Unit 3 (2) - downtime

Grammar review to talk about a past repeated activity (habit) or state, that

has changed or stopped, you can use: to make the negative, you can use: to talk about a past repeated activity (habit) [but not a

state], that has changed or stopped, you can use: to talk about a situation you are familiar with, you can

use: to talk about a situation which is new and strange to you,

you can use: to talk about a situation which is becoming more familiar

to you, you can use: to talk about a situation which is unfamiliar, but not

getting more familiar, you can use:

to talk about a past repeated activity (habit) or state, that has changed or stopped, you can use: used to + V

to make the negative, you can use: didn’t use to +V or never used to + V

to talk about a past repeated activity (habit) [but not a state], that has changed or stopped, you can use: would (‘d) + V or wouldn’t + V

to talk about a situation you are familiar with, you can use: (be) used to + N or V-ing

to talk about a situation which is new and strange to you, you can use: (be) not used to + N or V-ing

to talk about a situation which is becoming more familiar to you, you can use: get used to + N or V-ing

to talk about a situation which is unfamiliar, but not getting more familiar, you can use: can‘t get used to + N or V-ing

Practice Check your answers on p. 133 (3.1) p. 33 #7 – talk about which habits really annoy you and

give examples. Try to use used to / would / be (get) used to if possible.

example: I used to share a house with ten other students. A couple of them would never clean up after themselves in the kitchen, and it used to drive the rest of us crazy! I never got used to it, and eventually I moved to another house.

It annoys me [when [people / my roommate / my friends] + V]It drives me crazy [when…]I can’t stand (hate) it [when…]

Great Experiences p. 40 #1 – discuss #2A – read the program information. Who decided what the

top 50 things are? #2B – match the activities mentioned to the photos A-E

If you could choose one thing to do before you die, what would it be?

Watch the video: In which order are the activities (A-E) mentioned? Which one isn’t mentioned? Which activity was number one?

#3B – Watch again – are they true or false? #3C – discuss with a partner and explain why