Getting To Know
CHILDHOOD
In 30 seconds, answer the following question:
• What do you miss most from your childhood?
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Speak Up
Watch the following video and answer the given questions in 60 seconds.
1. What was the best thing about being a child?
2. What was the worst thing?
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Wear Your Words
Listen and repeat. Then, choose a word to define.
1. Nurture (v) /ˈnɜːrtʃər/
2. Noticeable (adj) /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl/
3. Duty (n) /ˈduːti/
4. Innocence (n) /ˈɪnəsns/
5. Childish (adj) /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
6. Experiment (v) /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
Make a sentence using that word.
Example: Children lose their innocence as they grow older.
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Wear Your Words
Explanation of a useful idiom and phrasal verb:
Jog somebody’s memory
(idiom)
to say or do something that makes somebody remember
something
Remind somebody of sb/sth
to be similar to, and make someone think of something or
someone else
(phrasal verb)
Examples:
Maybe these letters will help jog your memory.
You remind me of your father when you say that.
Make a sentence using the given idiom/phrasal verb.
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Essential Structures
Structures:
S + used to + V-inf.
S + get/be used to + V-ing.
Examples:
We used to play hide and seek when we were young.
I'm used to living on my own. I've done it for quite a long time.
Make a sentence using the given structures.
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Raise Your Voice
Pair Work: In 180 seconds, discuss with your partner the following questions:
1. Do you agree or disagree that childhood is the happiest time of a person's life?
2. What would you do if you could return to your childhood for a day?
Suggestions
When you were a child, you:
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Did not have to take any noticeable responsibility
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Lived free without thinking about your behaviors
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Had a lot of time to play with your friends
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Went everywhere without worry
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Had many dreams
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Etc.
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Assessment Form
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Feel free to ask if you have any questions!
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What We Gained
Vocabulary related to childhood
Idiom: Jog somebody’s memory
Phrasal verb: Remind somebody of sb/st
Structures:
S + used to + V-inf.
S + get/be used to + V-ing.
Discussion about childhood, the happiest time
of a person's life
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Homework
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