English Conversation Questions

Memory

Questions

1. What is your happiest childhood memory?
2. Do you think you have a good memory?
3. Do you remember smells and sounds?
4. Do you have a good memory for dates and names?
5. Are you good at remembering feelings?
6. What are some things that are hard to remember?
7. What are some things that are easy to remember?
8. What is your first memory of school? 
9. What is your favorite memory?
10. What is something you can never seem to remember?
11. Has your memory gotten better or worse with time?
12. How can we improve our memory?
13. Would you like to have a photographic memory?
14. How often do you take a trip down memory lane?
15. Have you ever done anything in memory of someone?

Videos

These tips will give you the memory boost you need!

Category:  Psychology
Keywords: Memory | Stress

Jennifer Jarrett never forgets a face. No, really. The super recognizer can see someone and immediately recognize them, regardless of how much time has passed.

Category:  Psychology | Science
Keywords: Face | Memory
Explore the stages of how your memory stores information and how short-term stress impacts this process.
You spend weeks studying for an important test. On the big day, you wait nervously as your teacher hands

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it out. You’re working your way through, when you’re asked to define “ataraxia.” You know you’ve seen the word before, but your mind goes blank. What just happened? Elizabeth Cox details the complex relationship between stress and memory.

Lesson by Elizabeth Cox, directed by Artrake Studio.

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Category:  Psychology
Keywords: Memory | Stress | Tests
What causes the sensation of déjà vu? Dive into the theories and psychology that could explain why you’re having that feeling… again.

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You might have felt it — the feeling that you’ve experienced something before, but, in reality, the experience is brand new. There are over 40 theories that attempt to explain the phenomenon of déjà vu. Michael Molina explains how neuroimaging and cognitive psychology have narrowed down the theories that could explain that feeling you’re having…again.

Lesson by Michael Molina, animation by Josh Harris.

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Category:  Psychology
Keywords: Have you ever | Memory
It’s a common saying that elephants never forget. But the more we learn about elephants, the more it appears that their impressive memory is only one aspect of an incredible intelligence that makes them some of the

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most social, creative, and benevolent creatures on Earth. Alex Gendler takes us into the incredible, unforgettable mind of an elephant.

Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by Avi Ofer.

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Keywords: Africa | Animals | Memory

Did you know that if you start working out, your body will kind of “remember” what it’s like to be strong, even after you take some time off? How are your muscles able to do that?

Category:  Science
Keywords: Memory | Muscles

Vocabulary:
cove
secluded
float
shore
anchor
lighthouse
greenhouse
handsaw
hammer
power tool
nail
board (noun)
ton
land sick
biomass
canoe
paddle
real estate
prosper
fulfilled

Expressions:
subsistence living
hon

Vocabulary:
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word

Expressions:
expression
expression
expression
expression

Vocabulary:
prestigious
involuntary
swindler
fraudulence
unwarranted
concern
unfounded
impostor
syndrome
faculty
pervasive
prevalent
disproportionately
underrepresented
downplay
abnormality
self-esteem
spiral
accolade
threshold
susceptible
voice (verb)
peer
dismiss
excel
ease
mentor
competence
banish
frank

Expressions:
nagging doubt
shake a feeling
put something to rest
surefire way

Vocabulary:
filmmaker
principle
handcuff
clown
distill
underdog
aspect
familiar
unfamiliar
chopsticks
keyboard
organic
grounded
clarity
stuntman
steady
gag
perfectionist
rhythm
distinct
continuity
elbow
bunch
flail around
unlike
invincible
impressive
humanize
asset
payoff
relentlessness
finale

Expressions:
kick ass
going above and beyond
get smacked in the face
sell a joke

Vocabulary:
explosion
smoke (noun)
engine
unique
pilot
route
unemotional
terror
instant
reach out (to someone)
postpone
urgency
purpose
regret
humanity
ego
reflect
eliminate
frame (verb)
artistic
talent
bawl
miracle

Expressions:
bucket list
brace for impact
mend fences
make sense
connecting dots