Level 2Culture

Childhood Looks Different Everywhere

Grammar: Past Simple

A Level 2 English lesson exploring culture.

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What's in this lesson

A Level 2 (elementary) ESL lesson on culture, practising past simple. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.

From the reading: Childhood Looks Different Everywhere

In 1950, the average child in Brazil started work at the age of ten. In Japan, that same year, most children walked to school alone by the age of six. Two children. Two countries. Two very different childhoods. But both of them grew up. Both of them had stories to tell.

Vocabulary

  • remember
  • experience
  • story
  • past
  • different now
  • same as before

Grammar: Past Simple

Past simple — positive
She went to school alone every day. — use the irregular form, not -ed.
Past simple — negative
They did not have a television at home. — use did not + base form.

Discussion questions

  1. What will childhood look like in 2050?
  2. Will children play outside more or less in the future?
  3. What story from your past will you tell your children?

Childhood Looks Different Everywhere

Grammar: Past Simple

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