ACTIVITY 7

ACTIVITIES I WAS FAMILIAR WITH

READING

Read the following text and answer the questions:

I got my first job when I was 12 years old. I worked as a paperboy delivering newspapers to people
in my village every morning. I used to get up very early and deliver the papers to half of the village
while my friend Ben would deliver to the other half. I used to love seeing the empty streets of the
village before anyone got up, but I used to hate the job on rainy days. I would sometimes ride my
bike to get the job done faster. Ben was luckier than me, sometimes if he couldn’t be bothered to
do his paper round, his Dad would drive him around his route in his car!

1. What was his first job?

2. He had to deliver papers to the whole village T/F
3. What did he enjoy about his job?
4. What didn’t he like about his job?
5. He always did the job on foot T/F
6. Sometimes someone helped him do his job T/F
7. Underline what this person used to do.

WRITING

Writing task 1: Write about things you did in the past that you no longer do.
Possible topics. You should make your choice.
1. Your first job: responsibilities and some things you liked and disliked about it.
2. What you were like when you were a child/teenager: physical appearance – clothes – hair –
accessories.
Games – Food - Friends – Habits - Free time – Family - Things you liked and disliked about it.
3. What you were like when you were at elementary/high school/at the university: physical
appearance – clothes – hair – accessories.
Dating – Friends – Sports – Habits – Smoking – Alcohol -Some things you liked and disliked
about it.
PLAN: Before you compose it is important to answer these questions.
a) What is your topic about?
b) How do you feel when you recall it?
c) How old were you?
d) What were the activities you did in that you no longer do? (mention three)
e) What did you think about them?
e) Where and Who did you use to do it with?
f) Why did you use to do them?
COMPOSITION TIME