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THEME 4 TRADITIONS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Describing habits and routines in the past
10 GRADE F2 Making oral presentations on a specific topic
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1 Childhood Memories

This activity aims to have students ask and answer questions about past habits and routines. It makes it
possible for students to revise forms and functions of “used to”.

Materials and Preparation
The game sheet, a dice pattern and counters on page 87
As a preparation, the teacher photocopies the board game, makes dice from the dice patterns and cuts
out the counters.

Procedure
1 Put students into groups of four.
2 Give each group a game sheet, a dice and counters.
3 Ask students to place their counters on the start square. The student to throw the highest number
with the dice starts the game.
4 Have students roll the dice and move their counters in turn according to the number of spaces
indicated by the dice.
5 Explain students that when a player lands on a square, he/she reads the question aloud and answers
it. Remind them that all the questions are about their childhood years.
6 Tell students that the first student to reach the finish square wins the game.

2 Time Traveler

The activity aims to have students read about, discuss and compare habitual past actions and
situations.

Materials and Preparation
The text given on page 88
The teacher photocopies the text for each student.

Procedure
1 Hand out the reading text, the content of which is statements by several people about habitual
actions in their pasts.
2 Give students brief information about the content of the text and ask them to read it carefully.
3 Once students are finished with reading the text, ask them to discuss what they liked or disliked
about the past lives of the people given in the text. Then, ask the following question:
Imagine that you have the chance to travel in time. Whose life, in the text, would you like to visit
as a close friend?
4 Give students two minutes to think about the answer. Emphasize that they should give reasons for
their choices. Then, have them share their answers orally with the class.

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