Do you remember playing with Gameboys?
I remember Gameboys used to be popular. Do you know anybody who played with them?
How about you? What was popular when you were younger?
Key sentences
| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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Do you remember (verb) ?
Do you remember (noun) ?
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Yeah, everybody was doing it.
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| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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| Do you know anyone who used to (verb) ?
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Yeah, my (person) used to have one.
Yeah, my (person) used to do that.
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| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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| You know how everybody used to (verb) in the 80s?
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Yeah, it feels like yesterday.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
Do you remember (verb) ?
| verb
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sentence
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| playing arcade games
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Do you remember playing arcade games ?
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| playing with Gameboys
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Do you remember playing with Gameboys ?
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| wearing baggy pants
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Do you remember wearing baggy pants ?
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| driving 70s cars
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Do you remember driving 70s cars ?
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Do you know anyone who used to (verb) ?
| verb
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sentence
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| own a Volkswagen bus
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Do you know anyone who used to own a Volkswagen bus ?
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| use an original Macintosh
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Do you know anyone who used to use an original Macintosh ?
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| go to Beetles concerts
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Do you know anyone who used to go to Beetles concerts ?
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| use a rolodex
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Do you know anyone who used to use a rolodex ?
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Yeah, my (person) used to have one.
| person
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sentence
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| friend
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Yeah, my friend used to have one.
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| neighbor
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Yeah, my neighbor used to have one.
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| parents
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Yeah, my parents used to have one.
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| brother
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Yeah, my brother used to have one.
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You know how everybody used to (verb) in the 80s?
| verb
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sentence
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| make mix tapes
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You know how everybody used to make mix tapes in the 80s?
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| record TV on their VCRs
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You know how everybody used to record TV on their VCRs in the 80s?
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| use word processors
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You know how everybody used to use word processors in the 80s?
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| watch Johnny Carson
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You know how everybody used to watch Johnny Carson in the 80s?
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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| Do you remember (playing arcade games) ?
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Yeah, everybody was doing it.
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| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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| Do you know anyone who used to (own a Volkswagen bus) ?
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Yeah, my (friend) used to have one.
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| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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| You know how everybody used to (make mix tapes) in the 80s?
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Yeah, it feels like yesterday.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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Do you remember ... ?
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Yeah, everybody was doing it.
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| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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| Do you know anyone who used to ... ?
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Yeah, my ... used to have one.
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| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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| You know how everybody used to ... in the 80s?
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Yeah, it feels like yesterday.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Sharing nostalgia
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Agreeing
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| Think of five things you remember from the past. Ask your partner if they remember too.
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Share your partner's nostalgia.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
