This unit focuses on using the past tense to talk about past experiences. It contains four lessons that cover using the past form of "be", asking simple past questions, discussing past vacations and weekends, and sharing funny stories from the past. The lessons provide grammar explanations and exercises, speaking strategies, and activities to build vocabulary and practice conversation skills for talking about first experiences and past events.

1. THIRD UNIT
(UNIT 11)
LOOKING BACK
Objectives
In this unit, you learn how to…
 Use the past of be.
 Ask simple past information questions.
 Talk about past experiences.
 Use expressions with go and get.
 Show interest in other people.
 Use Anyway to change the topic or end a conversation.
Before you begin
What do you remember about these things?
 My first pet
 My first friend
 My first home
What other “firsts” do you remember?
LESSON A
MY FIRST...
1. Getting started.
2. Grammar. Simple past of be.
3. Speaking Naturally. Stress and intonation.

2. LESSON B
VACATIONS
1. Building language.
2. Grammar. Simple past information questions.
3. Building vocabulary.
4. Vocabulary notebook.
LESSON C
HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?
1. Conversation Strategy. Answer a questions; then ask a similar one..
2. Strategy plus. Anyway
3. Listening and speaking. Weekend fun.
4. Free talk. Guess where I went on vacation.
LESSON D
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED...
1. Reading. Letters from our readers.
2. Writing. He said, she said.
3. Listening and speaking. Funny stories.