英语视听 Book 4 Unit 3.ppt

* Vocabulary: 1)mnemonic: a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which assists in remembering something记忆方法 2)mnemonics: the study and development of systems for improving and assisting the memory 记忆术 3)laden: heavily loaded or weighed down 装满的, 负荷的 4)potent: effective 有力的, 有效的 5)visualize: form a picture of (something or somebody) in the mind 形象化 6) coherent: (especially of speech, writing or argument) naturally or reasonably connected and therefore easy to understand 连贯的 Pre-listening Question What memory strategies do you know that can help you remember things better? Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times. Mnemonics are methods for remembering information that is otherwise quite difficult to recall. Our brains evolved to code and interpret complex stimuli such as images, colors, structures, sounds, smells, tastes, touch, positions, emotions and language. 3. While language is one of the most important aspects of human evolution, it is only one of the many skills and resources available to our minds. 4. Association is the method by which you link a thing to be remembered to a way of remembering it. 5. Location gives you two things: a coherent context into which you can place information, and a way of separating one mnemonic from another. Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statements is true or false. ______ 1. Mnemonics are tools which can help you to improve your memory. ______ 2. The fundamental principle of mnemonics is to make full use of the best functions of the brain to store information. ______ 3. Information we have to remember is almost always presented in different ways. ______ 4. We can do four things to form striking images, which will help to make our mnemonics more memorable.