Life stories mini-presentations
life events/ milestones/ stages of life/ past tenses/ extended speaking
Your partner will tell you about their life for as long as they can. Don’t interrupt or ask questions until they finish, but instead just tick off the topics below that they mention. When they can’t think of anything more to say ask them other questions, e.g. the topics below that they haven’t talked about. Then take turns doing the same. The person speaking shouldn’t look at the list of topics.
Topics to tick off and ask about
- Birth
- Early childhood
- Pre-school education
- Primary school (= Elementary school)
- Secondary school (= Middle school/ Junior high school/ High school)
- Further education
- Certificates, tests and exams
- Other studies
- Homes
- Family and other relationships
- Travels
- Jobs
- Achievements
- Major life events
- Things you are proud of
- Major changes in your life
- Most memorable childhood/ university experience
- Difficulties overcome
When your teacher stops you, ask about anything that was difficult to speak about, to ask about, etc, thinking of matching questions, answers and/ or statements each time. Then discuss the questions below.
Life events discussion questions
What kinds of things could people name as their major achievements?
What things count as major life events for most people? Does this change from culture to culture? What vocabulary is associated with each one?
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