Вы услышите монолог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений A-G соответствуют содержанию текста (1 — True), какие не соответствуют (2 — False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 — Not stated).
A) There are some practices to improve your memory
B) You should imagine the face of the person.
C) You should split the big numbers
D) It’s better to sum up some numbers.
E) It’s easy to keep in memory some jubilee dates
F) You should plan your route thoroughly in your mind
G) If you are amused you will remember it better.
A) There are some practices to improve your memory TRUE
B) You should imagine the face of the person. FALSE
C) You should split the big numbers TRUE
D) It’s better to sum up some numbers. FALSE
E) It’s easy to keep in memory some jubilee dates NOT STATED
F) You should plan your route thoroughly in your mind TRUE
G) If you are amused you will remember it better. TRUE
We all have problems remembering things but there are some techniques that you can use to help you remember. Let’s take the activities that you have just done.
First of all, remembering the names and jobs of the people and where they come from. Here, the best thing is to imagine images of the people and the names that you want to remember. And you should try to think of funny images as they are easier to remember. For example, we have Tom the student from Australia. Well, for Tom you might imagine a tomato. Then Australia has a shape a bit like a dog. Now let’s imagine it’s a very clever dog and is studying. So imagine Tom’s face as a tomato and he’s with a dog. So now we have a picture of Tom the student from Australia.
Now let’s take the numbers. The best thing to do here is to break the larger number up into smaller numbers and then think of the things that the numbers remind you of, such as a birthday, a particular year and the number of a house. Or with a number like 747 you might think of a jumbo jet – a Boeing 747.
With the directions the best thing is to imagine yourself following the directions. Create a picture in your mind of yourself going down the street. Count the turnings 1,2. Then turn left. Now imagine going past a supermarket and a cinema and so on.
When you have to remember lists of words try to build them a story. So with our words we might start the funny story. It’d be better. Try some of these techniques and you’ll be amazed at what you can remember.
