Look at the pictures, turn them and fill in the sentences with the correct form of used to Stage aim:to organise controlled practice of the target grammar. Take a look at the pictures and you'll see how the people lived their lives before. Now everything has changed. Compare and complete the sentences. Carl and Rachel every Friday evening, but now they have to work late hours. Christine for breakfast, but now she mostly eats cereals. Julia , but Harry Potter changed her attitude. Barbara and Frank , but now they have moved to a nice house. Helen to work, but now she rides a bicycle. Tom , but now he loves it. Can you imagine that you have got no washing machine / internet / TV / smartphone / automobile / fridge? Do you know what people did to wash their clothes / to get the latest news / to travel / to store food? Choose the task and do it I'd like to listen about Listen to the recording about how people's life was changing through the history. Then complete the sentences with used to/didn't use to. Long time ago, when there were no fridges at homes, people were buying a small amount of necessary foods day by day. Of course, they were trying to keep food fresh. But that was not simple without electricity. Rich people used special boxes with ice in them. The food in the ice stayed cold for some time. Most houses were built with cellars (they are little cold rooms under the floor). People used to leave some of their food in a cellar and the food wouldn't spoil. Some products could stay fresh longer when people put them in cold water. But mostly in those days, food was preserved by smoking it, salting it, or drying it. As for the first fridge, for many families it became a great new thing only in 1927. Before the fridge appeared in the kitchens, people buy lots of food. Rich people have ice boxes. Food stay fresh in dark and cool cellars. Some housewifes put products in cold water. People salt and dry their food. Many families have refrigerators until 1927. Before the invention of the fridge Listen to the recording about how people's life was changing through the history. Then complete the sentences with used to/didn't use to. What would your day be like without the Internet? Just think of those times when people met friends and colleagues every day and had to ask hard questions face-to-face. Students went to the library and read heavy paper books. There was no Google to give them the answers to a biology test. Young people were regularly visiting small music shops to buy the hottest new CD albums or cassettes, because they had no idea of what "download" is. When travelling, people had to use paper maps to get from point A to point B. They didn't have smartphones to tell them exactly where to go. People were more careful to speak negatively about things. It is so much easier now to hurt a person's feelings when you are an anonymous profile. Before the internet came to our lives, people meet more often. Students google their homework. Music lovers buy new cassettes and CDs. People read paper maps when travelling. They have helpful smartphones. People speak negatively about things. Before the invention of the Internet I remember, when I was a child, we had a radio set / a player and a lot of big black discs with records of popular music ... I remember my grandmother told about the way she used to wash clothes. She did it on a wooden washboard ... Let's think what made us happy or sad when we were kids. I'd like to talk about The student is supposed to ask you questions about these stars' early years. After you help your student to check up the statements, turn to ask them similar questions too. Example And what about you? Did you use to have pets when you were a kid? Did you use to be a troublemaker at your teen age? Eva Longoria has got three elder sisters. Although their mother and father are Mexicans by origin, the three elder girls are blue-eyed blondes. Eva used to think she was an adopted daughter because of her brown eyes, dark skin and hair. The family was living at a ranch and the girls used to bring every outdoor cat home, where Eva's mom helped to look after the animals. Al Pacino used to be a desperate teen troublemaker. He even dropped out of school at the age of 17. After an argument with his mother he left home. Long before building a career of a film director he used to focus on baseball as his future job. When Alfredo got interested in acting, he started working as a postman, then, a waiter and a cleaner, just to earn more money for the drama training. Eva Longoria Al Pacino Tick the statements you think are true about these stars' early years. Then make questions with the help of used to and check the answers with your teacher Did she use to think she was an adopted child? The correct options are Eva and her family used to have around 20 cats at home. Eva's father used to like the Russian figure skater and he gave Eva that sportswoman's name. She used to think she was an adopted child. Alfredo used to be a desperate troublemaker at school. He used to work as a postman, a waiter or a cleaner, just to earn more money for the drama training. His mom used to teach him to play the piano. Screen stars: then and now The student is supposed to ask you questions about your childhood. After you answer your student's question, react with a question too. Example And what about you? Did you use to handle any disgusting animals when you were a child? Tick the statements you think are true about your teacher's early years. Then make questions with the help of used to and check the answers with your teacher. Did you use to handle disgusting animals? The correct options are When I was a kid I used to handle disgusting animals. When I was a kid I didn't use to help with housework. When I was a kid I used to ride a skateboard. When I was a kid I used to save money in a piggy-bank. When I was a kid I didn't use to fight with other kids. When I was a kid I used to collect things. The days of our childhood

Задание

Look at the pictures, turn them and fill in the sentences with the correct form of used to

Stage aim: to organise controlled practice of the target grammar.

Take a look at the pictures and you'll see how the people lived their lives before. Now everything has changed. Compare and complete the sentences.

Carl and Rachel
[ ] every Friday evening, but now they have to work late hours.
Christine
[ ] for breakfast, but now she mostly eats cereals.
Julia
[ ], but Harry Potter changed her attitude.
Barbara and Frank
[ ], but now they have moved to a nice house.
Helen
[ ] to work, but now she rides a bicycle.
Tom
[ ], but now he loves it.

Can you imagine that you have got no washing machine / internet / TV / smartphone / automobile / fridge? Do you know what people did to wash their clothes / to get the latest news / to travel / to store food?

Choose the task and do it

I'd like to listen about

Listen to the recording about how people's life was changing through the history.

Then complete the sentences with used to/didn't use to.

Long time ago,
when there were no fridges at homes,
people were buying
a small amount of necessary foods day by day.
Of course, they were trying to keep food fresh.
But that was not simple without electricity.
Rich people used special boxes with ice in them.
The food in the ice stayed cold for some time.
Most houses were built with cellars
(they are little cold rooms under the floor).
People used to leave some of their food in a cellar
and the food wouldn't spoil.
Some products could stay fresh longer
when people put them in cold water.
But mostly in those days,
food was preserved by smoking it,
salting it, or drying it.
As for the first fridge,
for many families it became a great new thing only in 1927.

Before the fridge appeared in the kitchens, people
[ ] buy lots of food.
Rich people
[ ] have ice boxes.
Food
[ ] stay fresh in dark and cool cellars.
Some housewifes
[ ] put products in cold water.
People
[ ] salt and dry their food.
Many families
[ ] have refrigerators until 1927.

Before the
invention of

the fridge

Listen to the recording about how people's life was changing through the history. Then complete the sentences with used to/didn't use to.

What would your day be like without the Internet? Just think of those times when people met friends and colleagues every day and had to ask hard questions face-to-face. Students went to the library and read heavy paper books. There was no Google to give them the answers to a biology test. Young people were regularly visiting small music shops to buy the hottest new CD albums or cassettes, because they had no idea of what "download" is. When travelling, people had to use paper maps to get from point A to point B. They didn't have smartphones to tell them exactly where to go. People were more careful to speak negatively about things. It is so much easier now to hurt a person's feelings when you are an anonymous profile.

Before the internet came to our lives, people
[ ] meet more often.
Students
[ ] google their homework.
Music lovers
[ ] buy new cassettes and CDs.
People
[ ] read paper maps when travelling.
They
[ ] have helpful smartphones.
People
[ ] speak negatively about things.

Before the
invention of

the Internet

I remember, when I was a child, we had a radio set / a player and a lot of big black discs with records of popular music ...

I remember my grandmother told about the way she used to wash clothes. She did it on a wooden washboard ...

Let's think what made us happy or sad when we were kids.

I'd like to talk about

The student is supposed to ask you questions about these stars' early years. After you help your student to check up the statements, turn to ask them similar questions too.

Example

And what about you? Did you use to have pets when you were a kid?
Did you use to be a troublemaker at your teen age?

Eva Longoria has got three elder sisters. Although their mother and father are Mexicans by origin, the three elder girls are blue-eyed blondes. Eva used to think she was an adopted daughter because of her brown eyes, dark skin and hair. The family was living at a ranch and the girls used to bring every outdoor cat home, where Eva's mom helped to look after the animals.

Al Pacino used to be a desperate teen troublemaker. He even dropped out of school at the age of 17. After an argument with his mother he left home. Long before building a career of a film director he used to focus on baseball as his future job. When Alfredo got interested in acting, he started working as a postman, then, a waiter and a cleaner, just to earn more money for the drama training.

Eva Longoria

Al Pacino

Tick the statements you think are true about these stars' early years. Then make questions with the help of used to and check the answers with your teacher
Did she use to think she was an adopted child?

The correct options are

Eva and her family used to have around 20 cats at home.
Eva's father used to like the Russian figure skater and he gave Eva that sportswoman's name.
She used to think she was an adopted child.
Alfredo used to be a desperate troublemaker at school.
He used to work as a postman, a waiter or a cleaner, just to earn more money for the drama training.
His mom used to teach him to play the piano.

Screen stars:
then and now

The student is supposed to ask you questions about your childhood. After you answer your student's question, react with a question too.

Example

And what about you? Did you use to handle any disgusting animals when you were a child?

Tick the statements you think are true about your teacher's early years. Then make questions with the help of used to and check the answers with your teacher.

Did you use to handle disgusting animals?