Brain Power

Test your memory :Look at the following numbers for about oneminute and then write down as many as youcan remember .

73 49 64 83 41 27 62 29 38 93 74 97

How is your memory ?

more than 9, 7-8 , 4-6 ,less than 3

Before you start :

Complete the sentences with the followingwords .

atom , billion , cell , nerve cell ,organ , function , sight , hearing ,fear

atom , billion , cell , nerve cell ,organ , function , sight , hearing , fear

1.The eyes are the organs of .

2.How many are there in the universe ?

3.Human tissue (组织 ) is made up of .

4.The liver is an and so is the heart.

5.The population of China reaches up to

1.3 .

sight

atoms

cells

organ

billion

atom , billion , cell , nerve cell ,organ , function , sight , hearing , fear

6.The of the heart is to pump

blood through the body .

7.A is a tiny part of the body that

helps carry messages to and from the brain .

8.He will finish the job without of

hardship or death .

function

nerve cell

fear

Listening Strategies : Completing a text1 Before you listen , read the text and predict what kind of information you need .2 Underline some important words in the text before each gap(空格 ) .3 While you are listening , listen for these important words – the information you need should follow them .4 You can complete the gaps using abbreviations (简写 ) – save time , then write them in full .

Important word(s) and our predictions

For example :

1.consist of a color

2.weighs how heavy ?(number)

3.energy how much ?(number)

4. contain how many \ much ?

(number)

Important word(s) before each gap :

1. consist of 6. are responsible for

2. weighs 7. controlling

3. energy 8. signals

4. contain 9. emotions

5. more … than … 10. own (language)

Listening :

Listen to the science lesson . Use the strategies to complete the gaps in Ex 2.

Listening :

1 Listen for the first time : get a general idea. Don’t hurry to write down your answers .

2 Listen again : write down your answers and check with your partners .

3 Listen for the last time : check your answers again and make sure they are right .

Listening :

Remember , you may need more than one word in each gap .

Check your answers :

1. white

2. just over a kilo

3. 20℅

4. 100 billion cells

5. atoms in the universe

6. different functions

7. sight and hearing

8. all the time

9. fear

10. foreign

A challenge :

Look at the following words for about twominutes and then write down as many as you can remember .

Try to find out their relationship .

( It helps you to remember better. )

chew digestion normal world

gum get through cure pull through

famous sugar-free abnormal digestive

cancer put off severe flying

postpone go through machine digest

chew digestion normal world

gum get through cure pull through

famous sugar-free abnormal digestive

cancer put off severe flying

postpone go through machine digest

Tell your partner :

How can you manage to remember

new words ?