【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ry plicated. (T) 6) According to Douglas, a dead person’s habits and was of thinking could still be active in the minds of his/her friends and relatives. (T)2. Answer the following questions1) What is Douglas’s profession?A: A professor of cognitive science at Indiana University. 2) How does Douglas understand the function of the mind?A: Douglas understood that the mind is not a centralized thing. There are dozens of thoughts processes and emotions swirling about and peting for attention at any one time.3) What is the mental process like when people municate according to Douglas?A: When people municate, they send out little flares onto each other’s brains. Friends and lovers create feedback loops of ideas and habits and ways of seeing the world.4) What are the implications of Douglas Findings?A: See the last five paragraphs.5) How do you understand the title?A: open.3. Discussion: 1) What is the mental process like when people municate according to Douglas? What are the implications of Douglas’s findings?2) How do you understand the title?Group the students and have them have a brief discussion on the above questions. And then ask several representatives of the groups to express their points and views and at last the teacher summarizes.4. Vocabulary and structureThis part is about some vocabulary and structure exercises related to the text. Ask students to finish them independently beforehand. Check their answers in class. Try to encourage them to explain by themselves to check whether they fully understand the exercises or not. The teacher is supposed to give some explanations if necessary. A. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the following. The first one has been done for you. B. Fill in the blanks with the words below. Change the form where necessary.C. Complete the sentences with the correct form if the words in the brackets. Explain the meaning of each sentence. 6. WritingThis is a bined activity of both listening and writing. The activity is quite challenging, as students should not only understand what they are listening and grasp the main idea but also use their own words to summarize the main points. You may ask students to listen to the recording two or three times. Give them enough time. Make sure they can write down what they want to say.Suggested answersspeakersMain ideasAPersuade them to stop arguingBTell them what you feel when they argueCExpress your feelings to your friendsDUse different ways to make you feel goodETry some ways to loosen your stressFTake it easy and keep contact with both of the parentsAfter students do the listening work, they have got some ideas of their own to handle the situation and they may have a strong desire to share them with others. Encouraging students to discuss this issue and then ask theme to write down what they think are good solutions. The teacher asks some volunteers from the class to read out their writing to the whole class. Don’t forget I praise them after they have read their writing.Section 3 language in use: the use of what and whichStep 1 test your grammarThe aim of this practice is to make students aware of the present participles used as adverbials. Based on their study of the text, they may gain a deeper understanding by doing these exercises. Try to encourage students to explain by themselves through recalling and understanding of this grammatical phenomenon. The teacher may ask students to do the exercise before the lesson. After checking the answers, the teacher will know immediately whether they are clear about the use of what and which.Step 2 illu