Exploring the Significance of Childhood Memories in Shaping Our Lives
Memories play a crucial role in shaping our personalities and future. Childhood memories hold a special place, reminding us of the good times and helping us navigate through tough days. They keep our inner child alive, influencing our thinking and behavior as we grow older. Reliving common childhood memories like the first day of school and birthdays connects us to shared experiences that shape who we are today.
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Childhood Memories ILE PERSEVERANCE SECONDARY ENG DEPT
Introduction In this unit, students will be looking at memories at two levels: What they remember of themselves as children Other people s memories
Memories are a vital component of our bodies. They shape our personality as all our knowledge and past experiences are stored there. All of us have memories, both good and bad (sad, exciting, surprising, disappointing, funny, and happy). You have memories from long ago and also from recent times. Furthermore, some memories help us get by tough days and make us cheerful on good days.
Childhood memories Childhood memories are very important in our lives. It makes us remember the best times of our lives. They shape our thinking and future. Most importantly, childhood memories keep the inner child alive. No matter how old we get, there is always a child within each one of us. He/She comes out at different times.
For instance, some may act like a child on seeing swings; the other may get excited like a child when they see ice cream. All this happens so because we have our childhood memories reminding us of the times associated with the things we get excited about. Therefore, memories play a great role in our lives. childhood
Q.1 Why is Childhood Memories important?
Childhood personality and future. They remind us of the good times and help us get by on tough days. Moreover, they remind us of past experiences and mistakes which help us improve ourselves. memories shape our
Q.2 What can be a common childhood memory for all?
In my opinion, a childhood memory most of us have in common is the first day of school. Most of us remember what we felt like on the first day. In addition, our birthdays are also childhood memory that reminds us of gifts and celebrations on that day. very common
My first day at primary school My first day at primary school is as clear as day. I remember the excitement in the morning, putting on my new uniform and packing my bag. The journey to school was interesting riding through Galway City on the back of my mother s bicycle. Then we arrived and I walked into the classroom. It seemed that I was the only child who was traumatized by the situation. Lots of little eyes looking at me cry while my mother tried to scramble away from me. I grasped onto her leg but eventually she got away. The kind teacher took me under her wing and quickly enough I forgot about my mother. A few minutes later I had lots of friends and I was having fun!
My first day at primary school Sample 2 My first memory of school is the first day of primary school. It is my first day without the toys and a dress with a nice style. Primary school was far larger than my small cr che had been. It was a nice day. I pretended to be a good kid, sitting on my seat carefully. Listening to the teacher, a kind woman. I observed the small tables and the small chairs. Suddenly, a girl with a Snow White style dress was pushed into the classroom, crying loudly, by her grandparents, and made the classroom s serious mood become funny. The teacher gave us a card with our name and gave us some stickers for the prices. I thought, It is just like our cr che. Then, the teacher brought us to look around the school. The feeling of the new place and new life is the most valuable thing. We had lessons in the afternoon; the textbooks were new, not like the old fairy tales books on the shelf in cr che. With the smiles and laughs, we left our school. When I think about my first day in school, I feel that day is one of the most interesting things happened in my life.
My Childhood Memories Sample 3 Growing up, I had a very loving family. I had three siblings with whom I used to play a lot. I remember very fondly the games we use to play. Especially, in the evenings, we used to go out in the park with our sports equipment. Each day we played different games, for example, football on one day and cricket on the other. These memories of playing in the park are very dear to me. Furthermore, I remember clearly the aroma of my grandmother s pickles. I used to help her whenever she made pickles. We used to watch her do the magic of combining the oils and spices to make delicious pickles. Even today, I can sometimes smell her pickles whenever I look back at this memory. Most importantly, I remember this instance very clearly when we went out for a picnic with my family. We paid a visit to the zoo and had an incredible day. My mother packed delectable dishes which we ate in the zoo. My father clicked so many pictures that day. When I look at these pictures, the memory is so clear, it seems like it happened just yesterday. Thus, my childhood memories are very dear to me and make me smile when I feel low.
Task 1 A. Complete the following table with a list of your special memories and state why they are special. BANK OF SPECIAL MEMORIES Details of special memories Reasons why they are special Example 1.My first day in secondary school
B. Choose one of your special memories from the above table and write about it in more detail. Use between 150-200 words. Include information on: where it took place who was with you what happened how you felt finish by saying what makes this memory special to you C. Share any of your above special memory with the rest of the class.
Task 2 Write your own memories of your childhood from Cr che to Lower primary in chronological order. Remember that you can include pleasant memories as well as that which you may consider a bit embarrassing but you feel comfortable to share with your readers. In it: describe what kind of a child you were state what age you were when you went to school how you went to school the first day and who accompanied you Describe how you felt e.g. scared, lonely Describe two particular pleasant or embarrassing incidences that happened to you at home or school.
Paola Durn: When I was I child I used to go to my grandparents farm every summer. This is my best memory. All my cousins and I met there. It was amazing. I waited all year for this trip. We went to the river and played in grandma s yard. We ate the delicious food she made. At night, grandpa told us scary stories and played soccer and climbed the trees with us. We played hide and seek in the evening and went to bed late. Grandma cooked delicious deserts for all of us. I really miss those summers now we are all grown up. We don t go to the farm very often. COMMENTS What a great story! I remember going to my grandparents farm too. I remember I liked to wake up early to hear the birds and to feel the smell of fresh coffee in Grandma s kitchen. I can t forget how happy I was at that time! Sandra. Yeah, I remember going for long walks in the countryside with Grandpa. I guess I was only eight or nine years old. When it was cold, my grandma made chicken soup and I still remember the wonderful smell great memories!Carlos I also visited my grandparents. But we didn t go in the summer. We went for Christmas. This was the best time of the year. Grandma, my aunts and my mother cooked the Christmas dinner. We still visit them. Sof a I didn t go to my grandparents farm in the summer. I stayed home with my brothers and my best memory is when we opened our first video game Super Mario. We played day and night and my mom was not very happy about it. Diego Scary: de terror Miss: extra ar Grown up: adultos Wake up: despertarse Smell: olor
READING COMPREHENSION I. Read the text above and answer the questions: a. What does Paola remember about her grandma? ______________________________________________ b. Who did she meet in her grandparents farm? ______________________________________________ c. What does Paola remember about her grandpa? ______________________________________________ d. What games did Paola play? ______________________________________________ e. How often does she go to the farm now? ________________________________________
2. Complete each sentence with one word: a. Carlos s memory is from when he was ___________ years old. b. Diego remembers playing ___________________. c. Sandra enjoyed the ________________ in her grandmother s kitchen. d. Sof a says her Grandma made ____________ with __________________________. e. Paola heard _________________ from her Grandpa.
3. How many people have memories connected with? a. Food ____ b. Games ____ c. Places ____ d. Relatives ____ 4. Think of a special memory from your childhood connected with ONE of the following. Write notes. a toy food a pet a hobby a person ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Task 3 SPEAKING Interview a partner about a special place he/she remembers from his/her childhood. 1. What place do you remember from your childhood? 2. Why do you remember this place? 3. What did you there? 4. How old were you when you went there? 5. Do you still go to this place? 6. Why? Why not?
Task 4 A)Instructions: Complete the following text with a word. Then check your answers with your partner. Hello, my name is Paola. When I ______________1 a child I was a very shy girl. My family and I lived in a small ______________2 in Oaxaca, Mexico. I remember my ______________3 ______________4 Manuel. When we met he was eight years ______________5 and I was nine. We were in the same ______________6 at school. We sat together and always played in the break, we call it recreo here in Mexico. ______________7 family was very nice and they lived near my house, so we spent a lot of time together. We watched cartoons on TV, ______________8 games, and did our homework together. In summer we were together too, we went swimming in the river when the weather was hot, played with our toys, and played video games a lot our favorite was Mario Bros.- When his family moved to another city, I ______________9 very sad. I will ______________10 forget the time we spent together. friend at elementary school
B) Instructions: complete the following statements using information from the above text. 1. Paola is from 2. Paola s best friend s name was 3. Paola and his friend met at 4. They watched on TV. 5. They went swimming in 6. They played a lot. 7. Their favorite video game was 8. Manuel s family moved to 9. She felt when Manuel left. 10. Paola s childhood was c) In groups of four, write a similar text about your childhood. Use at least 50 words.
