Vocabulary and Listening

Complete the table with the infinitive and past simple forms of the verbs in blue in the quiz. Then listen and check.

How GOOD is your MEMORY?

1. What was the last film that you saw?

2. When was the last time that you ate in a restaurant?

3. When did you last go to a circus or a zoo?

4. Where and when did you first ride a bike?

5. Who taught you English at primary school?

6. How old were your parents on their last birthdays?

7. What was the last music that you heard?

8. When did you last make something to eat?

9. What mark did you get in your last English exam?

10. At what age did you first have a mobile phone?

11. What did you do on your last birthday?

12. Who spoke to you first at school today?

13. Who did you speak to last before you left home this morning?

14. How many people gave you presents last year? What were they?

15. How many people did you buy presents for last year? What were they?

Do the quiz. Compare your scores with a partner. Who has got the best memory?

How GOOD is your MEMORY?

1. What was the last film that you saw?

2. When was the last time that you ate in a restaurant?

3. When did you last go to a circus or a zoo?

4. Where and when did you first ride a bike?

5. Who taught you English at primary school?

6. How old were your parents on their last birthdays?

7. What was the last music that you heard?

8. When did you last make something to eat?

9. What mark did you get in your last English exam?

10. At what age did you first have a mobile phone?

11. What did you do on your last birthday?

12. Who spoke to you first at school today?

13. Who did you speak to last before you left home this morning?

14. How many people gave you presents last year? What were they?

15. How many people did you buy presents for last year? What were they?

KEY: How many things did you remember?

0-5: What a terrible memory you've got! Eat well, exercise and get a good night's sleep to improve it.

6-10: Not bad, but you could do more to improve your memory.

11-15: Well done! You've got an excellent memory.

Listen to five short dialogues about some other memories and complete the Key Phrases.

Listen again. Write down the answers to the questions in the Key Phrases.