Unit 9 Viewing Workshop P64 2021-2022学年高中英语北师大版(2019)必修第三册.ppt

Viewing Workshop P64 新北师大必修Book 3 Unit 9 LEARNING 1. How are we born to learn? Learning is what we must do every day. Have you ever thought about the following questions? 2. How do our brains learn? 3. Do we continue to learn and develop our brain throughout life or are we predisposed to learn certain topics only at certain times? There is a saying in English: “You can never teach an old dog new tricks.” Do you think we can only learn certain topics at certain times? Why? We can continue to learn even after the developemnt years due to brain plasticity. 1 Watch the video and find out the answers to the questions in Activity 1 according to Dr. Frederic Dick, a scientist in brain research. 2 Watch the video again. Find out what the video is maily about. Choose the best answer from a, b, c. 3 a. The latest research finding on brain research. b. Why people can learn from birth until death. c. How different stages of brain developement affect our learning ability. What abilities or actions are best learnt or done in the two sensitive stages? Watch the first part of the video and choose from the opinions (a-e) for the right boxes. Experience Expectant Learning Experience Dependent Development a. Practising motor skills. b. Learning a foreign language c. Getting enough visual and light input d. Having many kinds of sounds around us. e. Studying various school subjects. 4 c, d a, b, e Watch the final part of the video and answer the questions. 5 1. What is “brain plasticity”? Why is it important for the function of the brain? Brain plasticity, also known as neuroplasticity, is a term that refers to the brains ability to change and adapt as a result of experience. When people say that the brain possesses plasticity, they are not suggesting that the brain is similar to plastic. 2. What is the result of the people taking juggling exercises in just three months in the 2004 research? It makes you smarter. It sharpens focus concentration. Juggling is the ultimate in stres