Tuesday, February 14, 2012

ESL Discussion Questions about Memory

What is memory?

What are memories?

What does it mean to remember?

What is the opposite of to remember?

What does it mean to memorize?

What does it mean to remind?


Do you have a good memory?

What would life be like if you had a perfect memory?

Are you good at remembering names?

Do you see people and recognize them but you can't place them?

Can you read a page once and remember everything?

Can you remember what you did last week? Last year at this date?

Are you always forgetful? Do you always forget things?

What do you do to remind yourself or to remember things?

Do you believe in suppressed memories? (Explain suppressed memories to the students.)

What are some dates that we need to remember?

What is something you always forget to do?

Do you sometimes put a thing down and then forget where you put it?

Does a memory come into your mind for no reason?



What is your first memory?

What is your best memory?

What is your worst memory?

What is your funniest memory?

What is your best memory of growing up?

What is your best memory from school?

What is a day you will always remember?

Finish this sentence: I will never forget the day that I heard the news of _______________________.


Idioms about memories:

Commit to memory.

If memory serves me correctly

In recent memory.

Jog someone's memory.

In memory of ___________.

Know something by memory.

Know something by heart.

Take a trip down memory lane.

Have a memory like an elephant.

Refresh your memory.


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