Today in class we dealt with used to/would Grammar to begin with. We went on with Lesson 7.2 (Unit 7) exercises, and did some extra exercises.
Grammar: used to and would
Active Grammar
1 Use [used to + verb] and [would + verb] to talk about __repeated actions__ in the past which don’t happen now.
a) We __used to/would__ throw paper at him. (action)
b) She __used to/would__ play us Mozart. (action)
2 Only use __used to__ to talk about states in the past.
c) We __didn’t use to__ like her lessons at all. (state)
NOT: We wouldn’t like her lessons at all.
3 __Would__ is usually contracted to ‘d in spoken English.
d) We’d learn about the stars.
After this Grammar exercise we did two more exercises (p. 95, 11-12 Students’ Book):
11 Read the text and circle the correct form.
Going to school
I didn’t (1) [used to/(__use to__)/did] like the journey to school. I (2) [wouldn't/would to/(__would__ )] go by bus, but I was afraid of the other children. They were bigger than me, and they (3) [(__used to__)/wouldn't to/would to] shout at me. I always sat at the back of the bus, even though it (4) [would be/(__used to be__)/used be] the hottest place, and I (5) [wouldn't/(__didn't use to__)/would] hope that no-one could see me. It’s funny to think that those boys were probably only eight years old, but I (6) [would be/(__used to be__)/used be] so frightened.
12 Complete the sentences using use(d) to and a suitable verb from the box.
[START BOX]
live - not watch - be - like - not behave - do - not go - eat
[END BOX]
1 Did your life __use to be__ very different when you were a child? How?
2 I __used to like__ playing outside with my friends.
3 I __didn’t use to watch__ TV in the evenings.
4 We __used to live__ in the countryside, but now I live in Vienna.
5 My family __didn’t use to go__ to the seaside at the weekend.
6 Did you __use to eat__ ice cream every day?
7 My best friend at school was called Sam. We always __used to do__ our homework together.
8 I __didn’t use to behave__ very well at school.
We did also Vocabulary | teachers exercises 6 and 7 (p. 94Student’s Book Total English Longman):
6 Check you understand the meaning of the words/phrases in the (following) box. Are they the qualities of a good or bad teacher?
[BOX]
Things a teacher does: loses his/her temper, shouts, smiles, talks slowly, ask difficult questions, punishes students who behave badly, gives clear answers to your questions.
Things a teacher is: patient, boring, knowledgeable, understanding, inspiring, frightening, open-minded
[BOX]
I think that a good teacher never loses his/her temper and does no shout at puplis. But a good teacher smiles, talks slowly when explaining things, punishes students who behave badly and gives clear answers to this/her pupil’s questions.
A good teacher is patient, knowledgeable, undersatnding, inspiring and open-minded. A bad teacher is boring and/or frightening.
7 Choose the correct alternative.
1 Her classes were so
open-minded/boring/inspiringthat everyone fell asleep.2 Our teacher is very calm. She never
talks slowly/behaves badly/loses her temper.3 My teacher is very patient/
knowledgeable/frightening. He explains things many times.4 THe students know everything about the topic. They are extremely
patient/knowledgeable/open-minded.5 If we do stupid things, our teacher
shouts/smiles at/punishes us.6 When students have problems, our teacher helps them. He is very
boring/understanding/open-minded.7 Our teacher gets angry if we shout/
do our homework/arrive on time.8 My French teacher was really inspiring/
boring/frightening. All the students wanted to speak French fluently.