ESL WORKSHEET - People, Places and Major Life Events

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

THIS IS YOUR LIFE

LinguaHouse

Dec. 8, 2020

Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of English: General English
Tags: People and Places; Past Tenses; Vocabulary and Grammar
Publication date: 12/08/2020

Students practice expressing dates, use vocabulary relating to major life events, and learn about negatives and questions for regular past simple verbs. The lesson gives practice in listening and speaking, and there is a short optional extension activity related to the names of recent decades (by Stephanie Hirschman).

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• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Host: Hi, listeners! I’m Jon Howell, and I’m the host of today’s “This is your life” podcast. Today, I’m interviewing Penny Davies. She’s one hundred years old! Welcome to the show, Penny.
Penny: Thanks, Jon. I’m not one hundred years old though - I’m actually one hundred and one!
Host: Well, happy birthday! And sorry to get your age wrong. Now, Penny you were born in Wales, and your parents were farmers. But I think you moved to Manchester when you were a child. When did you move to the city? And why?
Penny: We moved when I was ten years old because my parents didn’t want me to miss out on a good education.
Host: Where did you study?
Penny: I studied at the Girls’ High School. I was a good student. But I didn’t finish high school.
Host: Why didn’t you finish high school? Did you need to go to work?
Penny: Yes, I needed to make some money to help the family. I started work when I was fifteen years old.
Host: Where did you start work?
Penny: At a shop that sold hats. But I didn’t stay there for very long.
Host: Why not?
Penny: Because I married my husband, Ron, and in the middle 20th century, most women didn’t work after they married.
Host: And I think you and Ron moved to the town of Perth in Scotland. Is that right?
Penny: No, we didn’t move to Perth in Scotland. We moved to Perth in Australia.
Host: Sorry, my mistake again. How long did you live in Perth?
Penny: We lived there until Ron died.
Host: When did Ron die?
Penny: He died in 1977. So I moved back to England. I didn’t want to stay in Australia without Ron.
Host: Penny, that’s so interesting, but we need to take a short break now. We’ll be back in a few minutes with more of Penny’s life story.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/this-is-your-life. Accessed on August 7, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.