Winter Activities using the Past Simple

In this fun ESL lesson, you’ll learn useful English to talk about winter activities using the past simple, past continuous tense. Listen to and learn how to tell a story using the past simple to talk about winter.

ESL Video on Winter Activities using the Past Simple

ESL Conversation on Winter using the Past Simple

Bob: So how was your weekend, Yumi?

Yumi: It was a lot of fun, but I’m afraid I came down with a cold. I was outside all day Saturday and the weather was miserable. It was windy and freezing.

Bob: Oh, that’s not good. I hope you get better soon. What did you get up to?

Yumi: A bunch of us went to the snow festival. It was so much fun.
But when I got home late Saturday night my clothes were soaked.
They were really wet because we were playing in the snow all day.
We went sledding down some big hills and after that we went ice skating.
After ice skating, we drank hot chocolate with marshmallows to warm up.
Then made a giant snowman.
Oh, and the best part… we had a huge snowball fight.
It was a lot of fun until Kenny got hit with a snowball right in the mouth.
He lost his front tooth.
We had to take him to the hospital.

Bob: Oh no! That’s terrible. Is he okay?

Yumi: Yes, he’s much better now.
He has a swollen lip, and he needs to go to the dentist today though.

Bob: What a bummer! So, what did you think of the ice sculptures? They are pretty unbelievable, aren’t they?

Yumi: They sure are. The festival is really incredible. I want to go back one more time.

ESL Questions

1. How was Yumi’s weekend?
2. How was the weather?
3. What did she do on the weekend?
4. Why were her clothes soaked?
5. What winter sports did she do?
6. What other activities did they do?
7. What happened to Kenny?
8. What did they do to warm up?

Vocabulary for Winter Activities

to come down with a cold
to go sledding
I’m afraid I …
giant
huge
soaked
miserable
wet
warm up

Reference: WE17