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课件网) LESSON 3 THE SECRETS OF YOUR MEMORY UNIT 9 LEARNING To read and talk about some information about memory; To read for detail and correct false statements; To read for specific information and deep understanding; To understand the main theme of each paragraph in the text; To understand words and expressions in context; To discuss tips on memory improvement; To learn about and practise subject-verb agreement rules. LEARNING OBJECTIVES To answer the comprehension questions; To get key information in the text; To summarize the text after reading; To talk about and discuss tips on memory improvement; To learn words and expressions in context; To struggle with complicated sentence structures; To think critically and express opinions freely. KEY POINTS AND DIFFICULT POINTS LEADING IN Look at the numbers for 5 seconds and then recall them. 37654 0401473 486854332 85129619450 918546942937 ACTIVATE AND SHARE Which of the following things do you find easy to remember Can you explain why · names and faces · numbers: telephone numbers, passwords, etc. · stories · facts and arrangements · things that happened long ago · things that happened recently ACTIVATE AND SHARE If you were going to meet a memory expert, what questions would you ask him/ her Examples: Is there any special food that helps memory What can we do to improve our memory ... READ AND EXPLORE Read the text quickly. Does the text answer any of your questions in Activity 2 1. Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week 2. Do some people really have a photographic memory 3. Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday 4. I’m 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse READ AND EXPLORE 2. What is the text type of the passage A. Narrative essay. B. Argumentative essay. C. Expository writing. D. Practical writing. Read the text and answer the questions. 1. What’s the main idea of the passage The passage is mainly about the answers to some of the most common questions about memory. √ READ AND EXPLORE 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 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. T F We can remember them clearly. READ AND EXPLORE Read the text again. Write T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements. ( ) 3. Stephen Wiltshire has a photographic memory because he can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it. F He is good at remembering particular things but does not have a photographic memory. ( ) 4. It has been proved that some people have a photographic memory. F No one has been proved to have a photographic memory. READ AND EXPLORE Read the text again. Write T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements. ( ) 5. The s ... ...
