5.1 Relating past events
Presentation
Now
listen again and write each event by its date.
1959
1960
1961
1965
1969
1970
1973
1975
1977
1978
Listen to the interview and answer these questions:
What did the writer do:
before he went to Indonesia ?
while he was in Indonesia?
after he came back from Indonesia?
three years later?
two years after he published The Cold Earth?
Practice
1. The writer left school in 1959. A year |later / after that| he wrote his first novel. A year |later / after that| he...
Go through the other events in the writer's life in the same way.
2. |
(A year) after |
leaving school he left school |
the writer wrote his first novel. |
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(A year) after
writing his first novel,
he wrote his first novel,
he...
Go through the other events in the writer's life in the same way.
5.2 Before, after & while Practice
The pictures show seven periods in Geoffrey's life.
Look at the arrows above the pictures. What events does each point to ?
The arrows below the pictures show other events in his life.
In groups, ask and answer questions about when each happened.
Example A: When did he meet Angeline ?
В: He met her before he became a captain.
С: He met her after he went to college.
D: He met her while he was at college.
5.3 First experiences Practice
A: When did you learn to drive ?
В: I learnt to drive when I was 18. How about you ?
A: |
I learnt to drive when I was 16. I didn't learn to drive till I was 20. |
Work in pairs. Have similar conversations.
When did you:
learn to swim ?
first wear make-up?
first go abroad ?
start earning money ?
start learning English?
smoke your first cigarette ?
first fly in an aeroplane?
first fall in love?
Now continue with your own ideas.