Ask My Stomach
Sorry, I completely forgot to send it. → It completely ____ my ___.
slipped my mind
I have quite ___ memories of my first driving test — I cried in the car park.
painful
Lots of books. The books have covers. → We photographed ___
the covers of lots of books
A hairdresser cut my hair yesterday.
I had/got my hair cut yesterday.
True or false: Goldfish can only remember things for three seconds.
FALSE — they can be trained to remember routines for months.
He took the job without ___ ___ about it — he said yes in two seconds.
thinking twice
🌫️🧠❓ — (opposite of vivid)
a vague memory
The students are waiting outside. They are taking the C1 exam.
The students __________ are taking the C1 exam.
The students who are waiting outside are taking the C1 exam.
It's very easy to become completely absorbed in a good novel.
Use GET YOURSELF:
It's easy to get yourself absorbed in a good novel.
True or false: Some people taste words.
TRUE — synaesthesia. "Tuesday" might taste of onions.
🧠💭🚪🙈
doing something without being aware of it
subconsciously —
I think I subconsciously knew what she'd say.
Looking at my old school photos really __________ my memory.
refreshed
The people who live next door are having a party.
Make it shorter:
The people living next door are having a party.
Someone broke our car window last night. → Our car ___ last night. (HAD)
had its window broken
True or false: Eating a lot of tomatoes turns your skin red.
FALSE — that's the carrot trick; tomatoes don't do it.
Take a coat — that's a very ___ idea. /// He's extremely ___ to criticism.
sensible // sensitive
💎❤️ + 🧠
treasure the memory
The council has developed a plan. The plan will reduce traffic.
The council has developed a plan to reduce traffic.
They can finish everything by Friday. → They can ___ by Friday. (GET)
get everything finished
True or false: Bananas grow on trees.
FALSE — giant herbs. No wood.
Complete the sentence with THREE expressions:
I had a __________ that accepting the offer was a bad idea, but instead of simply trusting my __________, I decided to __________ the advantages and disadvantages first.
hunch / gut instinct / weigh up
Which is extremely clear and detailed, and which stays with you for a long time?
→ vivid memory = clear and detailed
→ lasting memory = stays with you
This recipe takes forty minutes. → It's a ___ recipe
a forty-minute recipe (also: forty-minute-long)
You're the teacher — tell the student to write it again. → Please ___ the homework again. (HAVE)
have the student write (no "to")
True or false: Australia is wider than the Moon.
TRUE
Australia measures roughly 4,000 km east to west — Steep Point in WA across to Byron Bay. The Moon's diameter is about 3,475 km. So on that comparison Australia wins by around 500 km.