1、Brain Power Brain Power Look at the following numbers for about oneminute and then write down as many as youcan remember .meeting, student, school, homework, study, playground, match , teacher , basketball , exam ,mark , sports, film , hand in ,holiday , watch , game Test your memory Look at the fol

2、lowing numbers Match the key words with the definitions .atom , billion , cell , nerve cell , organBefore you start :Match the key words with the d3. the smallest piece of something that can exist alone 4. a tiny part of the body that helps carry messages to and from the brain 5. a unit of living ma

3、tter one thousand million a part of the body that has a particular purpose , e.g. the heart , the liver Keys: billion , organ , atom , nerve cell , cell3. the smallest piece of sometComplete the sentences with the followingwords .atom , billion , cell , nerve cell ,organ , function , sight , hearing

4、 ,fear Key words study Complete the sentences with thatom , billion , cell , nerve cell ,organ , function , sight , hearing , fear 1.He watched the boat until it is out of .2.How many are there in the universe ?3.The medicine is made to kill cancer .4.The eye is the of sight .5.The population of Chi

5、na reaches up to 1.3 .sightatomscellsorganbillionatom , billion , cell , nerve atom , billion , cell , nerve cell ,organ , function , sight , hearing , fear 6.The of the heart is to pump blood through the body . 7.A is a tiny part of the body that helps carry messages to and from the brain .8.He sho

6、wed no in facing the big difficulty . functionnerve cellfearatom , billion , cell , nerve Completing a text1 Before you listen , read the text and predict what kind of information you need .2 Underline some important words in the text before each gap .3 While you are listening , listen for these imp

7、ortant words the information you need should follow them .4 You can complete the gaps using abbreviations then write them in full .Listening strategies: Important word(s) and our predictionsFor example :1.consist of a color 2.weighs how heavy ?(number)3.energy how much ?(number)4. contain how many m

8、uch ? (number) Important word(s) and our predImportant word(s) before each gap :1. consist of 6. are responsible for2. weighs 7. controlling 3. energy 8. signals4. contain 9. emotions 5. more than 10. own (language)Important word(s) before each 1 Listen for the first time : get a general idea. Dont

9、hurry to write down your answers .2 Listen again : write down your answers and check with your partners .3 Listen for the last time : check your answers again and make sure they are right .Listening Listening Listen to the science lesson . Use the strategies to complete the gaps in Ex 2.Remember , y

10、ou may need more than one word in each gap .Listening Remember , you may need more t1. white2. just over a kilo3. 20 4. 100 billion cells5. atoms in the universe6. different functions7. sight and hearing8. all the time9. fear10. foreignCheck your answers 1. white2. just over a kilo3. How can we keep

11、 our brains in perfect condition so were on top form for exams?How can we avoid pre-exam nerves and panic ?Give your opinion Give your opinion Listen to a student phone-in programabout revising for exams and match the callers with their opinions .caller opinionCharlieplan your revisionmotivate yours

12、elfget some exerciseDan MohammedListen to a student phone-in pplan your revisionmake a list relaxwork out a timetablegive yourself rewards take a walkget some fresh airshouldnt drink much coffeework out priorities give yourself a break go for a jogget the mind off exams get someexerciseMotivate your

13、selfplan your make a list get somGiving and Asking for AdviceListen again and complete the Function File with these words must , mustnt , ought to , shouldshouldnt , advise , need to , if I were you , have got to , could , theres no point in , its important to , what tips , can be counter-productive

14、 , what Function File: must , mustnt , ought to , shWhat tips 2. its important to 3. should4. need to 5. What 6. If I were you 7. ought to 8. can be counter-productive9. shouldnt 10. Could 11. must 12. have got to 13. mustnt 14. Theres no point in 15. advise Check your answers What tips 2. its impor

15、tant Phrasal VerbsMatch the words and expressions below withthe verbs in the text .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) get down to work straight away .postponestartVocabulary : PhrasI am a “morn

16、ing person” and I got a lot outof my revision sessions . I always began by (3)going over a practice test I had done checking my answers and (4) finding out whatId got wrong . I also tried to (5) work out looking at in detaildiscoveringunderstandI am a “morning person” and I Why Id made mistakes . If

17、 I didnt understandSomething , Id (6) write it down and then (7)bring it up in class with my teacher . She wasvery helpful and she (8) went through all of the things that would probably (9) come upmake a note ofmentionlooked at in detailappearWhy Id made mistakes . If I din the exam . In the end , t

18、he exam wasnt sobad after all and I think I (11) got through it . Mind you , I still havent had my results yet !passedin the exam . In the end , theLook at the following words for about twominutes and then write down as many as you can remember .Try to find out their relationship .( It helps you to remember better. ) A Challenge A Challenge chewdigestionnormalworldgumget throughcurepull throughfamoussugar-freeabnormaldigestivecancerput offsevereflyingpostponego throughmachinedigestchewdigestionnormalworldgumgetchewdi