Used To
Used To
People used to think In the 19th century Did you use to believe in
the world was flat people didn’t use to watch TV Father Christmas when you were 5
EXERCISE 2 : compare the way of life of the Inuit in the past with their way of life today .
the Inuit used to be called “Eskimos” . What did the Inuit use to do ? Use the information and the verbs
below .
Ex : In the past , the Inuit used to travel by dogsled . Now , they don’t any more , they travel by snowmobile
EXERCISE 3 : Your turn ! What did you use to do when you were 5 years old ? Pick out
ideas from the following list then ask your classmate as in the example .
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EXERCISE 4 : reorder the words and translate the sentences into French.
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Younger – did – she – to – when – she – holiday – use – spend – her – in - was – the countryside - ?
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Instead – TV – watch – to – to – in those days – read – people – they – used – use – didn’t
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What about interviewing your parents or grandparents about their lives when they were younger ?
Write the questions first
( school by bus or on foot ) ___________________________________________________________
( do after school ) ___________________________________________________________________
( invite friends home on weekdays ) _____________________________________________________
( help with the housework ) ____________________________________________________________
(have good marks ) ___________________________________________________________________
(live in a flat or in a house ) ____________________________________________________________
ANSWERS
EXERCISE 1
- When I was a baby I used to wear nappies
- When she was a little girl , my grand mother didn’t use to have TV
- A long time ago , children didn’t use to go to school by car
- Dad , where did you use to live before you got married ?
EXERCISE 2 : the Inuit used to get light from oil lamps . Now they don’t any more they have electric light bulbs
The Inuit used to travel by kayaks , now they don’t any more , they travel by floatplanes
They used to live in igloos and tents . Now they don’t any more , they live in modern houses
They used to hunt caribous with arrows . Now they don’t any more they hunt caribous with rifles
EXERCISE 4
- When he was a teenager , my father used to smoke a lot
- Did she use to spend her holiday in the countryside when she was younger ?
- In those days people didn’t use to watch TV , they used to read instead