CAE Reading and Use of English Part 1, "Camera Experiment"

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CAE Reading and Use of English Part 1, "Camera Experiment"

What's this part about?

It's always a short text "containing eight gaps followed by eight 4-option multiple-choice items". (p. 7)

Before we start:

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

*In this LessonUp, the example is included in the questions.

**Remember, the text is called "Camera Experiment".

Our obsession with recording every detail of our happiest moments could be 0__________ our ability to remember them, according to new research.

1. interfering
2. damaging
3. upsetting
4. intruding

Dr Linda Henkel, from Fairfield University, Connecticut, described this as the ‘photo-taking impairment effect’. She said, ‘People often whip out their cameras almost mindlessly to 1__________ a moment, ...

1. snatch
2. grasp
3. seize
4. capture

to capture a moment, to the point that they are missing what is happening 2__________ in front of them.

1. right
2. merely
3. quite
4. barely

When people rely on technology to remember for them — 3__________ on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to ...

1. counting
2. settling
3. assuming
4. swearing

... counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to 4__________ to it fully themselves — ...

1. dedicate
2. apply
3. engage
4. attend

— it can have a negative 5__________ on how well they remember their experiences.

1. aspect
2. result
3. impact
4. extent

In Dr Henkel’s experiment, a group of university students were 6 __________ on a tour of a museum and asked to either photograph or try to remember objects on display.

1. conveyed
2. led
3. steered
4. run

The next day each student’s memory was tested. The results showed that people were less 7__________ in recognising the objects they had photographed ...

1. exact
2. factual
3. faithful
4. accurate

... people were less accurate in recognising the objects they had photographed 8__________ with those they had only looked at.

1. measured
2. compared
3. confronted
4. matched

Statement to discuss:

People should take fewer photographs in order to enjoy themselves more 'in the moment'.