D-09.07 Use All Kinds of Verb Phrasing to Talk about the Past

Unit 3 (The Past: “The Good Old Days”) of the Original Scenario, Volume Two: English Grammar in Context, pages 39-57 19 Pages                                 Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) High Beginning to Intermediate Language Learners That Prefer Conventional-Looking Materials Why It’s Useful: Sometimes, methodical acquirers of grammar prefer the linear (one numbered section after another) layouts of “old-fashioned” black-and-white text pages—especially if they’re built around familiar, old and comfortable stereotypes.  In this conventional sequence of segments, a recognizable “old couple” reminisces about the “days of old” (“olden times”) to their disbelieving grandchildren.    What You’ll Do:  [1]  Have fun with the cliché-laden page 39 Scenario, “The Good Old Days,” which satirizes disparities in the memories and attitudes of old vs. young generations.  In doing Comprehension Exercises 1a-1c, notice the structure and meanings of their past-time phrases. In boxed G