Feifei Hello and welcome to The English We Speak with me, Feifei…
Rob …and me, Rob.
Feifei So, Rob, it looks like you’ve forgotten again!
Rob Forgotten what?
Feifei Would you like me to jog your memory?
Rob We’re going jogging?
Feifei No, Rob, but jogging your memory will help you remember what we were supposed to do. If we jog someone’s memory, we do something to help them remember. So, look, I’m wearing running shoes and a tracksuit – does that help you remember?
Rob So you are going jogging!
Feifei No, I’m not going jogging. I’ll tell you later, but let’s hear some examples first.
Examples The photo helped jog my memory, and I finally remembered the name of the restaurant we ate at.
Let me jog your memory about what special day it is today – it’s our wedding anniversary!
Something she said jogged my memory about the thing I was meant to do after work.
Feifei In this edition of The English We Speak, we’re learning about the phrase to jog someone’s memory which means to help someone remember something. And Rob, I was hoping by wearing this sports gear, you’d remember what we had arranged to do.
Rob Was it go to cafe? Go to a fancy-dress party?
Feifei No!
Rob Sorry, my mind is blank.
Feifei I’m dressed up like this because we agreed to go straight to the gym after this programme. I said come prepared, so we don’t waste any time.
Rob Did you? Well, don’t worry. I’ll quickly go and get changed, and you can finish the programme, as we discussed.
Feifei As we discussed?
Rob Yes. Shall I jog your memory now? The words on the script….
Feifei Oh yes! Join us again soon for another The English We Speak. Bye.
Rob Bye bye.