Speaking part 1: Service

1. Do you need to remember things often?

Obviously I do since I’m a high school student. Normally I have to learn and retain all the information and lessons from school in 12 subjects from science to social study. 

2. Are you good at memorizing things?

Too bad for me, my memory doesn’t have a lot of storage. I find it hard to remember things in detail. For example, I’m really bad at remembering my family members’ and friends’ birthdays which I always get blamed for and feel bad after realizing I’ve forgotten to send them good wishes. 

3. Have you ever forgotten something important?

Pretty often I’d say, especially when it comes to exams. Every time I take a test, there are always questions that I just draw a blank when trying to remember what the answers for them are, which is why I really struggle and often get stressed out before tests. 

4. Why do some people have a good memory while others just don’t?

Probably genetic features play an important role here. However, some other factors can also be considered here such as the lifestyle we have nowadays. I can see that young children now are exposed to short forms of media such as videos on TikTok too soon, which might detrimentally affect their short term memory and shrink their attention span.