
How Was Last Year? - January 09, 2023
Holiday Lesson Set - Lesson 01b
A natural and realistic discussion maker, How Was Your Year Last Year? is guaranteed to be not only fun, but very informative.
In pairs, students interview each other about last year in terms of their School or Job, Family, Friends, Health, Love or Romance and Money. Because all of these categories are so personal, students' natural curiosity will spur them into a lively discussion.
But there's more going on here; students also will be working with comparatives (better / worse, more / less) as well as superlatives (best / worst, most / least) all the while practicing past tense verbs.
When finished, students will know more about each other and themselves.
Students from high beginners to advanced will really enjoy this lesson.
For other New Years lessons, see:
New Year Predictions (See New Years Lesson 01a above)
What Plans This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01c below)
What Will Happen Next Year? (See New Years Lesson 01d below) -and-
What Will Happen This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01e below).
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