BACK TO THE FUTUREExpressing time in the past, present, and future
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS - PAST
As a child,… When I was young… Ten years ago,… Back in the day… …I used to… In the past…
Childhood TV Shows
TOYS AND FUN
PARTNER EXERCISE
Use the useful expressions I listed to describe to your partner what you did when you were a child.
COMPARING THE PAST AND PRESENT
I used to be a very shy and quiet child. Nowadays, I talk too much and have too
many friends. Back in the day, the Backstreet Boys were
very popular. Now, however, Justin Bieber is very popular.
MY POSSIBLE FUTURE
If I work hard in school, I might get a job after college.
If I get a job, it will be in the marketing and business field.
MY POSSIBLE FUTURE
If it is a high paying job, I will travel often. If I travel too often, though, it will be hard to
settle and start a family. If I have a family, I want to have two children.
PARTNER EXERCISE
Describe to your partner your future plans using conditional sentences with ‘if’ clauses
SKIT!
Write and act out a skit/performance telling us about growing up in China. What was your childhood like? How would you describe yourself now? What goals do you have for the future?
Every person in the group has to have at least one line to say.
Try to use as many of the sentence structures we had learned in class today.