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myEnglish Pre-Intermediate 2
Week 1 BREAKOUT INSTRUCTIONS

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1 What languages 5 Why do you
do you speak? want to learn
16 1 English?
15 2
2 What do you 6 What was

3
think of this your favourite

12 13 1
town/city? subject at

4
school?
3 When was the 7 How often do

5
last time you you do
had a holiday? exercise?
11

6
10 7
4 Why did you 9 8 8 What's
decide to take something you
this course? do well?

9 Can you play 10 How long have 11 What do you do? 12 What does
any musical you been your name
instruments? studying What's your job? mean?
English?
13 Do you like 14 How do you 15 How often do 16 Are you a
watching films? spend your free you see your 'morning' or
time? family? 'night' person?
VERBS
What are the past simple forms of the verbs?

arrive run think live move

go see be remember play

start drink leave study win

 PAST SIMPLE
Make questions using these
prompts:

• Where/born?
• When/born?
• What/sport play/school?
• How many years/school?
• What/study/university?
• When/start/work?
• Where/holiday/2014?
 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
Now ask about your partner’s
life

• What is similar to your life?

• What is different?
 WRITING A BIOGRAPHY: PAST SIMPLE

Work with your group.

Think of a person you admire who is not alive. This could be a famous person or
historical figure.

Write a short biography of this person (5-8 lines). Include:

• the name of the person
• where/when he/she was born
• why he/she is famous and why you admire him/her
• when he/she died