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IELTS 20 Academic · Test 3

Listening · Part 4

Mock mode: in the real test you hear the recording once.

Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
  1. 0:00 Part 4. You will hear part of a lecture by Dr Grace Lim on memory and learning. First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
  2. 0:20 Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
  3. 0:25 Lecturer: Good afternoon. Today's lecture is about memory and learning.
  4. 0:31 Lecturer: Memory is not a single system but a set of different processes.
  5. 0:36 Lecturer: Short-term memory can hold only around seven items.
  6. 0:40 Lecturer: Information is moved into long-term memory during sleep.
  7. 0:44 Lecturer: Testing yourself is more effective than simply rereading.
  8. 0:48 Lecturer: Spreading study over time is known as spaced practice.
  9. 0:53 Lecturer: Linking new facts to images makes them easier to recall.
  10. 0:57 Lecturer: Stress can block recall, especially in exams.
  11. 1:01 Lecturer: Regular physical exercise appears to support memory.
  12. 1:05 Lecturer: Multitasking with a phone reduces what students remember.
  13. 1:09 Lecturer: The lecturer recommends explaining ideas to a friend.
  14. 1:13 Lecturer: That's all for today. Next week, we'll look at some case studies in more detail.
  15. 1:20 That is the end of Part 4. You now have some time to check your answers to Part 4.
  16. 1:36 That is the end of the listening test.

Memory and learning

Background

  • Memory is not a single system but a set of different 31.
  • Short-term memory can hold only around seven 32.
  • Information is moved into long-term memory during 33.
  • Testing yourself is more effective than simply 34.

Key developments

  • Spreading study over time is known as spaced 35.
  • Linking new facts to 36 makes them easier to recall.
  • Stress can block recall, especially in 37.
  • Regular physical 38 appears to support memory.

Today and the future

  • Multitasking with a 39 reduces what students remember.
  • The lecturer recommends explaining ideas to a 40.
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