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Lesson 2 Brain Power Lesson 2 Brain Power

“The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and doesn’t stop until you get into the office.” ---- Robert Frost, American poet

Words preview matter impulse complicated miniature soundtrack interpret identify emotion privileged n. 物质 n. 脉冲 adj. 复杂的 n. 微型复制品 n. 电影配乐 vt. 翻译，解释 vt. 认出，识别 n. 情感，情绪 adj. 荣幸的

Words preview cater entry ample herb scan treat storage postpone straight away vt. 满足，迎合 n. 进入，入学 adj. 充足的，充裕的 n. 草药 n. 扫描 vt. 款待 n. 储存 vt. 推迟，延期 立刻，马上

Match the Key Words with the definitions(1-5).

1. one thousand million 2. a part of the body that has a particular purpose, e.g. the heart, the liver billion organ atom, billion, cell, nerve cell, organ

3. the smallest piece of something that can exist alone 4. a tiny part of the body that helps carry messages to and from the brain 5. a unit of living matter cell atom nerve cell

Listen to a science lesson. Use the strategies to complete the gaps in this summary. The brain consists of grey and (1) _____ matter. It weighs (2) ______________. It uses (3) _____of the body’s energy. It contains over (4) ______________ which make up nerve cells. These nerve cells are connected by electrical impulses. white just over a kilo 20 ﹪ 100 billion cells

brain than there are (5)____________ ________. Scientists have mapped different areas of the brain which are responsible for (6) _________________. The areas of the brain related to controlling (7) _______________ could be compared to miniature film studios. atoms in the universe different functions sight and hearing There are more possible connections in one

picture of the outside world. Scientists have also identified areas responsible for different emotions, such as (9) ____, love and laughter. There are also different areas for different types of thinking, such as learning your own language and learning a (10) _______ language. fear foreign ____________, and it is our brain that interprets these signals and builds up all the time Our eyes and ears send signals (8)

1. How do you think the teacher feels about his subject? Listen to the lesson again and answer these questions. Enthusiastic.

2. What example does he use to explain the way the brain controls different parts of the body? Computer. 3. What does he compare to a film studio? The areas of the brain related to controlling sight and hearing.

Listen to a student phone-in program about revising for exams and complete the table. What advice do they give?

Caller Advice caller 2 Get some exercise, don’t drink a lot of coffee. caller 3 Motivate yourself by giving yourself rewards, have time to relax. caller1 Plan the revision, work out a timetable and stick it.

Match the words and expressions below with the verbs in the text. appear, discover, look at in detail (×2), make a note of, mention, pass, postpone, start, understand, learn…from

Last month, I had an important English exam. I decided not to (1)________ put off studying (as I normally do!) and got up early every morning to (2) ________ postpone start get down to work straight away. I’m a “morning person” and I (3) ___________ got a lot out of my revision sessions. learned from

I always began by (4) ________________ going over a practice test I had done- checking my answers and (5) __________ finding out what I’d got wrong. I also tried to (6) __________ work out why I’d made mistakes. If I didn’t understand something, looking at in detail discovering understand

I’d (7) _____________ write it down and then (8) _______ bring it up in class with my teacher. She was very helpful and she (9) _______________ went through all of the things that would probably (10) ______ come up in the exam. In the end the exam wasn’t so bad after all and I think I (11) ______ got through it. Mind you, I still haven’t had my results yet! make a note of appear passed looked at indetail mention