With this lesson, students will confidently use used to and would to talk about past habits, childhood routines, and nostalgic trends—perfect for meaningful conversations about how life has changed over time.
lesson overview
This A2-B1 ESL lesson helps learners master the structure used to for describing past habits, routines, and states. Centered around nostalgic themes from the 1990s, the lesson blends grammar with pop culture to make language learning engaging and relatable. The user-friendly digital format allows easy navigation in presentation mode with just a click of the spacebar, requiring no additional software.
Target Audience:
- Level: A2–B1 (Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate)
- Best for: Adults, teenagers, and older children
Content Breakdown:
- Warm-Up Quiz
- Grammar Focus
- Practice Tasks
- 3-Step 90s Flashback Challenge
- Speaking Practice: Find Someone Who
- Used To vs. Would
- Correct Mistakes
- Describe & Reflect
- Final Discussion
HOMEWORK (Extra Language Immersion):
Video and Quiz:
Watch a video comparing life now to the one in the 90s and complete a true/false quiz.