I have a good memory.

You can test me. I’m choosing the subject, though.

What I remember are things that are important to me: language teaching skills, coaching techniques, people’s names, my own name, where I live…

Important stuff.

That’s how our memory works. It loves the things we love. The more we think about something, the more likely we’ll remember it.

It’s how we create habits.

‘Practice makes perfect’ is an idiom for a reason.

So, when you’re practicing new expressions or grammar, associate it with something that’s important to you. It could be describing places you’ve visited to practice descriptive adjectives; how to make the best tiramisu for passives or who is winning the F1 world championship for present perfect.

These work for me. What works for you?