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How To Improve Your Memory - Exercises

The document provides listening exercises to practice and improve memory. It includes matching words with definitions, selecting true statements about memorization, and filling gaps with correct word forms. The exercises cover topics from the radio interview such as using visualization and association to memorize information more effectively. Participants are asked to discuss what they do to help remember things when studying and any new words learned.

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How To Improve Your Memory - Exercises

The document provides listening exercises to practice and improve memory. It includes matching words with definitions, selecting true statements about memorization, and filling gaps with correct word forms. The exercises cover topics from the radio interview such as using visualization and association to memorize information more effectively. Participants are asked to discuss what they do to help remember things when studying and any new words learned.

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Listening skills practice: How to improve your memory exercises

Listen to the radio interview about improving your memory and do the exercises to practise and improve
your listening skills.

Preparation: matching
Match the words with the definitions and write ah next to the numbers 18.

1.. to tune in a. to be coming quickly, to seem very close

2.. to visualise b. to listen to a live radio programme

3.. familiar c. a small change

4.. an adjustment d. necessary, of extreme importance

5.. a knock-on effect e. the last exams in a university course

6.. vital f. well known or easily recognised

7.. to be looming g. to form a mental picture of something

8.. finals h. something that happens as a result of something else happening

1. Check your understanding: multiple selection


Which sentences are true about memorisation? Tick () four correct answers.

. We all use memory in the same way.

. We learn to use our memory as soon as we are born.

. There are two different forms of memorisation.

. We are taught how to improve our memory in history lessons.

. Writing shopping lists can improve your memory.

. Teaching helps us to memorise.

. We can train our brains to be more effective.

. We can only use one image at a time as an aid to memorisation.


Listening skills practice: How to improve your memory exercises

2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill


Write the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. The speaker explains how to make our _______________ (memorise) function better.

2. We can make _______________ (improve) in our ability to memorise.

3. We use a _______________ (combine) of long-term and short-term memory.

4. There are several things we can do to recall _______________ (inform).

5. We can use word _______________ (associate) to remember a concept.

6. The term _______________ (visualise) means imagining a picture.

7. You can use different _______________ (formulate) to remember historical facts.

8. Following the tips will improve your _______________ (be able to) to remember.

Discussion

Have you got a good memory?

What do you do to help you remember things when youre studying?

Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.

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