Psychology lecture: why we forget what we study
A short lecture explains the forgetting curve and three memory tricks; students take notes, then plan how they will study.
B1Adults45 minLecture
About this lesson
A B1 listening lesson (lecture). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Lecture
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Mind & psychology
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), True / False, Gap-fill, Multiple choice
- Key words
- memory, forget, researcher, experiment, revise, space out, test yourself
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Take notes on the main ideas and examples in a short lecture
- Understand vocabulary about memory and learning
- Discuss and plan better ways to study