PPT the brain

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look into: examine; find out facts about
e.g. • The President said he was looking into the possibility of setting up a new library. • The mayor promised to look into the matter.
Background information
Background information
Greece It is an island of mountains and of sea. Greece has an area of 50,949 s q u a re m i l e s ( 1 3 1 , 9 5 7 s q u a r e kilometers), of which one-fifth constitutes the Greek islands. Some of the easternmost Aegean（爱琴海） islands lie just a few miles off the Turkish coast. The country's capital is Athens, which has expanded rapidly in the period since World War II.
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Exercises: word building. Fill up the following table:
n.
philosophy
a.
philosophical chemical biologist mathematical scientific
• The policy was carried out with little reaction from the
people.
Language Pointrecall: 1 ) remember 2) summon back; take back
e.g. • Can you recall exactly what you saw last night? • The Ambassador was recalled to his own country a month ago.
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complicated: difficult to understand
e.g. • Computer users needn’t understand the complicated process taking place behind the screen. • The situation is too complicated for me to exp1ain in a few
amount of work every day.
• His debts amount to 16, 000 pounds.
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reaction: 1) response (反应、反作用) 2) opposition (to progress)
e.g. • The energy released by nuclear reaction is beyond imagination. • I was shocked by her reaction.
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Note: The word “compare” is usually followed by the preposition “to” when it is used in the sense of pointing out likeness, for example: -- I can compare your cooking to my mother’s. And when it is used in the sense of finding both likeness and difference, it is usually followed by the preposition “with”: -- He compared his answer with the teacher’s. But in actual use “compare to” and “compare with” are sometimes interchangeable: e.g. -- He compared London with / to Paris.
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involve: cause to become connected or concerned e.g. - the people involved - the involved story be/get involved in: be mixed up or caught in; be associated with be /get involved with (sb.)
Detailed study of the text
Analysis on the structure of the text
• Part 1: (para.1~para. 3) Some obsolete ideas about the relationship between the brain and man's mental and physical activity. • Part 2: (para.4) Modern research has just stated to uncover the basic processes going on within the brain. Part 3 (para.5~para6) Scientists are doing research on the brain in order to help people make better use of it.
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2.Man still has a lot to learn about the most powerful and complex part of his body — the brain.
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complex: adj. difficult to understand or explain n. complex whole
e.g. -We are all involved in it, whether we like it or not. -The government doesn't want its officials to be/get involved with scandals.
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The Brain The Most Powerful Computer in the Universe
Learning objectives
1. Master the new target words and useful phrases, and use them to retell the story 2. Gramma: learn to use the emphatic structure of " not until" and the "The more... the more" structure 3. Grasp the main idea and structure of the text 4. Grasp presentation skills
words.
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4. It has been found that an old person who has always been mentally active has a quicker mind than a young person who has done only physical work. • mentally: connected with or happening in the mind e.g.- Mentally, I began making a list of things I had to do. (I began making a list of things in my mind.)
e.g. • The political situation became complex when the President fell ill. • Many British people are interested in solving complex
crossword puzzles.
• Bao Steel is the biggest steel complex in China.
• In times of emergency, soldiers on leave must be recalled
to duty.
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compared to / with: in comparison with
e.g. • Even the largest lake is small compared with / to an ocean. • Compared to many others you are very lucky indeed.
Warm-up Questions:
• Who was Aristotle? What did he think about the mind?
• Why is the brain thought to be the most powerful computer in the universe? • Why are some scientists interested in the language learning process?