Ask your Partner Memory

Do you have a good memory or a bad memory (that is, do you usually
remember things or forget things)?
Do you have a photographic memory? Do you know anyone who has a
photographic memory?
Do you easily memorise information?
Do you have good memory for names/faces/numbers?
Do you have a short term or long term memory?
Would you like to have a perfect memory? Why or why not? How would
it change your life?
Have you ever forgotten something important, like your keys or your
phone?
Have you ever forgotten an important date, like a birthday or an
anniversary?
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went there?
As people grow older, sometimes the distant past is easier to remember
than the near past. Why do you think this is?
Whats your earliest memory? When was it? Describe it in detail.
Many people find that a certain sound or smell brings back a childhood
memory very strongly? Have you experienced this?
What's your most vivid (clear or sharp) memory? When was it? Describe
it in detail.
What music brings back memories for you? Describe the memory. Why
do you think this is?
Are there some things or times that you will never forget?

Memory Adjectives
All of the following adjectives collocate with memory.

Vivid, distant, short-term, long term, dreadful, faded, cherished,

nostalgic, fuzzy, precious, treasured, bitter-sweet, haunting, vague,
disturbing, bitter, traumatic, lingering, fleeting.

With your partner/group divide them into these four categories:

Duration, clarity, positive and negative.

Memory Verbs
Divide the following verbs, which collocate with memory, into positive or
negative:
Bury, erase, bring back, evoke, rekindle, push aside, push away,
spark, stir (up), trigger, conjure up, block (out), blot out, hold, come
flooding back, fade.

Now create sentences using these verbs to show your understanding.