Ejercicio 3 · Escribe una sola palabra en cada hueco
Escribe una sola palabra en cada hueco: 8 preguntas con solución explicada y descarga en PDF.
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Escribe una sola palabra en cada hueco
Ocho huecos. Pulsa Comprobar al terminar.
Why we forget names
Most of us have (1) embarrassed by forgetting the name of someone we have just met. This happens (2) a very simple reason: names carry almost no meaning. (3) you learn that a person is a doctor, your brain connects that fact to everything you already know about doctors. A name, on the (4) hand, connects to nothing. It is just a sound. (5) more you try to force yourself to remember it, the more anxious you become, and anxiety makes recall worse. The trick, according (6) memory researchers, is to repeat the name out loud within the first few seconds, (7) than promising yourself you will remember it later. It feels awkward, (8) it works.
- (1)been — present perfect pasivo: have been embarrassed.
- (2)for — for a reason: por un motivo.
- (3)If (o When) — introduce la condición.
- (4)other — on the other hand, expresión fija de contraste.
- (5)The — comparativo doble: the more… the more….
- (6)to — according to, siempre con to.
- (7)rather — rather than: en lugar de.
- (8)but — contraste: es incómodo pero funciona.