1、 必修三 Unit 9 Learning (8) 高一年级 英语 Viewing Workshop The Dynamic Brain There is an old saying in English You can never teach an old dog new tricks. Do you know the meaning of it? It means that it is very difficult to change a persons character or the way of doing things when they have been doing it the
2、 same way for a long time. Do you think we can only learn certain topics at certain times? For example, is it possible for an adult to learn a foreign language? And why? Possible answer: No, I dont think so. Children have a good memory so they can learn a foreign language easily and quickly. However
3、, for adults, with memory fading, they have a lot of trouble making it. When something fades, it becomes less strong and disappears gradually. Possible answer: Yes, it is possible. There is an old saying Its never too old to learn. As a result, however old you are, you can acquire certain skills as
4、long as you practice a lot. get Lets watch a video and find out the answers to the questions: Can we only learn certain topics at certain times? And why? Can we only learn certain topics at certain times? And why? No, because we can continue to learn even after the development years due to brain pla
5、sticity. the quality of being plastic and easily made into different shapes plastic 大脑可塑性 P64 Ex.3 Lets watch the video again and find out what the video is mainly about. a. The latest research finding on brain research. b. Why people can learn from birth to death. c. How different stages of brain d
6、evelopment affect our learning ability. P64 Ex.3 Lets watch the video again and find out what the video is mainly about. a. The latest research finding on brain research. b. Why people can learn from birth to death. c. How different stages of brain development affect our learning ability. Listening
7、strategy: The main idea often appears at the beginning of the video. video: Just as our bodies grow and develop, so do all our organs, including the brain. But what can science tell us about how different stages of brain development affect our ability to learn? An organ is a part of your body that h
8、as a particular purpose or function c. How different stages of brain development affect our learning ability. c. How different stages of brain development affect our learning ability. Different stages refer to different sensitive stages, when children are learning certain abilities very quickly and
9、easily. For example, according to some research, children from two to four years of age learn pronunciation very quickly. Therefore, two to four years of age is called the sensitive stages for pronunciation. P64 Ex.4 What abilities or actions are best learnt in the two sensitive stages (experience e
10、xpectant learning and experience dependent development). Lets watch the first part of the video and then choose from the options. a. Practicing motor skills. b. Learning a foreign language. c. Getting enough visual and light input. d. Having many kinds of sounds around us. e. Studying various school
11、 subjects. connected with movement of the body relating to sight, or to things that you can see experience expectant learning experience dependent development c. Getting enough visual and light input. d. Having many kinds of sounds around us. a. Practicing motor skills. b. Learning a foreign languag
12、e. e. Studying various school subjects. video: Experience expectant learning is really the kind of learning that, that, an animal or a human does quite early on in development, so for instance around birth or a little bit afterwards. And this is a development that is relying upon, upon features in t
13、he environment that you can reliably encounter. hoping for something experience or meet video: So for instance, youll hear lots of different auditory frequencies; youll get visual input; youll get light input. And developing system really relies upon this kind of low-level perceptual input. You kind
14、 of set up its circuits. connected with hearing d. Having many kinds of sounds around us. c. Getting enough visual and light input. 感知的 experience expectant learning experience dependent development c. Getting enough visual and light input. d. Having many kinds of sounds around us. a. Practicing mot
15、or skills. b. Learning a foreign language. e. Studying various school subjects. video: Experience dependent development, which is really what we think of as being most of human experience, particularly in the school age, is really the kind of learning that you do every day and that reflects your exp
16、eriences and actions as an individual. video: So its setting up changes in, in synapses, the connections in brains that allow you to learn specific things about, about the world. And this is really where we start to build the scaffolding of knowledge that allows us to do many complex skills. a conne
17、ction between two nerve cells video: So we know that there are sensitive periods when experiences shape the development of the brain. Educationalists argue that this has implications for the age in which certain subjects are introduced into the curriculum, suggesting, for instance, that e. Studying
18、various school subjects. have an influence on something video: Educationalists arguethe curriculum, suggesting, for instance, that it is better to start teaching foreign languages in primary schools rather than waiting for secondary. It is also argued that activities involving motor skills are easie
19、r to learn at a younger age. b. Learning a foreign language. a. Practicing motor skills. P64 Ex. 5 Lets watch the final part of the video and answer the questions. 1. Whats “brain plasticity”? Why is it important for the function of brain? 2. Whats the result of people taking juggling exercises in j
20、ust three months in 2004 research? 1. Whats “brain plasticity”? Why is it important for the function of brain? Brain plasticity, we used to think of as something that would just happen during _ and then just _. But in fact, what we know now, brain plasticity is really perhaps the _ organizing princi
21、ple in brain function. We see plasticity, eh, every level of brain function happening _ life, up until your dying day. Brain plasticity, we used to think of as something that would just happen during _ and then just _. But in fact, what we know now, brain plasticity is really perhaps the _ organizin
22、g principle in brain function. We see plasticity, eh, every level of brain function happening _ life, up until your dying day. shut off fundamental development throughout Brain plasticity, we used to think of as something that would just happen during _ and then just _. But in fact, what we know now
23、, brain plasticity is really perhaps the _ organizing principle in brain function. We see plasticity, eh, every level of brain function happening _ life, up until your dying day. shut off fundamental development throughout Brain plasticity means that our brain can change and develop in response to o
24、ur experiences. It is really perhaps the fundamental organising principle in brain function. 1. Whats “brain plasticity”? Why is it important for the function of brain? 2. Whats the result of people taking juggling exercises in just three months in 2004 research? throwing things into the air, catchi
25、ng each one, and throwing it up again 杂耍 A study in 2004 demonstrated the ability of the brain to change with learning by showing that adults new to juggling experienced the significant _ in an area of the brain associated with _ processing after just a three month training period. So regardless of
26、our age, of brains can continue to _ and develop in response to our _. A study in 2004 demonstrated the ability of the brain to change with learning by showing that adults new to juggling experienced the significant _ in an area of the brain associated with _ processing after just a three month trai
27、ning period. So regardless of our age, our brains can continue to _ and develop in response to our _. change experiences expansion visual A study in 2004 demonstrated the ability of the brain to change with learning by showing that adults new to juggling experienced the significant _ in an area of t
28、he brain associated with _ processing after just a three month training period. So regardless of our age, of brains can continue to _ and develop in response to our _. change experiences expansion visual 2. Whats the result of people taking juggling exercises in just three months in 2004 research? T
29、here was significant expansion in areas of brain associated with visual processing in the experiment. What is the function of the research in 2004 in the video? The research serves as an example to prove the brain plasticity. Whats your understanding of the title “The dynamic brain”? Can you use an
30、example to explain it? In my opinion, the dynamic brain means that our brain develops all the time when we experience new things. Above all, we should make the best of sensitive stages, when we can learn more quickly and easily. Of course, if we are not at the sensitive stages, it doesnt matter as o
31、ur brain is not stable but changeable. So if you want to acquire a new skill, just practice it, regardless of whether you are young or old. For example, I still remember when I learned to drive five years ago. Actually, I was poor at the sense of direction and motor skills. At first, I worried that I couldnt pass the driving test. However, my coach and my parents encouraged me. Then I practiced and practiced for almost eight hours a day. Eventually, I passed it and I can drive well now. Homework Draw a mind map of the video to have a better understanding of our brain.
