Memory
1. Watch the video. What's the main message of the story? What do we learn from it?
2. Watch the video and answer the questions.
- What does Grizabella the Glamour Cat look like?
- Did Grizabella use to look glamorous?
- Why are "old days" so attractive for her?
- Who encourages Grizabella to keep going when she collapses?
- What does Sillabub the kitten look like?
3. Watch the video again and complete the gaps.
GRIZABELLA:
Memory, turn your face to the m____________ (1), Let your memory lead you, Open up, e__________ (2) in. If you find there the meaning of what h______________ (3) is,Then a new life will begin.
Memory, all a_________ (4) in the moonlight. I can smile at the old days: I was beautiful then. I r_____________ (5) a time I knew what happiness was. Let the memory live again.
Burnt out ends of s___________ (6) days, The stale cold smell of morning. A street lamp dies, another night is o________ (7). Another day is dawning.
Daylight, I must wait for the s__________ (8), I must think of a new life And I mustn't g________ ____ (9). When the dawn comes tonight, will be a memory too. And a new day will begin.
SILLABUB:
Sunlight, through the trees in summer, E____________ (10) masquerading.
GRIZABELLA AND SILLABUB:
Like a flower as the dawn is breaking
GRIZABELLA:
The memory is f______________ (11).
Touch me, it's so easy to l__________ (12) me, All alone with the memory Of my days in the sun. If you t________ (13) me you'll understand what happiness is. Look, a new day has b_________ (14).
(The musical was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.)
Memory, turn your face to the m____________ (1), Let your memory lead you, Open up, e__________ (2) in. If you find there the meaning of what h______________ (3) is,Then a new life will begin.
Memory, all a_________ (4) in the moonlight. I can smile at the old days: I was beautiful then. I r_____________ (5) a time I knew what happiness was. Let the memory live again.
Burnt out ends of s___________ (6) days, The stale cold smell of morning. A street lamp dies, another night is o________ (7). Another day is dawning.
Daylight, I must wait for the s__________ (8), I must think of a new life And I mustn't g________ ____ (9). When the dawn comes tonight, will be a memory too. And a new day will begin.
SILLABUB:
Sunlight, through the trees in summer, E____________ (10) masquerading.
GRIZABELLA AND SILLABUB:
Like a flower as the dawn is breaking
GRIZABELLA:
The memory is f______________ (11).
Touch me, it's so easy to l__________ (12) me, All alone with the memory Of my days in the sun. If you t________ (13) me you'll understand what happiness is. Look, a new day has b_________ (14).
(The musical was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot.)
Memory
Vocabulary/ Expressions
4. Read the idioms in context. Match them with their definitions.
1. Oh, I know. Her name begins with N… It's on the tip of my tongue
2. George is very absent-minded; everything you say to him seems to go in one ear and out the other.
3. I was supposed to go to the hairdresser's today, but it completely slipped my mind.
4. - Do you have any suggestions?'
- Nothing comes to mind I'm afraid.'
5. The name of the restaurant rings a bell but I can't remember where I have heard it before.
6. You're always forgetting things. You've got a memory like a sieve!
7. - Do you think Mrs. Short might forget about the homework?
- No chance! She's got a memory like an elephant.
8. - Do you think Mrs. Short might forget about the homework?
- No chance! She's got a memory like an elephant.
9. I thought I could, But I can't just snap my fingers and get this girl out of my head.
2. George is very absent-minded; everything you say to him seems to go in one ear and out the other.
3. I was supposed to go to the hairdresser's today, but it completely slipped my mind.
4. - Do you have any suggestions?'
- Nothing comes to mind I'm afraid.'
5. The name of the restaurant rings a bell but I can't remember where I have heard it before.
6. You're always forgetting things. You've got a memory like a sieve!
7. - Do you think Mrs. Short might forget about the homework?
- No chance! She's got a memory like an elephant.
8. - Do you think Mrs. Short might forget about the homework?
- No chance! She's got a memory like an elephant.
9. I thought I could, But I can't just snap my fingers and get this girl out of my head.
A. You have a very poor memory.
B. I'm almost able to recall her name and I even remember the first letter.
С. He pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.
D. She is able to remember things easily and for a long period of time.
E. I can't manage to forget her or stop thinking about her.
F. I completely forgot about the arrangement.
G. The name of the restaurant sounds familiar but I can't remember it at the moment you're speaking.
H. I can't think of any suggestion without making much effort.
I. I'm able to remember faces very well.
B. I'm almost able to recall her name and I even remember the first letter.
С. He pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.
D. She is able to remember things easily and for a long period of time.
E. I can't manage to forget her or stop thinking about her.
F. I completely forgot about the arrangement.
G. The name of the restaurant sounds familiar but I can't remember it at the moment you're speaking.
H. I can't think of any suggestion without making much effort.
I. I'm able to remember faces very well.
1. Oh, I know. Her name begins with N… It's on the tip of my tongue
A. You have a very poor memory.
2. George is very absent-minded; everything you say to him seems to go in one ear and out the other.
B. I'm almost able to recall her name and I even remember the first letter.
3. I was supposed to go to the hairdresser's today, but it completely slipped my mind.
С. He pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.
4. - Do you have any suggestions?'
- Nothing comes to mind I'm afraid.'
- Nothing comes to mind I'm afraid.'
D. She is able to remember things easily and for a long period of time.
5. The name of the restaurant rings a bell but I can't remember where I have heard it before.
E. I can't manage to forget her or stop thinking about her.
6. You're always forgetting things. You've got a memory like a sieve!
F. I completely forgot about the arrangement.
7. - Do you think Mrs. Short might forget about the homework?
- No chance! She's got a memory like an elephant.
- No chance! She's got a memory like an elephant.
G. The name of the restaurant sounds familiar but I can't remember it at the moment you're speaking.
8. I've got a great memory for faces, but names are a different story.
H. I can't think of any suggestion without making much effort.
9. I thought I could, But I can't just snap my fingers and get this girl out of my head.
I. I'm able to remember faces very well.
1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - F, 4 - H, 5 - G, 6 - A, 7 - D, 8 - I, 9 - E.
5. Look at the picture and try to recall the idiom.
6. CONVERSATION questions.
- Do you train your memory?
- Would you like to have a perfect memory? How would it change your life?
- What's your earliest memory?
- Many people find that a certain sound or smell brings back a childhood memory very strongly. Has this ever happened to you?
- How can someone improve their memory?
- Do you have a good memory for names / faces / dates?
- When was the last time something slipped your mind? What happened because of this?
- Do you know anyone who has a memory like a sieve or a memory like an elephant?
- What images come to mind when you hear the word "news"?
