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Past Simple Wh Questions Activity

This document provides teaching materials for an activity to practice asking and answering past simple Wh questions about experiences earlier in life. Students are paired up and take turns asking each other "When was the first time..." questions from a provided worksheet. They write each other's responses in the second column and ask follow up questions to learn more details, writing those answers in the third column. Afterwards, students share what they learned about their partner with the class. The goal is to practice past simple questions and talking about past experiences.

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Past Simple Wh Questions Activity

This document provides teaching materials for an activity to practice asking and answering past simple Wh questions about experiences earlier in life. Students are paired up and take turns asking each other "When was the first time..." questions from a provided worksheet. They write each other's responses in the second column and ask follow up questions to learn more details, writing those answers in the third column. Afterwards, students share what they learned about their partner with the class. The goal is to practice past simple questions and talking about past experiences.

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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S The First Time

Activity Type Introduction


Grammar and Speaking This past simple Wh questions activity helps to teach students
Activity: asking and how to ask Wh questions and use the past simple tense with time
answering questions from expressions to talk about experiences earlier in life.
prompts, controlled and
freer practice (pair work) The questions are designed to jog students’ memories about
events in the past so it is more appropriate for older students.

Focus Procedure
Past simple Wh questions Divide the students into pairs (Student A and B).
and answers
Give each student a corresponding worksheet.
Time expressions
To start, students read through the questions and create one
more additional question for number 13.
Aim
To ask and answer past Students then ask each other the When was the first time...?
simple Wh questions questions and write their partner’s response in the second column
about experiences earlier of the worksheet.
in life.
Students also ask past simple Wh follow-up questions to help
the students develop a conversation about each event. These
Preparation answers are written in the third column.
Make one copy of the two
When the students have finished, have a class feedback session
worksheets for each pair
and ask the students to tell the class what they found out about
of students.
their partner.

Level As an extension, students write a short biographical account


about their partner's experiences. These can be read to the class.
Pre-intermediate (A2)

Time
45 minutes

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PAST SIMPLE 'WH' QUESTIONS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S The First Time

Student A: Ask the questions below to your partner. Write down his or her answers and ask
past simple Wh follow-up questions to find out more information.

When was the first time... Answers More information

Example: When was the first When she was fifteen It was her cousin’s wedding.
time you went to a wedding? years old. It was on the beach.

1. go to a wedding?

2. buy a TV?

3. cook dinner for someone?

4. fall in love?

5. drink alcohol?

6. break a bone?

7. travel by airplane?

8. p
 lay a musical instrument?

9. go on a date?

10. use a credit card?

11. take a trip alone?

12. stay awake all night?

13.

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PAST SIMPLE 'WH' QUESTIONS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S The First Time

Student B: Ask the questions below to your partner. Write down his or her answers and ask
past simple Wh follow-up questions to find out more information.

When was the first time... Answers More information

Example: When was the first It was at a party with a girl


When he was in high school.
time you kissed someone? called Vicky.

1. kiss someone?

2. have a job?

3. go to another country?

4. lose something?

5. stay in a hospital?

6. ride a motorbike?

7. drink wine?

8. go to a night club?

9. talk to a foreigner?

10. e
 at at an expensive
restaurant?

11. read a book?

12. b
 uy something
expensive?

13.

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