1、Unit 9 Learning Lesson 3 The Secrets of Your Memory What things do you find easy to remember? Activity 1 What things do you find hard to remember? Do you find easy or hard to remember the following things? names and faces numbers: telephone numbers, passwords, etc. stories facts and arrangements thi
2、ngs that happened long ago things that happed recently Activity 2 If you were going to meet a memory expert, what questions would you ask him/her? Examples: 1. Does age play a role in the humans brain ability to store and recall information? 2. Is there any special food that helps memory? Activity 3
3、 Read the text quickly. Does the text answer any of your questions in Activity 2? Share your answers in your group. Activity 4 Read the text again. Write T or F. Corrected the false statements. ( ) 1. We remember certain events in our childhood, because we experienced many of them for the first time
4、, and we felt strongly about them at the time. ( ) 2. When we tell a story many times, we forget important details. ( ) 3. Stephen Wiltshire has a photographic memory because he can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it. ( ) 4. It has been proved that some people have a
5、photographic memory. ( ) 5. The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the first five days. ( ) 6.Our memory starts to get worse in middle age. T F F F F F we can remember them clearly He is good at remembering particular things but does not have a photographic memory. No one has been proved to have
6、a photographic memory. the very early period after learning after the age of 25 Activity 5 Pair Work: What suggestions would you provide for each of the four questions discussed? Question 1: Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week? Question 2: Do some people really
7、have a photographic memory? Question 3: Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday? Question 4: Im 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse? Activity 6 Read the experts suggestions on page 60. Match the suggestions with the four questions. Question 1 Question 2 Questi
8、on 3 Question 4 Suggestion C Suggestion A Suggestion D Suggestion B Activity 7 What truths about memory does Jemima Gryaznov discuss in the text? Truth 1 Truth 2 Truth 3 Truth 4 We remember things that have strong connections in our mind, especially emotional connections. Nobody has a photographic m
9、emory. The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning. Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25. Activity 7 What advice does she give to improve ones memory? Advice 1 Advice 2 Advice 3 Advice 4 We need to make strong connections with things we want to rememb
10、er in our mind, especially emotional connections. We need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn when memorising complex learning materials. We need to review the information at regular intervals, especially in the first day after learning it. We need to train our memory
11、to remember more when were older. Activity 8 Group Work: Think and share. 1) How has the expert tried to make her statements to each question convincing? What methods has she used and what signal words can you find? 2) Are there any answers given by Jemima Gryaznov that are not convincing to you? Wh
12、at are your doubts? To make her statements convincing the expert used: examples: For example figures: a famous forgetting curve quote: According to numbers: 25, 200, 40 Activity 9 Replace the underlined words and phrases with the words from the text. 1. Jemima Gryaznov thinks people remember things
13、that have strong sentimental attachment. 2. When we do things with enthusiasm, we tend to remember them well. 3. When we try to remember detailed materials, we should focus on the important ideas. 4. Jemima Gryaznov suggested another effective method to remember things: grouping similar ideas or inf
14、ormation together. 5. A good strategy to increase memory is to review the material you are trying to remember often. emotional excitement memorise technique periodically Activity 10 SubjectVerb Agreement Subjectverb agreement simply means the subject and verb must agree in number. This means both ne
15、ed to be singular or both need to be plural. Examples: The list of items is on the desk. Breaking and entering is against the law. Some of the apples are missing. Circle the subject and then use the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences. 1. Retelling events _ (help) fix experiences in
16、our memories. 2. There _ (be) some people who do have amazing memories. 3. They _ (be) both good at remembering particular things for a limited time. 4. One of the golden rules to increase how much we remember _ (be) to review the material periodically. helps are are is Activity 11 Group Work: Read
17、the tips for improving your memory. Which tips seem most/least useful? Which, if any, would be useful for English learning? Five Tips for Improving Your Memory 1. Sleep well: If you dont sleep properly, you lose many of your memories. 2. Do physical exercise: When you exercise, more oxygen goes to y
18、our brain and makes your memory work better. 3. Do mental exercise: It is important to exercise your brain just like your body. New activities are more challenging than familiar ones. 4. Be interested: Ask yourself questions about what you are learning. We learn better if we are interested. 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. The stranger the picture, the better! Thank You
