CH12: The Memory Man

CH12: The Memory Man

How much do you know about the human brain?

Multiple Choice

The brain is the most complex organ in the body.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Our brain sleeps when we sleep.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa.

• TRUE

• FALSE

EXERCISE A Watch the video and circle the words you hear.

1) The young Italian man calls it 'the art / ability of memory'.

2) It is a kind of memory that is connects / connected to what I see.

3) Gianni has a very special kind of gene / memory.

4) Researchers are now studying how memory and and learning / knowledge change the brain.

5) He practises continuously to increase / improve the power of his memory.

6) If there is a memory gene, Gianni Golfera probably / definitely has it.

VIDEO

https://youtu.be/wpP9oBkZsoo

Multiple Choice

1) The young Italian man calls it 'the (art / ability) of memory.

• art

• memory

Multiple Choice

2) It is a kind of memory that is (connects / connected) to what I see.

• connects

• connected

Multiple Choice

3) Gianni has a very special kind of (gene / memory).

• gene

• memory

Multiple Choice

4) Researchers are now studying how memory and (learning / knowledge) change the brain.

• learning

• knowledge

Multiple Choice

5) He practises continuously to (increase / improve) the power of his memory.

• increase

• improve

Multiple Choice

6) If there is a memory gene, Gianni Golfera (probably / definitely) has it.

• probably

• definetely

EXERCISE B Complete the summary of the video below using these words.

correctly / genes / information / memorised / memory / numbers / result / wonder

Gianni Golfera is a man with a wonderful . He can remember a lot . In one experiment, people choose 60 numbers and someone reads to Golfera, who is the (3) blindfolded. Then, after hearing them only once, Golfera says the numbers from memory. After that, he says the numbers again, backwards this time. And again, he does it perfectly. Golfera has _ over 250 books and he can remember every detail of every day of his life. Doctors (6) why he has such a great memory. Is it because he received good from his family? of a lot of memory (7) Or is it the (8) practice? Whatever the reason, Golfera is making good use of it. He teaches classes that help people 'remember to remember

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Gianni Golfera is a man with a wonderful (1)

.

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He can remember a lot of (2)

.

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In one experiment, people choose 60 numbers and someone reads the (3)

to Golfera, who is blindfolded.

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Then, after hearing them only once, Golfera says the numbers (4)

from memory.

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Golfera has (5)

over 250 books and he can remember every details of every day of his life.

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Doctors (6)

why he has such a great memory.

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Is it because he received good memory (7)

from his family?

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Or is it the (8)

of a lot of practice?

Open Ended

Do you have a good memory? Why / Why not?

Open Ended

What have you learned today?

Open Ended

Do you have any comment/question on today's lesson?

Poll

What are the problem(s) faced during today's lesson?

• No/Shared device

• No/Slow internet connection

• No problem

Thank you, everyone!