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V Vocabulary note

Eli Remember has a different meaning
Think about your own memory and complete these
sentences. when followed by to-infinitive or the
-ing form of a verb.
1 He remembered to phone work to say he
I have a fantastic memory for
was going to be late. (= It is a fact. He
2
I'm terrible at remembering
definitely did phone work.)
3 A memorable event was He remembers phoning work to say he
4 I find it easy to memorise was going to be late. (= It is a memory. He
thinks he phoned work.)
5
I always remember to
(See Unit 10, 2.1 and 2.3 for more on
6 verb + to-infinitive / -ing patterns.)
As a child. I remember
Complete the text with words from the box.
ear forgotten merneeies mind photographic recall retain short-term
As far as our (1) ale-mot-Les
are concerned, my twin sister and I couldn't be more different. She only
has to see or hear something once to remember it - it's what they call a (2)
memory.
And she'll (3)
that image or that sound more or less indefinitely. As for me, I've got a
(4) it ten
like a sieve. If you say something to me now, I'll have (5)
minutes later. It's a case of in one (6)
and out the other. I'm like an old person - I've
got a terrible (7)
memory. By contrast, my long-term memory is fantastic. I can still
(8) the names of all the other children in my first class at school - that's over thirty years ago.
IIEM COLLOCATION Read the sentences about memories. Put a (I) if the sentence is about
remembering something. Put a (X) if the sentence is about not remembering / being able to remember.
1
The visit to my old school triggered an early memory of my favourite teacher, Mr Bell.
2
Psychiatrists used to believe patients' problems were caused by repressing traumatic childhood memories.
3
A service was held to honour the memory of the war dead
4
He refused to move on with his life, reliving the bitter memories of the courthouse time and time spin
5
My grandma loves that record. She says it brings back treasured memories of her youth.
6
It's all so vague! I need something to jog my memory.
En Answer these questions using the words in italics from 2.3.
1
Which two adjectives are used to describe a very unpleasant memory'
2
Which two words describe memories from when you were young'
3
Which three expressions mean 'remind someone of somethings'
4 Which word could you use to describe a memory which is not clear?

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