Yonsei University Advanced College English Program

1. Unit 4 (3) -
downtime

2. Grammar review - habits
 to talk about a past habit (repeated activity) or state, that
has changed or stopped, you can use:
 to make the negative, you can use:
 to talk about a past habit (repeated activity) [but not a
state], that has changed or stopped, you can use:
 to talk about a present or past habit (repeated activity),
you can use a frequency adverb [e.g. always, usually, generally,
normally…] plus:
 OR for a regular present habit (repeated activity) you can
also use:
 to talk about a habit (repeated activity) that you think is
annoying, you can use a_________ plus:

3.  to talk about a past habit (repeated activity) 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 habit (repeated activity) [but not a state], that
has changed or stopped, you can use:
 would (‘d) + V or wouldn’t + V
 to talk about a present or past habit (repeated activity), you can use
a frequency adverb [e.g. always, usually, generally, normally…] plus:
 present simple or past simple
 OR for a regular present habit (repeated activity) you can also use:
 will (‘ll) + V or won’t + V
 to talk about a habit (repeated activity) that you think is annoying,
you can use a_________ plus:
 always + present continuous [(be) always V-ing]
 p. 135 #4.1A

4. Discuss
 What are some things you used to do in your free time when
you were younger? Why did you stop?
 Try to use used to OR would (‘d) + V
 What are some things you didn’t use to do, but now you do? Why did you
start?
 In a typical week, how often do you:
 go to the library
 message (e.g. Facebook, Kakao etc.) your friends?
 do sports or exercise?
 call your parents?
 Try to use always, usually, typically, generally, normally + present simple
 Describe your typical weekend:
 Try to use will (‘ll) or won’t e.g. On Saturdays, I’ll get up late and play on my phone. I
won’t even shower until the afternoon….
 Think about your roommates or family members. What
annoying habits to they have?
 Try to use (be) always V-ing

5. Happiness
 Think back to The Happiness Formula video
 Do you agree with the ‘science of happiness’, that
says that after a certain income level, increased
income doesn’t lead to increased happiness?
Why/why not?
 Have you ever experienced the ‘problem of
comparison’? [You bought something that you really liked until you
saw someone else had something better.] What was it?
 Do you think the suggestions to ‘give up the rat race’
and ‘take more holidays’ would work in Korea/your
country? Why/why not?

6.  p. 53 #4A – which do you think are the most
and least important? Why?
 Discuss with a partner
 #4B – listen – which does he talk about and
which are the most important to him?
 #4C – listen again – which key phrases does
she say?
 #5A – work with a partner
 #5B – discuss