My life's journey

Do you really know who is sitting next ​to you?

My life's journey

​In this unit, you are going to:

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• ​Let us know a little bit about your life so far: past, present and future

• Use (and practice) English tenses

• Design a timeline

• Give a presentation.

• ​https://www.mylifemyjourney.org/lifebook/ester.cabezos

STEPS​

​STEP 1: Write about your past, present and future

Step 1

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• ​Tell us about

  • your childhood,​ school years and future wishes and expectations

    • when and where you were born,

    • about your home,

    • your family and friends

    • ​secrets, fun facts, ...

    • Memories you will not forget

    • ​likes and hates

    • ​future life, career and studies

Must have!

• ​Text in all posts

• ​Images in all posts

• ​Video: minimum 3

• ​All sections and at least 25 branches

Before we start, answer the following questionnaire​

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These are the sections you MUST include:

BEGINNINGS

• birth​

• your family and siblings

• ​your friends

• ​where you grew up

• ​school days

• ​fondest memories

• ​moments you are proud of

• ​favourite holiday destination

• ​things you like to do

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​(present and past)

These are the sections you MUST include:

SCHOOL YEARS

• my first day of school

• school friends

• ​favourite teachers

• ​favourite school activities

• ​school awards

• ​school holidays

• ​school excursions

​(present and past)

These are the sections you MUST include:

MY LOVE

• my pets

• ​my love life

• ​my hobbies

• ​my leisure activities

• ​my home

• ​my treasure possessions

​MILESTONES

• ​my 16 year birthday

• ​my first experience at...anything

• ​my first time flying

• ​my first time out of the country

​(present and past)

These are the sections you MUST include:

ACHIEVEMENTS

• my sporting achievements

• ​my awards

• ​my hobbies

• ​my happiest moments

​FAMILY & FRIENDS

• ​my mom, dad, siblings

• ​my cousins and other family

• m​y besties

• ​my bff/s (best friends forever)

• ​memorable experiences wit h family and friends

​(present and past)

These are the sections you MUST include:

CAREER (wishes) and BUCKET LIST

• tertiary education​

• ​dreamed job

• ​family

• ​friends

• ​holidays

• ​achievements

• ​My adventures wish list

• ​travelling to the places I always wanted to visit

• ​adventures outside of my confort zone

​future

Multiple Choice

1. Kim .......................... (take) her dog for a walk in the

evenings.

• takes

• take

• is taking

• are taking

Multiple Choice

2. Call later. He .......................... (study) for his exam now.

• study

• are studying

• is studying

• studies

Multiple Choice

3. How much .......................... the book.......................... (cost)?

• do...cost

• is costing

• does...cost

• does … cost

Multiple Choice

4. Vegetarians .......................... (not eat) meat.

• doesn’t eat

• don’t eat

• aren't eating

• isn't eating

Multiple Choice

5. ........................... you .......................... (come) to the

disco with us next Friday?

• does...come

• is … coming

• Are … coming

• do...come

Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Simple 

Multiple Choice

1. They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

• have got

• had got

• got

• were getting

Multiple Choice

2. She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.

•  had bought

•  bought

• were buying

• was buying

Multiple Choice

 3. I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.

•  had run

• run

• were running

• was running

Multiple Choice

4. What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?

•  had said

• was saying

• did ... say

• do ... say

Multiple Choice

 5. When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.

• don't have

• had had

• was having

•  didn’t have

Multiple Choice

6. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already .................................... (form) outside

•  had ... formed

•  did... formed

•  did... form

•  was forming

Past Simple / Present Perfect Simple 

Multiple Choice

1. I’m really hungry. I .................... yet.

• haven’t eaten

• didn’t eat

Multiple Choice

2. They ... a week ago.

• arrived

• have arrived

Multiple Choice

3. We ... here for three years.

• have worked

• worked

Multiple Choice

4. They ... me at yesterday’s meeting.

• didn’t recognise

• haven’t recognised

Multiple Choice

5. Our neighbour ... in hospital since Friday.

• was

• has been

Multiple Choice

6. ... abroad many times?

• Have you travelled

• Did you travel

Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

Multiple Choice

1. I love this writer’s books. I... them for years.

• have been reading

• had been reading

Multiple Choice

2. His clothes were dirty because he ... in the garden.

• has been working

• had been working

Multiple Choice

3. Where have you been? We (... for you for ages.

• had been waiting

• have been waiting

Future Simple, be going to, Future Perfect or Future Continuous. 

Multiple Choice

1. We certainly ...................................  all the work by this time tomorrow.

• won’t have been  finishing

• won’t finish

• won’t have finished

• aren't going to finish

Multiple Choice

 2. See you at the station! I ................................... a red jacket.

•  will wear

•  will be wearing

• am going to wear

• will have wore

Multiple Select

 3. Anne ................................... (invite) some of her friends for dinner after work.

• is inviting

• will have invited

•  is going to invite

• will invite

Multiple Choice

4. ................................... she ................................... (remember) to call us this afternoon?

• Will … remember

• will... have remembered

• will... have been remembering

• is ...going to invite

It's time to start writing about our memories.

Are you ready?

​Let's practice present and past tenses a little bit!

​Go to your workbook and do:

​Page 5, exercise 1, 2

​Page 6, exercise 3,4,5

​Page 7, exercise 6,7

If you need an explanation of tenses, follow this link.

​Time to start writing...about your past and present

​Go to https://www.mylifemyjourney.org/ and start! Remember you can use Write&improve to enrich your writing.

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It's time to start writing about your future plans and wishes. Are you ready?

​Let's practice future tenses a little bit!

​Go to your workbook and do:8,9,10

​Page 7, exercise 8,9,10

​Page 8, exercise 11, 12, 14

If you need an explanation of tenses, got to the link you will find on the next slide.

STEPS​

​STEP 2: prepare your presentation

​Oral presentation

• ​Speak for 5 minutes

• ​Choose the most appealing details about your past, present and future life.

Here you have an example of an oral presentation. Pay attention at the tips mentioned in the infographic you will find onthe following slide.

• Reading

• ​cell phones

MUSTS

MUSTN'TS

Time to prepare your oral presentation. Taking into account your requirements, choose the parts of your life you want to tell and start practicing.

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