English · A2 · Unit 6
A story from my life
A story from my life
By the end you can
- Tell a short story from your own life
- Write a short text about a memory
- Understand a longer story about someone's past
Words and phrases
| English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a long time ago | many years ago | It happened a long time ago. |
| after that | then, later | After that we moved to Leeds. |
| while | during the time that | I read while he cooked dinner. |
| when | at the time that | When I got home, it was dark. |
| because | for the reason that | I stayed at home because I was ill. |
| so | and for that reason | It was raining, so we took the bus. |
| before | earlier than | I had breakfast before I left. |
| it was the first time | I had never done it before | It was the first time I'd seen snow. |
| I'll never forget | I will always remember | I'll never forget that day. |
| at that time | then, in that period | At that time I lived in Glasgow. |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- years ago I lived in .
- One day .
- After that .
- I'll never forget .
Then talk it through
A new friend asks how you ended up living where you live now. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.