48 Unit 03 | Coming home Spot on form: Talking about changing habits What changes have people made to their lifestyle to protect the environment? Talk to your partner and collect some ideas (for example, trying to produce less waste). Then complete the following table with your ideas. LANGUAGE 19 a What did people use to do? What happened to change their habits? What do they do now? buy bottled water to drink at home people learned how harmful plastic is to the environment buy reuseable glass bottles Share your ideas with the class using the following pattern: People used to buy bottled water to drink at home, but since they learned how harmful plastic is to the environment, they have been buying reuseable glass bottles. Spot on form: Present perfect and past tense Which of the following sentences is correct? 1 Since I have moved to the country, I have been trying to live a greener life. 2 Since I moved to the country, I have been trying to live a greener life. 3 Since I moved to the country, I am trying to live a greener life. You’re the teacher now. Explain to your partner why one sentence is correct and the other two sentences aren’t. Study the pattern in 19b to get you started. Now read these sentences. Which one is correct? 1 I used to live with my parents and grandparents for three years. 2 I used to live with my parents and grandparents, but now I have my own flat. 3 I used to live with my parents and grandparents between 2020 and 2022. 4 I use to live with my parents and grandparents; I really don’t mind that the house is a bit crowded. Discuss your answer with your partner, then circle the correct options in the explanation below. b LANGUAGE 20 a b 21 a b See Grammar revisited, Phrases for talking about past habits, p. 194. The structure used to tells us about (1) somebody’s current habits / somebody’s past habit that changed because of different circumstances. It is (2) also used / not used when we want to specify exactly when something happened or how long it lasted. Used to (3) also has / doesn’t have a present form. Be used to doing (mind the gerund!) has (4) the same / a different meaning. It indicates that something is familiar, e.g. “I’m used to living with my parents and grandparents; I’ve been doing it for years.” Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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