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 ?
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