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My Childhood
Student A
1. Answer each question. If the question is marked true, write real information. If it’s marked
false invent an answer.
2. Now tell your partner about your answers. Your partner will ask you follow-up questions
and decide if you’re telling the truth or lying.
A game you used to love playing when you were a child (False)
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A place you used to visit when you were a child (False)
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A pop group or singer you used to really like when you were a child (True)
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A hobby you used to have when you were a child (True)
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A food you didn’t use to like when you were a child (False)
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Next, listen to your partner tell you about his / her answers. Ask follow-up questions and
decide if he /she is telling the truth or lying.
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Student B
1. Answer each question. If the question is marked true, write real information. If it’s marked
false invent an answer.
2. Now listen to your partner tell you about his / her answers. Ask follow-up questions and
decide if he /she is telling the truth or lying.
A drink you used to like when you were a child (False)
_________________________________________________________________________
A school subject you didn’t use to like when you were a child (True)
_________________________________________________________________________
A sport you used to play when you were a child (False)
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Something you used to be frightened of when you were a child (True)
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A TV series you used to watch when you were a child (True)
_________________________________________________________________________
A toy you used to love when you were a child (False)
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Next, tell your partner about your answers. Your partner will ask you follow-up questions
and decide if you’re telling the truth or lying.
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My Childhood
In this entertaining activity, students talk about their childhood using used to. Sometimes the
students invent information and sometimes they give real information. Their partner asks
follow-up questions to find out if their partner is lying or telling the truth.

Before class, make one copy of the worksheet for each pair of students and cut as indicated.

Procedure

Divide the students into groups (A and B) and give each student the corresponding part of
the worksheet.

Read the instructions to the students and tell them to answer each question on their
worksheet with real or invented information as indicated.

When they have finished, tell the students to pair up with a member from the other group.

Demonstrate the activity by asking one of the students to tell you one of their answers, e.g. I
used to love playing chess when I was a child. Then ask several follow-up questions and
finally say whether you think the student is lying or telling the truth.

You could also create your own answer and get the students to ask you questions.

The students then begin the activity. Student A goes first and tells Student B about each
answer in turn. Then the students swap roles.

At the end of the activity, get feedback from some of the pairs to find out if they were good at
spotting when their partner was lying or telling the truth.

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