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Role play

A role play activity that allows students to decide the outcome.

The good old days: used to and would

In this lesson you will listen to a recording about life in the 1940s. The language focus is ‘used to’ and ‘would’ for past habits and states.

Yesterday

In this lesson students practise forming, asking and answering ‘wh’ questions in the past tense. They play two games and do a mingling activity.

Writing through history

Can you imagine life without writing - not just with a pen but on a computer, a laptop or sending text messages on your phone?

Writing personal information for a job application

This lesson is about writing a personal statement on a job application form. It provides learners with practice of writing a personal statement and practice of regular and irregular past tense forms. 

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