Talking about experiences
Have longer conversations about experiences: ask follow-up questions, show interest and tell short anecdotes.
In this lesson you will
- Ask follow-up questions
- Show interest in what others say
- Describe an experience with feelings and detail
Learn
Keep a conversation going with follow-up questions in the past simple: When was that? Who were you with? What was it like? How did you feel?
Show interest: Really? Wow! That sounds amazing/scary. Lucky you! I’d love to do that.
Describe feelings with -ed adjectives: I was excited / nervous / scared / amazed. Describe the experience with -ing adjectives: It was exciting / terrifying / amazing.
Return the question: What about you? Have you ever…?
Examples
- Have you ever done a bungee jump? — Yes! — Really? What was it like?
- I was terrified at first, but it was an amazing experience.
- Lucky you! I’ve always wanted to go to Iceland.
- What about you? Have you ever been abroad?
Vocabulary
scared / scary
feeling fear / causing fear
amazed / amazing
very surprised / very good
excited / exciting
happy and enthusiastic / causing that feeling
abroad
in another country
Lucky you!
said when someone has something good
Practice
The rollercoaster was ___.
Speaking
Talk about the most exciting (or scary) experience of your life: when, where, who with, what happened, how you felt. Then ask a follow-up question back.
Writing
Write a short blog post: “The most amazing thing I’ve ever done” (80–100 words).
Lesson quiz
I was ___ when I heard the news.
Review
Key points
- Follow-up questions keep conversations going.
- Show interest: Really? Wow! Lucky you!
- -ed = feelings, -ing = what causes them.
What you learned
- ✓ I can talk about experiences in detail.
- ✓ I can ask follow-up questions.
- ✓ I can react with interest.
Grammar reference: Present perfect, Adjectives: position and order