Childhood memories - "used to"

in today's lesson Lily and Ben talk about their childhood memories birthday parties fun games and simple things that made them happy it's a great way to learn how to talk about your past in natural everyday English listen carefully hey Ben you were looking at some old photos are those from your childhood yeah they are my mom sent me these pictures yesterday this one is from my 8th birthday party you look so happy where was the party it was in our backyard we had balloons cake and a Big Water fight with my friends it brings back so many memories that sounds fun I used to have birthday parties in our living room my dad always made pizza and my friends and I played games nice what kind of games did you play mostly board games and hide and seek sometimes we even made little plays or shows for our parents oh I did that too my sister and I used to sing and dance in the living room we thought we were famous stars haha that's so cute what other things did you like to do when you were a kid well I loved riding my bike around the neighborhood I'd stay outside for hours my friends and I would play basketball or baseball until it got dark wow you must have been really active I used to spend a lot of time reading I loved story books about animals and adventures that's great I liked reading comic books I remember I had a huge collection of superhero comics do you still have them no unfortunately we moved houses when I was 12 and I had to give some away but I still keep a few they bring back memories of my old room I know what you mean my family moved to when I was around that age I missed my old school and my best friend yeah moving can be hard but I guess it also helps us grow up that's true life changes but we always keep those memories sometimes I look at my childhood photos and think wow I really used to have fun doing simple things exactly no phones no internet just playing outside using our imagination right kids today are different they spend so much time on screens yeah but maybe every generation says that still I think childhood was special because everything felt new and exciting I agree talking about childhood really makes me smile me too hey maybe we should make a childhood memory day at work everyone brings an old photo and shares a story that's a great idea I'd love to hear everyone's stories words and phrases let's review some useful words and phrases from today's lesson childhood the time when you were a child example I had a happy childhood with my family bring back memories to make someone remember something from the past example seeing my old toys brings back memories of when I was a child used to something you did often in the past but don't do now example I used to ride my bike everyday after school backyard the area behind the house example we had a barbecue in our backyard last weekend hide and seek a game where one person hides and others try to find them example my friends and I love to play hide and seek at the park collection a group of similar things that you keep example I have a collection of comic books move houses to change the place where you live example we moved houses when I was 10 years old grow up to become older or an adult example I grew up in a small town near the mountains imagination the ability to think of new ideas or pictures in your mind example children have great imagination when they play with toys shadowing listen and repeat after the speakers to practice your pronunciation hey Ben you were looking at some old photos hey Ben you were looking at some old photos are those from your childhood are those from your childhood yeah they are yeah they are my mom sent me these pictures yesterday my mom sent me these pictures yesterday this one is from my 8th birthday party this one is from my 8th birthday party you look so happy where was the party you look so happy where was the party it was in our backyard we had balloons cake it was in our backyard we had balloons cake and a Big Water fight with my friends and a Big Water fight with my friends it brings back so many memories it brings back so many memories that sounds fun that sounds fun I used to have birthday parties in our living room I used to have birthday parties in our living room my dad always made pizza and my friends and I played games my dad always made pizza and my friends and I played games nice what kind of games did you play nice what kind of games did you play mostly board games and hide and seek mostly board games and hide and seek sometimes we even made little plays or shows for our parents sometimes we even made little plays or shows for our parents oh I did that too oh I did that too my sister and I used to sing and dance in the living room my sister and I used to sing and dance in the living room we thought we were famous stars we thought we were famous stars haha that's so cute haha that's so cute what other things did you like to do when you were a kid what other things did you like to do when you were a kid well I loved riding my bike around the neighborhood well I loved riding my bike around the neighborhood I'd stay outside for hours I'd stay outside for hours my friends and I would play basketball or baseball until it got dark my friends and I would play basketball or baseball until it got dark wow you must have been really active wow you must have been really active I used to spend a lot of time reading I used to spend a lot of time reading I loved storybooks about animals and adventures I loved storybooks about animals and adventures that's great that's great I liked reading comic books I liked reading comic books I remember I had a huge collection of superhero comics I remember I had a huge collection of superhero comics do you still have them do you still have them no unfortunately no unfortunately we moved houses when I was 12 and I had to give some away we moved houses when I was 12 and I had to give some away but I still keep a few but I still keep a few they bring back memories of my old room they bring back memories of my old room I know what you mean I know what you mean my family moved too when I was around that age my family moved too when I was around that age I missed my old school and my best friend I missed my old school and my best friend yeah moving can be hard yeah moving can be hard but I guess it also helps us grow up but I guess it also helps us grow up that's true life changes but we always keep those memories that's true life changes but we always keep those memories sometimes I look at my childhood photos and think sometimes I look at my childhood photos and think wow I really used to have fun doing simple things wow I really used to have fun doing simple things exactly no phones no internet exactly no phones no internet just playing outside using our imagination just playing outside using our imagination right kids today are different right kids today are different they spend so much time on screens they spend so much time on screens yeah but maybe every generation says that yeah but maybe every generation says that still I think childhood was special because still I think childhood was special because everything felt new and exciting everything felt new and exciting I agree talking about childhood really makes me smile I agree talking about childhood really makes me smile me too hey maybe we should make a childhood memory day at work me too hey maybe we should make a childhood memory day at work everyone brings an old photo and shares a story everyone brings an old photo and shares a story that's a great idea I'd love to hear everyone's stories that's a great idea I'd love to hear everyone's stories thanks for watching see you in the next lesson