Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.2 - I remember ... for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read the radio programme listing. What kinds of memories are evoked by particular smells? What is this phenomenon called?
  2. Listen to the programme. Which smells from Exercise 1 are mentioned? What do the speakers say about each smell?

Answer

a)

Childhood memories. The effect is called 'the Proust phenomenon'.

b)

  • disinfectant → reminds him of school
  • cigarettes → horrible smell, reminds her of when she could smell cigarettes on her clothes, and would try to hide the smell so her parents wouldn't find out
  • candles → when they have just been snuffed out, reminds him of when he used to sing in a church choir
  • Also mentioned → vinegar and paint