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THEME 3 HARD TIMES

FUNCTIONS
F1 Describing events happening at the same time in the past
11 GRADE F2 Explaining people’s habits in the past
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3 Retiree

This activity aims at explaining people’s habits in the past. It also encourages students to improve their listening, speaking
and writing skills.

Materials and Preparation

Explain the rules of the game.

Procedure

1 Tell students that they must pretend to be 70 years old and retired. Even though they are content in retirement, there
are some things they miss.
2 Have students pair up and choose the job they used to have.
3 Students will be required to write four sentences, leaving hints for the other pairs to figure out what they were doing.
4 Tell students that they can write both positive and negative sentences.
5 The first sentence has the most difficult hint to guess; and the last sentence offers the simplest.
6 The first sentence will score 4 points, while the last sentence will receive 1 point.
7 Each party will pick a speaker to deliver the clues. At this point, it is critical to ask students to speak out clearly.
8 The first sentence will be read by the speaker, and if any of the other pairs believe they know the answer, they will
raise their hands. Only one guess is allowed for each hint.
9 If they answer correctly, they will receive four points; if not, the second hint will be given for three points.

E.g.
• 4 points- I used to work with a lot of people.
• 3 points- I could be needed at work at any time of the day.
• 2 points- I had to be very careful while working.
• 1 point- I used to work with unhealthy people.
• The answer is DOCTOR.

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