Do you have a Strong Do you have a Strong MemoryMemory??

لديك لديك هل قوية؟ قوية؟ ذاكرةذاكرةهل

What do you do to help you remember What do you do to help you remember things? things?

تذكر على نفسك لمساعدة تفعل تذكر ماذا على نفسك لمساعدة تفعل ماذااألمور؟األمور؟

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Read the text and match appropriate words and Read the text and match appropriate words and phrases with the following picturesphrases with the following pictures..

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A lot of people find it is difficult (to remember / remembering) simple things like phone numbers or directions. And sometimes you can't remember someone's name. It's embarrassing! Now scientists are (developed / developing) a digital device to help us with our memory. Scientists at Southampton University say that there will soon (been / be) a technology that is similar to a hearing aid or glasses. But this technology will help you to remember. A memory aid could be available in the next five to ten years. We already have technology to help us remember things. For example, our mobile phones (help / helps) us remember phone numbers. Satellite Navigation systems (Sat Navs) help us remember directions. But perhaps the best way to remember things is to make a list!

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True or False?True or False?If False, Explain Why!If False, Explain Why!

• The writer of the text thinks that the best way to remember things is by mobile phones.

• Scientists at Southampton University are trying to provide a memory aid within the next decade.

• The text suggests; it would be embarrassing to forget someone’s name.

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Comprehension CheckComprehension Check

• What does Sat Nav stand for? How do they help us?

• What does the writer mean by, ‘a technology (memory aid) that is similar to glasses’?

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VocabularyVocabularyMatch a word on the left with an appropriate definition Match a word on the left with an appropriate definition

on the right.on the right.• Directions

• Embarrassing

• Scientist

• Device

• Technology

• Hearing aid

• Navigation

• The act or the science of finding a way from one place to another

• Making you feel uncomfortable• Information that you give to

someone about how to find a particular place

• An object or machine which is invented to serve a purpose

• A device worn inside or next to the ear to help people hear better

• An expert who studies or works in one of the sciences

• The practical use of scientific discoveries

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Grammar FocusGrammar FocusRead the text again and choose the correct form of the Read the text again and choose the correct form of the

verbs in the brackets. Try to explain your choice.verbs in the brackets. Try to explain your choice.

1. (to remember / remembering)

2. (developed / developing)

3. (been / be)

4. (help / helps)

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Pronunciation PracticePronunciation Practice Compare the underlined vowels in the words facing Compare the underlined vowels in the words facing

each other. Do they sound the same? Can you spot the each other. Do they sound the same? Can you spot the stressed syllable in each word?stressed syllable in each word?

• People• Mobile• Aid• Directions• Developing• Memory• Scientists• Embarrassing

• Someone• Digital• Available• Device• Remember• Technology• Navigation• Southampton

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Pronunciation PracticePronunciation PracticeCan you spot the Can you spot the SchwaSchwa in these words? in these words?

• Difficult• Number• Embarrass• Scientist• Technology• Similar • Memory• Available• Remember

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Role playRole play

• What questions would you ask the scientists who are developing the memory aid at Southampton University?

• Student A is a scientist from Southampton University and student B is the interviewer. Practice the interview.

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WritingWriting

• Think about a time when you forgot or misplaced something (phone number, name, glasses, mobile phone, etc). Describe what happened to a friend and then in your writing.

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WritingWritingRead the passage as many times as you can in 5 Read the passage as many times as you can in 5

minutes and then rewrite and paraphrase it with the minutes and then rewrite and paraphrase it with the following words. following words.

• Difficult• Remember • Phone numbers• Directions• Names• Embarrassing• Scientists• Developing• Digital device• Technology• Hearing aid• Memory aid• Mobile phones• Satellite navigation systems• List

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VideoVideoTry out the following link. You might find it useful.Try out the following link. You might find it useful.

• Keeping your brain healthy and memory sharp at www.youtube.com

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GlossaryGlossary

• memory • to remember • directions

• embarrassing • developing • digital device • technology • hearing aids • satellite navigation

systems • list

• ذاكرة• يتذكر أن• كيفية/ إليضاح إرشادات

ما مكان على االستدالل• للحرج مثير• على/ يعملون تطوير

تطوير• رقمي جهاز• تقنية• السمع لضعف سماعات• على االستدالل أنظمة

باألقمار استعانة الطرقالصناعية

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Resources:Resources:

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/elt/default.stm

• http://images.search.yahoo.com/images

• http://www.live.com/?scope=images

• http://www.fotosearch.com/

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