Memory Challenge
Work in pairs. Look at the picture in 4 carefully, and then cover it. Ask and answer questions about the position of things in the picture.
Example:
A: Where are the books?
B: They're on the table.
USE IT! Work in pairs to ask and answer questions about a celebration you remember. Take turns to ask and answer questions 1-4. Then change roles.
1. When and where did the event happen?
2. What were you celebrating at the event?
3. Can you remember what you were wearing?
4. How did you feel at that time?
1. It happened on December 24th last year at my sister's house.
2. We were celebrating Christmas and my niece's birthday.
3. I was wearing a jacket, a long white dress and a black boots.
4. I felt so merry and excited at that time
1. It happened on December 24th last year at my sister's house.
2. We were celebrating Christmas and my niece's birthday.
3. I was wearing a jacket, a long white dress and a black boots.
4. I felt so merry and excited at that time.
Can you add some more activities?
Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures in 4.
Example:
A: What are they doing in picture a?
B: They're ploughing a field.
- What are they doing in picture b? They're catching fish.
(Họ đang làm gì trong bức ảnh b? Họ đang bắt cá.)
- What are they doing in picture c? They're drying rice.
(Họ đang làm gì trong bức ảnh c? Họ đang phơi lúa.)
- What are they doing in picture d? They're unloading rice.
(Họ đang làm gì trong bức ảnh d? Họ đang dỡ lúa.)
- What are they doing in picture e? They're feeding pigs.
(Họ đang làm gì trong bức ảnh e? Họ đang cho heo ăn.)
- What are they doing in picture f? They're milking cows.
(Họ đang làm gì trong bức ảnh f? Họ đang vắt sữa bò.)
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What can you see in the picture?
2. When do we need these things?
1. I can see an emergency kit.
2. We need these things when it has a natural disaster.
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.
1. Where do you think this creature is from?
2. What do you think it can do?
1. It is from another planet/ Mars/ Venus …
2. It can jump. It can catch 4 fish at the same time with his hands. It can do handstand …
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss the following questions.
1. What can you see in it?
2. Which of the following adjectives describe the picture?
1. In the picture, I can see a peaceful village with a vast field.
2. peaceful ; vast ; picturesque
Dịch:
peaceful (adj): yên bình
vast (adj): rộng lớn
crowded (adj): đông đúc
picturesque (adj): đẹp như tranh
noisy (adj): ồn ào
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
MEMORY
"Memorize these words". "Learn this spelling rule". "Don't forget about the quiz tomorrow".
You remember things every day, but how do you do it?
When you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute. However, you don't need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years.
Why do you forget things sometimes? Is there a reason? Yes, there are several. The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well in the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away, you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them.
You can help yourself remember better. Here are some ideas:
1. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. You can do this if you practice the new information. Say it to yourself out loud. Think about it.
2. After you learn something, study it again and again. Learn it more than you need to. This process is called overlearning. For example, when you learn new words, practice using them in sentences. Don't try to memorize words from a list only.
3. Make sure that you understand new information. It is very difficult to remember something that you don't understand. Ask questions when you learn something new to be certain that you understand.
4. Do not listen to music or watch TV when you study. You will remember better if you concentrate on one thing at a time.
5. Try to connect new information with something that you already know. For example, when you learn the name of a new kind of food, think of a similar kind of food that you already know.
6. Divide new information into several parts (about five or six). Learn one part at time and stop for few minutes. Don't sit down and try to learn a very large amount of new information all at once.
7. Try to make a picture in your mind. For example, if you hear or see a new word, make a picture of how it looks to you in your mind. This “mental” picture will help you remember that word the next time you see or hear it.
8. Think of word clues to help you remember information. One very helpful kind of word clue is an acronym. An acronym is a word formed from the first letter of a group of words. For example, many American schoolchildren learn the names of the Great Lakes in the North America by remembering the word homes. Homes is an acronym that comes from the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
9. Relax when you study! Try to enjoy yourself. You are learning new things every minute. You will remember better if you are happy and relaxed.
The following things should help you remember things better when you study, EXCEPT______.
A. asking questions when you don’t understand something
B. connecting new information with something you already know
C. trying to learn a large amount of new information all at once
D. overlearning them
Đáp án C
Những điều sau đây sẽ giúp bạn ghi nhớ mọi thứ tốt hơn khi học, NGOẠI TRỪ______.
A. đặt câu hỏi khi bạn không hiểu.
B. kết nối những thông tin mới với những điều bạn đã biết.
C. cố gắng tiếp thu một lượng thông tin lớn cùng một lúc.
D. overlearning chúng.
Dẫn chứng ở tip thứ 6: “6. Divide new information into several parts (about five or six). Learn one part at time and stop for few minutes. Don't sit down and try to learn a very large amount of new information all at once” – (Chia nhỏ thông tin mới ra thành một vài phần (khoảng 5 hoặc 6). Học một phần và dừng lại vài phút. Đừng chỉ ngồi đó và cố gắng ghi nhớ một lượng lớn thông tin mới cùng 1 lúc).
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
MEMORY
"Memorize these words". "Learn this spelling rule". "Don't forget about the quiz tomorrow".
You remember things every day, but how do you do it?
When you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute. However, you don't need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years.
Why do you forget things sometimes? Is there a reason? Yes, there are several. The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well in the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away, you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them.
You can help yourself remember better. Here are some ideas:
1. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. You can do this if you practice the new information. Say it to yourself out loud. Think about it.
2. After you learn something, study it again and again. Learn it more than you need to. This process is called overlearning. For example, when you learn new words, practice using them in sentences. Don't try to memorize words from a list only.
3. Make sure that you understand new information. It is very difficult to remember something that you don't understand. Ask questions when you learn something new to be certain that you understand.
4. Do not listen to music or watch TV when you study. You will remember better if you concentrate on one thing at a time.
5. Try to connect new information with something that you already know. For example, when you learn the name of a new kind of food, think of a similar kind of food that you already know.
6. Divide new information into several parts (about five or six). Learn one part at time and stop for few minutes. Don't sit down and try to learn a very large amount of new information all at once.
7. Try to make a picture in your mind. For example, if you hear or see a new word, make a picture of how it looks to you in your mind. This “mental” picture will help you remember that word the next time you see or hear it.
8. Think of word clues to help you remember information. One very helpful kind of word clue is an acronym. An acronym is a word formed from the first letter of a group of words. For example, many American schoolchildren learn the names of the Great Lakes in the North America by remembering the word homes. Homes is an acronym that comes from the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
9. Relax when you study! Try to enjoy yourself. You are learning new things every minute. You will remember better if you are happy and relaxed.
The names of the Great Lakes in North America are easier to remember______.
A. thanks to the useful acronym homes
B. when they are connected with the mental picture of your home
C. if they are near your home
D. because they remind you of your home
Đáp án A
Tên gọi của Ngũ Đại Hồ ở Bắc Mĩ dễ nhớ______.
A. nhờ vào từ viết tắt hữu ích “homes” .
B. khi chúng liên quan tới bức tranh tinh thần gia đình của bạn.
C. nếu chúng ở gần nhà bạn.
D. bởi vì chúng gợi nhớ bạn về gia đình của mình.
Dẫn chứng ở tip 8:“8. […]. For example, many American schoolchildren learn the names of the Great Lakes in the North America by remembering the word homes. Homes is an acronym that comes from the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior” – ([…] Ví dụ như, nhiều học sinh Mĩ học tên Hồ Ngũ Đại ở Bắc Mĩ bằng cách ghi nhớ từ “homes”. “Homes” là từ viết tắt bắt nguồn từ chữ cái đầu của tên 5 hồ: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
MEMORY
"Memorize these words". "Learn this spelling rule". "Don't forget about the quiz tomorrow".
You remember things every day, but how do you do it?
When you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute. However, you don't need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years.
Why do you forget things sometimes? Is there a reason? Yes, there are several. The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well in the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away, you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them.
You can help yourself remember better. Here are some ideas:
1. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. You can do this if you practice the new information. Say it to yourself out loud. Think about it.
2. After you learn something, study it again and again. Learn it more than you need to. This process is called overlearning. For example, when you learn new words, practice using them in sentences. Don't try to memorize words from a list only.
3. Make sure that you understand new information. It is very difficult to remember something that you don't understand. Ask questions when you learn something new to be certain that you understand.
4. Do not listen to music or watch TV when you study. You will remember better if you concentrate on one thing at a time.
5. Try to connect new information with something that you already know. For example, when you learn the name of a new kind of food, think of a similar kind of food that you already know.
6. Divide new information into several parts (about five or six). Learn one part at time and stop for few minutes. Don't sit down and try to learn a very large amount of new information all at once.
7. Try to make a picture in your mind. For example, if you hear or see a new word, make a picture of how it looks to you in your mind. This “mental” picture will help you remember that word the next time you see or hear it.
8. Think of word clues to help you remember information. One very helpful kind of word clue is an acronym. An acronym is a word formed from the first letter of a group of words. For example, many American schoolchildren learn the names of the Great Lakes in the North America by remembering the word homes. Homes is an acronym that comes from the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
9. Relax when you study! Try to enjoy yourself. You are learning new things every minute. You will remember better if you are happy and relaxed.
Which of the following may not be in your long-term memory?
A. the telephone number of a person you don’t call very often
B. your way home
C. your date of birth
D. your address
Đáp án A
Điều nào sau đây không ở trong trí nhớ dài hạn của bạn?
A. số điện thoại của một người mà bạn không gọi tới thường xuyên.
B. con đường về nhà.
C. ngày sinh của bạn.
D. địa chỉ của bạn.
Dẫn chứng ở phần đầu: “When you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number” – (Khi bạn muốn gọi điện tới một cửa hàng hoặc một văn phòng mà bạn không gọi tới thường xuyên, bạn tra số điện thoại đó trong danh bạ. Bạn quay số, và sau đó bạn quên nó. Bạn đã sử dụng trí nhớ ngắn hạn để nhớ số đó).
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
MEMORY
"Memorize these words". "Learn this spelling rule". "Don't forget about the quiz tomorrow".
You remember things every day, but how do you do it?
When you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute. However, you don't need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years.
Why do you forget things sometimes? Is there a reason? Yes, there are several. The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well in the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away, you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them.
You can help yourself remember better. Here are some ideas:
1. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. You can do this if you practice the new information. Say it to yourself out loud. Think about it.
2. After you learn something, study it again and again. Learn it more than you need to. This process is called overlearning. For example, when you learn new words, practice using them in sentences. Don't try to memorize words from a list only.
3. Make sure that you understand new information. It is very difficult to remember something that you don't understand. Ask questions when you learn something new to be certain that you understand.
4. Do not listen to music or watch TV when you study. You will remember better if you concentrate on one thing at a time.
5. Try to connect new information with something that you already know. For example, when you learn the name of a new kind of food, think of a similar kind of food that you already know.
6. Divide new information into several parts (about five or six). Learn one part at time and stop for few minutes. Don't sit down and try to learn a very large amount of new information all at once.
7. Try to make a picture in your mind. For example, if you hear or see a new word, make a picture of how it looks to you in your mind. This “mental” picture will help you remember that word the next time you see or hear it.
8. Think of word clues to help you remember information. One very helpful kind of word clue is an acronym. An acronym is a word formed from the first letter of a group of words. For example, many American schoolchildren learn the names of the Great Lakes in the North America by remembering the word homes. Homes is an acronym that comes from the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
9. Relax when you study! Try to enjoy yourself. You are learning new things every minute. You will remember better if you are happy and relaxed.
You move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory when you______.
A. call a friend over and over again
B. practice it by saying it to yourself out loud
C. relax in front of the TV set
D. write it out on a piece of paper
Đáp án B
Bạn di chuyển thông tin khỏi trí nhớ ngắn hạn tới trí nhớ dài hạn khi bạn______.
A. gọi điện cho một người bạn nhiều lần.
B. luyện tập nó bằng cách nói to với bản thân.
C. thư giãn trước tivi.
D. viết nó ra giấy.
Dẫn chứng ở tip 1: “1. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. You can do this if you practice the new information. Say it to yourself out loud. Think about it” – (Để di chuyển thông tin ra khỏi trí nhớ ngắn hạn để tới trí nhớ dài hạn. Bạn có thể làm được nếu bạn luyện tập với những thông tin mới. Nói to chúng với bản thân. Nghĩ về chúng).