This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about memory hacks and ways to remember new English vocabulary!
Memory can be a funny thing! Some people can recall the faintest details about the most obscure occasions, and yet easily forget some of life’s most important things.
When it comes to learning a language, finding ways to improve your memory is a great idea. When it comes to new vocabulary, you should try to become a memory master!
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about memory hacks and ways to remember new English vocabulary!
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Conversation Questions: Memory Hacks for Remembering New Vocabulary!!
1. How good is your memory?
2. What is a good source of new English vocabulary?
3. Do you say new vocabulary out loud? Does it help you remember?
4. How often do you repeat your vocabulary exercises? Are you consistent?
5. Do you use flashcards? What other methods would you recommend?
6. Have you ever learnt something through teaching it?
7. Do you prioritise or order the information you need to remember? How so?
8. Have you ever experienced a memory because of something you tasted, smelt, heard or saw?
9. How well do you know your memory’s limitations? How do you work around them?
10. The true art of memory is the art of attention.
Samuel Johnson
How far do you agree or disagree with this quote?
Vocabulary List:
- Memory
- the ability to remember information, experiences, and people
- Source
- someone or something that supplies information
- Out loud
- If you say or read something out loud, you say or read it so that other people can hear you
- Consistent
- always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way
- Flashcard
- a card with a word or picture on it that is used to help students learn
- Method
- a particular way of doing something
- Prioritise
- to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first
- Order
- to organise something well, or with a system
- Limitations
- If someone or something has limitations, that person or thing is not as good as they or it could be
- Work around
- to act in a way that solves or reduces the effect of a problem
- Attention
- notice, thought, or interest
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Model Answers:
B1 (Intermediate) Model Answers
B2 (Upper Intermediate) Model Answers
C1 (Advanced Level) Model Answers
See you all at this week’s conversation club!
