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课件网) Unit 9 Writing workshop A Learning Reflection Lead in What have you learnt from this unit Did you learn anything useful or interesting Give an example. What is “learning reflection” Lead in In this lesson, let’s write a reflective journal on what you have learnt from this unit. Read the learning reflection. Mark the paragraphs. a. What I can do to improve my memory b. Reflections on what I’ve learnt from the lesson c. Reflections on my past knowledge about memory Para 3 Para 2 Para 1 1 Choose the main idea according to the title and questions mentioned. The Secrets of Your Memory Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week Do some people really have a photographic memory Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday I’m 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse Choose the main idea according to the title and questions mentioned. The Secrets of Your Memory A. The answers of the common questions about memory. B. The reason why our memory has secrets. C. The studies exploring the secrets of memory. D. The approaches to promoting our memory. Memory expert Jemima Gryaznov answers some of the most common questions about memory. Read and fill in the chart to find out truths (answers). questions answers Q1 We momerise things that in our mind. Impressive events repeatedly. Q2 There are some people who have memories but no one have memories. Q3 This is according to the forgetting curve. Q4 Our memory reaches its full ability at the age of , but afterwards, our memory . Thus, the answer is . have strong emotional connections are told amazing photographic natural 25 get worse not Check: match the phenomena（现象） or answers. Mummy, the animals are so cute! I love the zoo! I think we can go here again! Everyone thinks that I have a photographic memory, but I just have an amazing memory. Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Group work: Give possible solutions and show reasons. Q1 Q3 to retell the events to revisit/ review Q2 Q4 to practise and promote our memory to accept it/ to take it easy to connect things with your emotion We remember things that have strong emotional connections. Retelling events helps fix experiences in our momeries. It’s a common process. No one has photographic memories. Timely review can significantly help us to remember the information. Match the suggestions with the questions. Q1 Q3 Q2 Q4 Read the learning reflection. List the things the writer has reflected on. “The Secrets of Your Memory” has helped me better understand how my memory works. Before reading the text, I didn’t know that there are so many interesting things about our memory. 2 Read the learning reflection. List the things the writer has reflected on. Now I understand why we remember the events in childhood better than those that happened recently. I also learnt that some people have amazing memories. These people can remember things better than most others. For ... ...
