British 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
| British English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| back then | at that time in the past | Back then, we didn't have mobile phones. |
| looking back | thinking now about the past | Looking back, it was the best year of my life. |
| we'd | we would (for things we did often in the past) | Every evening we'd sit by the harbour and talk. |
| I'd never been | I had not been (before that time) | I'd never been abroad before that trip. |
| reminds me of | makes me think of (something from the past) | This song reminds me of that summer. |
| brings back memories | makes you remember the past | Looking at these photos brings back memories. |
| I was about to | I was going to do it very soon | I was about to leave when the phone rang. |
| by the time | before or when (something happened) | By the time we got to the station, the train had gone. |
| homesick | sad because you miss your home and family | For the first week, I felt really homesick. |
| it taught me | I learned from it | It taught me to be more patient. |
| a backpacking trip | a cheap trip where you carry everything in a rucksack | I went on a backpacking trip round Europe after university. |
| nostalgic | happy and a bit sad when you think about the past | Old photos always make me nostalgic. |
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.