“Lesson 9: At Home,” EnglishConnect 2 for Learners (2022)

“Lesson 9,” EnglishConnect 2 for Learners

Lesson 9

At Home

Objective: I will learn to describe someone’s life in the past.

Personal Study

Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.

Study the Principle of Learning: Counsel with the Lord

I improve my learning by counseling with God daily about my efforts.

Learning is a process that happens over time. God wants to help you learn and grow. He wants to help you learn how to take small steps to accomplish great things. The Book of Mormon tells of a mighty man of faith named Alma. He was a prophet of God and the leader of his country. Alma taught:

“By small and simple things are great things brought to pass. Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and He will direct thee for good” (Alma 37:6, 37).

God works through small and simple things. Little actions can have big results over time. We pray to Heavenly Father in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ. Through prayer and scripture study, you can counsel with the Lord. He can help you choose small and simple ways to improve. Do you need to improve your listening comprehension? As you counsel with God in prayer, you may decide to spend 10 minutes a day practicing English with a friend. Do you struggle to remember new words? As you counsel with God, you may decide to review words as you ride the bus. Your consistent effort will bring about “great things” as you learn English.

Ponder

Does your culture have a saying similar to “small and simple things”?
How can you counsel with God about your efforts?
What are the small things you can do daily to learn English?

Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group.

did/didn’t

have/had

was/were

Nouns 1

adult/adults
child/children
teenager/teenagers
young adult/young adults

Nouns 2

bike
chicken
house
moped

Adjectives

athletic
calm
creative
friendly
funny
kind
mean
shy
talkative
wild

Practice Pattern 1

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.

Q: What were you like as a (noun 1)?A: I was (adjective).

pattern 1 question what were you like as a noun 1

Examples

Q: What were you like as a child?A: I was athletic.

Q: What was she like as a teenager?A: She was talkative.

Q: What were they like as children?A: They were wild.

Q: What were you like as teenagers?A: We were friendly.

Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try learning more about the patterns in this lesson. Consider using grammar books or websites.

Q: Did you have a (noun 2)?A: Yes, I had a (noun 2), but I wanted a (noun 2).

pattern 2 answer yes I had noun 2 but I wanted a noun 2

Examples

Q: Did you have a bike?A: Yes, I had a bike, but I wanted a moped.

Q: Did she have chickens?A: Yes, she had three chickens.

Q: Did they have a house?A: No, they didn’t have a house, but they wanted a house.

Q: Did you have a moped?A: Yes, we had a moped.

Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 2 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

Practice asking questions.
Practice answering questions.
Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions about Itzak and Marta. Talk about what they were like as children, teenagers, and young adults. Talk about what they had. Be creative! Take turns.

New Vocabulary

boat

Example: Itzak

A: What was Itzak like as a child?
B: He was shy.
A: Did he have a bike?
B: Yes, he had a bike, but he wanted a moped.

Itzak

Marta

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Part 1

Ask and answer questions about what you were like as a child, teenager, and young adult. Talk about what you had. Say as much as you can. Take turns.

Example

A: What were you like as a teenager?
B: I was wild!
A: Did you have a moped?
B: Yes, I had a moped, but I wanted a boat.
A: Did you have kind teachers or mean teachers?
B: I had kind teachers.

Part 2

Choose three family members. Ask and answer questions about what they were like as children, teenagers, and young adults. Talk about what they had. Say as much as you can. Take turns.

New Vocabulary

car
disobedient
outgoing

Example

A: What was your brother like as a teenager?
B: My brother was funny, outgoing, and disobedient.
A: Did he have long hair or short hair?
B: He had long hair.
A: Did he have a car?
B: No, he had a bike, but he wanted a car.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“We can pray to our Heavenly Father and receive guidance and direction, … and be enabled to accomplish things we simply could not do on our own. …

Pray … and then listen! Write the thoughts that come to your mind. Record your feelings and follow through with actions that you are prompted to take” (Russell M. Nelson, “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 94–95).