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used to / get used to
Used to / get used to
Used to - get used to guessing game
B1-B2
30 mins
groups: 2-4
My life then and now
B1-B2
Would and used to quiz 1
Fifteen-question multiple-choice quiz on the use of would and used to to express past habits and states.
Fifteen-question multiple-choice quiz on the use of would and used to to express past habits and states.
Will, would and used to quiz
Twelve-question multiple-choice quiz - both language choice and concept questions.
Twelve-question multiple-choice quiz - both language choice and concept questions.
Would and used to quiz 2
Twelve-question multiple-choice quiz on would and used to for past habits and states. Includes question and negative forms.
Twelve-question multiple-choice quiz on would and used to for past habits and states. Includes question and negative forms.
Used to / be used to / get used to
Short passage about moving from Hong Kong to England. Twelve gaps for used to / be used to / get used to
Short passage about moving from Hong Kong to England. Twelve gaps for used to / be used to / get used to
Global Intermediate Coursebook
Unit 2 Lives and Legends Page 25 Used to & would
Unit 5 Kids Page 49
'Would' and 'used to' - sentence examples and concept questions. Pairwork speaking practice.
'Would' and 'used to' - sentence examples and concept questions. Pairwork speaking practice.
Unit 5 Ritual Pages 47 - 49
'Used to' compared with 'would'
Grammar notes + making sentences from prompts (short exercise)
'Used to' compared with 'would'
Grammar notes + making sentences from prompts (short exercise)
Unit 7 Review 1 Page 65
Substitution exercise
Substitution exercise
Module 10 Take care Page 91
Used to for talking about past states and jhabits (follows on from reading about healthcare in the past)
Used to for talking about past states and jhabits (follows on from reading about healthcare in the past)
Consolidation modules 6 - 10 Page 96
Gapped story
Gapped story
New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 5 Ritual Page 49 present and past habits
Follow-up work on examples from the listening 'will' for habits. Written and oral work on 'will', 'would' and 'used to'
Follow-up work on examples from the listening 'will' for habits. Written and oral work on 'will', 'would' and 'used to'
72 - 73 Used to / get used to Pages 72 - 73
Used to / get used to
Used to / get used to
24 - School reunion Page 24
Find information to complete statements about past and present habits.
Find information to complete statements about past and present habits.
Memory 5 - The good old days page 29 Pages 29 - 54
Ss compate two street scenes (same location), one in the 1950s; one now. Form sentences: 'There used to be a cinema next to the bank' etc.
Ss compate two street scenes (same location), one in the 1950s; one now. Form sentences: 'There used to be a cinema next to the bank' etc.
Developing Grammar in Context
6 Used to and would Pages 29 - 34
7 I'm different now Page 7
Pairwork. 'Me as a child' vs 'me now'.
Pairwork. 'Me as a child' vs 'me now'.
9b Life changes Page 9
Ss complete and read out sentences relating to a situation (e.g. 'You've got married') I used to... I didn't use to... I'm getting used to... Other Ss must guess the situation.
Ss complete and read out sentences relating to a situation (e.g. 'You've got married') I used to... I didn't use to... I'm getting used to... Other Ss must guess the situation.
