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Choose the correct word. It’s cold today! If you don’t put on your sweater, you will ________________ a cold easily.

Choose the correct word. You should put an ice pack on your injured leg, it will reduce the _______________.

Choose the correct word. These painkillers helped Jane to ________________ her back pain.

Match the words.

Type the right form of the verb. Linda ________________ (write) detective stories for 3 years before she became a famous writer.

Type the right form of the verb. Beth _____________ (wash) the dishes before her mum made some tea.

Type the right form of the verb. Mike was really upset because he ___________ (fail) his exam.

Type the right form of the verb. Helen was tired because she _____________ (work) in the garden for 5 hours.

Read the text and mark the statements True, False or Not stated. Train your brain! You forgot someone’s name, you left your essay at home or maybe you can’t remember where you parked your car! Memory is your ability to store, retain and recall information in your brain, but sometimes our memories let us down. Fortunately, there are lots of creative tricks you can use to keep your memory in top form! Chunking. Try breaking down strings of information, like phone numbers, into smaller chunks. So instead of trying to remember 792835, remember it as 79 28 35. This works even more effectively if you associate something meaningful with each chunk, too. Let’s say you’re studying for a History degree at university. You could say 79 AD is the year Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii, 28 is your age and 35 is your room number in your hall of residence. Finding personal connectors like this anchors information in your memory. Thinking in pictures. Try thinking in images rather than words. Let’s say you have a new part-time job and your boss’s name is Alice Barker. To remind you of her name, make some connections: Alice with Alice in Wonderland and Barker with a huge barking dog. Now picture Alice falling down the rabbit hole closely followed by a snarling dog. The more vivid and weird the images, the better this technique works. Word association “Mnemonics known as ’30 days has September, April, June and November…” have long been used by people to help them remember tricky information. So the next time you need to remember the spelling of a difficult word or the names of some people you’ve just met, why not try coming up with your own silly rhyme, song or poem? The sillier and funnier the better! Location, location, location! The Romans used a visualization technique called ‘loci’ to remember lists of things. Imagine a room in your house. Mentally place the things you need to remember on the furniture. When you want to recall the items, try an imaginary walk around the room. When you recall the furniture, which is easy because the room is familiar to you, you’ll recall the objects easily, too. Practice makes perfect. This is true, but psychologists say that we remember more effectively when we space out learning. So don’t cram for tests and exams! When you have to memorise new words in a foreign language, for instance, repeat them a few times, then take a break. Then come back to them. Perhaps put flashcards around the house with words written on them... You will see them all the time and they will be slowly burnt into your long-term memory. These are just a few tips. Experiment to see what works best for you! Above all, eat well and get plenty of sleep and exercise. Staying healthy will give your memory the best boost of all!

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. There are TWO extra phrases you don’t need to use. Together to the Poles Janek Mela is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles. 27th July, 2002, was the worst day of Janek Mela’s life. . He got an electric shock of 15,000 volts. His parents rushed him to hospital for an emergency operation. Doctors saved his life . Janek was very unhappy. He spent a long time in hospital. Then one day the Polish explorer, Marek Kaminski, visited him and talked about an expedition to the North and South Poles.. Months of treatment and preparation began. First, Janek learned to use his artificial arm and leg. Then he trained for the journeys. They called the expeditions ‘Together to the Poles’ and . Finally, his recovery was complete. The first expedition was to the North Pole. The 112-kilometre journey took twenty-one days. , for example, cracks in the ice, polar bears and very bad weather. ‘It was really difficult,’ says Janek, ‘but things got better.’ They reached the Pole on 24th April, 2004. In December the team started the expedition to the South Pole. . There were storms, 200 kph winds and temperatures of minus 30 degrees C. On some days, they only walked four kilometres. For the Christmas celebration, they had traditional Polish dishes like ‘borsch’ (beetroot soup). ! They reached the Pole on 1st January, 2005. Janek didn’t just break a record. He showed incredible bravery and his achievement is truly great.