Grammar: be used to;used to /student's book page 15 exercises 6+7
6 Choose the correct option in each sentence.
1. I didn't use to / am used to understand English, but now I do.
2. My cousin has lived in Lebanon for a year. He says he is used to / didn't use to living there now.
3. My family and I are used to / used to go camping once a month, but we stopped doing that when we moved to the city.
4. Joining a gym can be very tiring at first if you used to / aren't used to doing much exercise.
5. When I was young, I used to / am used to go fishing with my dad every weekend. Now I don't, unfortunately!
Answers:
1. didn't use to 2. is used to 3. used to 4. aren't used to 5. used to
Speaking
7 Work in groups. Talk about your life now, and compare it with your life five years ago. What changes have there been?
- What did you use to do that you do not do any more?
I used to go swimming every Saturday. Now I don't.
- What new activities are you used to doing now that you did not do in the past?
I am used to going jogging every day.
- Are the friends you used to spend time with different from your friends now?
I used to spend time with my friends from primary school. Now I have new friends.
Grammar /activity book page 11, exercises 3+4+5
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrases in the box. Two phrases are needed twice. The first one is done for you.
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be used to use to not be used to used to |
1. We needed warm clothes when we went to London. We weren't used to the cold weather.
2. My grandparents didn't ........... send emails when they were my age.
3 Rashed ............ go swimming every morning, but now he doesn’t.
4. We always go to the market across the street, so we.............. eating fresh vegetables.
5. Please slow down. I...............walking so fast!
6. When you were younger, did you ............ play in the park?
Answers:
1. weren't used 2. use to 3. used to 4. are used to 5. am not used to 6. use to
4 Choose the correct form of the verbs below. The first one is done for you.
1. I used to / am used to go shopping in the local supermarket, but it closed two years ago, so now I have to drive into town to shop.
2. There didn't use to / wasn't used to be so much pollution, but these days it is a global problem.
3. I think television used to / is used to be better than it is now. Most of the programmes these days are just reality TV.
4. Most Jordanians are used to / used to the hot weather that we have in summer.
5. There was used to / used to be a lot more wild animals in the past, but they are becoming rare nowadays.
6. Salma has been practising the oud really hard and she is now used to / now used to playing it.
Answers:
1. used to 2. didn't use to 3. used to 4. are used to 5. used to be 6. is now used to
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. The first one is done for you.
1. When I was a student, I used to work (work) very hard. I used to get up (get up) very early and study alone before my lectures, attend lectures all day, and then come home to study some more!
2. Are you ..................(live) in Jordan yet? You've only been here for two months.
3. When I was a child, my grandmother.................... (make) cakes for us all the time, and I liked helping her a lot.
4. My grandfather retired a month ago. He isn't................... (have) nothing to do all day. He says he needs a project to concentrate on.
5. I just got glasses this week, and I'm not ....................(wear) them yet, so I'm still having difficulty.
Answers:
1. used to work used to get up 2. used to living 3. used to make 4. used to having 5. used to wearing
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