ESL B1 Topic: Psychology/Memory B1/B2.pptx

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1. 400A Unit 2

2. Memory How good do you think your memory is?

3. What do you think these idioms mean? to forget. It sounds familiar Think happily about the past I can’t remember things. Remind me. Good at remembering things. I can’t remember things that happened recently. If I’m not mistaken. Match:

4. Recall I can’t seem to recall where I left my keys. I know they are here somewhere! Recall means: A: To remember. B: Call again.

5. Faulty I remember that he was wearing a red shirt, but I was drunk so my memory might be faulty. Faulty means: A: Correct, true, fixed. B: Incorrect, false, broken.

6. Disorder Some people with mental disorders need to go on medication. Disorder means: A: A wrong order B: Sickness or disease.

7. Retain If you’re always looking at your phone in class, it’s will be difficult to retain any of this information. Retain means: A: Keep, hold on to information B: Tain again.

8. Alter If the police are looking for you, it’s a good idea to alter your appearance. Alter means: A: Stay the same B: Change

9. Circumstance There is no reason to open this door, do you hear me. Under no circumstance should this door be opened. I don’t care if the building is on fire, keep the door shut. Circumstance means: A: Situation, context B: Standing in a circle.

10. Fade If you haven’t seen someone for a long time, your memory of them might start to fade . Eventually, you won’t remember them at all. Fade means: A: Becoming stronger B: Disappear, usually slowly.

11. Traumatic I still wake up in the middle of the night because I have nightmares from that traumatic incident. Traumatic means: A: Something that makes you happy. B: Something that upsets or disturbs you deeply.

12. Store I keep all of my lessons stored on a USB drive. Store means: A: To keep to use in the future. B: To shop.

13. Subjective The art contest judge was married to one of the artists, so his opinion was subjective and not very fair. Subjective means: A: Influenced by personal feelings. B: The first part of a sentence.

14. Raise (an issue) In the meeting I tried to raise the issue of the cost, but no one would listen to me. Raise (an issue) means: A: Lift a problem above your head. B: Talk about a problem.

15. Phenomenon The Aurora Borealis, a natural phenomenon, was visible in Washington D.C. (in places without clouds. A phenomenon is: A: An event. B: An alien.

16. Discuss with your partner: What’s the earliest memory you can recall? Have you ever experienced a supernatural phenomenon? What happened? Are you good at retaining new vocabulary? What’s one way you would alter your life? In what circumstances has English helped you?

17. Grammar: Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses Defining relative clauses. Bob has two sons. His son who has a red shirt is 6 years old. His son whose shirt is purple is 4 years old. Important information! The sentence is not useful without it.

18. Grammar: Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses Non-defining relative clauses. Bob is divorced. His children, who live with their mother, don’t see him very often. His house, which he used to share with his wife, feels very empty. His ex-wife is now married to Carl, who is much more successful than Bob. Extra information! The sentence still works without it. With non-defining relative clauses, you must use ‘which’ instead of ‘that’ for things.

19. Do you think technology is making our memory better or worse? Why?

20. Navigate The invention of GPS has made it much easier to navigate to a new destination. Navigate is: A: To find the correct path. B: To join the navy.

21. Envy Bob envied his neighbor’s life. His neighbor had a better car, a better job, and a bigger house than Bob did. Envy is: A: To want what someone else has. B: To want to kill someone.

22. Attention Students have a lot of trouble paying attention during class if they have smartphone. Attention is: A: Ignoring something. B: Focusing on something

23. Upset The loud screaming upset the children and they started crying. Upset is: A: To make someone unhappy or worried. B: To lift the set.

24. Superior Watermelon is a superior fruit. It’s definitely top tier, one of the best. Superior is: A: A type of fruit. B: High-quality, very good.

25. Concern There is a concern that his visa might be cancelled because he has missed too many classes. A concern is: A: A bad cern B: A worry.

26. Chapter 2 Anxiety!

27. What words end with: - ous -ness - ing -al - ment Anxious Curious Serious Dangerous Nervous Adventurous Adjectives Happiness Sadness Illness Seriousness Weakness Darkness Nouns Ending Thinking Feeling Kidding Smiling Crying Nouns Professional National International Animal Functional Financial Adjectives Environment Movement Government Achievement Advancement Investment Argument Nouns

28. Choose 6 words and make 6 sentences about yourself. Sickness Nervousness Dizziness Employment Disappointment Treatment Psychological Professional Financial Anxious Dangerous Envious 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

29. Using Non-defining relative clauses to provide commentary. The sad story of Bob continues. Yesterday Bob was sad, so he got drunk. This isn’t something Bob normally does. Yesterday Bob was sad, so he got drunk, which isn’t something he normally does. While drunk, he called his boss, which was a bad idea. Now Bob doesn’t have a job, which will make his ex-wife very angry. This is a comment on the previous sentence This sentence becomes the ‘thing’ that we are talking about, so we always use ‘which’

30. Match the word to the meaning Recover Medication Cut Down Refer Diagnosis Overwhelming Widespread Tense Too much of something that you can’t handle. Reduce Feeling uneasy Recommend somebody to a specialist Happening everywhere Pills etc. Get better Identifying an illness

31. Discuss with your partner: What’s something you can cut down on in your life? Do you find studying at Mentora overwhelming? What are the widespread problems in your country? If your friend has a problem, who can you refer them to for help? When do you feel tense?