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Life events
In today’s lesson, we are going to talk about important life events. Look at the
pictures below and describe them in detail. What can you see in each picture?
Which life events are shown in each picture?
Match the life events to the corresponding pictures:

First day at school / Wedding / Anniversary / First child /Retirement /


Graduation

Graduation - Retirement - Wedding - First day at school - First child –


Anniversary

Answer the following questions:

1. Do you remember your first day at school? If you can, describe it.
2. Did you go to any weddings last year? Describe it/them in detail.

The following phrases may help you answer the above questions.

 I remember my first day at school. I was _______ years old and I remember I
wore a red and white uniform. The uniform was _______
 Last year I went to _______ wedding/s. My favourite was my own wedding. I got
married in August this year …..
3.- Key vocabulary – Important life events

Bring up your children: educar a los hijos


Get a degree: sacar una carrera
Go to university: ir a la universidad
Have children: tener hijos
Rent or buy a house: alquilar o comprar una casa
Retire: jubilarse
Fall in love: enamorarse
Get a job: conseguir un trabajo
Start work: empezar a trabajar
Move house: mudarse
Get married: casarse
Leave school: dejar el colegio
Get engaged: comprometerse
Get promoted: ascender (en el trabajo)
Start school: empezar el colegio
Leave home: salir de casa
Pass your exams: aprobar los exámenes
Celebrate an anniversary: celebrar un aniversario

Put the life events from the ‘key vocabulary’ section into the correct categories:
Put the following life events in order

according to your teachers’ life


history.

Life after university


1.- What do you do for a living?
2.- Why do you enjoy this job?

I’m a __________ and I enjoy my job because __________.


I’m a teacher and I love my job because I get to meet lots of lovely students and because
every day is different.

You are now going to listen to your teacher.

Ensure you understand the meaning of all 11 phrases below. Then put them in order
according to your teacher’s experience.

start a company Iniciar una empresa


go on a course ir a un curso
get a job consigue un trabajo
work long hours trabajar largas horas
run a company dirigir una empresa
go for an interview ir por una entrevista
resign renunciar
work from home trabajar desde casa
work for a school or somebody trabajar para una escuela
o alguien
earn good money gana buen dinero
apply for a job solicitar un trabajo

Re-tell your teacher’s story using the phrases in the correct


order. You could use the following key vocabulary:
Then: luego
Instead of: en vez de
Next: luego, después
Therefore: por lo tanto
In the end al final
Finally: por fin

When she finished university she applied for a job _________ instead of _________
then she… next she…
1. Apply for a job 2. Go for an interview 3. Get a job
4. Resign 5. Go on a course 6. Work for a school
7. Start a company 8. Work from home 9. Work long hours
10. earn good money 11. Run a company
Put the 11 phrases related to work into
two different categories. Some phrases
can go in either category.

Talk about your own experience using the


expressions we have looked at in this
lesson and the key vocabulary.
You could start by saying:

After I finished school I looked for many


jobs in the local newspaper. I found one
job that I liked a lot and so I applied for it.
I went for an interview and luckily I was not very nervous and I got the job…

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