Unit 5 Reading: Memory the first period

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1.How many kinds of memory do people have? What are they? 2.What happens to memory when people get old? People have two kinds of memory. They are short-term memory and long-term memory. Listen to Arthur’s article and answer the two questions. When people get old, their short-term memory becomes weaker, but they can still remember things that happened a long time ago.

Listen again and complete the sentences. 1. People have a _______________ and a ________________. 2. People’s _____________ becomes ______ when they get ___, but they can still remember things that happened ____________ 3. Arthur’s grandad told him a ___ about _____. He said: ‘ When people get old, _____ things start to _________. 4. First, people start to _________. And he couldn’t remember __________________ short-term memory short-term memory short-term memory weakerold a long time ago joke what the other two things are. lose memory go wrongthree memory

Discuss and answer the questions. 1. How short can information last in our short-term memory? 2. How long can information last in our long-term memory? 3. When we learn English new words, what kind of memory is more helpful? 4. Do we need to change our short-term memory into long-term memory? Why ?

Discuss in pairs and give Mary some suggestions: Mary:She can remember words quickly, but she forgets them easily, too. I think although you are good at …memory, you still should change……into……. Because …..can only ….30 seconds, but …….can last for ……, even last for our……

Danny: He can remember short English words, but he can’t remember long words. Mary: She can remember words quickly, but she forgets them easily, too. Jack: When he reads a text, he thinks he can recite it, but after he closes the book, he forgets it.

Link method. 1. What’s Pansy’s method? Read and answer 2. How does the method work? One basic way of improving your memory is to use the link method. If you want to memorize something, you should make a picture in your mind. If the picture is silly, strange and colourful, you’ll remember it better. 3.What is the longest word in the world? why? How to improve our memory? Smiles. Because there is a ‘mile’ between the two letter ‘s’.

Memory is connected with our feelings. 3. When something dramatic happens, how well will people remember it? People will remember it well. People can remember where they were and what they were doing. 1. What is memory connected with? 2. How to remember the word ‘spider’according to Millie’s article? If someone says‘spider’and puts one on your hand, you may probably remember it.

1. if you want to learn something by heart, you must make a picture in your mind. ( Pansy) If you want to _________ something, you must make a picture in your mind. 2. One basic way of memorizing better is to use the way of connecting things. (Pansy) One bascic way of____________________ is to use the___________. 3. When something exciting and impressive happens, we usually remember it well. (Millie) When something ________happens, we usually remember it well. improving your memory link method dramatic memorize Find right answers in Pansy’s and Millies’s articles to replace the underlined words or phrases.

Do you have any other good methods in remembering English words? According to Pansy’s and Millie’s articles, what’s Mary’s basic problem in remembering English words? Can you give Mary some further suggestions in remembering English words? You’d better…./ You should…… I suggest that…./ In my opinion…./ I think… Discuss in groups Mary’s basic problem is she doesn’t use proper ways to remember English words.

I wish you a good memory! I wish you a big success with a good memory! I wish you a bright future with a good memory!

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