Unit2Preparation概要.pptVIP

Remember what should be remembered, and forget what should be forgotten. 记住该记住的，忘却该忘记的。 Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. 幸福莫过于好身体和坏记性。 * 1. Expressions Related to Memory 2. Do You Have a Good Memory? 3. How to Remember Clearly? 4. Supplementary Activities 1. Expressions Related to Memory Step 1 Work in pairs to explain the following expressions related to memory It’s on the tip of my tongue. My head’s like a sieve (滤器). My mind’s gone blank (空白的). Go in one ear and out the other. (Click the pictures for larger ones) It’s on the tip of my tongue. If a word, expression, etc. is on the tip of your tongue, you usually know it but have difficulty remembering it at that moment. 就在嘴边的，差一点就能想起的 My head’s like a sieve (滤器). When you say someone’s head is like a sieve or someone has a memory like a sieve, you mean that they forget things very easily. 记性不好，健忘 My mind’s gone blank (空白的). If your mind goes blank or has gone blank, you are suddenly not able to remember a fact or piece of information at a time when you need it. 脑子一片空白。 Go in one ear and out the other. If a piece of information goes in one ear and out of the other, it is heard but either ignored or quickly forgotten. 一只耳朵进一只耳朵出，当作耳边风。 Step 2 Column A contains the first lines of dialogs. Column B contains possible responses. For each opening line in Column A, choose the best response from Column B. Then work in pairs to perform each dialog. Column A 1) Can you believe that Anne failed the exam? She studied really hard for it. 2) I was so embarrassed. I went up to her and shook her hand but she clearly didn’t remember who I was. 3) Do you still remember where we first met each other? 4) I find physics so boring. Column B a) That place in Paris. What’s it called? It’s on the tip of my tongue. Oh yes—La Geode. b) She told me that when she saw the paper her mind went blank. c) So do I. It just goes in one ear and out the other. d) She ca