Unit 2 Vocabulary: Life Events
English Grade 9 (Super Goal 3) · Unit 2: Life Stories · Lesson 2-1 · Term 1
Also known as: Life events
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Lesson idea
Talk about past actions and important events in people's lives, achievements and community service.
Key points
- be + born: I was born in 2010. (NOT I born)
- grow up = become an adult: I grew up in Abha.
- award (n.) = a prize; award (v.) = give a prize: He was awarded a medal.
- get in touch with = contact: I got in touch with my old teacher.
Vocabulary
grow up
be born
award
compete
donate
donation
encourage
take responsibility
outstanding
community
leadership
get in touch with
big break
Lesson questions (12)
- Faisal was born in Dammam, but he ____ in Riyadh because his family moved there.
Answer: grew up - The school gave Sara an ____ for her outstanding science project.
Answer: award - Ali ____ blood at the hospital every six months to help patients.
Answer: donates - Our coach always ____ us to try our best, even when we lose.
Answer: encourages - Twenty schools ____ in the national robotics contest last year.
Answer: competed - Her grades are ____; she got 100% in every subject.
Answer: outstanding - After many years, I ____ my old classmate through social media.
Answer: got in touch with - A good leader must ____ for his team's mistakes, not blame others.
Answer: take responsibility - The young singer got his ____ when a famous producer heard him on TV.
Answer: big break - Volunteers ____ the beach every Saturday to collect plastic and litter.
Answer: comb - Our class collected a large ____ of clothes for poor families.
Answer: donation - The new principal showed great ____ when she organized the school during the flood.
Answer: leadership
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Questions about this lesson
What is the difference between born and grew up?
was born means came into the world; grew up means spent childhood and grew into an adult: Faisal was born in Dammam but grew up in Riyadh.
What are examples of life events?
graduate, get married, get a job, retire and move.
How do we put a person's life events in order?
Use the simple past and sequence words: first, then, after that, in 2010.
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