1、Unit 21 Human Biology,Lesson 2 Brain Power,objectives,To learn to use listening strategies to complete a text,To learn to give and ask for advice with the words:,must ought to should need to theres no point,Listening strategies: Before you listen, read the text and predict what kind of information y
2、ou need, Underline some important words in the text before each gap While you are listening, listen for these important words-the information yu need should follow them. You can complete the gaps using abbreviations at first-this saves time.,1. Match the Key Words with the definitions(1-5).,atom bil
3、lion cell nerve cell organ,1. one thousand million 2. a part of the body that has a particular purpose, e.g. the heart, the liver 3. the smallest piece of something that can exist alone 4. a tiny part of the body thathelps carry messages to and from the brain 5. a unit of living matter,billion,organ
4、,cell,atom,nerve cell,1,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 bodys energy. It contains over (4) _ which make up nerve cells. These nerve cells are connected by electrical
5、 impulses. There,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.,different functions,sight an
6、d hearing,are more possible connections in one,Our eyes and ears send signals (8),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
7、 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,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
8、 explain the way the brain controls different parts of the body?A 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.,Caller,Advice,Caller 2,get some
9、exercise , dont drink a lot of coffee,Caller 3,give yourself rewards and a break,Caller1,plan the revision, make a list of the things youve got to study and do the most important things first,Function File,Giving and Asking for Advice,You (1)_ eat a healthy diet and get enough sleep. (2)_ have you g
10、ot for me and our listeners? I think(3) _ plan your revision. I think you (4)_ make a list of all the things youve got to study. (5)_ you give us some advice?,must,What tips,Its important to,should,Could,(6) _, Id get some exercise. You (7)_ get some fresh air. You (8) _ drink lots of coffee. You (9
11、) _ give yourself rewards. Id (10) _ you to treat yourself. You (11) _ give yourself a break. (12) _ after a certain amount of time I cant concentrate any more and (13) _ in that.,If I were you,ought to,shouldnt,need to,advise,have got to,I find that,theres no point,Match the words and expressions b
12、elow with the verbs in the text.,appear, discover, look atin detail (2), make a note of, mention, pass, postpone, start, understand, learnfrom,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,star
13、t,Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs,get down to work straight away. Im a “morning person” and I (3) _ got a lot out of my revision sessions. I always began by (4) _ going over a practice test I had done - checking my answers and (5) _ finding out what Id got wrong. I also tried to (6) _ work out why Id made
14、 mistakes. If I didnt understand something,learned from,looking atin detail,discovering,understand,Id (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 wasnt so bad after all and I think I (11) _ got through it. Mind you, I still havent had my results yet!,make a note of,appear,passed,looked atin detail,mention,Thank You!,
