Lesson 13

Past Experiences

Lub hom phiaj: Kuv yuav kawm hais txog tej xwm uas muaj dhau los.

Personal Study

Ua tej kev kawm A txog E kom npaj rau koj pawg sib tham.

Study the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

Ib Leeg Hlub thiab Qhia Ib Leeg

I can learn from the Spirit as I love, teach, and learn with others.

Kuv kawm tau los ntawm tus Vaj Ntsuj Plig thaum kuv hlub, qhia, thiab kawm nrog lwm tus.

Vajtswv muaj tej yam tseem ceeb uas Nws xav qhia peb. Nws yuav ua rau peb muaj peev xwm qhia qhov tseeb dhau los ntawm Nws tus Ntsuj Plig. Peb caw tus Ntsuj Plig los thaum peb ib leeg hlub thiab mloog ib leeg. Vajtswv qhia peb paub tias peb xav li cas thaum peb kawm los ntawm tus Ntsuj Plig:

“Tus uas txais txoj lus los ntawm tus Ntsuj Plig ntawm kev tseeb twb yog txais raws li tus Ntsuj Plig ntawm kev tseeb tshaj tawm[.] Yog li ntawd, tus uas tshaj tawm thiab tus uas txais, ib leeg to taub ib leeg, thiab puav leej txais kev txhawb nqa thiab xyiv fab ua ke” (Lus Qhuab Qhia thiab Kev Khi Lus 50:21–22).

Peb yuav paub tias Vajtswv qhia peb thaum peb hnov tus Ntsuj Plig thiab txais kev txhawb nqa. Tus Ntsuj Plig ua rau peb muaj kev hlub, kev xyiv fab, thiab kev kaj siab lug. Peb txhua tus pab tau kom tus Ntsuj Plig yuav los qhia peb. Thaum peb nrhiav kev kawm los ntawm tus Ntsuj Plig, Vajtswv yuav pab peb ib leeg to taub ib leeg thiab muaj kev xyiv fab ua ke. Thaum koj nrog koj pawg EnglishConnect kawm ua ke, cia li nco qab thaum twg koj kawm los ntawm tus Ntsuj Plig. Nrhiav kev kom muaj tus Ntsuj Plig ntxiv.

Ponder

• Koj puas tau txais kev txhawb nqa los ntawm EnglishConnect?

• Koj muaj peev xwm ua dab tsi kom tus Ntsuj Plig los qhia?

Memorize Vocabulary

Cia li kawm lub ntsiab thiab txoj kev hais txhua lo lus ua ntej koj pawg sib tham. Cia li sim siv tej lus no. Nrog ib tug neeg uas paub lus Askiv sib tham los sis siv tej lus tshiab hauv ib zaj lus uas koj xa rau koj tus phooj ywg hauv koj pawg EnglishConnect.

husband	tus txiv
wife	tus poj niam
spouse	tus txij nkawm

When did you … ?	Koj … thaum twg?
What happened?	Muaj dab tsi tshwm sim?

Verbs Present/Verbs Past

become/became parents	los ua txiv tsev/niam tsev
begin/began a job	pib ib txoj hauj lwm
finish/finished high school	kawm ntawv qib siab high school tiav
get/got a new job	tau ib txoj hauj lwm tshiab
get/got married	yuav poj niam/yuav txiv
go/went to school	mus kawm ntawv
graduate/graduated	kawm ntawv tiav
have/had a baby	muaj me nyuam
have/had a challenging experience	raug xwm txheej nyuaj heev
lose/lost a job	poob hauj lwm
meet/met a friend	ntsib ib tug phooj ywg
move/moved	tsiv tsev
quit/quit my job	tso kuv txoj hauj lwm tseg
save/saved money	ceev nyiaj tseg
start/started a business	pib ib txoj kev ua lag luam
travel/traveled to New York	mus rau New York
turn 18/turned 18*	yuav muaj 18 xyoo/tau muaj 18 xyoo

*Lus cim: Siv turn los sis turned hais txog hnub nyoog.

Saib zaj lus qhia 11 thiab zaj lus qhia 12 kom tau past-tense verbs.

Practice Pattern 1

Cia li xyaum siv tej txheej txheem mus txog thaum koj txawj nug thiab teb tej lus nug. Koj muab tej lo lus nyob hauv nqe “Memorize Vocabulary” pauv tau cov lus uas muaj ib txoj kab hauv qab.

Q: When did you (verb present)?A: We (verb past) when we (verb past).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: When did you get married?A: We got married after we finished university.

Q: When did she meet her husband?A: She met her husband when she was in high school.

Q: When did he finish school?A: He finished school before he turned 18.

Practice Pattern 2

Cia li xyaum siv tej txheej txheem mus txog thaum koj txawj nug thiab teb tej lus nug. Sim ua pawg sib tham kev kawm 1 thiab 2 ua ntej koj pawg sib ntsib.

Q: What happened when you (verb past)?A: When we (verb past), we (verb past).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What happened when you got married?A: When we got married, we started a new job.

Q: What happened after he graduated?A: After he graduated, he got a new job.

Q: What happened after they moved?A: After they moved, they became parents.

Use the Patterns

Sau plaub lo lus nug uas koj nug tau. Ces sau ib lo lus teb rau txhua lo lus nug. Nyeem nrov.

Additional Activities

Ua tej kev kawm thiab tej kev ntsuas kev kawm nyob saum huab cua nyob ntawm englishconnect.org/learner/resources los sis nyob hauv EnglishConnect 2 Phau Kawm Ntawv.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Xyaum hais lus Askiv txhua hnub mus ntxiv. Siv “Kev Teev Kev Kawm Ntawv rau Koj tus Kheej.” Rov qab nyeem koj lub hom phiaj thiab ntsuam xyuas koj ua zoo li cas.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

(20–30 minutes)

• Nyeem lub ntsiab cai txog kev kawm ntawv rau zaj lus qhia no.

• Sib tham txog tej lus nug.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Saib tej lus nrog ib tug khub.

Xyaum tus txheej txheem 1 nrog ib tug khub:

• Xyaum nug lwm tus.

• Xyaum teb tej lus nug.

• Siv tej txheej txheem no kom xyaum sib tham.

Rov qab ua li no nrog tus txheej txheem 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Saib cov duab. Cia li nug thiab teb tej lus nug txog txhua tus neeg tej xwm uas muaj dhau los. Cia li muaj tswv yim! Cia ib leeg hais zuj zus.

New Vocabulary

buy/bought a car	yuav ib lub tsheb
go/went to the beach	mus tim ntug hiav txwv
university	tsev kawm ntawv qib siab

Example: Sara

Image 1: graduate

Image 2: buy a new car

• A: When did Sara buy a new car?

• B: She bought a new car after she graduated from university.

Carlos

Image 1: get a new job

Image 2: move to a different apartment

Lee

Image 1: turn 20

Image 2: travel to another country

Ji Ah

Image 1: turn 26

Image 2: have a baby

Li Family

Image 1: move to a new city

Image 2: go to the beach

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Nug thiab teb tej lus nug txog tej xwm tseem ceeb hauv koj lub neej. Koj tham tau txog tej hnub tseem ceeb uas tau sau tseg lawm los sis xav txog lwm lub sij hawm. Hais ntau npaum li koj hais tau. Cia ib leeg hais zuj zus.

New Vocabulary

rent/rented an apartment	xauv ib lub tsev kem
What did you do then?	Koj tau ua dab tsi thaum ntawd?

Example 1

• A: When did you finish school?

• B: I finished school when I was 19.

• A: When did you get your first job?

• B: I got my first job after I finished school.

• A: What happened when you started your job?

• B: When I started my job, I met an important friend.

• A: What did you do then?

• B: We got married!

Example 2

• A: When I turned 20, I had a challenging experience.

• B: What happened?

• A: After I got married, we rented a new apartment. Then after we rented a new apartment, I lost my job.

• B: Oh wow. That is challenging. What happened after you lost your job?

• A: After I lost my job, I started a business.

• B: What did you do then?

• A: After I started a business, we saved money and then we bought a house.

Tej Hnub Tseem Ceeb

• Started school

• Finished school

• Began a job

• Met an important person

• Got married

• Had a child

• Moved to a new city

• Went on a trip

• Had a challenging experience

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Ntsuas seb koj ua raws li tej lub hom phiaj zoo li cas thiab koj tej kev siv zog xyaum hais lus Askiv txhua hnub.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Talk about my past experiences.

  Hais txog kuv lub neej yav tas los.

  

• Ask and answer questions about others’ past experiences.

  Nug thiab teb tej lus nug txog lwm tus tej xwm uas muaj dhau los.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Ntsuam xyuas koj txoj kev siv zog:

1. Kawm tej lub ntsiab cai txog kev kawm ntawv.

2. Cim ntsoov tej lo lus.

3. Xyaum tej txheej txheem hais lus.

4. Xyaum hais lus txhua hnub.

Cuab hom phiaj. Xav txog tej kev pab kawm ntawv nyob hauv “Kev Teev Kev Kawm Ntawv rau Koj tus Kheej.”

Qhia koj tus khub txog koj lub hom phiaj.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“Raws li tej uas muaj dhau los kuv xav tias feem ntau tus Ntsuj Plig siv tej kev xav hauv yus lub siab kom sib txuas lus. Ua rau yus xav txog tej lus uas yus paub lawm, uas yus to taub, uas tshoov yus lub siab” (Ronald A. Rasband, “Cia tus Ntsuj Plig Dawb Huv Coj Kev,” Liyahaunas, Tsib Hlis Ntuj 2017, 94).