Memory - Discussion

C2 Proficiency · Speaking Discussion · Cambridge Ready original exercise

Discuss some broader questions on the same theme with your partner and the examiner for about four minutes, giving and developing your opinions.

Memory

What do you think?

Do you agree?

How about you?

Now that we can record almost everything, are people losing the ability to remember? (Why? / Why not?)

Why do you think people often look back on the past more fondly than it deserves?

How far do the things we remember shape who we become?

Is forgetting sometimes as valuable as remembering? (Why? / Why not?)

What responsibility does each generation have to pass its experiences on to the next?

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