Unit 10
With a failing memory, you meet a lot of new people.
Lead in > Task 1
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Basic listening practice
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Listening in > Task 1
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Listening in > Task 2
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Listening in > Task 3
Your answer | Correct answer | ||
| (1) | brain | brain |
| (2) | nerve connections | nerve connections |
| (3) | musical instrument | musical instrument |
| (4) | your brain | your brain |
| (5) | blood circulation | blood circulation |
| (6) | vegetables | vegetables |
| (7) | Protect and support | Protect and support |
| (8) | healthy | healthy |
| (9) | sugar | sugar |
(10) | memory loss | ||
(11) | nerve functions | ||
(12) | tobacco | ||
| (13) | Improve | Improve |
| (14) | remembering | remembering |
| (15) | temporary | temporary |
Let's talk > Task 1
Your answer | Correct answer | ||
| (1) | memory power | memory power |
| (2) | test | test |
| (3) | new | new |
| (4) | saw | saw |
| (5) | verdict | verdict |
| (6) | seconds | seconds |
(7) | memories | ||
(8) | endure | ||
(9) | volunteers | ||
| (10) | staring | staring |
| (11) | 10000 | 10,000 / 10000 |
| (12) | slide show | slide show |
| (13) | 70% | 70 percent / 70% |
| (14) | lose | lose |
| (15) | where | where |
Let's talk > Task 2
1To the memory power of our brains.
270 percent. I'm afraid I don't agree. How much we can remember the things we see depends on many factors. For me, I may remember only a small proportion of the items I saw if there are many items.
3A person with a good memory can learn well, work efficiently, and remember kindnesses received. A forgetful person may easily forget daily worries, forgive others for their offenses, and forget sad things
Further Listening and Speaking and speaking > Further Listening and Speaking> Task 1
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Further Listening and Speaking and speaking > Further Listening and Speaking> Task 2
Correct answer | ||
| (1) | excellent marks |
| (2) | principles |
| (3) | picture |
(4) | Association | |
(5) | familiar with | |
(6) | Consolidation | |
(7) | already learned | |
(8) | 16 / sixteen | |
(9) | Distributed Practice | |
| (10) | shorter |
| (11) | muscle |
| (12) | exercise |
Further Listening and Speaking and speaking > Further Listening and Speaking> Task 3
1Maybe we can't remember the name.
2We can repeat the name back to the person to help us store the name in our "memory bank
3We can repeat the name. In addition, we can visualize something different, unusual, or ridiculous about the person's appearance, position, or actions that ties in with his or her name.
4The descriptive information on one side of the card and the name on the other side.
5We can look at it repeatedly, seeing the "picture" in our mind's eye as we look at the name; or when we see the name, visualize the "picture" we have assigned to the name.
Further Listening and Speaking and speaking > Viewing and speaking > Task 1
Correct answer | ||
| (1) | intelligent |
(2) | paintings | |
| (3) | shown |
| (4) | cover |
| (5) | including |
| (6) | local |
(7) | atmosphere | |
(8) | unique | |
| (9) | painter |
(10) | mouth | |
Further Listening and Speaking and speaking > Viewing and speaking > Task 2
At Marine World, U.S.A., a group of dolphins were taught to pick up the trash in their pool and bring it to their trainer for a fish reward. One dolphin seemed to be getting more trash than the others. It was discovered that the dolphin had hidden trash and would tear a piece off for his reward, and then return and tear off another piece for another reward
Part I
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Part II
Correct answer | ||
(1) | damage | |
(2) | symptoms | |
(3) | sharp | |
(4) | involved | |
(5) | fitness | |
(6) | mind | |
(7) | over | |
(8) | They also may remember things better by mentally connecting them to other meaningful things | |
(9) | Stress, anxiety, or depression can make a person more forgetful | |
(10) | much pain and suffering can be avoided if older people, their family, and their doctors recognize dementia as a disease |
Part III
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Part IV
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