TESOL/Nostalgia

Discussion

Discuss what you used to do after high school. What was it like?

I used to play football with my friends.

It was really fun. How about you?

Asking about the past	Reminiscing about the past
Do you remember when (sentence) ? Do you remember (decade) ?	Yeah, it was really (adjective).

Asking about the past	Reminiscing about the past
What did you do back then?	I always used to (verb) after work. I always used to (verb) after school

Say these sentences without looking.

Do you remember when (sentence) ?
sentence	sentence
you lived in Europe	Do you remember when you lived in Europe ?
you were in high school	Do you remember when you were in high school ?
Clinton was president	Do you remember when Clinton was president ?
you had your first car	Do you remember when you had your first car ?

I always used to (verb) after work.
verb	sentence
go driving	I always used to go driving after work.
go drinking	I always used to go drinking after work.
watch TV	I always used to watch TV after work.
go out to eat	I always used to go out to eat after work.

Practice this conversation.

Asking about the past	Reminiscing about the past
Do you remember when (you lived in Europe) ?	Yeah, it was really (fun).

Asking about the past	Reminiscing about the past
What did you do back then?	I always used to (go driving) after work.

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Asking about the past	Reminiscing about the past
Do you remember when ... ?	Yeah, it was really ... .

Asking about the past	Reminiscing about the past
What did you do back then?	I always used to ... after work.

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Asking about the past	Reminiscing about the past
Ask your partner about what they remember.	Talk about what you remember.

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.