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This lesson contains 29 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Welcome back!

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Period 3
  • Speaking

  • Finish Up 25-42
  • Stepping Stones Reference Linking words (page 89-90)
  • Informal writing 

  • Literature: Middle Ages

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Homework this week
Sunday
- Pass 2 reading and 2 listening exercises in Holmwoods

Tuesday
- Study Finish Up 25-26
- Study SS Reference page 89: Additions

Slide 3 - Slide

Today's learning objective 
  • You are going to practise using linking words in writing.
  • You are able to comprehend the news.

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  1. time/sequence
  2. illustration
  3. additions
  4. emphasis
  5. reason
  6. contrast
  7. cause-and-effect
a. however
b. then
c. in fact
d. consequently
e. because
f. for instance
g. as well as

Slide 5 - Slide

Stepping Stones
Theme 3
E Writing
page 119-120

  • Language Help: exercise 21
stopwatch
00:00

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4 news items. For each, name:

  • 2 facts that you've learned.
  • 1 word to sum it all up.

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Homework this week
Sunday
- Pass 2 reading and 2 listening exercises in Holmwoods

Tuesday
- Study Finish Up 25-26
- Study SS Reference page 89: Additions

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Today's learning objective 
  • You are going to talk and learn more about how memory works.
  • You are going to practise using additions and Finish Up 25-26 in writing.

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Discuss with your neighbour
Describe a fun memory from your childhood. 
Try to list as many details as possible. 

Why does this memory stand out to you?

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Slide 11 - Video

Discuss with your neighbour
How can you use what you learned from this episode and apply it to your life?

Slide 12 - Slide

00:26
The episode opens with various historic moments. Which event do many people feel like is etched into their memory?

Slide 13 - Open question

01:32
What is one thing from this day that Melanie remembers incorrectly?

Slide 14 - Open question

02:03
Finish the quote: “Even our most significant memories, the ones that form the foundation of our life story, aren’t [1]. They can shift and [2] over time.”
A
perfect records / ward
B
perfect recordings / warp
C
perfect records / orb
D
perfect recordings / dwarf

Slide 15 - Quiz

03:18
Yanjaa Wintersoul holds world records in three categories. Name one of them:

Slide 16 - Open question

03:57
How long did they give her to memorize 500 numbers?
A
1 minute
B
5 minutes
C
10 minutes
D
15 minutes

Slide 17 - Quiz

04:26
Why did Henry Molaison have brain surgery?

Slide 18 - Open question

06:25
What is the name for the important structure located in the medial temporal lobe?
A
hippocampus
B
amygdala
C
fusiform gyrus
D
auditory cortex

Slide 19 - Quiz

06:58
Why is there a surprising bump in our memories from our teens and twenties?

Slide 20 - Open question

07:27
How were undergraduates able to increase their score on the verbal GREs from 460 to 520?

Slide 21 - Open question

09:55
How were the brains of London cab drivers who passed the exam different from those who failed the exam?

Slide 22 - Open question

10:07
Finish the quote: “Our brains pay much closer attention to information when it’s in the form of a ___________ .”

Slide 23 - Open question

10:52
Which three things, previously discussed, are the foundation for some of our strongest memories?

Slide 24 - Open question

13:03
Explain to your neighbour
How does Wintersoul’s use of “The Memory Palace” help her memorize numbers?

Slide 25 - Slide

13:50
What do we tend to remember in emotional memories?

Slide 26 - Open question

16:33
Finish the quote: “In the U.S., [1] has helped overturn hundreds of convictions, and [2] % of those involved eyewitness testimony.

Slide 27 - Open question

19:40
Finish the quote: “And some scientists say the simulation engine between your ears does something even more profound: it weaves together memories of the [1] and dreams of the future to create your [2] of [3].”

Slide 28 - Open question

Name:
  • 3 things you have learned.
  • 2 things you want to know more about.
  • 1 question you still have.

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