Arbeitsblatt: Conversation Cards

Speaking and listening – Pre-intermediate – Upper-intermediate Lets talk about the PAST Conversation cards What did you do yesterday? Describe your day. What were you doing at 10 p.m. yesterday evening? How is life today different from life 100 years ago? Give examples. Where were you born? Where did you grow up? Talk about your childhood. When was the last time you went on holiday? Talk about it. (where, who, when, Think of major news story of the recent past. Tell it in your own words. how long, with whom, what see/do) Think of three things that didnt exist 20 years ago. What did people do without them? Could you live without them? Talk about your last birthday. What did you do? Did you have party? Who was there? When was the first time you went to the cinema? Talk about this experience. Think about the last time you had lot of fun with friends. What did you do? Talk about it. Think about the first pet you ever had. What was it? Tell the class about it. Ask friend some questions about their last shopping trip. Did you watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics? What do you remember? Talk about them. Nowadays many families have car. How did your grandparents get around? (when, how/get there, where/go, what/buy, go/with who, how much/spend) Older people Interview sometimes friend talk about ‘the good old days. When was themean? last time you What do they Discuss. (buy) an ice cream? (come) home late? (do) housework? (drink) orange juice? (eat) fast food? (get) up late? (go) swimming? (have) party? (meet) your grandparents? (play) basketball? (speak) English? (visit) museum? Think of relative or celebrity who passed away. (died) Talk about them. Christopher Columbus is onethe Talking about of the most famous explorers Agoknow about ever. What do you him? five minutes ago past ‘You have to know the past to understand the future. (Carl Other markers Sagan) Dotime you agree? Explain. one hour ago yesterday the day before yesterday three days ago last week two weeks ago last month six months ago last year few years ago long timeyour agopast has been, you have spotless -a Whatever future. No man is rich enough to buy back his past. (Oscar Wilde) For the majority of us, the past is regret, the future Do you agree? Discuss. an experiment. (Mark Twain)