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Read the text about the Inuit people and complete

it with the verbs below. Use used to or the Present


Simple.
be call cook drive hate have hunt
go live spend take take off wear

The lives of the Inuit people of North America have changed a lot in thirty years.
First, their name: people (1)
____________________________ them Eskimos, but now they
are called Inuits, which means the people.

They (2)
________________________ in igloos in the winter but today, many of them live in
houses in small towns. They (3)
_______________________ seals they ate the meat and
made clothes from the fur. Many of the people still (4)
________________________ seal-skin
clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is extremely cold for
many months of the year. An 85-year-old Inuit told us a little about her early life.

Our winter igloos were very warm. We (5)


__________________________ inside so
sometimes it got too hot. When I was a child I (6)
_______________________ most of
my clothes when I was in our igloo. In the short summers we lived in seal-skin
tents, but I (7)
________________________ as much time as possible playing outside.

To move over the snow, they (8)


_________________________ special snowshoes on
their feet, but today many Inuits (9)
_________________________ snowmobiles. These
machines can travel long distances in a short time. In the past it
(10)
__________________________ them days or weeks to travel the same distance.

Inuit children never (11)


___________________________ to school they learnt
everything from their parents but now, like all North Americans, they
(12)
_____________________________ about ten years of school education.

Life is not as hard as it (13)


__________________________, but
many of the older Inuits (14)
________________________ town life
and want to go back to the old days.

Read the text about the Inuit people and complete


it with the verbs below. Use used to or the Present
Simple.
be call cook drive hate have hunt
go live spend take take off wear
The lives of the Inuit people of North America have changed a lot in thirty years.
First, their name: people (1)
_______used to call_________ them Eskimos, but now
they are called Inuits, which means the people.

They (2)
______lived_________ in igloos in the winter but today, many of them live in
houses in small towns. They (3)
___used to hunt________ seals they ate the meat and
made clothes from the fur. Many of the people still (4)
______wear_____________ seal-skin
clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is extremely cold for
many months of the year. An 85-year-old Inuit told us a little about her early life.

Our winter igloos were very warm. We (5)


_______used to cook_______ inside so
sometimes it got too hot. When I was a child I (6)
_____used to take off___ most
of my clothes when I was in our igloo. In the short summers we lived in seal-skin
tents, but I (7)
___used to spend____ as much time as possible playing outside.

To move over the snow, they (8)


_____used to wear_______ special snowshoes on
their feet, but today many Inuits (9)
_________drive___________ snowmobiles. These
machines can travel long distances in a short time. In the past it
(10)
______used to take_______ them days or weeks to travel the same distance.

Inuit children never (11)


_______used to go____________ to school they learnt
everything from their parents but now, like all North Americans, they
(12)
___________have____________ about ten years of school education.

Life is not as hard as it (13)


_____used to be__________, but
many of the older Inuits (14)
_________hate__________ town life
and want to go back to the old days.

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