Transcript Natural Disasters – Earthquake

MEMORIES
Christine 2008/08/26
STARTING QUESTIONS
Do you usually remember things or forget things?
 If you can choose to erase one of your memories, which
one would that be?
 Have you ever forgotten something important, like your
keys or your phone?
 How do you keep your memories fresh? (eg. keeping a
diary, taking photos, buying school yearbooks…)
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SECRETE FILES OF THE BRAIN
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Photo source: http://theblessedsavior.blogspot.com/2008/07/human-body-declares-gods-glory.html
Photo source: http://www.wonderquest.com/memory3.htm
WORDS BANK – HUMAN BRAIN
解剖學： anatomy
 額葉 (frontal lobe): “the frontal lobes involve the ability to
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recognize future consequences resulting from current actions, to choose
between good and bad actions (or better and best, it also play an
important part in retaining longer term memories which are not taskbased. These are often memories associated with emotions.”
頂葉(parietal lobe): 基礎感覺功能
顳葉 (temporal lobe): 聽覺功能(auditory processing)
枕葉 (occipital lobe): 視覺功能 (visual processing center)
左/右腦半球：left/right hemisphere
 失憶症： amnesia
 大腦的: cerebral
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WHAT FOOD IS GOOD/ NOT GOOD
FOR MEMORIES?
turkey
•Turkey: it contains a toxic element that has a strong tiring effect, it
makes you sleepy
•Carrots & fresh fruit: they stimulate the brain so we can think
faster and recall information more quickly.
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PLEASANT/AWFUL MEMORIES
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I can still remember my first time
 spending the night with my best friend…
 travelling overseas…
 going to a concert
 on TV
 donating blood
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The first time experiences are not always pleasant, what different
memories you have?
 fail an very important exam
 broke up with your lovers
 lose someone that’s very important to you
Photo source: http://www.reachstudents.co.uk/blog/category/reach-students-in-the-news/
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REFERENCES
ESL conversation questions
http://iteslj.org/questions/memory.html
 Wikipedia on frontal lobe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_lobe
 Wonderful brain
http://www.mhf.org.tw/2003new/wonderfulbrain/guide
_a.htm#a03
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