High-achieving teenagers Listening skills practice

Answers to How to improve your memory – exercises
Preparation

1. b

2. g

3. f

4. c

5. h

6. d

7. a

8. e

1. 
   Check your understanding: multiple selection
   

✓ We all use memory in the same way.

✓ There are two different forms of memorisation.

✓ Teaching helps us to memorise.

✓ We can train our brains to be more effective.
2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill

1. memory

2. improvements

3. combination

4. information

5. association

6. visualisation

7. formulas/formulae

8. ability

My hero

Listening skills practice: My hero
Listen to the speakers talking about their heroes and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Do the preparation exercise before you listen. Then do the other exercises to check your understanding.
1. Preparation: matching

Match the two halves of these phrases and write a–g next to the numbers 1–7.
1…….. to make a. someone ( for …)

2…….. to risk b. of the danger

3…….. to campaign c. a discovery

4…….. to spend d. your life

5…….. to become aware e. all day working

6…….. to be interested f. against slavery

7…….. to admire g. in ecology