1、Unit 9 Learning Lesson 1 Active Learning An Active Learner Activity 1 What do active learners do? Active learners Are you an active learner? Do/Are you ? take notes focus on ask questions reflect on pay attention to listen to a different point of view curious open-minded Activity 2 Before you read,
2、discuss the following questions. 1. Do our brains learn by themselves? 2. How can we become active learners? Activity 3 Read the first paragraph and answer questions. 1. What do most people believe about the human brain? Is it true? 2. What is active learning? 3. What is Kevin Daum going to talk abo
3、ut in the article? Most people believe that our brain learns automatically. But, its not true. Active learning is training ourselves to be better learners, to actively take part in the learning process. Kevin Daum is going to talk about how to take an active role in your learning. Activity 4 Find th
4、e subheading for the corresponding paragraphs. Ask questions Get to the truth Listen to the outer voice Focus on the message Argue with your inner voice 1 2 3 4 5 Activity 5 Identify the learning actions, reasons and learning effects for teach suggestion. 1. Listen to the outer voice Learning action
5、s: _ Reasons: _ Learning effects: _ 2. Argue with your inner voice Learning actions: _ Reasons: _ Learning effects: _ 3. Ask questions Learning actions: _ Reasons: _ Learning effects: _ 4. Get to the truth Learning actions: _ Reasons: _ Learning effects: _ 5. Focus on the message Learning actions: _
6、 Reasons: _ Learning effects: _ Activity 6 What is the most useful suggestion? Introduce it to others. 1. Listen to the outer voice 2. Argue with your inner voice 3. Ask questions 4. Get to the truth 5. Focus on the message Activity 7 Write T or F. If its false, what should we do? Why? 1) When in cl
7、ass, focus on the voice expressing your own opinion. ( ) 2) If you think a speaker is wrong, argue with him/her. ( ) 3) Be curious to find more information about the topic. ( ) 4) Believe what is said in books. ( ) 5) Only engage in classes of your favourite teachers. ( ) F F T F F Activity 8 Read t
8、he summary. Pay attention to the underlined parts. There are many things we can do to become better learners. We all have two voices. Our inner voice tells us personal opinions and our outer voice deals with others opinions and things we have heard. If we listen to our inner voice too much, it can 1
9、 block us from learning. If your inner voice is difficult to control, you can 2 disagree with it. One of the best ways to promote active learning is to ask questions. This helps you 3 gain more knowledge about a topic. 4 In a word, we should never stop being curious. Active learners also 5 try to qu
10、estion the world around them and understand the truth 6 deep within every idea. Finally, as active learners, we should never form opinions about people 7 on the basis of first impressions. Use the phrases below to replace the underlined parts. In short based on at the heart of attempt to argue with
11、achieve a higher level of understanding get in the way of learning 1 block us from learning _ 2 disagree with _ 3 gain more knowledge _ 4 In a word _ 5 try to _ 6 deep within _ 7 on the basis of _ get in the way of learning argue with achieve a higher level of understanding In short attempt to at th
12、e heart of based on Activity 9 Verbs followed by verb-ing form suggest keep risk end up stop try cannot help doing Verbs followed by infinitive need attempt try refuse to do Have you spoken to Rachel? No. I tried to call her but the line was busy. /No. I tried calling her but the line was busy. Acti
13、vity 9 Add the following verbs to the table. advise agree avoid cant stand dont mind enjoy start help like manage practise regret seem remember Verbs followed by verb-ing form Verbs followed by infinitive advise agree avoid cant stand dont mind enjoy start start help like like manage practise regret regret seem remember remember Activity 10 Group Work: Express yourself 1) What other ways of active learning do you know? 2) How will you learn actively in the future? Thank You
