Level 3Daily Life

The Night I Got Lost in Dublin

Grammar: None

A Level 3 English lesson exploring daily life.

daily lifenarrative tenses: past simplepast continuouspast perfect

What's in this lesson

A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL lesson on daily life. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.

From the reading: The Night I Got Lost in Dublin

Camila Reyes arrived in Dublin from Bogotá in September 2023. She had never lived outside Colombia before. On her third day in the city, she decided to explore alone. She was walking along the River Liffey when her phone died. She had no map and no way to call anyone. It was raining, as it often does in Dublin, and she did not know the name of her street.

Vocabulary

  • had never lived
  • was walking
  • was raining
  • was waiting
  • had studied
  • had been talking
  • had not expected
  • walked

Grammar

Past simple
She walked into the café and sat down. — a completed action in the past
Past continuous
It was raining when she left the house. — action in progress when something else happened

Discussion questions

  1. Have you ever got lost somewhere completely new?
  2. What is the hardest thing about living in a new country?
  3. Have you ever made a friend in an unexpected place?

The Night I Got Lost in Dublin

Grammar: None

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