Unit9 Lesson 3 Reading ppt课件-（2022）新北师大版高中英语高一下学期必修第三册.pptx

1、 To read a text about memory To read for details and correct false statements To understand the main theme of each paragraph To correct mistakes in a summary of the reading text To discuss tips on memory improvementAs a student, we all need a super-good memory. As teenagers, we are told our memory m

2、ay be in its best time of the whole life. However, nearly everyone has the problem of memory. What should we do to get an amazing memory? View the video and know the opinions of an expert. You may find a solution.Which of the following things do you find easy to remember? Can you explain why? names

3、and faces numbers: telephone numbers, passwords, etc. stories facts and arrangements things that happened long ago things that happened recentlyIf you were going to meet a memory expert, what questions would you ask him / her?Examples: Does age play a role in the humans brain ability to sore and rec

4、all information? Is there any special food that helps memory? What can we do to improve our memory?Read the text quickly. Does the text answer any of your questions in Activity 2?Tips: Students can skim through the text quickly and find out if any of the questions they noted down are answered by the

5、 memory expert.Memory expert Jemima Gryaznov answers four questions in this text, they are:1. We tend to remember things that have strong connections in our mind.2. People may not have a photographic memory, but some people do have a better memory.3. The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the ver

6、y early period after learning.4. Our memory is changing as the time passes by. It reaches its full power at the age of 25.艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线Read the text again. Write T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements.1. We remember certain events in our childhood, because we experienced many of them

7、 for the first time, and we felt strongly about them at the time.2. When we tell a story many times, we forget important details.We can remember them clearly.3. Stephen Wiltshire has a photographic memory because he can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it.He is good at

8、 remembering particular things but does not have a photographic memory.4. It has been proved that some people have a photographic memory.No one has been proved to have a photographic memory.5. The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the first five days.The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the

9、 very early period after learning.Our memory starts to get worse after the age of 25.6. Our memory starts to get worse in middle age.What suggestions would you provide for each of the four questions discussed? Discuss with your partner.Tips: Students read each paragraph in the text and discuss furth

10、er advice that they would suggest.Here is a video about Stephen Wiltshire who has special mental abilities. Watch it and talk about what you find the most interesting about the artist.Match the following suggestions with the four questions and put them back in the text. Compare your suggestions with

11、 the experts suggestions.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.APara. 1Therefore, one of the golden rules to increase

12、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.BPara. 3So take it easy. You are at a good age i

13、n terms of your memory. Make good use of it.CPara. 4As 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.

14、 Another 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.DPara. 2What truths about memory does Jemima Gryaznov discuss in the text? What advice does she give to improve ones memory?1Truth:

15、We remember things that have strong connections in our mind, especially emotional connections.Advice: We need to make strong connections with things we want to remember in our mind, especially emotional connections.2Truth: Nobody has a photographic memory.Advice: We need to focus on the important id

16、eas and be curious about what we learn when memorizing complex learning materials.3Truth: The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.Advice: We need to review the information at regular intervals, especially in the first day after learning it.4Truth: Our memory re

17、aches its full power at the age of 25.Advice: We need to train our memory to remember more when were older.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? To make her statements convincing the expert used:

18、examples: For example figures: a famous forgetting curve quote: According to numbers: 25, 200, 40 2. Are there any answers given by Jemima Gryaznov that are not convincing to you? What are your doubts?Replace the underlined words and phrase with the words from the text.1. Jemima Gryaznov thinks peop

19、le remember things 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.emotionalexcitementmemorise4. Jemima Gryaznov suggested another effective method to rem

20、ember things: grouping similar ideas or information together.5. A good strategy to increase memory is to review the material you are trying to remember often.techniqueperiodicallyGroup Work Read the tips for improving your memory. Which tips seem most / least useful? Which, if any, would be useful f

21、or English learning?Five Tips for Improving Your Memory1 Sleep well: If you dont sleep properly, you “lose” many of your memories.2 Do physical exercise: When you exercise, more oxygen goes to your brain and makes your memory work better.3 Do mental exercise: It is important to exercise your brain j

22、ust 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!English is a must in your study, and you need to remember a lot when learning it. How do you remember all the English words and rules? Write a short passage about your memorizing.