1、 Unit 7 Memory Listening and speakingListening Testing your memoryTop tip: You can use different methods to help you remember information. For example, you can put the number 2465716848 into groups like this: 246-571-6848A You are going to take two memory tests. Listen to the first test and follow t

2、he instructions.Number 1: _Number 2:_9754743186262B. Listen to the second test and follow the instructions.1 List A: _2. List B:_sit, day, pen, cow, sitman, cat, fat, hat, manC Listen to the recording again and circle the correct answers. 1 In the first test, how many numbers can most people remembe

3、r for a short time? a Six or seven numbers b Eight or nine numbers2 In the second test, which list was easier to remember? a List A b List B3 What do scientist think about words that sound similar? a They are easier to remember. b They are harder to remember.SpeakingA Talk time Loss of plosionWhen t

4、wo plosive consonants( e.g /t/, /d/, /p/, /b/,/k/, or /g/) are next to each other, we do not pronounce the first one, and there is usually a short pause between them. We call this the loss of plosion .The following are some examples:football /fu:tb: l/ used to /ju:st tu/sit down /sit daun/A1 Practis

5、e saying these words:bi(g) car re(d) pen be(d) timebla(ck) board Bo(b) Brownstam(p) book ba(d) day cu(t) down ge(t) back goo(d)bye pos(t)card shor(t)-termA2 Read these sentences 1 Gla(d) to meet you .2 This is a goo(d) boy.3 That was the bes(t) day of my life .4 I fel(t) bad about what happened. 5 M

6、os(t) people like flowers.B speak up Do you have any special methods for remembering English words ? Do they work? In pairs , talk about your experience . Follow the example.S1: Do you have any special methods for remembering English words?S2: Yes. You can make a short sentence with each letter of the word. S1: Can you give me an example?S2: If you want to remember the word “ fami