American English · B1 · Unit 17
Memories
Memories
By the end you can
- Tell a story from your past with details
- Say how you felt and what you learned
- Understand a story told in the past
Words and phrases
| American English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| it reminds me of | it makes me think of | It reminds me of the summer I spent in Maine. |
| back then | at that time in the past | Back then, I didn't have a cell phone. |
| looking back | when I think about the past | Looking back, it was the best trip of my life. |
| I realized | I suddenly understood | On the last day, I realized how lucky I was. |
| it taught me | I learned from it | It taught me to be patient. |
| a road trip | a long trip by car | We took a road trip from Texas to California. |
| I had just | I had done it a moment before | I had just arrived in Seattle when it started to snow. |
| by the time | when (something had already happened) | By the time we got there, the museum was closed. |
| I felt homesick | I missed my home and family | The first month, I felt homesick all the time. |
| a turning point | a moment when things changed | That summer was a turning point for me. |
| vividly | very clearly (about a memory) | I vividly remember the smell of the ocean. |
| we got lost | we didn't know where we were | On the second day, we got lost in the desert. |
Then talk it through
An old friend asks about a trip you took years ago. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.