Writing

1. | IW/ PW. Read the following statements. Write in your copybooks if they are True or False.

1. Schoolchildren often don’t remember facts about history because they find it very boring.
2. Repeating things is effective for long-term memory.
3. Using a story to help you remember long lists is not very effective.
4. Listening to all types of music helps to improve memory.
5. “Mental exercise” is more important for the memory than physical exercise.
6. All fats and oils are bad for the brain.
7. Chewing gum helps you to concentrate even better than coffee.

2. | PW. Complete the sentences with a gerund or an infinitive. Then correct mistakes and compare your answers with the partners'.

1. I’ll never forget to travel/travelling abroad for the first time.
2. When I feel stressed out, I remember to put/putting things in perspective.
3. You need to stop to try/trying to do everything at once.
4. Remember to make/making time for important people in your life.
5. Have you stopped to go out/going out with your friends because you’re too busy?
6. If you forget to send/sending a card for a friend’s birthday, remember to call/calling.
7. I remember to celebrate/celebrating holidays with my family when I was young.
8. We should remember to slow down/slowing down and to take/taking more time for everything.
9. My friend reminded me to call/calling my grandmother.
10. Stop to worry/worrying about the small things.

3. | IW / GW. Create a paragraph answering the questions below What is memory? Can people lose their memory? How? What happens if people lose their memory?