Reading 1 Sleep Reading 2 Use it or lose it Unit 11 Use it or lose it Reading 1 Sleep Reading 2 Use it or lose it 创思英语 http://www.tronest.cn

Reading 1 Sleep Look at the headline Sleep better than midnight oil on eve of exams What is meant by “midnight oil”? Paraphrase the title.

Reading 1 Sleep Scan the article to find the answers: What was the research subject? Where did the research happen? Where can the results be found? What task were volunteers asked to do? The link between sleep and memory Harvard Medical School Nature Neuroscience A “visual discrimination”

Reading 1 Sleep Match the causes and effects Task 4 on p.91 KEYS: 1 E 2 F 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 C

Reading 2 Use it or lose it Glance through the text quickly, and answer the following questions.

Reading 2 Use it or lose it What is the main idea? Paraphrase “use it or lose it” How to keep the brain young If we do not use our brain, our mental efficiency will decline.

Reading 2 Use it or lose it The general text pattern is . A. cause-effect B. problem-solution C. general-specific

Reading 2 Use it or lose it What are the three ways in which mental function changes? Mental speed Learning capacity Working memory

Reading 2 Use it or lose it Which THREE of the following are given in the text? A detailed description of the structure of the brain An account of the effects of ageing on the brain A report about the results of several research projects A description of several methods of testing mental ability An explanation of low mental decline can be limited

Reading 2 Use it or lose it The rest tasks in the textbook.