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My life's journey

My life's journey

Assessment

Presentation

English

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ester Cabezos

Used 3+ times

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25 Slides • 24 Questions

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

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My life's journey

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​In this unit, you are going to:

  • ​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

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STEPS​

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

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Step 1

  • ​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

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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)

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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

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​(present and past)

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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

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​(present and past)

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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

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​(present and past)

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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

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future

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Multiple Choice

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

evenings.

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takes

2

take

3

is taking

4

are taking

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Multiple Choice

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

1

study

2

are studying

3

is studying

4

studies

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Multiple Choice

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

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do...cost

2

is costing

3

does...cost

4

does … cost

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Multiple Choice

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

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doesn’t eat

2

don’t eat

3

aren't eating

4

isn't eating

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Multiple Choice

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

disco with us next Friday?

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does...come

2

is … coming

3

Are … coming

4

do...come

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Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Simple 

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Multiple Choice

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

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have got

2

had got

3

got

4

were getting

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Multiple Choice

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

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 had bought

2

 bought

3

were buying

4

was buying

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Multiple Choice

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

1

 had run

2

run

3

were running

4

was running

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Multiple Choice

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

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 had said

2

was saying

3

did ... say

4

do ... say

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Multiple Choice

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

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don't have

2

had had

3

was having

4

 didn’t have

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Multiple Choice

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

1

 had ... formed

2

 did... formed

3

 did... form

4

 was forming

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Past Simple / Present Perfect Simple 

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Multiple Choice

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

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haven’t eaten

2

didn’t eat

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Multiple Choice

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2. They ... a week ago.

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arrived

2

have arrived

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Multiple Choice

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3. We ... here for three years.

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have worked

2

worked

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Multiple Choice

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

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didn’t recognise

2

haven’t recognised

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Multiple Choice

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

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was

2

has been

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Multiple Choice

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6. ... abroad many times?

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Have you travelled

2

Did you travel

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Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

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Multiple Choice

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

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have been reading

2

had been reading

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Multiple Choice

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

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has been working

2

had been working

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Multiple Choice

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

1

had been waiting

2

have been waiting

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

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Multiple Choice

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

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won’t have been  finishing

2

won’t finish

3

won’t have finished

4

aren't going to finish

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Multiple Choice

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

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 will wear

2

 will be wearing

3

am going to wear

4

will have wore

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Multiple Select

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

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is inviting

2

will have invited

3

 is going to invite

4

will invite

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Multiple Choice

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

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Will … remember

2

will... have remembered

3

will... have been remembering

4

is ...going to invite

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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.

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​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.

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STEPS​

​STEP 2: prepare your presentation

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​Oral presentation

  • ​Speak for 5 minutes

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

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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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​RUBRIC

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