Hermann Ebbinghaus published a book called Memory and presented a famous forgetting curve. According to him,
15、the sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning. a line or surface that bends gradually 6. ( ) Our memory starts to get worse in middle age. Your correction: Our memory starts to get worse after the age of 25. Para.4 Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.
16、After this age, however, the brain starts to get smaller. F Is there any way out? Ex.5 What suggestions would you provide for each of the four questions discussed? Note down your advice. Q1: Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week? Is there any way out? In my opinio
17、n, when we remember new things, we can connect them to our emotions, because we can remember things that have strong connections in our mind, especially emotional connections. Q3: Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday? Is there any way out? According to the forgetting curve put forwa
18、rd by Ebbinghaus, the rapid loss of memory often occurs during the first few days after learning. Therefore, we need to review the things in a timely manner and review things regularly. Read for Advice Ex.6 Underline the experts suggestions and put them back in the text. Compare your suggestions wit
19、h the experts suggestions. Read for Advice A What can we learn from all this? When remembering something new, try to connect it to our emotions. It is important to connect it with what we already know. Also, we can try to retell what we have learnt to a few others. A What can we learn from all this?
20、 When remembering something new, try to connect it to our emotions. It is important to connect it with what we already know. Also, we can try to retell what we have learnt to a few others. ., as retelling events helps fix experiences in our memories. ( ) Para.1 B Therefore, one of the golden rules t
21、o increase how much we remember is to review the material periodically, especially during the first day after learning. This “spaced review” soon after learning helps build stronger memories and it is more effective than waiting to review everything before exams. happening at regular times B Therefo
22、re, one of the golden rules to increase how much we remember is to review the material periodically, especially during the first day after learning. This “spaced review” soon after learning helps build stronger memories and it is more effective than waiting to review everything before exams. This me
23、ans timely review during this period, . ( ) Para.3 C So take it easy. You are at a good stage in terms of your memory. Make good use of it! used to show what aspect you are talking about C So take it easy. You are at a good stage in terms of your memory. Make good use of it! Our memory reaches its f
24、ull power at the age of 25. ( ) Para.4 . D As most of us do not have amazing memories like them, when memorising detailed learning materials, we simply need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn. Asking questions about what we learn also helps with memorisation. Another
25、effective technique to remember things is to group similar ideas or information together so that they can be easily connected to things that are already known. . D As most of us do not have amazing memories like them, when memorising detailed learning materials, we simply need to focus on the import
26、ant ideas and be curious about what we learn. They are both good at remembering particular things for a limited time. ( ) Para.2 Think and Share 1. What truths and suggestions about memory impress you most? What will you do in your further learning? 2. How does the expert make her statements convinc
27、ing? What methods has she used and what signal words can you find? that makes sb believe that sth is true Think and Share 1. What truths and suggestions about memory impress you most? What will you do in your further learning? Think and Share The forgetting curve shocks me most. I realize that the s
28、harpest loss of memory often happens during the very early period after learning. Therefore, when I learn something new, I should review it periodically. Think and Share 2. How does the expert make her statements convincing? What methods has she used and what signal words can you find? The expert us
29、ed examples to make her statements convincing. signal words: Para.2 for example, Daniel Tammet can remember the first. The expert used numbers or data to make her statements convincing. signal words: Para.2 Daniel Tammet can remember the first 22,514 digits of pi. Para.4 By the age of 40, we lose 10
30、,000 brain cells every day. The expert used quotes to make her statements convincing. signal words: Para.3 According to him, the sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning. The expert used figures to make her statements convincing. a picture, a diagram in a book that
31、is referred to by a number eg. The results are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 The expert used figures to make her statements convincing. signal words: Para.3 presented a famous forgetting curve A summary: To make a statement more convincing, we can use examples, data, quotes from authorities, or figure
32、s to help support our views. authority: a person with special knowledge Read “Five Tips for Improving Your Memory” in Ex.12 on P 61 and underline the five tips. What are the five tips? 1. Sleep well 2. Do physical exercise 3. Do mental exercise 4. Be interested 5. Form a mental picture What methods
33、has the author used to support his idea? 1. Sleep well: If you dont sleep properly, you “lose” many of your memories. Giving reasons 2. Do physical exercise: When you exercise, more oxygen goes to your brain and makes your memory work better. Giving explanation What methods has the author used to su
34、pport his idea? 5. Form a mental picture: For example, if you want to remember the name “John Keys”, imagine his face with a big key on it. Using examples After learning this lesson, have you discovered the secrets of your memory? Fill in the short summary below with proper words. The Secrets of You
35、r Memory According to memory expert Jemima Gryaznov, we remember things that have strong 1._ connections in our mind. Therefore, if we want to memorize things, we can try to connect them to what we have already known. Moreover, no one has a photographic memory. When memorizing learning materials, we
36、 should 2._ on the important ideas and be 3._. The Secrets of Your Memory As to why we often forget things that we learnt yesterday, the author introduces Ebbinghaus forgetting 4._, which shows that the 5._ loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning. Therefore, we need to revi
37、ew things 6._. One comforting thing is that our memory reaches its full potential at the age of 25, so we should make good use of it now! The Secrets of Your Memory According to memory expert Jemima Gryaznov, we remember things that have strong 1._ connections in our mind. Therefore, if we want to m
38、emorize things, we can try to connect them to what we have already known. Moreover, no one has a photographic memory. When memorizing learning materials, we should 2._ on the important ideas and be 3._. emotional focus curious The Secrets of Your Memory As to why we often forget things that we learn
39、t yesterday, the author introduces Ebbinghaus forgetting 4._, which shows that the 5._ loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning. Therefore, we need to review things 6._. One comforting thing is that our memory reaches its full potential at the age of 25, so we should make good use of it now! curve sharpest periodically Homework Write down your own five tips for improving memory and give supportive details.
