This document is an English lesson for intermediate learners about talking about one's childhood. It includes exercises to practice useful phrases for describing what students liked to do as kids, their interests and abilities. Students roleplay conversations using the phrases, discussing what they liked to do, sports they played, books they read and comparing childhood experiences. The final exercise has students ask and answer questions about each other's childhoods.

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English Basics for Intermediate Learners
Lesson 11 : Learn How to Talk About Your Childhood

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Exercise 1: Warming Up
Words & Phrases
to be OK at [something]
mystery (genre) adj
sci-fi (genre) adj
kid n
strict adj
let [someone] [do something] v
get to [do something] v
documentary n
tough adj
interest n
ability n
to be into [something]
a shame n
Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the
meaning of a word, just ask your teacher!

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Exercise 2: Answer the Question
Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much
information as possible.
Q

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Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued)
Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much
information as possible.
Q

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Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases
A School was really tough for me as a kid.
B Oh really? I actually did pretty well in school.
A What was your secret?
B
I don’t think I had a secret. My parents were just really
strict about studying.
A Oh, I see. Did they let you watch much TV?
B No. I didn’t get to watch much TV back then.
A Wow, that’s a shame.
B Yeah, but they did let me watch documentaries.
Dialogue practice Practice making NEW sentences
1. ______ was pretty tough for
______.
2. _______ did well in ________ class.
3. My parents were ___________.
4. I didn’t get to __________, but they
let me ___________.
• ~ is tough for ~
• ~ did well in ~
• What’s your secret?
• That’s a shame.

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Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued)
A What did you like to do when you were a child?
B I really liked to play sports, like soccer and baseball.
A How were you at soccer?
B
I was OK at soccer, but I was much better at baseball.
How about you? What did you do as a kid?
A I wasn’t really into sports, but I liked to read books.
B Cool! What kind of books did you read?
A Most of the time I read mystery or sci-fi novels.
Dialogue practice Practice making NEW sentences
1. How was/were ______ at ______?
2. ______ was into ______.
3. ______ really liked to ______.
4. What kind of _____ did you
______?
• How are you at ~ ?
• I’m into ~
• How about you?
• Most of the time…

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Exercise 4: Roleplay
Use today’s phrases in the situation described below.
Your teacher will start the roleplay with a comment or question.
Two coworkers are talking about their interests and abilities.
• How are you at ~ ?
• I’m into ~
• How about you?
• ~ is tough for ~
• ~ did well in ~

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Exercise 5: Discussion
• What did you like to do when you were a child?
• Describe your childhood home and neighborhood.
• What are the good and bad points of being a child
versus being an adult?
• If you could go back in time, would you change anything
about your childhood? Why or why not?
Ask and answer questions about today’s topic.

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End of Lesson
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