“Conversation Starter Lesson Series: Intermediate” is designed for intermediate-level ESL learners who want to improve their fluency and confidence in speaking English.
Each lesson includes an engaging reading material with audio, vocabulary and expressions, comprehension questions, and discussion questions to be used for one to one class, group class, or self-study for both online and offline classes.
Unit 3: Entertainment
Story 05: Childhood Games
Key Lesson Vocabulary & Expressions: Look over and review before proceeding.
- Hide and seek
- Tag
- Kickball
- Hiding spots
- Seeker
- Creative
- Giggling
- Flashlights
- Navigate
- Nostalgia
Read or Listen to the following passage:
When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do with my friends was play games. We would spend hours outside, running around and laughing as we played games like hide and seek, tag, and kickball.
Hide and seek was always one of our favorites. We would find creative hiding spots and try to stay hidden for as long as possible, giggling silently as the seeker searched for us. Sometimes we would play at night, using flashlights to navigate the dark and make the game even more exciting.
Tag was another game we loved. We would chase each other around, trying to be the one to tag someone else and become “it.” The game was especially fun when we played it at the park or on the playground, using the equipment to climb and hide and make the game more challenging.
Looking back, those childhood games were some of the happiest times of my life. Even though I’m older now and don’t play those games as much, I still look back on those memories with fondness and nostalgia.
Comprehension Questions:
- What were some of the childhood games the protagonist played?
- Which game was the protagonist’s favorite?
- What did the protagonist and their friends do when they played hide and seek at night?
- Where did the protagonist and their friends play tag?
- How does the protagonist feel about their memories of playing childhood games?
Conversations Starters:
- What were some of your favorite games to play as a child?
- Did you have any special rules or variations for the games you played?
- Did you usually play games with friends or by yourself?
- Were there any games you didn’t like to play? Why?
- Did you have a favorite place to play games?
- Were you ever part of a sports team or club when you were a child?
- How did playing games as a child influence your life today?
- Do you think kids today still play the same games you played as a child? Why or why not?
- How do you think technology has affected the way children play games today?
- If you could go back in time and play one childhood game again, which one would it be and why?
