USE IT! Work in pairs. Follow the steps in the Speaking Guide.

USE IT! Work in pairs. Follow the steps in the Speaking Guide.

When we tell an anecdote, we need to give details that help the other person understand (time, place, people and events). Watch or listen again. Complete 1-4 in the Key Phrases.
KEY PHRASES
Telling an anecdote
Have I told you about the time (1) _____
It was the day of (2) _____
I remember feeling (3) _____
And that’s it!
All in all, it was / wasn’t a/an (4) _____ experience.
Luckily / Thankfully / Sadly, ...
Watch or listen to Theo’s anecdote and check your answers to exercise 1. What happened to Theo?
Look at the photos and read sentences a-d. Which three sentences describe the experience of the boy in the photos? Compare your ideas in pairs.

a. When I got home, I saw a beautiful brand new bike in the living room.
b. The first thing I did was to go outside and try out my new bike.
c. We were swimming in the sea when I realised that I’d lost my watch.
d. There I was, all dirty and crying, and my brand new bike was damaged.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giảiBa câu mô tả trải nghiệm là: a, b và d
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Quốc Đạt)
THINK! What are your earliest memories of when you were young?
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giảiMy earliest memory of when I was young was in my fifth birthday party. My parents gave me a big teddy bear. It is my favourite toy.
(Ký ức đầu tiên của tôi khi còn nhỏ là trong bữa tiệc sinh nhật lần thứ năm của tôi. Bố mẹ tôi đã tặng tôi một con gấu bông lớn. Nó là món đồ chơi yêu thích của tôi.)
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Quốc Đạt)