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1 If his young daughter watches too much television in the
evening, she gets very outgoing / excitable and doesn’t
want to go to bed
2 When he was younger he loved having conversations with
anybody He was very talkative / direct Now it’s difficult
to get him to say anything
3 I like her honesty She always says exactly what she
thinks! She’s so arrogant / direct.
4 Their dog tries to attack anyone who comes to the house.
I don’t know why he’s so aggressive / excitable.
5 My father is very tolerant / traditional He doesn’t like
new things
6 My sister’s lucky She’s very outgoing / excitable and can
speak easily to anyone
7 I really dislike arrogant / direct people who think they
know better than everyone else
8 These days you need to be outgoing / tolerant People
have so many different opinions
9 Please be reserved / serious for just a moment I know you
think this is funny, but it is important
10 My grandfather is quite reserved / serious He doesn’t like
to show his feelings very much
3 Fill in the gaps with up, in or up with.
1 He’s built a good relationship with theneighbours over the last few months
2 Teenagers make the majority of thosewho go to fast food restaurants
3 He put a lot of research beforedeciding where to open his new business
4 Hotels bring a lot of money to thelocal economy
5 They had to put a great deal of noisewhen they lived near the motorway
4 Complete the sentences using these adjectives.
•easy-going •friendly •affectionate •sensitive •nervous
1 Emma is a(n) child She always kissesher mother when she leaves for school
2 I’m much too I often cry when I watchsad films
3 Jenny is a very person She doesn’t like
to be in the house alone at night
4 Mr Brent is a(n) teacher He doesn’tmind if we give in our homework late
5 When I moved to my new house, the neighbours were
really and often asked me in forcoffee
5
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Reading
1 Read the text and match headings a–f to paragraphs
1–5 There is one heading you do not need.
a Silence preferred
b A divided country
c Living together
d A change of home
e Room for all the family
f A welcome for all
The north and south
1
Life in the north and south of England can be very
different, not least because of the people who live there
Whether as a result of climatic, historical, geographical or
economic reasons, or simply by chance, people from the
north and people from the south can be quite different
from each other and this can be interesting for visitors to
this country
2
The northerners have a reputation for being friendly,
open and direct They will not hesitate to start a
conversation with a stranger and it is said that their doors
are always open A northerner will tell you exactly what
he thinks, whether good or bad However, in some areas,
the dialect or strength of accent sometimes makes
understanding difficult for people new to the region
3
On the other hand, southerners are known to be more
private people They like their own space and are much
more reserved in general It is true that you can travel on
a crowded train in the south of England and not speak to
one person for the whole journey One theory is that the
people from the south are quite shy Another is that they
are simply colder than their neighbours further north
4
Today, many people from the south are moving to the
north to benefit from lower house prices and a lower cost
of living in general It is also still possible to find unspoilt
areas to live in, in the beautiful moors and villages of the
north, far from the overpopulated south For the
northerners, the move south to find work in this area of
greater opportunity is more difficult, but this is
happening more and more often these days
5
An unwelcome result of this moving population is that
extended families can be separated More positively,
however, southern and northern people are living side by
side and perhaps the great historical divide will become
less obvious as the years pass
5
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me I’m fed up with it
3 I am thinking / think that’s a great idea Let’s do it!
4 Who is Mike talk / is Mike talking to over there?
5 Where’s Janet?
She is playing / plays tennis.
6 My brother is working / works in New York for the
summer
7 I haven’t decided which university to apply for
I still think / am still thinking about it.
8 What is that new ice cream tasting / does that new ice
cream taste like?
6 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these verbs.
•write •eat •want •own •work •travel •train
Anthony Masters is a famous British chef who
1 two restaurants in London He regularly
2 to different countries to find new
recipes and appears on television every Saturday morning in
his own cookery programme Right now he
3 hard in New York, where he
4 some chefs for his new restaurant there
He says that food is his life and he 5(always)
! However, he 6 to lose
a little weight so he 7 a book of diet
recipes which will help him as well as others!
Writing
7 You are on a language course in another country Write
a letter (120–150 words) to your brother / sister telling
him / her about a new friend you have met Include
information about his / her:
You want to do some unpaid work helping elderly people
in your area Your friend already does this work Askhim / her:
• what sort of help is needed
• the qualities you should have to do this work
• if you need your own transport
You speak first
Student B
You do some unpaid work helping elderly people in yourarea Your friend wants to do the same Answer his / herquestions giving the following information:
• visit and talk to people in their own homes, e.g
shopping, cleaning
• a person should be caring, hard working, calm
• need own transport as homes far apart
Wait for your partner to speak first
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a filmmakers don’t make very good films from books.
b our imaginations are better than a filmmaker’s.
c sometimes we’re not certain if we’ve seen the film of a
book
d films can be very similar to our ideas from the book
Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with these words.
•meaning •brain •concentration •mind •remind
•senses •memory •explanation •remember •observation
1 I’m afraid I can’t where I put yourbook
2 For many children, at school is difficult
as they are always thinking of something else
3 Why is there water all over the floor? I’d like a(n)
6 There’s an interesting TV programme on tonight about
the , especially sight and hearing
7 is important for artists They need tolook carefully at people and places to get ideas
8 I’ve made up my – I will go to theparty!
9 My grandfather has an excellent Heoften tells us stories about when he was a young childand that’s 80 years ago!
10 Please me to go to the bank later Imustn’t forget
3 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
1 The police have a suspect / witness for the murder, but
they don’t have enough evidence to arrest him yet
2 There is a ransom / reward for anyone who can give
information about the crime
3 Jessica was stopped for speeding / fraud in her new
Ferrari
4 The judge / witness decided there should be a new trial.
5 Mike wasn’t punished for stealing the CDs, because it was
his first sentence / offence.
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5
Reading
1 Read the text and choose the best answer, a, b, c or d.
Did you really?
How can we be sure that our memories are real? Some
experts say that memories that we think are real are, in
fact, sometimes not true at all We all know that our
memories can play tricks on us How many of us
remember the summer holidays of our childhood as
longer, hotter and sunnier than they really were? But how
can we invent a memory that never happened?
A man from Bristol remembered watching a fire at a
house in his street when he was five years old He can
describe the scene, the darkness, the flames and the fire
fighters He can even remember the smell of the smoke
and the feeling of panic around him Later in life he
learned from his family that he didn’t see the fire at all
He was staying with his grandparents at the time He had
been told about the fire and pictured it so clearly in his
mind that he really believed he had been there He
would have even passed a lie test!
Something similar can happen to us quite often when we
read a book and our imagination creates pictures of the
characters and scenes from the story Later we can be
unsure whether we have seen the film that was made
from the book or not So, how reliable are our memories?
Maybe they aren’t as reliable as we think
1 The writer of the article believes that sometimes
a we lie about the details in a past event.
b people trick us with their stories of the past.
c we think we remember an event someone told us
about
d our minds invent memories to make our lives more
interesting
2 According to the writer,
a we preferred life when we were children.
b childhood memories can sometimes be exaggerated.
c the summer weather was much better in the past.
d our memories of our childhood are very real.
3 According to the article, the man from Bristol
a couldn’t see the fire because of the smoke.
b panicked when he saw the flames.
c forgot everything about the fire.
d didn’t see the fire.
4 The man from Bristol learned the truth
a from his grandparents.
b when he was five.
c from a fire fighter.
d when he was older.
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off, or out.
1 Did you find the times of the trains?
2 I’m really tired We set at six this
morning
3 He made the story of the fire
4 I won’t have to walk My brother will drop me
on his way to work
5 Shall I buy the red or the blue shoes? I can’t make
my mind
Grammar
5 Underline the correct modal verb in each sentence.
1 You shouldn’t / don’t have to eat so much cake It isn’t
good for you
2 We could / had to go to the bank yesterday We needed a
loan!
3 They can / should see Central Park from their hotel
window
4 You mustn’t / can’t write in that library book.
5 I couldn’t / didn’t need to phone Carol I found the
information on the internet
6 Steve should / could go to the doctor His back problem
might be serious
7 I need to / must use the computer this evening Is that
OK?
8 I couldn’t / didn’t need to run very fast when I was a child
because I had weak ankles
9 Jake’s only two – please help him He can’t / may not do
it on his own
10 Silvia was such a clever baby She could / had to speak
when she was one!
6 Complete the email with these modal verbs.
•can •mustn’t •had to •can’t •have to
Hi Susan
We’re having a terrible holiday! The hotel is really awful Our
room is on the tenth floor and we 1 use
the lift because it’s out of order We 2
close the windows at night because of the noise from the
road and we 3 only get sandwiches in the
restaurant because the chef’s got food poisoning!
Robert got sunburnt yesterday so we 4
take him to the doctor He 5 go on the
beach for three days or he’ll be very ill
I hope you’re having a better week than we are!
Love
Patty
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5
Writing
7 A friend of yours from England is going on holiday to the same place that you went to last year Write a letter (120–150 words) to your friend giving him / her some advice on these things.
• the weather
• clothes to take
• best places to visit during the day
• best places to visit at night
• transport and prices
• where he / she was and the time
• what he / she saw
• what the burglar looked like and what he / she waswearing
You speak first
Student B
You live at 9, Ash Road You witnessed a burglary lastnight at number 8, the house opposite yours Answer thepolice officer’s questions Tell him / her:
• where you were when you saw the burglary
• what time this was
• what the burglar did
• what the burglar looked like and what he / she waswearing
Wait for your partner to speak first
50
Total
10
Trang 7The body is quite wonderful in the way that it adapts tochange and in the future perhaps we will have fewerteeth, a stronger backbone and less stored fat on ourbodies I hope it’s soon
Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with these words.
•descendants •average person •couch potato •mankind
•height •staple diet •ancestors •hunter-gatherers
1 My came from Africa
2 Rice is an important part of the inAsia
3 I hope our will live in a more peacefulworld
4 There is a minimum for some jobs;police officers, for example
5 The survival of may depend on howwell we protect our planet
6 The sleeps for about eight hours anight
7 If you stay in and do no exercise, you’ll become a
8 Before agriculture was invented, ate alot of meat and different wild plants
3 Complete the sentences with these verbs.
•put •fall •give •take •try •let
1 We were going to try the new restaurant but the high
4 Mike promised to help me with this work and now he
says he won’t He’s really me down
5 Sarah might have to go to London on Friday I hope our
plans to see a film in the evening don’t
1 a It takes a long time for changes to happen to the body.
b Changes to the body can cause us a lot of problems.
2 a Teeth problems today are often a result of changes in
eating habits
b Our ancestors used their teeth for eating hard meat.
3 a Our backbones are still adapting to walking on two
legs
b We have problems with our backs because we don’t
walk properly
4 a Mankind is getting fatter because we do not hunt and
exercise like our ancestors
b Our body system of storing fat needs to change.
5 a Health problems will become fewer in the future.
b We will have stronger bodies in the future
Today’s problems, a result of the past?
Many of the medical problems people have today are a
direct result of how the body has changed and is still
changing to suit different lifestyles The changes in both
the body and lifestyle happen extremely slowly and will
continue as long as mankind exists Common medical
problems today concern teeth, bones and weight Many
of these have happened because of evolutionary changes
to the body, not because of bad diet or a lazy lifestyle, as
a lot of people think
Millions of pounds are spent every year to help teenagers
who have too many teeth in their mouths In the past,
our ancestors needed more teeth and large, strong jaw
bones so that they could tear the meat from animals’
bones With our modern diet this is no longer necessary
Our jaw bones are getting smaller and unable to hold so
many teeth and this produces overcrowding The teeth
themselves are also changing The teeth which we used
for tearing are not as sharp as they were before
Another common medical problem today is back pain
The spine, the bones in our back, is still getting used to
the fact that humans walk on two legs This was a new
way of moving It is easy to damage the back, but this
important part of our skeleton is likely to become
stronger and stronger in the future
It is a well-known fact that we are getting fatter but this is
not only because we eat the wrong foods and do not get
enough exercise When our ancestors lived by hunting
and gathering food, there were times when there was
plenty to eat and times when there was very little The
body developed a system to store fat for the times when
there was no food Our bodies are still storing fat which
we do not use because, in general, food is always
available Now we try medicines, diets and even
operations to lose the unnecessary fat
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•journey •trip •tour •voyage
1 When we went to Rome last year our friends took us on a
of the city
2 While you’re in England you must take a
to Oxford It’s a lovely place to visit
3 That new film about the of a
spaceship to another galaxy is really boring
4 I love a long train There’s time to
read, sleep and look out of the window
Grammar
5 Fill the gaps with the correct past form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 I (meet) my fiancé while I
(live) in Italy last year
2 Dawn (not speak) to her new boss
before She (be) very nervous
3 I (wait) to see the doctor, when Mark
and Julie (come) in
4 Ken (have) an interview at 10 o’clock
this morning, and this afternoon they
(offer) him the job
5 What (you do) at the office so late last
night? I (see) your car in the car park
6 I (not want) to disturb my
grandmother because she (sleep)
7 The waiter (take) my plate before I
(finish)
8 The last time Jan (see) Ray he
(work) for a car company
9 Carrie (see) the film before, but she
(go) with Phil to see it again lastweekend
10 Peter (drive) to the airport when he
(hear) a strange noise at the back ofthe car
6 Underline the correct past verb forms.
It 1rained / was raining when I arrived in Paris I 2didn’t
bring / hadn’t brought an umbrella so I got very wet while I
3was waiting / had waited for a taxi to take me to my hotel.
The taxi driver was very friendly and 4was driving / drove
me round the centre of the city to see the famous sights
I5never went / had never been to Paris before and I thought
it was beautiful in spite of the rain
5 10
4
Writing
7 You have been asked to write a short entry for a book about historical buildings in your country Choose an interesting old building in your area and write about it (120–150 words) Include:
• when and why it was built
• a short description of the building
• what life was like for the people who lived or worked in it
• why it is interesting today
Speaking
Photo discussion
In pairs, Student A look at photograph 1; Student B look
at photograph 2 Take it in turns to ask and answer about the photographs.
Student A: ask B
• what is in the photo
• why it was safe for these children to do this
• where he / she liked to play when he / she was young
Student B: ask A
• what the photo shows
• what he / she thinks it was like to buy things there
• where he / she likes to go shopping and why
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•expand •fastest-growing •suit •talent •good
•satisfaction •open up •demand •create •soar Information technology is the 1 industry
in the world today As a result, there is a high
2 in schools for teachers of this subject.Experts say that many schools will 3 theirinformation and communication technology departmentsover the next few years and the government will have to
4 hundreds of new jobs for specialistteachers Job opportunities in computer technology continue
to 5 and good qualifications in computerskills will 6 a huge number of futurecareer possibilities School students who are
7 at languages often have a
8 for computer programming A job withcomputers will also 9 people who arelogical thinkers Working in this industry can bring a largeamount of job 10
3 Complete the sentences with these adjectives.
•commercial •previous •complex •minimal •dramatic
1 Starting their own business will mean a
change to Sharon’s and Jeff’s lifestyle
2 The owners of the shop sold fruit andvegetables, but the new owners want to sell clothes
3 My parents are only going to make
changes to their new house – it’s in very good condition
4 They will have to pay special taxes because it’s a
building
5 We’re starting a new at school to makeand sell healthy snacks
5 10
Reading
1 Decide which sentences a–f fit into gaps 1–5 in the
article There is one sentence you do not need.
a This movement is also welcomed by many employers,
who see it as a way of getting greater experience in the
d Such work offered a secure income, and jobs were
generally not something to be enjoyed
e Many teenagers today do not like long periods of training
and more and more are going straight into work after
finishing school
f With an increasing number of new and exciting jobs
becoming available, and the possibility of retraining at
any age, doors will always be open
A job for life
The idea of having one job for the whole of your life has
disappeared from the minds of the 21st century young
adults who are thinking about their futures 1
In the past, people were often proud to spend a lifetime
working for the same employer They progressed within
the company, retired with a gift for long service, and then
lived on their pensions 2
Today’s young people do not see their working lives in the
same way It is now common to change jobs regularly A
survey has shown that in the USA the average male has
had nine jobs by the age of 32 3 There are also
fewer pressures on young people to choose their future
careers at an early age, a choice they may be unhappy
with later
Work today is not only about earning money to support
ourselves and our families 4 It seems a healthy
step forward that a wrong decision taken as a school
leaver does not mean a lifetime of boring or unsuitable
work 5 Job satisfaction is no longer at the bottom
of the list
5
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3 When we moved house last year it was very simple We
didn’t have to deal with any problems
4 Don’t worry We’ll manage to find an answer to the
problem
5 The internet will cause a lot of changes in education over
the next ten years
Grammar
5 Underline the correct verb form in each sentence.
1 Pat works so hard she’ll pass / she’s passing the exam
easily
2 If you want to get the bus, you’re having to go / you’ll
have to go soon.
3 The film starts / is going to start at 6.30 Don’t be late!
4 I’m going to cook / I will cook a special meal for Frank’s
birthday tomorrow He’s asked for a curry
5 We can go out as soon as Katie will arrive / arrives.
6 Will you help / Are you going to help me with my project?
I’m afraid I’m not very good at using the computer
7 I think they’ll win / they’re winning the next election with
10 Anne’s sorry she can’t come to the theatre She’s visiting /
She will visit her mother tonight.
6 Write the correct future form of the verbs in brackets to
complete the gaps.
The Oxford Summer School 1 _ (open) this year on
the 6 July and will continue until 7 September
This summer, students 2 _ (able to) choose from
a wider range of courses than in previous years There
3 (also be) the chance to do practical courses,
such as photography and gardening, in addition to the
language and literature courses which are offered every
year
We also promise an exciting variety of social events These
4 (start) with the party on the first evening and
5 _ (include) outings to the theatre, sports, and trips
to places of interest We look forward to seeing you in July
• confirm you have received the vocabulary CD
• explain why you are writing
• say how long you have waited
• say what you expect to be done
• use a suitable ending
Speaking
Photo discussion
In pairs, Student A look at photograph 1;
Student B look at photograph 2 Take it
in turns to ask and answer about the photographs.
Student A: ask B
• what the photo shows
• what the people are doing
• what effects this problem has on the environment
Student B: ask A
• what is in the photo
• what the result of this problem is
• what solutions are used to solve the problem
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journalists He likes his
9 A well-known soap opera actress suffered public
when she forgot her lines on live television
a humiliation b defeat
10 My nephew is a(n) swimmer, and will probablywin the national competition
a international b top-ranked
3 Replace the verbs in italic with these verbs.
•sum up •set up •hold •raise •pick
1 If you want to start a business, you often need to borrow
money from the bank
2 We didn’t collect enough money to build a new
swimming pool for the school
3 They’re going to organise a memory competition next
week
4 Can you choose a student to welcome our visitor, please?
5 At the end of the meeting, Mary will quickly summarise
the main points
5 10
Reading
1 Read the text and match headings a–f to paragraphs 1–5.
There is one heading you do not need.
a They’ve got what they wanted
b Simply not true
c It’s not forever
d Some sacrifices
e Always recognised
f The money’s good
‘It won’t change me!’
1
‘Fame won’t change me.’ How many times have new
celebrities said these words? Young footballers, singers
who have just won top TV competitions, actors appearing
in extremely successful films, and even young people who
have married into royalty Do we believe them? Not for a
moment
2
It is almost impossible not to be changed by fame It is
not like a coat that you can take off when you get home
from work It is also something that these people have
usually been actively hoping for, for a long time They
wanted it, they’ve got it and they’re going to enjoy it
3
Being in the public eye is exciting People stop celebrities
everywhere they go, even in supermarkets, and ask for an
autograph For the rest of us the only time we sign our
names in shops is to pay the bill Unlike them, we can’t
get the best table in the best restaurant simply because of
who we are We probably wouldn’t even be able to afford
the bread there anyway! Of course the lives of people like
this must change
4
The price celebrities have to pay for this change in
lifestyle is significant No more privacy, no more walking
down to the shops with no make-up or messy hair and no
more quiet holidays on the beach But, this is all part of
the job of being famous and whether it’s in a good way
or a bad way, one thing is certain … fame does change
a person
5
However, as we know, fame does not last forever unless
you are like Marilyn Monroe So, I suppose the stars have
to enjoy it while it lasts and then experience an even
more difficult change when the recognition and money
stop They say that in our lives we all have fifteen minutes
of fame I think I’d like to be famous for a little longer
than that – despite the problems!
5
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phrasal verbs.
•hang on to •put off•carry on •work out •go without
1 Lucy cakes and biscuits this month to
lose some weight
2 The Morrisons wanted to live in Texas, but they
by the heat
3 Richard got very few interviews last year, but he
applying for jobs, and now he’s gotjust what he wanted
4 Let’s how much the holiday would cost
– I think we can afford it
5 It’s difficult to your privacy when
you’re famous
Grammar
5 Complete the sentences Use must have, can’t have,
might have, or might not have and the correct form of
the verbs in brackets
1 Look how tanned James is It (be)
really hot on his holiday
2 Where was Lisa this morning? She
(know) about the meeting I reminded her yesterday
3 I’m not sure who translated the letter It
(be) Pete I think he can speak Spanish
4 Charlie (eat) the whole cake It was
enormous!
5 Clare (like) the meal I cooked her She
asked for the recipe
6 I’m not sure why Jane and John didn’t come to the party.
They (realise) it was last night
7 Dave (go) to the shopping centre I
think he said something about needing to get someone a
present
8 Sam (know) Carla was planning to
leave her job She hadn’t said anything about it to
6 Complete the sentences with these words.
•because•although•unless
1 He must have lived in Italy he speaks
Italian so fluently
2 You can’t travel to another country
you have a passport
7 Write a composition (200–250 words) arguing for and
against one of these titles:
If you want to be successful, it isn’t what you know but who you know that is important.
Success depends on being in the right place at the right time.
Remember to:
• explain the meaning of the title
• write a paragraph ‘for’ the title
• write a paragraph ‘against’ the title
• summarise your own views
• link your ideas appropriately
• use an appropriate style
• go to a show
• go to a famous restaurant
• go on a river cruiseWait for your partner to speak first
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•sensitive •ambitious •excitable •affectionate •talented
•amateur •tolerant •minimal •commercial •easy-going
1 Little Harry is so He always gives hisgrandmother a kiss and a hug
2 I have been very of your behaviour,but now this rudeness must stop
3 John is going to teach his dog to be calmer She’s very
and jumps up at people all the time
4 This report is excellent I’ll only have to make
changes
5 A lot of successful people are also
6 Be careful how you tell Beth about what’s happened.
She’s so and gets upset very easily
7 I had no special training and I don’t sell my paintings I’m
only a(n)
8 My son has a lovely singing voice I don’t know why
because neither his father nor I are very
at music
9 Nothing worries my father very much He’s such a(n)
person
10 We will have to sell part of the business I don’t want to
but it’s a(n) decision
3 Choose the best word, a or b, to complete the sentences.
1 is very important if you want to be a scientist.You have to notice what is around you
a Observation b Concentration
2 Mr Green has offered a to anyone who finds hislost dog
a ransom b reward
3 The injured man says the other driver caused the
accident, but the police can’t find a No othercars were involved
1 Read this article about memory and decide whether
statements 1–5 are true or false according to the text.
Write T or F in each box.
Use it or lose it
As people get older, they often begin to be aware of
problems with their memories Sometimes, older people
can remember every detail of their childhood but not
what happened last week or why they have gone into a
particular room This suggests that it is short-term not
long-term memory that is affected Apparently, an
eighty-year-old has only slightly fewer brain cells than a
teenager, so it is not that people lose memory but they
find it more difficult to recall things
The way to help improving our memory is to keep using
it If we give ourselves memory tasks such as trying to
remember lists or telling someone the story of a book or
film we have just read, we keep the brain active and
remember more easily If we want to fix something in our
memories, we must concentrate on it and want to
remember it We see and hear so much in our lives that
the brain cannot store everything for instant recall For
example, if we find a phone number in the telephone
book we remember it for 10 seconds or long enough to
dial the number, but a few minutes later, it has gone It is
still in our memory somewhere but is not easy to recall
So, concentration and practice will keep our brains busy
and keep our memories in better shape
1 People often can’t remember what happened
a long time ago
2 Young people have the same amount of
brain cells as their grandparents
3 It is a good idea to memorise things for practice.
4 We sometimes forget a phone number before
we can use it
5 In our brains we have a memory of everything
we experience
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