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Unit 7
The secret of memory
上
八年级
Reading
本单元围绕“记忆的奥秘”这一主题展开。该主题属于“人与自我”和“人与自然”主题范畴中的“生活与学习”和“自然生态”主题群。
【First thoughts】板块用单元主题意义概念图和基于主题的问题链，帮助学生思考对学习至关重要。初步了解“记忆的奥秘”这一主题。
【Reading】板块是一篇关于提升记忆力的方法的说明文，语篇从记忆力的训练、健康生活和充足的休息睡眠三个方面讲述如何提升记忆力。该语篇可以帮助学生认识到：良好的生活方式与记忆力密切相关。
【Listening】板块是关于记忆力测试的节目，通过两位节目主持人的介绍，让听众了解视觉图像、数字、词汇三种类型记忆的测试流程方法，以及提升这三种类型记忆的策略。
【Grammar】板块聚焦于if引导的条件句，以及unless与if...not的互换使用，借助颜色混合规律、常见自然现象及生活假设情景，帮助学生理解并运用if、unless和if...not，并鼓励学生自主编写更多相关例句。
【Speaking】板块要求学生以对子活动的形式，讨论自己记忆单词的方法。会话以for example和if条件句作为引导，既在情景中巩固了单元语法知识，又引导学生讲述更多记单词的具体细节。
【Focusing on culture】板块为一篇介绍树木记忆的科普说明文，帮助学生了解树木年轮的意义。
【Cross-curricular connection】板块融合心理学知识，介绍艾宾豪斯记忆实验及曲线，引导学生反思自己的学习方法和记忆方式。
【Project】板块要求学生与同学合作，完成一次不同记忆方法效果的测试实验。
Reading 1
Learning objectives
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Lead in
Pre-reading
2
While-reading
Post-reading
4
1
3
Summary
5
By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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2
3
Enhance vocabulary related to memory improvement.
扩充与记忆力提升相关的词汇
Read the text to grasp ways to improve memory.
阅读文本，掌握提升记忆力的方法
Conduct discussions and write about memory - boosting methods.
围绕增强记忆力的方法开展讨论并撰写内容
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Learning objectives
Lead in
01
Watch and understand.
Pre-reading
02
1.Memory is important in our life.
2.Have you ever found it difficult to memorize things
3.If so, how can you help yourself remember things better
How can you improve your memory
Think
I find it difficult to remember things when I'm sleepy and tired, or not focused.
Discuss in pairs.
Pre-reading
02
I think we can memorize things better if we ...
Pre-reading
02
2 Look at the list of memory tips below and
discuss whether they are useful to you.
Ways to improve your memory
Get enough sleep. Eat healthy food.
Exercise regularly. Play brain games.
Ways to remember things well
Create a rhyme(押韵的短诗)or song and
repeat it several times.
Put things into groups.
Make flash cards or take notes.
Use tables or charts to organize information.
Make it visual—create interesting images in
your mind to help you remember.
flash cards 识字卡片
visual / v u l/ adj. 视觉的（非课标）
repeat /r pi t/ v. 重复（课标）
repeated adj. 重复的 repetition n.重复
regularly adv. 有规律地（课标）
regular adj. 有规律的
While-reading
03
Read the article from a psychology magazine
and find out ways to improve your memory.
心理学杂志
While-reading
03
While-reading
03
Ways to improve your memory
Your memory plays an important role in your life. It helps you remember who you are, where you live, what you have learnt and what you plan to do in the future.
So, how can you improve your memory
Para.1& Para. 2 Introduction
Read and answer the question.
While-reading
03
First, it is helpful to live a mentally active life. Make a point of trying new things. For example, you will exercise your brain if you learn to play a new instrument or learn a foreign language. You can also improve your memory with brain games, such as crosswords, word games and maths puzzles. Techniques like memory linking also work your brain and improve your memory. In memory linking, you make mental connections to help you remember things. For example, you can make up a story to link items in a list so that you will remember them. You will be exercising your brain as well as improving your memory!
Para. 3 Body: Way 1
Which of the following is a way to live a mentally active life
A. Eating green vegetables.
B. Doing crossword puzzles.
C. Getting enough sleep.
D. Taking regular exercise.
technique n.技术；技巧
mentally
adv. 精神上（课标）
[ment li]
list
n.列表 （课标）
[list]
link
v. 联系；相联系（非课标）
[l k]
While-reading
03
First, it is helpful to live a mentally active life. Make a point of trying new things. For example, you will exercise your brain if you learn to play a new instrument or learn a foreign language. You can also improve your memory with brain games, such as crosswords, word games and maths puzzles. Techniques like memory linking also work your brain and improve your memory. In memory linking, you make mental connections to help you remember things. For example, you can make up a story to link items in a list so that you will remember them. You will be exercising your brain as well as improving your memory!
Para. 3 Body:Way 1
make a point of doing sth.
（因重要或必要—）保证做
play a new instrument
演奏一种新的乐器
make up a story 编一个故事
as well as 以及；还有
memory linking 记忆联想法
While-reading
03
Second, if you live a healthy life, your memory will work better. Healthy eating habits are especially important, and a healthy diet helps maintain a good memory. Research shows that eating green vegetables, nuts, berries, and oily fish can improve your ability to remember things. What's more, regular physical exercise and getting enough sleep also help improve your memory.
Para. 4 Body-Way2
What does research show about improving memory through diet
A. Eating sweets helps a lot.
B. Green vegetables, nuts, berries, and oily fish are beneficial.
C. Only drinking milk is effective.
D. Eating fast food is good.
oily adj.含油的；富含脂肪的
especially
adv. 非常；尤其（课标）
[ spe li]
diet
n. 日常饮食（课标）
[ da t]
maitain
v. 保持；维持（课标）
[me n te n]
While-reading
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Last but not least, it is important to get plenty of rest. Unless you take time to relax, your brain will find it hard to remember things. Besides, if you get too stressed or worried, your memory will become less sharp. Everyone has moments of forgetfulness and memory tends to decline with age.Therefore, it is quite normal for people to experience memory loss as they get older. However, you can maintain and even improve your memory if you exercise your brain, live a healthy life and make time to relax!
What happens to memory when people get too stressed or worried
A. It becomes sharper.
B. It stays the same.
C. It becomes less sharp.
D. It improves.
Para. 5 Body: Way 3& Conclusion
While-reading
03
Last but not least, it is important to get plenty of rest. Unless you take time to relax, your brain will find it hard to remember things. Besides, if you get too stressed or worried, your memory will become less sharp. Everyone has moments of forgetfulness and memory tends to decline with age.Therefore, it is quite normal for people to experience memory loss as they get older. However, you can maintain and even improve your memory if you exercise your brain, live a healthy life and take time to relax!
最后但同等重要的
sharp adj. 敏锐的；清晰的
forgetfulness n.健忘
memory loss 记忆力减退
take time to do sth.
花时间做某事
decline v. 衰退
relax
v. 放松；休息（课标）
[r l ks]
stressed
adj. 心力交瘁的（非课标）
[strest]
normal
adj. 正常的（课标）
[ n m( )l]
Ways to improve your memory
First, (1)_______________________:
a Try new things;
b (2)_________________;
c (3)___________________________________.
Second, (4)___________________:
a Keep (5)_________________;
b (6)_____________________________;
c (7)___________________.
Third, (8)____________________.
Fourth, (9)_______________________________.
while-reading
03
1 Complete the notes below with the information from the article on
page 101.
Reading comprehension
live a mentally active life
Get enough sleep
Play brain games
Use techniques life memory linking
live a healthy life
a healthy diet
Do regular physical excercies
get plenty of rest
don't get too stressed or worried
while-reading
03
2 Read the article again and answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension
(1) What can you do to exercise your brain
_____________________________________________________________
(2) What will happen to your memory if you get too stressed or worried
_____________________________________________________________(3) Which sentence in the article summarizes the main idea
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I can learn to play a new instrument or learn a foreigh language.
My momory will become less sleep.
You can maintain and even improve your meomory if you exercise your brain, live a healthy life and make time to relax!
while-reading
03
3 Discuss the questions below.
Reading comprehension
(1) What can you do to improve your memory
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
There are several ways to improve my memory. First，I can try new things. For example，learning a new language or taking up a new hobby like painting. Second，I should have a good sleep. When I sleep well，my brain can rest and organize information better. Third，regular exercise is important. Also，making mind maps can help me remember things more effectively. I can summarize knowledge in the form of mind maps.
while-reading
03
3 Discuss the questions below.
Reading comprehension
(2) The writer says, “Everyone has moments of forgetfulness and
memory tends to decline with age.” Do you think it is true Why
or why not Find examples to support your view.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
I agree with the writer. Everyone has forgetful moments—like students forgetting schoolbags or workers losing keys. Memory also fades with age, such as grandparents struggling to remember new numbers. But we can improve memory by learning new things, eating well, exercising, and resting enough.
Post-reading
04
Vocabulary practice
1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words from the
article on page 101. Find them and complete the sentences.
Change the form if necessary.
(1) My grandmother is 93, but she still tries to stay __________ (related to
the mind) (line 5) active: she really likes doing crosswords!
(2) It's important to __________ (to keep) (line 16) a healthy work-life
balance.
(3) Going for a walk in the park is my way to __________ (to rest) (line 22).
(4) It __________ (is likely) (line 24) to be harder to remember things
when we are hungry or tired.
(5) It is __________ (not strange or unusual) (line 25) to forget things
sometimes
mentally
maintain
relax
tends
normal
Post-reading
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2 Complete the conversation with the words below.
Nathan: Where did I put my keys I keep forgetting things these days!
Ellie: No wonder you forget things, you look really tired.
Nathan: Yes, I (1)_____ to get tired in the afternoon, so I usually have a coffee.
Ellie: But if you drink coffee this late in the afternoon, you won't be able to
sleep at night. And you may feel tired and (2)___________ the next day.
That's not good for your memory.
maintain mentally relax stressed tend
tend
stressed
Post-reading
04
2 Complete the conversation with the words below.
Nathan: Really Can you give me some advice
Ellie: Sure. Your lifestyle affects how your brain works. For example, you
need to get enough sleep to stay (3)___________ healthy. Your diet is
also important. If you eat healthy food, get enough sleep and exercise
regularly, it will be easier to remember things. If you take time to
(4)______, you will feel less worried, and your brain will stay sharp.
Nathan: That sounds easy, but you know how hard it is to (5)___________
good habits!
maintain mentally relax stressed tend
mentally
relax
maintain
Post-reading
04
3 Write down tips about how to improve memory.
Use the words and expressions below.
maintain regular tend
live a mentally active life play an important role in ...
It is helpful to ... Research shows that ...
1.We should maintain a regular sleep schedule because it helps our
brain remember things better.
2.People tend to forget less when they review what they’ve learned
every day.
3.To improve memory, it is helpful to write down important
information in a notebook.
The passage we have learned
Summary
05
Ways to improve your memory
Introduction：Memory plays an important role in life.
Body
Way 1:
Live a mentally
active life.
Try new things (learn an instrument/language).
Do brain games (crosswords, word games, maths puzzles).
Use memory - linking techniques.
Way 2:
Live a healthy life.
Have healthy eating habits.
Take regular physical exercise.
Get enough sleep.
Way 3:
Get plenty of rest.
ake time to relax.
Avoid excessive stress/worry.
Conclusion：Memory decline with age is normal but can be maintained/improved
by exercising the brain, living healthily and relaxing
Reading 2
Language point
1. it is helpful to live a mentally active life. Make a point of trying new things.
生活中保持脑力活跃是有帮助的。尝试新事物是关键。
mental adj. 精神的、脑力的、心理的 mentally adv. 精神上（非课标）
mental health心理健康 mental state精神状态
mental activity脑力活动 mental stress精神压力
We need to do more mental activities to keep our brains active.
我们需要做更多脑力活动来保持大脑活跃。
She is not only physically strong but also mentally healthy.
她不仅身体强壮，而且心理健康。
2. make a point of +doing 特意做某事，保证做某事
My mom makes a point of cooking breakfast for me every morning.
我妈妈特意每天早上给我做早餐。
We should make a point of keeping our classroom clean—it’s our shared space.我们应该特意保持教室干净，这是我们共同的空间。
3. you will exercise your brain if you learn to play a new instrument or learn a foreign language. 学习弹奏一门新乐器或掌握一门外语可以锻炼大脑。
exercise v. 锻炼、运动，运用、练习 （课标）
（身体）锻炼 exercise + 身体部位 exercise arms 锻炼胳膊
He doesn’t exercise in the morning because he gets up late.
他早上不锻炼，因为起得晚。
exercise（n.）
①（身体）锻炼（不可数名词） do exercise做锻炼
②运动项目（可数名词，复数 exercises）morning exercises早操
③练习；习题（可数名词，复数 exercises）
math exercises数学习题 do exercises做练习
4.In memory linking, you make mental connections to help you remember things.
在记忆联想法中，你可以通过建立心理联系来辅助记忆。
connection n.连接；联系；关系 （课标词汇衍生）
have a connection with（与…… 有关联）
connect v. 连接；联系；接通（课标）
connect (to/with sth.) 表示 “（设备）联网；（人）建立联系”
You can connect the phone to the computer with a USB cable.
你可以用 USB 线把手机和电脑连接起来。
We should connect study with real life.
我们应该把学习和真实生活联系起来。
5.you can make up a story to link items in a list so that you will remember them.
你可以编一个故事将清单中的物品串联起来，从而记住它们。
*make up 编造（故事、谎言等）。
The story is made up. 这个故事是虚构的。
be made up of 由…组成
make up除了有“编造”的意思外，还有以下含义：
①make sb./oneself up意为＂给某人/自己化妆 ＂
She makes herself up every morning. 她每天早上都给自己化妆。
②构成，组成
Girl students make up only 40% of the students. 女生仅占（全部）学生的40%。
③和好，言归于好
He usually makes up with his wife the same day.
他和他妻子（吵架）通常当天言归于好。
6.You will be exercising your brain as well as improving your memory!
既锻炼了大脑，又提升了记忆力!
as well as 也；除…之外还…，强调前者的同时，补充说明后者
（语气比 “too” 更正式，用法需注意前后连接对象的一致性。）
My sister likes apples as well as bananas.我妹妹喜欢苹果，也喜欢香蕉。
Lucy as well as her friends is going to the park this weekend.
露西和她的朋友们这周末要去公园。（注意：就远原则）
They enjoy playing basketball as well as swimming.
他们喜欢打篮球，也喜欢游泳。（连接动词）
This new bag is beautiful as well as practical.
这个新包很漂亮，也很实用。（连接形容词）
7. Healthy eating habits are especially important, and a healthy diet helps maintain a good memory.
健康的饮食习惯尤为重要，健康的饮食有助于维持良好的记忆力。
especially adv.尤其；特别 （课标词汇） especial adj. 特别的
This story is interesting, especially the ending part.
这个故事很有趣，尤其是结尾部分。
English is useful, especially for students.
英语很有用，尤其对学生来说。
8. diet n. (课标词汇）
①日常饮食（泛指平时吃的食物）
daily diet日常饮食、healthy diet健康饮食、balanced diet均衡饮食
②节食（可数名词）
go on a diet开始节食、be on a diet正在节食、a strict diet严格的节食
Eating vegetables and fruits is good for a healthy diet.
吃蔬菜和水果有助于健康饮食。
A balanced diet can help us stay strong and avoid illness.
均衡的饮食能帮我们保持强壮，远离疾病。
She wants to lose weight, so she decides to go on a diet next week.
她想减肥，所以决定下周开始节食。
9. maintain v. 维持；保持；维护 （非课标）
maintain a habit保持习惯、 maintain order维持秩序； maintain grades保持成绩、 maintain friendship维持友谊。
We should maintain a regular sleep schedule to keep our brains active.
我们应该保持规律的作息，让大脑保持活跃。
Regular communication helps maintain a good friendship between classmates.
定期沟通有助于维持同学间的良好友谊。
It’s important to maintain a positive attitude when facing difficulties.
面对困难时，保持积极的态度很重要。
10.Last but not least, it is important to get plenty of rest.
最后但同样重要的是，充分休息至关重要。
*Last but not least 最后但同样重要的是
To finish the project, we got help from Tom, Lucy, and last but not least, our teacher Mr. Li.
为了完成这个项目，我们得到了汤姆、露西的帮助，最后但同样重要的是，还有我们的老师李老师。
To improve your English, you should read more, practice speaking often, and last but not least, keep a diary in English every day.
要提高英语，你应该多阅读、常练习口语，最后但同样重要的是，每天用英语写日记。
11.plenty of 大量的；充足的 可修饰可数名词复数,也可修饰 不可数名词
plenty of books很多书 plenty of milk很多牛奶，
She has plenty of friends because she is kind and helpful.
她有很多朋友，因为她善良又乐于助人。
There is plenty of water in the bottle; you can drink some if you’re thirsty.
瓶子里有很多水，你渴的话可以喝一些。
12.Besides, if you get too stressed or worried, your memory will become less sharp.
另外，若长期处于压力或焦虑中，记忆力也会变得迟钝。
stressed adj. 感到有压力的
I feel stressed when I have to speak in front of the class.
当我要在全班面前发言时，我感到有压力。
stress n.压力；紧张；强调 （课标词汇）
under stress处于压力中 put stress on...强调……
stress v.强调；使承受压力
stress the importance of...强调…… 的重要性
stress sb out使某人压力大（= make sb stressed）
Our teacher often stresses the need to be honest.
我们老师经常强调诚实的必要性。
13.Everyone has moments of forgetfulness and memory tends to decline with age. 每个人都有健忘的时候，且记忆力会随着年龄增长而衰退。
tend v. 倾向于… （非课标）
tend to 倾向于；往往会
She tends to listen to music when she feels tired.
她感到累的时候，往往会听音乐。
Winter days tend to be short and cold.冬天的日子往往又短又冷。
14.Therefore, it is quite normal for people to experience memory loss as
they get older 因此，人们随着年龄增长出现记忆力减退是正常现象。
normal adj. 正常的、平常的 （课标词汇）
normal life 正常生活 normal situation 正常情况
It’s normal to feel nervous before a big exam. 大考前感到紧张是正常的。
normal n. 常态；正常水平
After the storm passed, life in the town slowly returned to normal.
暴风雨过后，小镇的生活慢慢恢复了正常。
15. loss n. 失去；损失；亏损 （课标词汇）
Her loss of memory made her family very worried.她的失忆让家人非常担心。
The loss of his best friend changed his life a lot.
失去最好的朋友对他的生活影响很大。
The company suffered a big loss last year.这家公司去年亏损严重。
lose v. 丢失；失去；输掉 -lost-lost
I lost my wallet on the bus this morning.今天早上我在公交车上丢了钱包
lost adj. 丢失的
Mary phoned that her favourite book was lost.
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