ESL WORKSHEET - Talking about experiences

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

TALKING ABOUT EXPERIENCES

LinguaHouse

Sep. 21, 2026

Level: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Sport and Fitness; Travel and Leisure; Challenges; Entertainment; Hobby; Speaking; Vocabulary Lesson; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 09/21/2026

In this lesson, students develop their conversational skills by talking about experiences. They start the lesson by describing a selection of cities they have or haven’t been to. They then identify other types of experiences before listening to an interview and completing a comprehension task. Using the context, the students notice the use of the present perfect and the past simple to talk about experiences and discover the use, form, and pronunciation in a variety of student-centered tasks. They then practice and produce the language through engaging activities and communicative tasks. There is a final game to develop fluency and review the language from the lesson. (by V. Aitken)

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
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• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 1 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 2 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 3 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 4 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.
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• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 3 in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 4 in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

AUDIO 1 (TASK 3)
Speaker 1: What’s it like being a digital nomad?
Speaker 2: I love it because I get to work anywhere I like. I enjoy the freedom it gives me and the experiences I get to have, and I’ve met some great people. It sure beats working in a nine-to-five job in the US. I'm not too fond of cold weather, so I choose countries with a warm climate.
Speaker 1: So, where have you lived?
Speaker 2: I’ve lived in Spain, Bali, and Mexico. I am currently in Panama.
Speaker 1: That sounds amazing. Where do you stay when you are in these countries?
Speaker 2: All kinds of places. I like to try different types of accommodation. I’ve stayed in simple beach bungalows, hostels, and private rentals. I’ve even stayed in a tree house.
Speaker 1: A tree house? That’s certainly different. How long did you stay there?
Speaker 2: I stayed there for two weeks and didn’t want to leave. It was an amazing experience. It was on a beach in Bali.
Speaker 1: I can imagine. And do you have time to explore the places you visit, or are you always working?
Speaker 2: No, my hours are flexible, so I get to visit new places and do fun activities.
Speaker 1: Can you tell us some things you have experienced?
Speaker 2: Well, I've been scuba diving many times. I love the ocean, so I try to stay in places near the coast. And I’ve ridden in a hot-air balloon. That was incredible.
Speaker 1: Have you had any bad experiences?
Speaker 2: No, I haven’t. Well, I’ve had some scary bus journeys, but that’s just part of traveling.
Speaker 1: Well, it all sounds very exciting.

AUDIO 2 (TASK 4)
We have traveled all around the world.
He hasn’t been to London.
They have visited the Taj Mahal.
Has she tried scuba diving?
I have seen a wild bear.
I have met a celebrity.
She hasn’t lived abroad.
Have you flown in a plane?

AUDIO 3 (TASK 5)
Group 1: eat, drink, see, meet, stay, fly, make
Group 2: do, take, ride, cook, give, win, have

AUDIO 4 (TASK 6)
Group 1:
eat - ate - eaten
drink - drank - drunk
see - saw - seen
meet - met - met
stay - stayed - stayed
fly - flew - flown
make - made - made
Group 2:
do - did - done
take - took - taken
ride - rode - ridden
cook - cooked - cooked
give - gave - given
win - won - won
have - had - had

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