ACTIVITIES I WAS FAMILIAR WITH

READING

Read the following text and answer the questions:

I got my first job when I was 12 years old. I worked as a paperboy delivering newspapers to people
in my village every morning. I used to get up very early and deliver the papers to half of the village
while my friend Ben would deliver to the other half. I used to love seeing the empty streets of the
village before anyone got up, but I used to hate the job on rainy days. I would sometimes ride my
bike to get the job done faster. Ben was luckier than me, sometimes if he couldn’t be bothered to do
his paper round, his Dad would drive him around his route in his car!

1. What was his first job?

2. He had to deliver papers to the whole village T/F
3. What did he enjoy about his job?
4. What didn’t he like about his job?
5. He always did the job on foot T/F
6. Sometimes someone helped him do his job T/F
7. Underline what this person used to do.

WRITING

Writing task 1: Write about things you did in the past that you no longer do.
Possible topics. You should make your choice.
1. Your first job: responsibilities and some things you liked and disliked about it.
2. What you were like when you were a child/teenager: physical appearance – clothes – hair
– accessories.
Games – Food - Friends – Habits - Free time – Family - Things you liked and disliked about
it.
3. What you were like when you were at elementary/high school/at the university:
physical appearance – clothes – hair – accessories.
Dating – Friends – Sports – Habits – Smoking – Alcohol -Some things you liked and
disliked about it.
PLAN: Before you compose it is important to answer these
questions.
a) What is your topic about?
b) How do you feel when you recall it?
c) How old were you?
d) What were the activities you did in that you no longer do? (mention three)
e) What did you think about them?
e) Where and Who did you use to do it with?
f) Why did you use to do them?
COMPOSITION TIME
At the end of lesson, you will be able to:

1. Talk about activities you used to do in certain time in life.

THAT I WAS FAMILIAR WITH

STARTING OFF

1. Look at the following pictures, Which activities were you familiar with? (√) Tick which one(s).

Singing in the school choir Gardening

Go swimming in the river Reading my favourite magazines or

books

LISTENING

http://www.esl-lab.com/easy/happy-new-year/

2. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

I. Randall used to with friends to celebrate the new year.

a. watch movies
b. watch fireworks
c. play games

II. Randall and his friends used to eat on New Year's Eve.
a. fried chicken
b. salad
c. pizza
III. When Randall's children were little, he used to on that night.
a. watch tv together
b. put them to bed early
c. stay up late

IV. Now, Randall usually on New Year's Eve.

a. prepares a special dinner
b. goes to bed early
c. goes for a drive

V. New Year's Day isn't a big celebration for Randall because .

a. he feels like he is getting older
b. every new day is a new beginning
c. he doesn’t like change

READING

Teen magazine has interviewed Candy about her days at primary school. Read this extract and
answer the question below.

3. Which words does Candy use to talk about things that happened regularly in the past but don’t
happen now?

4. Look at the extract again and answer these questions about used to
 a. Does used to change when we change the subject pronoun?
b. What happens to used to in a negative sentence?
c. What verb form generally follows used to?

Don’t forget:

LET’S PRACTICE!

5. Rewrite what Candy says so that it is true for you.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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