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Write about past events in your life

Do you need to write emails to say what happened to you in the past tense? Read Samran’s email where she tells her friend Susan about how she found a new job and then complete the activities.

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From questions to story writing

When students write a story, they often concentrate too much on the plot at the expense of grammar. This activity helps students with both. 

A dark and stormy night

The activity should work at most levels above elementary, as long as your students have some knowledge of past tenses, but it works best when they also know past continuous / progressive too. All you need to get things started is a sheet of plain paper for each pair of students.

A job interview

This lesson is based on a short video, which shows someone going for a job interview. Learners develop their knowledge about applying for jobs and the interview process. They will develop their listening skills, learn new vocabulary, revise the past simple tense as well as take part in a mock job interview.

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