Match the underlined expressions (1–9) in the postings on p. 120 with the explanations below. 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 Which posting do you find most interesting? Why? 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. 120. Complete the rules 1 and 2 with used to or would. Which sentences can you complete with: A used to or would? B only used to? When I was a small child, … 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. Use the highlighted verbs in 3a to write five sentences about the time when you were small. Example: I used to go to my grandmother’s every day. Think about things you used to do when you were a small child, and things you used to believe. things you did: games you played friends places you went on holiday … beliefs about: food nature machines animals toys science transport people money … b c 2 Grammar used to, would a b c They used to be closed on Sundays. We used to go to the public library regularly. They’d give us detention. (’d = would) 1 W e 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 … 1 Grammar reference and practice, p. 158 3 a b 4 Speaking Language skills Extras Explore 10 Now and then 121 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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