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Changing Times

Warm-Up | Changing Times

  • Over the last few years, has the way you spend your free time changed much?
  • Have you ever read a book or seen a film that changed the way you felt about something?
  • Do you think it is possible to keep the same friends / political opinions for life, or do you think your social circles and politics will change?
  • Are you the kind of person who generally embraces or avoids change?
  • Look at the photos on the right from approximately 50 years ago.
    • What aspects of daily life do they represent?
    • How have these aspects of life changed since then?
  • What might you expect to see in a 'childhood museum'?

Grammar Review | Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect, etc.

Make your own sentences with the expressions in bold.

Speaking | Collaborative Task

Give opinions and supporting reasons

Ask your partner specific questions about their responses

Respond to your partner's comments directly

Demonstrate your linguistic ability

Here are some items which might represent our lives today in a future museum exhibition. Talk with your partner about how well these items would represent our lives today.

Speaking | Part 4 Further Discussion

Advanced | Changing Times

By Adam Wyett

Advanced | Changing Times

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