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Memory Marvels
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S O birthdays special dates to remember: spelling rules,
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SW people’s names difficult spellings rules… the list is endless. But
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facts and figures telephone numbers
you: mnemonics [pronounced
information for exams words “nemonics”].
things you need to do grammar rules
Mnemonics are techniques
punctuation rules general rules to help you remember things.
There are a variety of them,
words/expressions in other languages
including rhymes, spelling
Other? acronyms and sentence Now I
remember!
mnemonics.
2 Reading I
Read the article once. Were any of your ideas from the Rhymes are a great way to
Pre-reading activity similar to the ones in the article? remember things. The sounds,
unusual words and rhythm of
3 Reading II them help you recall ideas. Do you know when Columbus sailed to America?
Read the article again and ind the answers. What There’s a rhyme to help you which goes like this, “In fourteen-hundred and
mnemonic can help you… ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Most people who’ve heard that
1. …learn the date that Columbus sailed to never forget it!
America?
2. …learn the spelling of the word “because”? Spelling acronyms involve creating a sentence based on the letters of a target
3. …remember the spelling of the word word. For example, the following sentence can help you with the spelling of the
“Mississippi”? word “because”, “Big elephants can always understand small elephants”. Notice
4. …learn the diference between “principal” how the irst letter of each word in the sentence spells out the word “because”.
and “principle”? This one is designed to remind you to include the “h” in the word “which”, “Which
5. …help you learn about the use of house is Cath’s house?” To spell Mississippi, a rhythm mnemonic is combined
apostrophes? with a spelling one: “miss iss ippi”. And if you can’t remember the spelling of the
word “mnemonics”, use this one “Mike never eats meat or nuts in case he’s sick”!
4 Language focus Verb + with
Look at the extract from the article on this page, “…a Sentence mnemonics are also useful. The following can help you with the
rhythm mnemonic is combined with a diference between the words “principal” and “principle”, “A principal is your pal
spelling one…” The writer has used a verb + the at school, and a principle is a belief or rule.” Or this one to help you remember
preposition with. Complete these sentences with the correct the diference in spelling between “deserts” (such as the Sahara) and “desserts”
verbs from below. (such as Tiramisu), “A dessert has two sugars so it’s sweeter, but a desert only
compared agree covered talking has one.” [The two “sugars” mentioned in the sentence refer to the two s’s in the
word “dessert”.] Or this one to clear up the confusion between “stationery” and
1. I _____________ with your ideas. “stationary”, “The car is stationary. An envelope is stationery”.
2. We were _____________ with her
GLOSSARY
yesterday. You can learn grammar rules with sentence
endless adj
3. They _____________ the irst one with mnemonics too. For example, this one can help you if something is “endless”, it never stops
a mnemonic n
the second one. with the position of adjectives, “Adjectives come before
a technique to help you remember
4. He _____________ the chair with a sheet. nouns just as ‘A’ comes before ‘N’.” And this one can help things
to recall vb
you learn about the use of apostrophes, “Apostrophes to remember
5 Discussion show possession.” to sail vb
to travel in a boat or ship, but not
1. Do you know any mnemonics in your necessarily one with a "sail" (a large
sheet that the wind blows)
language? What are they for? Mnemonics can help a lot with language learning. Why to involve vb
2. Have you ever invented a mnemonic? What not try inventing a few of your own! if A “involves” B, B is a necessary
part of A
was it? a principal n
Dr Fingers
3. Have you ever created a visual mnemonic (a the person in charge of a something
Now turn to Dr Fingers’ Vocabulary page for more (a school, for example)
picture) to help you remember something? a principle n
mnemonics to help you learn things. your “principles” are your morals /
What was it for?
beliefs / values, etc.
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English language names with real meaning.
THE NAME GAME
FAMOUS NAMES WITH MEANING.
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Gene Hackman Iron Man
(American actor) (fictional superhero)
IF YOU “HACK” AT SOMETHING, YOU CUT IT WITH “IRON” IS A TYPE OF METAL. ITS CHEMICAL SYMBOL
STRONG MOVEMENTS USING A SHARP KNIFE / IS “FE”; ALSO, AN “IRON” IS SOMETHING THAT IS USED
MACHETE. TO MAKE CLOTHES FLAT AND SMOOTH.
“They hacked their way through the jungle.” The bridge was made of iron. / I ironed my clothes.
Batman WikiLeaks
(fictional superhero) (non-profit organisation that
A “BAT” IS A SMALL ANIMAL THAT FLIES AT NIGHT. IT publishes classified documents)
LOOKS LIKE A MOUSE WITH WINGS, AND IT LIKES TO IF THERE IS A “LEAK” IN THE ROOF, THERE IS A
SLEEP UPSIDE DOWN. HOLE AND WATER CAN COME THROUGH.
“We saw a bat in the sky at night.” “The roof is leaking again. We’ll have to get it fixed.”
Nissan Leaf
(electric car produced by
The Smart fortwo electric drive
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan) (or smart ed –
A “LEAF” IS A THIN, GREEN (USUALLY) FLAT PART OF an electric microcar produced by German car manufacturer Daimler AG)
A TREE THAT GROWS ON ITS BRANCHES. IF SOMEONE IS “SMART”, THEY ARE INTELLIGENT.
“The leaves turned brown in the autumn.” “He’s only eight, but he’s really smart.”
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STORY TIME
Jokes, anecdotes and stories as E
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shouldn’t you believe a
person in bed?
I don’t know. Why
shouldn’t you believe a
person in bed?
Because they’re lying.
B E G I N N E R ’ S
A woman is walking in
the park when she sees a
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man playing chess with
his cat. “Wow!” she says.
“I didn’t know that cats
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must be so clever.” And
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if you “beat” someone, you
“Jenkins and Brown”, two
win against them in a game or
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a post n
four. She doesn’t get the a job that is available in a company
job. an applicant n
a person who applies for a job by
The last applicant is an sending a letter and CV, attending an
interview, etc.
accountant. On being
an interviewee n
asked the question, he gets a person who is being interviewed
(asked questions in an interview)
up from his chair, goes over a slide rule n
to the door, closes it quietly a tool (similar to a ruler) used by
mathematicians to make rapid
then sits down again. calculations
to prove vb
Finally, he leans across
to demonstrate; to show; to establish
the desk and says in a low the truth about something
Tap here to buy! to lean across phr vb
voice, “How much do you to move your body forward and over
want it to be?” something (the table in this case)
a low voice exp
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VOCABULARY
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8. Shaving brush
9. Brush / hairbrush n
10. Comb f
11. Skin cream
12. Washcloth
13. Wash bag h e
14. Sponge b k
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2 Wordsearch
Now ind these words in the wordsearch.
toothbrush toothpaste
shower cap
floss razor
shaver cream
gel brush
comb washcloth
bag sponge
blade teeth
tube hair
skin
3 Guess the word
Think of ways to describe the words above.
See if your partner can guess the word from the clues.
It’s something
you use to
brush your
teeth.
A
toothbrush!
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USEFUL VERBS & EXPRESSIONS
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HAVE A SHAVE SHAVE YOUR LEGS &
If you “have a shave”, you use a razor If you “shave your legs”, you use a S
blade or an electric razor to cut the razor blade or an electric razor to cut B
hair from your face. the hair from your legs. R
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legs once U
a month.”
“I have a
shave every
morning.”
BRUSH YOUR TEETH FLOSS YOUR TEETH
If you “brush your teeth”, you use a If you “f loss your teeth”, you use dental
toothbrush to clean your teeth. f loss to clean your teeth.
“I brush
my teeth
three “I always f loss
times a my teeth before
day.” brushing them.”
SQUEEZE TOOTHPASTE ONTO A TOOTHBRUSH BRUSH YOUR HAIR
If you “squeeze toothpaste onto a If you “brush your hair”, you use a
toothbrush”, you push the toothpaste hairbrush to make your hair tidy.
tube with your f ingers so that the
toothpaste comes out.
“You
need to
brush
your
hair – it's
a mess.”
“Could you squeeze a bit more toothpaste
onto my toothbrush, please?”
COMB YOUR HAIR RUB CREAM ONTO YOUR SKIN
If you “comb your hair”, you use a comb If you “rub cream onto your skin”, you
to make your hair tidy. use your hands to move the cream all
over your skin.
“She rubbed
some cream
onto her
face.”
“Could
you comb
my hair,
please?”
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4. The city of Lodi, in California. Peters sued Universal
5. Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga). Studios for $15,000.
She claimed that she’d
sufered extreme fear
after visiting Universal
Studios’ Halloween
Horror Nights haunted
2
1 house.
In 2004, a Californian
surfer sued another
surfer for “stealing
4
his wave”. The case
3 went to court but was
dismissed because they were unable to put a price on the emotional pain
caused by watching someone else ride “your” wave.
2 Reading I 5
Read the article once to compare your ideas from In 2006, Allen Heckard of Portland, Oregon, USA sued Michael Jordan and Nike founder
the Pre-reading activity. Phil Knight for $832 million. Allen claimed that he’d sufered emotional pain because
people often mistook him for the basketball star Michael Jordan. He eventually dropped
3 Reading II the case.
Read the article again. Then, write a brief
description of the lawsuit against the people / Also in 2006, Curtis Gokey sued the city of Lodi, California. He claimed that one of the
things mentioned in the Pre-reading activity. city’s dumper trucks had hit his car, causing damage. The unusual thing was that the
driver of the dumper truck was… Mr Gokey. When the city court ruled that it was illegal
4 Language focus for Gokey to sue himself, he iled a new suit in his wife’s name. “Some things are just
The future with ridiculous,” City Attorney Steve Schwabauer said. “This is just one of those things where
be + going to you go, ‘no!’ The citizens of Lodi are not going to pay for his error. If we’re going to pay
Look at this extract from the article on this page, “… him, a judge is going to have to tell us to pay him.”
The citizens of Lodi are not going to pay
for his error…” The writer has used a future with But the “king” of ridiculous lawsuits has to be Jonathan Lee Riches. He’s
be + going to (“are not going to pay”). Complete the sued ex-president George W. Bush, Steve Jobs of Apple and Julian
sentences with the correct verbs from below. Assange of Wikileaks. He’s even sued historical igures such as Plato,
have send eat like Che Guevara and Nostradamus, and inanimate objects such as the
Eifel Tower. Riches, who’s in prison in Oklahoma (for internet fraud),
1. They’re going to the has been named the World’s Most Litigious Man by the Guinness
information tomorrow. Book of Records. Was he happy about that? Of course not. He
2. We aren’t going to at immediately sued the Guinness Book of Records.
this restaurant.
3. She’s going to a cofee. In a recent case, Riches has started legal proceedings against
4. You aren’t going to this ilm. Stefani Germanotta, otherwise known as Lady Gaga. He claims
that she got the idea for her song Poker Face from him while they
5 Discussion were both at a casino in Las Vegas. In a recent hearing, Riches
1. Have you heard of any of these said, “Stefani Germanotta sat next to me and asked, ‘Excuse me,
cases before? What else do you are those Bugle Boy jeans you’re wearing?’ and I said, ‘Look lady,
know about them? can’t you see I got a poker face, I’m trying to concentrate.’ She then said, ‘Poker face, I’m
2. Have there been any ridiculous going to use that in a song of mine one day’.”
lawsuits in your country? What about?
3. Are there any important trials Now how ridiculous is that?
going on at the moment in your
country? What are they about? [Dear Jonathan, if you’re reading this, please don’t sue us!]
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