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128 Now and then 10 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS WRITING 15 a Match the underlined expressions (1–9) in the postings on p. 127 with the explanations below. Which posting do you find most interesting? Why? Ask your parents / grandparents about the things that were different when they were young and tell the class in the next lesson. Write a posting about their anecdotes similar to the ones in 12. Read the sentences. Answer questions 1 and 2. We used to invite all our neighbours and we ’d sit together for hours. (Sam) My wife and I used to bike the length and breadth of the country. (Barry) 1 Are they about the present or the past? 2 Did they do these things once or many times? Underline more examples of used to and would ( ’d ) in the web postings on p. 127. Which sentences can you complete with: a used to or would ? b only used to ? Complete the rules 1 and 2 with used to or would . 13 I used to … a in the past b to have enough money to buy something c to begin a journey d an event or happening e useful, handy f every part of a place g a form of corporal punishment h to say something that you shouldn’t have said i a form of punishment in which a student is kept in school after the others have gone home 14 Use the highlighted verbs in 18a to write five sentences about the time when you were small. Example: I used to go to my grandmother’s every day. 1 I play in the woods near my house. 2 I like swimming in the lake. Now I find it too cold. 3 I have a wonderful red bicycle. 4 I live in a small village in the countryside. 5 I walk to school with my best friend every day. 6 I read one or two comic books every week. I never read anything else. 7 I believe that there were two moons. 8 I talk to my toys all the time. 9 I go to ballet classes. b GRaMMaR 16 used to, would Grammar reference and practice, p. 157. They used to be closed on Sundays. We used to go to the public library regularly. They ’d give us detention. (’d = would) 1 We can use both and to talk about actions: go , come , look , jump … 2 We can only use to talk about states: believe , be , have , live , think , like , hate … 17 a b 18 a b When I was a small child, … Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv