You remember things every day, but how do you do it? You find a number in the phone book, dial it and the forget it. Thisisyourshort-termmemory. It lasts less than 30 seconds. However, you don’t look in the phone book for you best friend’s number. You know it. This is long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember. Whydoyouforgetsomething?Whatisthereason?You didn’t learn it in the beginning. This isthemajorreasonforforgetting.Butyoucanrememberbetter.Here aresomeideas. 1) Moveinformationfrom your short-memory to your long-term memory. Practice the information. Spend your time on it.2) Besurethatyouunderstandtheinformation.3) Do only one thing at a time. Study in a quiet place. Youcannotlistentomusicand memorize at the same time.4) Trytoconnectthenewinformationwithsomethingyoualreadyknow.5) Divide the information into parts. Do not have more than seven parts. Learn one part and stop a few minutes. Don’t try to learn all thepartsatthesametime.6) Makeapictureinyourmind.Forexample,whenyoulearn the word SOFA, make a picture in your mind of this furniture.Rememberwhatitlookslike.7) Trytorelaxwhenyoustudy.Enjoyit.Question 19. Tomakesurethatyourlong-termmemorykeepswhatyouremember,youneed_______.
A.
not to look in the phone book.
B.
to practice and understand it.
C.
not to forget listening to music.
D.
to learn all parts at one time.
E.
to practice your short-term memory.