Unit9lesson2Brainpower

ByYuanhongqian高二年級英語學科lesson2ChecktheanswerstoPre-taskStepl.Translatethefollowingwordsandphrases.1livingmatter____

9.locate________________2.weighlinking

10.phonein____________3.consistof11.junkfood______________

4.makeup___________12.cutdownto_____________5.beconnectedby___________13.thiskindofthing______________6.beresponsiblefor___________14.yesandno_____________7.berelatedto________________15.comfortzone______________8.incredible___________________16.comeup.._______________17.theamountof

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舒適區即將到來...的數量Step2.Translateandappreciatethefollowingsentences.1.Likeexplorersexploringtheworldthey'vefoundthattherearedifferentareasinthebrainandtheseareasareresponsiblefordifferentfunctions.就像探險家探索世界一樣，他們發現大腦中有不同的區域,這些區域負責不同的功能。Likeexplorers...動名詞復合結構做介詞賓語，that引導的賓語從句。ItmightalsobeagoodideatoincreaseyourintakeofOmega-3fats,whichareanimportantbrainfood.增加Omega-3脂肪的攝入也是一個好主意，Omega-3脂肪是一種重要的健腦食物。it是形式主語，不定式短語做真正的主語，which引導的非限制性定語從句對Omega-3fats進行補充說明。3.Agoodexampleofthiscanbeseeninpeoplewhohavelostanarmoraleginanaccident.Thoughtheydon'thaveanarmoraleg,theycanstillhavefeelingsfromit,likepain。這方面的一個很好的例子可以看出，在一次事故中失去了一條胳膊或一條腿，雖然他們沒有胳膊或腿，他們仍然可以從它的感覺，如疼痛。who引導的定語從句用來修飾people，though引導的讓步狀語從句。

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Task101Warming-upatomnervebillioncellorgan()1onethousandmillion()2apartofthebodythathasaparticularpurpose,e.g.theheart()3thesmallestpieceofsomethingthatcanexistalone()4atinypatofthebodythathelpscarrymessagestoandfromthebrain()5aunitoflivingmatterbillionorganatomnervecellWorkinpairsandmatchthewordsfromtheboxwiththeirdefinitions.Task202Pre-listening()1Thebrainconsistsofonlywhitematter.()2Thebrainweighsjustoverakilo.()3Thebraincontainsaboutonebillioncells.()4Thebrainuses10%ofthebody’senergy.()5Thebrainsendsmessagesinthesamewayasacomputerworks.()6Therearemorepossibleconnectionsinyourbrainthanthereareatomsintheuniverse.Beforelisteningtoalectureaboutthebrain,readthestatementsandpredictwhethertheyaretrueornot.Task303Listentothelectureandcheckyouranswers.Correctthefalseones.()1Thebrainconsistsofonlywhitematter.()2Thebrainweighsjustoverakilo.()3Thebraincontainsaboutonebillioncells.()4Thebrainuses10%ofthebody’senergy.()5Thebrainsendsmessagesinthesamewayasacomputerworks.()6Therearemorepossibleconnectionsinyourbrainthanthereareatomsintheuniverse.While-ListeninggreyandwhitematterFTFFTTonehundredbillioncells20%While-listeningWhatmatterdoesitconsistof?GreyandwhitematterHowmuchdoesitweigh?Howmuchbody’senergydoesituse?Howmanycellsdoesitcontain?Howaremessagessent?Thebraincellsmakeup__________________,whichareconnectedby________________.Thebrainsendsmessagesusing________________.Whathavewelearntaboutthebraininthelasttenyears?Therearedifferentareasinthebrain,whichare______________________________________________.Wenowknowwhichpartsofthebrain_____________differentpartsofour___________________fromthem.Thebrainalsohasdifferentareasfordifferentkindsof__________.Youhaveoneareaforyour________________________andanotherareafor______________________________________________.Listenagain.Completetheinformationyouhearaboutthebrain.Thentellyourpartnerwhatyouhavelearntaboutthebrain.Justoverakilo20%Over100billioncellsnervecellselectricalimpulseselectricalimpulsesresponsiblefordifferentfunctionsarerelatedtobodyandfeelingsthinkingfirstlanguageaforeignlanguagethatyoulearnwhenyouareolderWhile-listeningThebrainconsistsof(1)_______________matter.Itweighs(2)______________.Ituses(3)______ofthebody’senergy.Itcontainsover(4)______________

whichmakeupnervecells.Thesenervecellsareconnectedbyelectricalimpulses.Therearemorepossibleconnectionsinonebrainthanthereare(5)____________________.Scientistshavemappeddifferentareasofthebrainthatareresponsiblefor(6)________________.Therearealsodifferentareasfordifferenttypesofthinking,suchaslearningyourownlanguageandlearninga(7)______________language.Completethesummarywiththewordsfromthelecture.greyandwhitejustoverakilo20%100billioncellsatomsintheuniversedifferentfunctionsforeignWhile-listeningThebrainconsistsof(1)_______________matter.Itweighs(2)______________.Ituses(3)______ofthebody’senergy.Itcontainsover(4)______________

whichmakeupnervecells.Thesenervecellsareconnectedbyelectricalimpulses.Therearemorepossibleconnectionsinonebrainthanthereare(5)____________________.Scientistshavemappeddifferentareasofthebrainthatareresponsiblefor(6)________________.Therearealsodifferentareasfordifferenttypesofthinking,suchaslearningyourownlanguageandlearninga(7)______________language.Completethesummarywiththewordsfromthelecture.greyandwhitejustoverakilo20%100billioncellsatomsintheuniversedifferentfunctionsforeignWhile-listeningWhatproblemdotheyhave?Whatcantheydo?Anna:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________John:______________________________________________________________________________

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ofOmega-3fatsBella:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Listentoastudentphone-inprogrammeandcompletethetable.Memoryisn’tasgoodasitusedtobe,sodobrainexercisesreallywork?Examsiscomingup,sohewondersiftherearecertainfoodsthataregoodforthebrain.Isthereanyparticularkindofexercisethatcanimprovethehealthofherbrain?challengetheirbrainwithlearningnewthingstheyarenotgoodatcutdownincreasetheintakedoexercisethatisgoodfortheheart,suchaswalkingandrunningWhile-listeningAskingforandGivingAdviceAskingforAdvice____________________trythem?____________________,ProfessorKim?Sowhatkindsofactivities___________________?Isthereanyparticularkindofexercise…?________________?GivingAdvice1_________________________trylearninganewlanguage…2_________________________istocutdownonjunkfood.3_________________________increaseyourintakeof…4_________________________doexercisethatisgoodforyourheart.TalkBuilderListenandimitate.CompletetheTalkBuilder.ShouldIWhat’syouradvicedoyousuggestWhatshouldIdoYoucouldOnethingyoucandoItmightalsobeagoodideatoIadviseyoutoTask404SpeakingBeGoodtoYourBrainEathealthyfoods.Getalotofplaytime(exercise).Don’tdrinkalcohol,takedrugs,orusetobacco.Useyourbrainbydoingchallengingactivities.…Workingroupsformorewaystoincreasebrainpower.Thengiveashortpresentationtotheclass.Speaking1.ExerciseWeallknowthatweshouldbegettingregularexercise.However,mostpeopleleadbusy,rushedlives,andcan’talwaysfindthetimetofitphysicalactivityin.Thetrickmightbetothinkofitinreverse:youcan’tafford

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toexerciseifyouwanttolivealong,healthy,productivelife.Speaking2.GetsomesunlightSunlightandexercisecansometimesgohandinhand.Gettingtoolittlesunlightisnotgoodforyourbrain.HigherlevelsofvitaminDinyoursystemallowyoutoperformbetter,andcanevenslowdowntheagingofyourbrain.Toomuchsunlightcanbebadforyourskin,butifyouaren’tgettingenough,yourbrainfunctionsmaysuffer.Ofcourse,youcanalwaystakevitaminDsupplementsifyoufindthatyouaren’tabletogetoutsideasmuchasyouwouldliketo.Justremembertotakesupplementsinmoderation.Speaking3.BuildstrongconnectionsIfyouoftenfeellonely,itcanactuallyresultinpsychologicalandcognitivedecline,asthesefeelingscanhaveanegativeimpactonyoursleep,increaseyourbloodpressure,contributetodepression

andevenloweryouroverallwell-being.Thekeythingistobuildastrongsupportsystemaroundyou,asthatwillenableyoutostayhealthymentallyandpsychologicallyoverthelongterm.Speaking4.MeditateMeditationisatrendingtopicamongmanyentrepreneursrightnow,anditsbenefitsarehardtoarguewith.

Notonlydoesmeditationreduceyourstresslevels,itcanalsopreventage-relateddisorderssuchasAlzheimer’sordementia.Thisspeakstotheimportanceofself-care.Takingamere10to15minutesoutofyourdaytopracticemeditationcouldextendyourcognitivelongevity