My husband has a memory like a ____. It doesn't matter how many times I tell him something, he still forgets.
sieve /sɪv/
My friend's got a memory like an ____. She never forgets anything.
elephant
When you memorise something, you learn it ___
by heart
The woman on the news ___ me of my mother.
reminds
The police issued a picture of the suspect, to help ___ potential witnesses' memories.
jog
A vague or indistinct memory
fuzzy
Can you think of an expression to use when we want to remember happy times in the past?
Take a trip down memory lane
Can you think of an expression that means the same as "If I remember correctly"?
If (my) memory serves me well/correctly
REVISION! He was ill for six weeks and ______ with his schoolwork.
fell behind
REVISION! a family that consists of two adults, the child or children that they have had together, and one or more children that they have had with previous partners
blended family
REVISION! To improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten
brush up (on) something
REVISION! She ______ of university after a year (stopped going before finishing the course)
dropped out
REVISION! to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need (Idiom)
To make ends meet
REVISION! to make the same journey regularly between work and home
commute
REVISION! an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers
trade union
REVISION! relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than physical effort
white-collar worker
