TESOL/Sharing nostalgia

Do you remember playing with Gameboys?

Discussion

I remember Gameboys used to be popular. Do you know anybody who played with them?

How about you? What was popular when you were younger?

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
Do you remember (verb) ? Do you remember (noun) ?	Yeah, everybody was doing it.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
Do you know anyone who used to (verb) ?	Yeah, my (person) used to have one. Yeah, my (person) used to do that.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
You know how everybody used to (verb) in the 80s?	Yeah, it feels like yesterday.

Say these sentences without looking.

Do you remember (verb) ?
verb	sentence
playing arcade games	Do you remember playing arcade games ?
playing with Gameboys	Do you remember playing with Gameboys ?
wearing baggy pants	Do you remember wearing baggy pants ?
driving 70s cars	Do you remember driving 70s cars ?

Do you know anyone who used to (verb) ?
verb	sentence
own a Volkswagen bus	Do you know anyone who used to own a Volkswagen bus ?
use an original Macintosh	Do you know anyone who used to use an original Macintosh ?
go to Beetles concerts	Do you know anyone who used to go to Beetles concerts ?
use a rolodex	Do you know anyone who used to use a rolodex ?

Yeah, my (person) used to have one.
person	sentence
friend	Yeah, my friend used to have one.
neighbor	Yeah, my neighbor used to have one.
parents	Yeah, my parents used to have one.
brother	Yeah, my brother used to have one.

You know how everybody used to (verb) in the 80s?
verb	sentence
make mix tapes	You know how everybody used to make mix tapes in the 80s?
record TV on their VCRs	You know how everybody used to record TV on their VCRs in the 80s?
use word processors	You know how everybody used to use word processors in the 80s?
watch Johnny Carson	You know how everybody used to watch Johnny Carson in the 80s?

Practice this conversation.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
Do you remember (playing arcade games) ?	Yeah, everybody was doing it.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
Do you know anyone who used to (own a Volkswagen bus) ?	Yeah, my (friend) used to have one.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
You know how everybody used to (make mix tapes) in the 80s?	Yeah, it feels like yesterday.

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
Do you remember ... ?	Yeah, everybody was doing it.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
Do you know anyone who used to ... ?	Yeah, my ... used to have one.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
You know how everybody used to ... in the 80s?	Yeah, it feels like yesterday.

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Sharing nostalgia	Agreeing
Think of five things you remember from the past. Ask your partner if they remember too.	Share your partner's nostalgia.

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.

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