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LESSON 65: TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES – SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT

LESSON 65: TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES – SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT

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B1 English - Lesson 60: Tenses Review
THE DAILY GRIND

Tenses Review

From Horrible Bosses to The Great Escape

🍿 Warm-Up: Horrible Bosses

Let's talk about the worst bosses in Pop Culture!

Discuss with your class: Which of these famous TV/Movie bosses is the most toxic? Have you ever had a boss like them?

👔 Michael Scott (The Office)
Incompetent, makes inappropriate jokes, but deep down has a good heart.
👠 Miranda Priestly (Devil Wears Prada)
Extremely demanding, cold, impossible to please, but a genius.
🦀 Mr. Krabs (SpongeBob)
Exploits his employees, pays terrible salaries, obsessed with money.

⚖️ Courtroom Vocabulary

Tap the cards to learn the vocabulary for our next story.
To show up 🚶
Aparecer / Presentarse
To arrive at a place where you are expected.
Kidney failure 🏥
Insuficiencia renal
A medical condition where your kidneys stop working.
To fire someone 🚪
Despedir a alguien
To remove someone from their job.
To sue / Trial 👨‍⚖️
Demandar / Juicio
To take someone to court for legal action.

⏳ Grammar Core: The Master of Time

A quick review of how we use tenses to tell the story of our lives.

Our lives are divided into Routines (Present), Experiences (Past), and Escapes (Future). Look at the structure:

🟢 Present Tenses

For routines, facts, or things happening right now.

  • Simple: I work at a restaurant.
  • Continuous: I am working right now.

🟠 Past Tenses

For finished events or stories from the past.

  • Simple: The manager fired him.
  • Perfect: The worker had sued the boss.

🔵 Future Tenses

For plans, predictions, or promises.

  • Will: I will help you! (Spontaneous)
  • Going to: We are going to win the trial. (Plan)

📰 The Viral Story: You've been served!

Read and listen to this real-life Reddit story.Angry customer/manager in a restaurant
READY

Some time ago, an employee at a famous global restaurant chain shared a terrible experience. One day, a co-worker didn’t show up to work. He called to explain that he was in the hospital due to kidney failure and needed emergency surgery.

The restaurant manager refused to listen, called it the "worst excuse he had ever heard," and fired him immediately.

A few days later, a man walked into the restaurant and handed the manager a large envelope. He simply said, "You’ve been served." Naturally, the co-worker had sued the manager.

When the trial took place, all the employees attended and testified against the boss, revealing years of bad treatment. They won the case!

✅ Practice 1: Tenses Detective

Identify the tenses used in the story. Let's see your grammar skills!
Cases Won: 0 / 5
1. "One day, a co-worker didn't show up." What tense is this?
2. "He was in the hospital..." What tense is this?
3. "The co-worker had sued the manager." What tense is this?
4. If the boss says: "I am going to fire you!" What tense is this?
5. "All the employees attended the trial." What tense is this?

⚙️ Practice 2: The Verb Machine

Write 3 verbs. Then, shift them through time!

Step 1: Think of a verb (e.g., Travel).
Step 2: Write 3 sentences using the same verb in Present, Past, and Future!

Ex: I travel every year (Present). I traveled to Paris (Past). I will travel to Japan (Future).

🌴 Practice 3: The Great Escape

After a horrible job, you deserve a vacation!

Look at the pictures below. Choose the one you feel is most interesting. Answer these questions with your partner:

  • What do they like doing in those places? (Present)
  • When was the last time you did that? (Past)
  • Which would you like to do next year? (Future)
Friends having a picnic

A Relaxing Picnic

Family camping at night

Camping in the Wild

People in the snow

Snow Adventures

Sailing on the sea

Sailing the Ocean

✈️ Out of Office

You survived the boss and escaped to paradise!

Final Discussion:

Have you ever experienced awful things at work or school? How did you solve the problem?
(Share your story with the class!)

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