lesson 5

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________________________________ Lesson 5: I use to go out everyday.
Read the conversation below:
Isabel: So, how long have you lived
here in Colombia?
Ben: It’s been 9 years already.
Isabel: And how is life here different
from life in Canada?
Ben: It’s quite different. When I lived
in Canada I used to stay indoors much
time because the weather is cold most
of the year. Now I use to go out more
often.
Isabel: I see. And what did you and
your family use to do when you were
home?
Ben: I used to practice the guitar, my
brother used to play videogames, and
my parents used to read and watch
TV.
Isabel: And now what do you use to
do?
Ben: Well, I use to come to the beach
very often.
Isabel: Does you brother use to come
to the beach, too?
Ben: No, he doesn’t. He still uses to
play videogames a lot.
Isabel: And your parents, what do
they use to do?
Ben: They use to practice sports a lot.
And what do you use to do?
Isabel: I use to study a lot, read books,
listen to music…
Ben: I use to like beautiful Colombian
girls like you!
Isabel: Awwww!
________________________________________________________ Further practice
The “It used to” song
You’ll be given some paper slips with lines from a song which you’ll attach on the board as you
listen to them.

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________________________________________________________________ Writing
Answer the questions below
When I was a child, I _______________ ride my bike everyday, but now I _______________.
She _______________ be beautiful when she was young.
I _______________ go to the beach every weekend.
Margie _______________ love horses as a child, but now she doesn’t like them.
James _______________ flunk his tests because he was a very dedicated student.
Jerry always cooked dinner for himself, but now his wife _______________ prepare dinner.
Jamie always had a dog when she was a child, but now she _______________ have one.
Laura _______________ bake cookies for us when we were kids but now she loves to cook them.
He _______________ constantly embarrass himself by asking stupid questions in class.
They spent Easter with us every year until we moved but now they _______________.
I _______________ be fat, but I lost a lot of weight in high school.
Mary was always shy, but no she _______________ very outgoing.
_______________________________________________________ Read and answer
Read the following text and answer the questions below
My name is Jenny Torres, I used to be my nephews’ nanny, I used to like playing and dancing
with them, often we used to go to the park run around it, jumping and laughing a lot. Sometimes
we ate a lot of ice cream. We didn’t use to be in the park after 6, because it used to be very cold
and often dangerous, so we used to go home to read fantasy stories, because we used to like
them, we don’t use to watch horror stories, because we can’t sleep. I always used to help them
with their school homework; we really used to like math because we use to love it, but we don’t
use to like history because sometimes it uses to be boring, but now we are trying to read a little
more about it. We use to watch funny movies, we like preparing popcorn. We also use to enjoy
preparing different kinds of desserts, like cookies.
1. Did Jenny use to be her nephews’ nanny?
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2. What did they use to like doing?
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3. Where did they often use to go?
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4. Did they use to be in the park after 6?
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5. Why?
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6. What did they use to do back home?
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7. Did they use to read horror stories?
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8. Do they use to like math?
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9. Do they use to like history?
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10. What do they also use to do?
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________________________________________________________________ Closing
Tell the class something you used to do in the past that you don’t use to do now, and something
you use to do now that you didn’t use to do in the past.
_____________________________________________________ Language functions
Affirmative form Neagtive form
Yes/no question Wh‐ question
_______________________________________________________PP Extra Activities
I don’t/didn’t
He/She/It doesn’t/didn’t
We/You/They don’t/didn’t
use to play soccer.
I use to
He/She/It
We/You/They
used to
play soccer.
do/did I
does/did he/she/itWhat
do/did we/you/they
use to do?
Do/Did I
Does/Did he/she/it
Don’t/Didn’t we/you/they
use to play soccer?