Nobody plays with tops anymore.
Key sentences
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
| How have families changed over the past (time period) ? |
Nobody (activity) like they used to. |
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
| How have lifestyles changed? |
Everybody is so much (comparative adjective) than they used to be. |
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
| How will it be in the future? |
At this rate, (noun) could disappear altogether. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
How have families changed over the past (time period) ?
| time period |
sentence |
| ten years |
How have families changed over the past ten years ? |
| generation |
How have families changed over the past generation ? |
| few years |
How have families changed over the past few years ? |
| fifty years |
How have families changed over the past fifty years ? |
Nobody (activity) like they used to.
| activity |
sentence |
| has dinner together |
Nobody has dinner together like they used to. |
| plays board games |
Nobody plays board games like they used to. |
| plays outside |
Nobody plays outside like they used to. |
| cooks dinner |
Nobody cooks dinner like they used to. |
Everybody is so much (comparative adjective) than they used to be.
| comparative adjective |
sentence |
| busier |
Everybody is so much busier than they used to be. |
| more stressed out |
Everybody is so much more stressed out than they used to be. |
| more worried |
Everybody is so much more worried than they used to be. |
| more wasteful |
Everybody is so much more wasteful than they used to be. |
At this rate, (noun) could disappear altogether.
| noun |
sentence |
| traditional games |
At this rate, traditional games could disappear altogether. |
| home cooked meals |
At this rate, home cooked meals could disappear altogether. |
| traditional families |
At this rate, traditional families could disappear altogether. |
| retirement |
At this rate, retirement could disappear altogether. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
| How have families changed over the past (ten years) ? |
Nobody (has dinner together) like they used to. |
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
| How have lifestyles changed? |
Everybody is so much (busier) than they used to be. |
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
| How will it be in the future? |
At this rate, (traditional games) could disappear altogether. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
|
How have families changed over the past ... ? |
Nobody ... like they used to. |
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
| How have lifestyles changed? |
Everybody is so much ... than they used to be. |
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
| How will it be in the future? |
At this rate, ... could disappear altogether. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking about trends |
Describing trends |
Ask your partner how these things have changed:
- family structure.
- how children grow up.
- who has a job and who stays at home.
- how children play.
|
Describe the changes. |
Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |