英语牛津上海版九年级上册-Module-2-Unit-5-The-human-brain-课件-

Module2Unit5ThehumanbrainGuessandGuessandchoosechoosememoryA.theabilitytorememberthingsB.thingsyourememberedC.apartofacomputerwhichholdsinformation/'memərɪ/n.memorize/'meməraɪz/v.Joycewantedtohaveafeatureaboutmemoryintheschoolnewspaper.Sheandhereditorsallagreedtowriteshortarticlesonthistopic.Ireadinabookthatwehaveashort-termmemoryandalong-termmemory.Whenpeoplegetold,theirshort-termmemorybecomesweaker,buttheycanstillrememberthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.Mygrandadtoldmeajokeaboutmemory.Hesaid,‘Whenyougetold,threethingsstarttogowrong.First,youstarttoloseyourmemory.AndIcan’trememberwhattheothertwothingsare!’Memoryisessentialforlife.Isawaprogrammeontelevisionaboutamanwhohadhadanaccidentandinjuredhisbrain.Afterwards,hecouldnotrememberanythingforlongerthanafewminutes.Hiswifevisitedhiminhospitaleveryday,butheforgothervisitsafewminutesaftersheleft.Hewasoftenangrywithherbecausehethoughtthatshenevervisitedhim.Itwasverysad.Onebasicwayofimprovingyourmemoryistousethelinkmethod.Ifyouwanttomemorizesomething,youshouldmakeapictureinyourmind.Ifthepictureissilly,strangeandcolourful,youwillrememberitbetter.Forexample,IamIntheGuinnessBookofRecords,wecanfindsomeamazingstoriesaboutmemory.Forexample,GouYanlingfromHarbininChinahasmemorizedmorethan15,000telephonenumbers.AndDaveFarrowfromAmericarememberedthecorrectorderof2,704playingcards,afterseeingthemjustonce.Memoryisconnectedwithourfeelings.Forexample,ifsomeonesays‘Thisisaspider’,andthenputsalargespideronyourhand,youwillprobablyremembertheword‘spider’!Whensomethingdramatichappens,weusuallyrememberitwell,andwealsorememberwherewewereandwhatweweredoing.Forexample,mostpeopleinChinacanrememberwheretheywerewhentheopeningceremonyofthe29thOlympicGameswasheldinBeijingin2008.ARTHURJOYCEPANSYTONYtryingtoremembertheword‘smiles’.Aneasywaytodothisistoimaginethereisa‘mile’betweenthefirstletterandthelastletter.Thismakesitthelongestwordintheworld!MILLIEAlltheinformationIhaverememberedwillgetmixedup.ProblemAIalwaysforgettodomyhomeworkorleavemyhomeworkathome.ProblemB1.ItisveryhardformetoconcentratewheneverIneedtolearnsomethingbyheart.ProblemCIhavetroubleinrememberingchemicalformulas.ProblemD1.Ican’tremembertheEnglishwords,phrasesorChinesepoems.ProblemECompletethesesentenceswiththewordsinbrackets.A31Aballoon________________________________________it.(apin/if/stick/you/bursts/into)2Metal___________________________________________it.(you/heat/melts/if)3Wood________________________________________water.(you/into/put/if/floats/it)4Aglass__________________________________________it.(drop/you/breaks/if)Wealsouseifsentencestotalkaboutresultsthatwillprobablyhappen.Inthesesentences,theverbtensesaredifferent.Theverbintheifclause(firstclause)isinthesimplepresenttense.Theverbinthesecondclauseisinthesimplefuturetense.IfIinventakindofspecialbrainfood,everybodywillbuyit.Theifclausetalksaboutthepossibleaction.Thesecondclausetalksabouttheresultthatwillprobablyhappen.Readthefollowingexamples:Ifyouusethelinkmethod,youwillimproveyourmemory.Whatwillyoudoifyoufailthedrivingtest?Ifyoupassthedrivingtest,whatwillyoudo?IfIfailthetest,I’lltakeitagainsoon.Iwon’tbuyacarifIfailthetest.Youwillrememberthingsbetterifthepicturesinyourmindaresilly,strangeandcolourful.William’smumisgivinghimadviceabouthisproblems.Choosethecorrecthalf-sentencesfromtheboxestocompleteheradviceforhim.B11Isometimestakethewrongbookstoschool.2Iwasawayfromschooltoday.Idon’tknowwhattodoforhomework.3Ihategettingup!Ialwaysfeeltiredinthemornings.4Idon’tknowwhatthiswordmeans.5Thelinkmethoddoesn’thelpmemuch.Iforgetthepicturesinmymind.William’sproblems:Mum’sadvice:Ifyougotobedearlier,Ifyoutelephoneyourfriends,Ifyoucheckyourtimetableeverynight,Ifyoulookitupinthedictionary,Ifyouthinkabouteachpicturefor10to20seconds,youwon’tfeeltiredinthemornings.itwillstayinyourmindbetter.theywilltellyouwhathomeworktodo.you’llfindoutitsmeaning.youwillknowwhichbookstotake.1Isometimestakethewrongbookstoschool.2Iwasawayfromschooltoday.Idon’tknowwhattodoforhomework.3Ihategettingup!Ialwaysfeeltiredinthemornings.4Idon’tknowwhatthiswordmeans.5Thelinkmethoddoesn’thelpmemuch.Iforgetthepicturesinmymind.William’sproblems:CarolisgivingadvicetoHenry.Whatisshesaying?Usethepicturesandthewordsinbracketstohelpyou.B2______________thewheelround,it_____________________moreeasily.(make/turn)Theseeds______________________________________inthesoil.(grow/plant)3______________anotherwing,it______________.(puton/fly)4______________yourjumper,you______________socold.(puton/notfeel)5Themeat_______________________________inthefridge.(notgobad/put)6You__________________________yourglasses.(seebetter/wear)