ESL Story: The Past Simple

ESL Story the Past Simple: A Crazy Trip is a fun lesson for ESL students to learn the past simple, past continuous, vocabulary, phrases and phrasal verbs, and idioms to about how to tell a story in English.

Watch the ESL video about remembering the past and use the ESL Printable and Digital storytelling flashcards to retell the story and practice using new vocabulary and expressions. Get the printable worksheets, ESL printable and digital flashcards, ESL listening and reading exercises, and gamify lessons with badges and stamps.

Warm Up Questions

1. What’s the best trip that you’ve ever been on?
2. Has your car ever broken down on the way somewhere?
3. Have you ever run out of money?

ESL Video on How to Tell a Past Simple Story

Watch the following YouTube video:

ESL Listening Questions

1. What kind of shape is Joey’s car in?
2. Where and with who did they take a road trip with?
3. What happened to Billy when he fell asleep?
4. Describe what happened to Joey while playing soccer.
5. What did Billy lose?
6. Why didn’t Tony have any money?
7. Why did Samantha have to wire Tony some money?
8. What happened at the beach?

Matching – Tell a Story in English

Match the words or expressions on the left with the meanings on the right.

ESL Printable and Digital Flashcards to Talk about a Bad Trip

Use the flashcards to talk about what happened to you during an imaginary bad trip.

ESL Conversation on Telling a Story in the Past Simple

Joey: Hey Tony!

Tony: That car has seen better days, hasn’t it?

Joey: It sure has. It’s a lemon. I think it’s time to scrap it. I have poured a lot of money into it.

Tony: You sure have. I can’t believe how many times it’s broken down.

Joey: You aren’t lying. It’s been a fun ride along the way though, hasn’t it?

Tony: It’s a real pity. It really brings back some great memories.
Do you remember that time that we took a road trip to the beach with all the guys?

Joey: Yes, how can I forget. What a trip! First Billy fell asleep and got really terrible sunburn on his legs.

Tony: That was just the first day. Then you broke your foot while playing soccer.

Joey: That really was a disaster, wasn’t it?

Tony: It sure was. Billy lost your car keys on the beach and it took us hours to find them.

Joey: My goodness! Yes, I remember that! And then someone pickpocketed you and stole your wallet with all your money and credit cards.

Tony: Yes, luckily, I was able to reach Samantha and she wired us some money. Otherwise, we would have had to wash dishes.

Joey: Yes, she really saved us, didn’t she? Wow, we are really old. That was before they had bank machines everywhere.

Tony: Yes, I guess that really does show our age.

Joey: Even after Samantha sent us the money, we didn’t learn our lesson though. That night at the beach was crazy.

Tony: Yes, I remember it clearly. We had a huge bonfire. Billy drank too much and puked everywhere. It was disgusting.

Joey: I guess that will always be remembered as the craziest trip ever.

Tony: Absolutely. Without a doubt!

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