ENGLISH 5

1. A BLAST FROM THE PAST
A PREPARE What do you know about the following decades? What were some popular inventions?
How did people entertain themselves? Brainstorm ideas and take notes in the left column of the
chart below.
What I know What I’ve learned
1960s
audio cassettes, computer games,
ATM machines
1970s
1980s
boomboxes
1990s
B RESEARCH Now go online and find out more information about each decade. Use the questions
below to guide you. Take notes in the right column of the chart above in A.
1 How did people use to do everyday chores?
2 What transportation would they use?
3 What styles of clothes did they use to wear?
4 What tech items did they use to have?
5 How did they use to entertain themselves?
C DECIDE Imagine you’re going to be on a reality TV show where you have to spend one week living
the way people did in the past. Discuss the pros and cons of each decade. Then vote on which
decade your group would choose.
USEFUL LANGUAGE
Generally speaking, . . .
Looking at the big picture, . . .
Overall, . . .
When it came to . . .
It was a step forward when . . .
It helped people cope with . . .
We shouldn’t underestimate . . .
It used to be so time-consuming to . . .
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1.5.1 SPEAKING