task 7

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Go to this link, http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/DidIRead/info01.htm and and read about Carson's problems when reading.
2.  Read about Explicit and Implicit information.
3. As you read, work actively all the questions they ask you about the reading.
4. When you have finished, go to read about the body system you most like.

Read this article about your brain.  Then, answer the questions on the right.      What is the most powerful computer you have ever used?  If you thought of your brain, you are right.  Your brain stores more information and works faster than any computer.  Your brain is the major organ of your nervous system.        The brain controls all thoughts and actions of the body.  All dreams, emotions, and memory come from the brain.  The brain triggers all movement.  This soft, gray organ is in control of everything.      Weighing about 3 pounds in an adult, the brain fills the upper half of our skulls.  The brain has three main parts.  The cerebrum makes up about 85% of our brain.  It controls all thinking.  The cerebellum is much smaller, but works just as hard.  It controls movement and balance.  The brainstem connects the brain to the spinal cord.  The brainstem controls involuntary movements such as blood flow and breathing.  No computer is as powerful as the human brain.  1. What is the main idea of this article?     The brain controls movement.    The brain controls all thinking.    The brain is the most powerful computer.  R/THE BRAIN THE MOST POWERFULL COMPUTER 2.  Is the main idea explicit or implicit? R/   explicit 3.  How do you know whether it is explicit or implicit?     R/