This document is a worksheet with questions about a listening passage on Clive Wearing, a man with severe memory problems. The questions assess comprehension of key details about Clive's condition and background. Specifically: 1) Clive Wearing has no memory and can only remember things for a very short time, around 7 seconds. 2) He developed amnesia after a disease destroyed part of his brain over 20 years ago. 3) He now lives in a center for people with brain injuries with his wife, whose name he can remember, but he does not remember any other details about her or his past life.

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Chapter 4
1. Preparing to Listen
You are going to listen to a conversation
about a man with a severe memory problem.
Before you listen, think about the following
questions?
What is your first memory?
What kinds of difficulties do you think you would
have if your memory stopped working?
2. Listening for Main Ideas
Read question 1. Listen to the conversation.
Choose the correct answer for the question.
1. What is Clive Wearing’s problem?
a. He has no memory.
b. He can only remember things for a short time.
3. Listening for More Detail
Read questions 2–10. Listen to the
conversation again. Choose the correct
answer for each question.
2. How did Clive lose his memory?
a. A car accident injured his brain.
b. A disease destroyed a part of his brain.
3. If you introduce yourself to Clive, he will
probably remember your name .
a. for about 7 seconds
b. for about 7 minutes
4. What country is Clive from?
a. England
b. the United States
5. How long ago did Clive develop amnesia?
a. It started 7 years ago.
b. It started 20 years ago.
6. Where does Clive Wearing live?
a. He lives at home with his wife.
b. He lives in a center for people with brain
injuries.
7. Whose name does Clive Wearing remember?
a. He remembers his wife’s name.
b. He remembers his children’s names.
8. What is Clive’s relationship with his wife like?
a. He is in love with her.
b. He does not know her.
9. What activities does Clive enjoy doing?
a. He enjoys going for long walks by himself.
b. He enjoys watching sports and playing the
piano.
10. Before Clive got sick, he was .
a. a psychologist
b. a musician