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Lesson 3
The Secrets of Your Memory
arrangement
childhood
emotional
excitement
as a result
photographic
digit
pi (π)
helicopter
n. 计划；安排
n. 童年，儿童时代
adj. 情感上的；情绪上的
n. 兴奋，激动
作为结果
adj. 详细准确的；照片的；摄影的
n. (0~9的任何一个)数字
n. 圆周率
n. 直升机
Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
publish
curve
sharp
timely
cell
periodically
take it easy
memorisation
technique
vt.&vi. 出版；发表；刊登
n. 曲线，弧线
adj. 急剧的，猛烈的；尖的，锋利的
adj. 适时的，及时的
n. 细胞
adv. 定期地
放轻松
n. 记忆
n. 技巧，手法
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Now, let's read a text about the secrets of your memory and see if it answers some of your questions above.
If you were going to meet a memory expert, what questions would you ask him / her
Example
· Does age play a role in the human's brain
ability to store and recall information
· Is there any special food that helps memory
Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.
第一步 速读课文 理清脉络
Activity 1　What does the text mainly tell us
A.The secrets of your memory.
B.Ways to improve your memory.
C.Reasons for forgetting things.
D.Photographic memory.
√
Task 1
Read the text. 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.
( ) 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 photographic memory.
( ) 5. The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the first five days.
( ) 6. Our memory starts to get worse in middle age.
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T
F
F
F
F
F
can remember it clearly.
is good at remembering particular things
but does not have a photographic memory.
No one has been proved to
the very early period after learning.
after the age of 25.
Task 2
Discuss with your partner:
What suggestions would you provide for each of the four questions discussed
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Activity 2　Read the passage quickly and match the expert’s 4 suggestions with the four questions.
Question 1　 A.Connect it to our emotions
Question 2 B.Spaced review
Question 3 C.At a good age
Question 4 D.Focus and be curious
A. 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.
B. Therefore, one of the golden rules to increase 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.
C. So take it easy. You are at a good age in terms of your memory. Make good use of it!
D. As most of us do not have amazing memories like them, when memorizing 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. 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.
Task 3
Match the following suggestions with the four questions and put them back in the pare your suggestions with the expert's suggestions.
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Activity 6　课文语篇填空
We remember things that have strong connections in our mind,especially emotional connections.Childhood memories are often very emotional.This is because when we experience things 1.　　　　　 the first time,we often have strong feelings of fear or excitement.Also,interesting or funny stories from our childhood are often told again and again.
A person with a photographic memory could remember every detail of a picture,a book or an event many years later,but no one has proved that there are people 2.　　　　　 really have photographic memories.Yet,there are some people who do have 3.　　　　　 (amaze) memories and are good at remembering particular things for a 4.　　　　　　 (limit) time.
for
who/that
amazing
limited
It is 5.　　　　　 (nature) for many people 6.　　　　　 (forget) the new words they learnt yesterday.According to a book called Memory,the sharpest 7.　　　　　 (lose) of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.This means timely review during this period,with a few revisits to what 8.　　　　　 (learn),can significantly help us to remember the information.
Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.At that point,we can remember up to 200 pieces of information in 9.　　　　　 second.After this age,however,the brain starts to get smaller.By the age of 40,we lose 10,000 brain cells every day.By middle age,our memory is significantly
10.　　 　 (bad) than when we were young.
natural
to forget
loss
is learnt
a
worse
Task 4
What truths about memory does Jemima Gryaznov discuss in the text What advice does she give to improve one's memory
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Truth Advice
1
2
3
4
Check your answers.
Truth Advice
1
2
We remember things that have strong connections in our mind, especially emotional connections.
We need to make strong connections with things we want to remember in our mind, especially emotional connections.
Nobody has a photographic memory.
We need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn when memorising complex learning materials.
Truth Advice
3
4
The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.
We need to review the information at regular intervals, especially in the first day after learning it.
Our memory reaches its full power at the age
of 25.
We need to train our memory to remember more when we're older.
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
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To make her statements convincing the expert used:
· examples: For example …
· figures: a famous forgetting curve
· quote: According to …
· numbers: 25, 200, 40
Are there any answers given by Jemima Gryaznov that are not convincing to you What are your doubts
Are there any other ways to improve your memory
Express Yourself
Sleep well: If you don't sleep properly, you “lose” many of your memories.
Do physical exercise: When you exercise, more oxygen goes to your brain and makes your memory work better.
Do mental exercise: It is important to exercise your brain just like your body. New activities are more challenging than familiar ones.
Be interested: Ask yourself questions about what you are learning. We learn better if we are interested.
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!
Read the tips for improving your memory.
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Five Tips for Improving Your Memory:
· Which tips seem most / least useful
· Which, if any, would be useful for English learning
analysing
通过充分利用我们的记忆，我们可以释放出目前尚未被利用的巨大人类潜力。----托尼 .布赞
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