Lesson 10 — I Didn’t Go Out

Pairwork

Question:
👉 How is your life now compared to before?

Rule:

• Use one past sentence
• Use one now sentence
• Use a time expression

SET 1 — Talking About the Past Only

Did you move a lot when you were younger?
→ Where did you live?

Did you help your family at home as a child?
→ What did you help with?

Did you play outside a lot before?
→ What games did you play?

Did you work or study when you were younger?
→ What did you do?

Did you enjoy your life back then?

→ Why or why not?

Reaction Phrases (Contrast-oriented):

• Wow, that’s different.
• That changed a lot.
• Life is better now.

SET 2 — Habits & Lifestyle

1. Did you go out a lot before?
   → What do you do at night now?
2. Did you sleep well when you were younger?
   → How many hours do you sleep now?
3. Did you have a job before?
   → What do you do now?
4. Did you worry about money before?
   → How do you feel about money now?
5. Did you live with a relative even for a short time?
   → Where did you live?

Reaction Phrases (Shared experience / empathy):

• Same here.
• I was like that too.
• That sounds familiar.

SET 3 — Before vs Now

1. Did you have a phone when you were younger?
   → What kind of phone did you have?
2. Did you have a favorite place as a child?
   → Where was it?
3. Did you watch TV a lot before?
   → What programs did you watch?
4. Did you cook at home before?
   → What food did you cook?
5. Did you have much free time in the past?
   → What did you do in your free time?

Reaction Phrases (Past alignment / memory):

• Yeah, Me neither.
• I did that too.
• That was a long time ago.