TALKING ABOUT THE PAST

VIDEO COMPREHENSION

Do you know Meghan Markle? Actually, she is
 the newly-engaged Prince Harry´s girlfriend.

Watch this video.  She is speeching
on  GENDER EQUALITY .

Pay attention to the Past forms.

Vocabulary you may need:

advocate= abogado defensor

a pivotal moment = un momento esencial

commercial= TV advert = anuncio

tagline = eslogan

dishwashing liquid = líquido lavavajillas

pots and pans = cazos y sartenes

Highlighted/ Useful Phrases to Talk about the Past:

- When I was just 11/12 years old ...  = Cuando solo tenía 11/12 años ...

- It was around the same time that I ...  = Era por esa misma época en que yo  ...

- I remember feeling (shocked) and (angry) ... = Recuerdo haberme sentido ...

-  Something needed to be done. = Había que hacer algo ...

- A few weeks went by and ...  = Pasaron unas semanas y ... 

COMPREHENSION:

True or False?:

1. Meghan was 12 years old when she saw the commercial.   _________

2. Meghan saw the commercial at school. ____________

3. All the boys in her class agreed that women´s place is in the kitchen.  __________

4. Meghan wrote to the responsible for the commercial to complain. __________
5. She wrote to three influential men.

6. She managed to  change the commercial tagline. ________

Answer these questions about Meghan´s speech:

1. Where did Meghan use to live when she was a child?

2. What was the company of the commercial? What product did it promote? 

3. What was the commercial initial tagline?

4. How did it change in the end?