childhood-memories

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{
  "meta": {
    "level": "A2",
    "band": 2,
    "slug": "childhood-memories",
    "title_en": "Childhood Memories",
    "mode": "intensive",
    "topic_family": "life_experiences",
    "grammar_focus": {
      "category": "Form & Structure",
      "name": "past simple (regular and common irregular verbs)"
    }
  },
  "core_vocab": {
    "items": [
      {
        "en": "memory",
        "es": "recuerdo",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      {
        "en": "childhood",
        "es": "infancia",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      {
        "en": "game",
        "es": "juego",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      {
        "en": "park",
        "es": "parque",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      {
        "en": "friend",
        "es": "amigo/amiga",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      {
        "en": "school",
        "es": "escuela",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      {
        "en": "to play",
        "es": "jugar",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      {
        "en": "to remember",
        "es": "recordar",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      {
        "en": "to visit",
        "es": "visitar",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      {
        "en": "to run",
        "es": "correr",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      {
        "en": "to laugh",
        "es": "reír",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      {
        "en": "to make",
        "es": "hacer",
        "pos": "verb"
      }
    ]
  },
  "useful_phrases": {
    "items": [
      {
        "en": "I remember playing in the park.",
        "es": "Recuerdo jugar en el parque."
      },
      {
        "en": "When I was a child, I loved games.",
        "es": "Cuando era niño/niña, me encantaban los juegos."
      },
      {
        "en": "I had many good friends.",
        "es": "Tenía muchos buenos amigos."
      },
      {
        "en": "We laughed a lot.",
        "es": "Nos reíamos mucho."
      },
      {
        "en": "I visited my grandparents every weekend.",
        "es": "Visitaba a mis abuelos cada fin de semana."
      },
      {
        "en": "Those were happy times.",
        "es": "Eran tiempos felices."
      }
    ]
  },
  "conversation_starters": {
    "items": [
      {
        "en": "What do you remember from your childhood?",
        "es": "¿Qué recuerdas de tu infancia?"
      },
      {
        "en": "Who was your best friend when you were little?",
        "es": "¿Quién era tu mejor amigo/amiga cuando eras pequeño?"
      },
      {
        "en": "What games did you play as a child?",
        "es": "¿Qué juegos jugabas de niño/niña?"
      },
      {
        "en": "Did you visit any special places?",
        "es": "¿Visitabas algún lugar especial?"
      },
      {
        "en": "What made you laugh when you were a kid?",
        "es": "¿Qué te hacía reír cuando eras niño?"
      },
      {
        "en": "Do you have a favorite childhood memory?",
        "es": "¿Tienes un recuerdo favorito de tu infancia?"
      }
    ]
  },
  "pattern_practice": {
    "items": [
      {
        "prompt_en": "Complete: When I was a child, I ___ in the park. (play)",
        "prompt_es": "Completa: Cuando era niño, yo ___ en el parque. (play)",
        "answer_en": "played"
      },
      {
        "prompt_en": "Complete: We ___ a lot of games. (make)",
        "prompt_es": "Completa: Nosotros ___ muchos juegos. (make)",
        "answer_en": "made"
      },
      {
        "prompt_en": "Complete: My friends and I ___ together every day. (run)",
        "prompt_es": "Completa: Mis amigos y yo ___ juntos todos los días. (run)",
        "answer_en": "ran"
      },
      {
        "prompt_en": "Complete: I ___ my grandparents often. (visit)",
        "prompt_es": "Completa: Yo ___ a mis abuelos a menudo. (visit)",
        "answer_en": "visited"
      }
    ]
  },
  "mini_dialogue": {
    "title_en": "Talking About Childhood",
    "turns": [
      {
        "speaker": "A",
        "en": "Do you remember your childhood?"
      },
      {
        "speaker": "B",
        "en": "Yes, I remember playing in the park with my friends."
      },
      {
        "speaker": "A",
        "en": "What games did you play?"
      },
      {
        "speaker": "B",
        "en": "We played tag and hide-and-seek."
      },
      {
        "speaker": "A",
        "en": "Did you visit any special places?"
      },
      {
        "speaker": "B",
        "en": "Yes, I visited my grandparents every weekend."
      },
      {
        "speaker": "A",
        "en": "That sounds nice. Were you happy as a child?"
      },
      {
        "speaker": "B",
        "en": "Yes, those were very happy times."
      }
    ]
  },
  "grammar": {
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Past simple for personal memories",
        "pattern": "Subject + past simple verb",
        "explanation_en": "We use the past simple to talk about memories and events from childhood. We often use time expressions like when I was a child or when I was little.",
        "explanation_es": "Usamos el pasado simple para hablar de recuerdos y eventos de la infancia. A menudo usamos expresiones de tiempo como when I was a child o when I was little.",
        "examples": [
          {
            "en": "I played in the park after school.",
            "es": "Yo jugaba en el parque después de la escuela."
          },
          {
            "en": "We laughed a lot.",
            "es": "Nos reíamos mucho."
          },
          {
            "en": "She visited her grandparents every weekend.",
            "es": "Ella visitaba a sus abuelos cada fin de semana."
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "reading": {
    "title_en": "A Simple Childhood Memory",
    "text_en": "When I was a child, I spent a lot of time in a small park near my house. I went there almost every afternoon after school. My best friend lived next door, and we always played together. We loved running around, climbing the small hill, and making simple games with sticks and stones. Sometimes we brought a small ball and played for hours. On weekends my parents took me to visit my grandparents, and we always ate homemade cookies. I remember laughing a lot and feeling happy. Those moments were simple, but they are some of my favorite childhood memories."
  },
  "listening_script": {
    "title_en": "My Favorite Childhood Place",
    "script_en": "My favorite place from my childhood was a small playground near my school. I went there with my friends almost every day. We played tag, ran around the big trees, and laughed a lot. There was a small slide that we loved, and sometimes we pretended it was a mountain. After playing, we sat on a bench and talked about our day. I remember feeling very free and happy there. Even now, when I think of that place, I smile because those memories are very special to me."
  },
  "tasks": {
    "items": [
      {
        "category": "A",
        "type": "reading_comprehension_mcq",
        "instructions_en": "Read the text 'A Simple Childhood Memory' and choose the best answer.",
        "instructions_es": "Lee el texto 'A Simple Childhood Memory' y elige la mejor respuesta.",
        "questions": [
          {
            "question_en": "Where did the writer spend a lot of time?",
            "question_es": "¿Dónde pasaba mucho tiempo el escritor?",
            "options_en": [
              "In a big school",
              "In a small park",
              "In a shopping center"
            ],
            "options_es": [
              "En una escuela grande",
              "En un parque pequeño",
              "En un centro comercial"
            ],
            "answer_index": 1
          },
          {
            "question_en": "Who was the writer’s best friend?",
            "question_es": "¿Quién era el mejor amigo del escritor?",
            "options_en": [
              "A friend from school",
              "A neighbor",
              "A cousin"
            ],
            "options_es": [
              "Un amigo de la escuela",
              "Un vecino",
              "Un primo"
            ],
            "answer_index": 1
          },
          {
            "question_en": "What did the writer do on weekends?",
            "question_es": "¿Qué hacía el escritor los fines de semana?",
            "options_en": [
              "Visited grandparents",
              "Played video games",
              "Went to the beach"
            ],
            "options_es": [
              "Visitaba a sus abuelos",
              "Jugaba videojuegos",
              "Iba a la playa"
            ],
            "answer_index": 0
          },
          {
            "question_en": "How did the writer feel about those memories?",
            "question_es": "¿Cómo se sentía el escritor acerca de esos recuerdos?",
            "options_en": [
              "Sad",
              "Happy",
              "Confused"
            ],
            "options_es": [
              "Triste",
              "Feliz",
              "Confundido"
            ],
            "answer_index": 1
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "category": "B",
        "type": "grammar_form_practice",
        "instructions_en": "Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.",
        "instructions_es": "Completa las oraciones con el pasado simple de los verbos entre paréntesis.",
        "items": [
          {
            "sentence_en": "When I was a child, I ___ in the park after school. (play)",
            "sentence_es": "Cuando era niño, yo ___ en el parque después de la escuela. (play)",
            "answer_en": "played"
          },
          {
            "sentence_en": "We ___ together every afternoon. (laugh)",
            "sentence_es": "Nosotros ___ juntos todas las tardes. (laugh)",
            "answer_en": "laughed"
          },
          {
            "sentence_en": "My friend ___ very fast. (run)",
            "sentence_es": "Mi amigo ___ muy rápido. (run)",
            "answer_en": "ran"
          },
          {
            "sentence_en": "I ___ my grandparents every weekend. (visit)",
            "sentence_es": "Yo ___ a mis abuelos cada fin de semana. (visit)",
            "answer_en": "visited"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "category": "C",
        "type": "guided_speaking_writing",
        "instructions_en": "Answer the questions about your childhood. Use short answers in the past simple.",
        "instructions_es": "Responde las preguntas sobre tu infancia. Usa respuestas cortas en pasado simple.",
        "prompts": [
          {
            "question_en": "Where did you play when you were a child?",
            "question_es": "¿Dónde jugabas cuando eras niño?"
          },
          {
            "question_en": "Who did you spend time with?",
            "question_es": "¿Con quién pasabas tiempo?"
          },
          {
            "question_en": "What games did you play?",
            "question_es": "¿Qué juegos jugabas?"
          },
          {
            "question_en": "What made you laugh?",
            "question_es": "¿Qué te hacía reír?"
          }
        ],
        "model_answers_en": [
          "I played in the park near my house.",
          "I spent time with my best friend.",
          "I played tag and hide-and-seek.",
          "Funny stories made me laugh."
        ]
      },
      {
        "category": "D",
        "type": "free_production",
        "instructions_en": "Write 5–6 sentences about a happy childhood memory. Use the past simple and at least three words from the core vocabulary.",
        "instructions_es": "Escribe de 5 a 6 oraciones sobre un recuerdo feliz de tu infancia. Usa el pasado simple y al menos tres palabras del vocabulario clave.",
        "prompt_en": "Describe the place, the people, and what you did.",
        "prompt_es": "Describe el lugar, las personas y lo que hiciste."
      }
    ]
  },
  "tiny_quiz": {
    "items": [
      {
        "question_en": "Choose the correct sentence.",
        "question_es": "Elige la oración correcta.",
        "options_en": [
          "When I was a child, I play in the park.",
          "When I was a child, I played in the park.",
          "When I was a child, I playing in the park."
        ],
        "options_es": [
          "When I was a child, I play in the park.",
          "When I was a child, I played in the park.",
          "When I was a child, I playing in the park."
        ],
        "answer_index": 1
      },
      {
        "question_en": "Which word means 'infancia'?",
        "question_es": "¿Qué palabra significa 'infancia'?",
        "options_en": [
          "memory",
          "childhood",
          "game"
        ],
        "options_es": [
          "memory",
          "childhood",
          "game"
        ],
        "answer_index": 1
      },
      {
        "question_en": "Complete: We ___ a lot. (laugh)",
        "question_es": "Completa: We ___ a lot. (laugh)",
        "options_en": [
          "laugh",
          "laughed",
          "laughing"
        ],
        "options_es": [
          "laugh",
          "laughed",
          "laughing"
        ],
        "answer_index": 1
      },
      {
        "question_en": "Choose the correct question.",
        "question_es": "Elige la pregunta correcta.",
        "options_en": [
          "What games you played?",
          "What games did you play?",
          "What games did you played?"
        ],
        "options_es": [
          "What games you played?",
          "What games did you play?",
          "What games did you played?"
        ],
        "answer_index": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}