1. Which sentences are true?

We all use memory in the same way. True

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

There are two different forms of memorisation. True

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

Writing shopping lists can improve your memory. False

Teaching helps us to memorise. True

We can train our brains to be more effective. True

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

2. Write the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. The speaker explains how to make our memory function better.

(memorise)

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Following these tips will improve your ability to remember. (be able to)

3. Match the words with the definitions.

a knock-on effect / finals / an adjustment / to be looming / familiar / to visualize / vital / to
tune in
- to be coming quickly, to seem very close to be looming,

- to listen to a live radio programme to tune in,

- necessary, of extreme importance vital,

- a small change an adjustment,

- the last exams in a university course final,

- well known or easily recognized familiar,

- to form a mental picture of something to visualize,

- something that happens as a result of something else happening a knock-on

effect.