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英语沪教版八年级上册
Lesson 1 Reading
Unit 7
of Memory
The Secret
Learning objectives
阅读并提取文中关于提高记忆力的具体方法；
重点
01
识别并运用过渡词梳理文章结构；
02
学习名词变动词的后缀；
03
通过讨论与反思，形成健康生活的意识，并尝试应用记忆方法。
04
通过本课时的学习，学生能够：
Play a game
Memory Challenge
Look at the pictures for one minute and try to remember as many of these things as possible.
Play a game
Think and find
Think and discuss
Memory is important in our life. Have you ever found it difficult to memorize things? If so, how can you help yourself remember things better? Discuss in pairs.
I think we can memorize things better if we ...
I find it difficult to remember things when I’m sleepy and tired, or not focused.
Memory tips
Ways to improve your memory
Get enough sleep.
Exercise regularly.
Ways to remember things well
Create a rhyme 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.
Eat healthy food.
Play brain games.
Look and discuss
Look at the list of memory tips below and discuss whether they are useful to you.
What does this article talk about?
Skim and answer
It’s about the ways to improve your memory.
Read and complete
Complete the notes below with the information from the article on page 101.
Ways to improve your memory
First,(1)1 ;
a Try new things;
b(2)1 ;
c(3)1 ;
Second, (4)1 ;
a Keep (5)1 ;
b(6) ;
c(7) ;
Third(8) ;
Fourth, (9) 1 ；
;
live a mentally active life
Play brain games
Use techniques like memory linking
live a healthy life
a healthy diet
Do regular physical exercise
Get enough sleep
get plenty of rest
don’t get too stressed
or worried
1. What can you do to exercise your brain?
Read and answer
I can learn to play a new instrument or learn a foreign language.
2. What will happen to your memory if you get too stressed or worried?
3. Which sentence in the article summarizes the main idea?
My memory will become less sharp.
You can maintain and even improve your memory if you exercise your brain, live a healthy life and make time to relax!
Read the article again and answer the questions.
Find and complete
(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
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.
Vocabulary practice
Look and learn
Mentally - related to the mind
For example:
Reading books keeps you mentally active.
Maintain - to keep
For example:
We need to maintain good study habits.
Relax - to rest
For Example:
Listening to music helps me relax after study.
Tend - be likely
For Example:
People tend to forget things when they are tired.
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.
tend
stressed
Read and complete
Complete the conversation with the words below.
maintain
mentally
relax
stressed
tend
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!
Complete the conversation with the words below.
?mentally
relax
maintain
maintain
mentally
relax
stressed
tend
Read and complete
Answer and practise
If I drink coffee too late, what am I likely to do?
You tend to sleep badly.
How do you feel when you have too much work?
I feel stressed.
Answer the questions with these words in the box.
maintain
mentally
relax
stressed
tend
Answer and practise
What should I do after a long day of study?
You should relax.
Is it easy to keep good habits?
No, it isn’t. It’s hard to maintain them.
Answer the questions with these words in the box.
Is doing crosswords a physical or mental activity?
It’s a mental activity.
Listen and repeat
Listen and read the passage.
Discuss and say
(1) What can you do to improve your memory?
(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.
Discuss the questions below.
Learn and say
Let’s learn useful suffixes to help you remember and create more words!
We can add ____________ to the end of some nouns to make verbs. These verbs describe processes by which people or things are changed into a new state.
-ise/ -ize
memory (n. 记忆) → memorize (v. 记忆)
We need to?memorize?these new words.
hospital (n. 医院) → hospitalize (v. 送医治疗)
After the accident, they had to?hospitalize?him.
Learn and say
Can you give more examples?
summary (n. 总结) → summarize (v. 总结)
modern (adj. 现代的) → modernize (v. 现代化)
computer (n. 电脑) → computerize (v. 使电脑化)
real (adj. 真实的) → realize (v. 意识到；实现)
apology (n. 道歉) → apologize (v. 道歉)
-ise?/?-ize
Design a “Memory Improvement Poster” by using tips from the text.
Discuss and design
Words:?maintain,?regular,?tend
Phrases & structures:
live a mentally active life
play an important role in...
It is helpful to...
Research shows that...
Memory’s Importance
Way 2: Live a healthy life
Way 3: Get plenty of rest
Note on memory decline
Way 1: Live a mentally active life
Summary
Ways to Improve Your Memory
Homework
1. Finish your poster.
2. Write a short paragraph about one way you will try to improve your memory.
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