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Read the lines.

Deduce the meaning of the expressions:

 
She drove me nuts:

Six feet under: 

I used to love her:


Match the verbs with their corresponding
definition:
1. Kill died in a grave.
2. Bury b) To say you are
3. Complain dissatisfied or unhappy
  about something.
c) To make a living thing
die.

a) To put someone who has


Did you guess the song?
I used to love her…
Put the sentences in the right order
according to the song.
___ I used to love her, but I had to ___ She drove me nuts 
kill her (x2)  ___ She bitched so much 
___ And I can still hear her complain  ___ I used to love her, but I had to
___ Six feet under  kill her (x2)
___ I had to put her ___ And now I'm happier this way 

I used to love her, but I had to kill


____ So I had to keep her  her 
____ She's buried right in my back I used to love her, but I had to kill
yard  her 
____ I used to love her, but I had to I had to put her 
kill her (x2)  Six feet under 
____ I knew I miss her  And I can still hear her complain
Put the sentences in the right order
according to the song.
_1_ I used to love her, but I had to _2_ She bitched so much 
kill her (x2)  _1_ I used to love her, but I had to kill
_4_ And I can still hear her complain  her (x2)
_3_Six feet under  _4_And now I'm happier this way 
_2_ I had to put her
I used to love her, but I had to kill
her 
_3_ So I had to keep her  I used to love her, but I had to kill
_4_ She's buried right in my back yard  her 
_1_ I used to love her, but I had to kill I had to put her 
her (x2)  Six feet under 
And I can still hear her complain
_2_ I knew I miss her 
_3_ She drove me nuts 
I used to love her – Guns and Roses.
I used to love her, but I had to
kill her  I used to love her, but I had to
I used to love her, but I had to kill her 
kill her  I used to love her, but I had to
I had to put her  kill her 
Six feet under  She bitched so much 
And I can still hear her complain  She drove me nuts 
And now I'm happier this way 
I used to love her, but I had to
kill her  I used to love her, but I had to
I used to love her, but I had to kill her 
kill her  I used to love her, but I had to
I knew I miss her  kill her 
So I had to keep her  I had to put her 
She's buried right in my back Six feet under 
yard  And I can still hear her complain.
What is the most repeated expression in the song?
What does it mean?
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Activity 3: 15 min.
Instructions: Complete the text with the correct forms of used to
and the verbs in the box.
BE – DO – FLY – GET UP – GO – HAVE – NOT EAT – NOT PLAY
– TRAVEL
Ana used to be a manager in a factory, but she retired last year.
When she worked she (1)___ at 6 am. She (2)__ breakfast
because she never had time. Now Ana gets up at 9 am. And she
always has a bog breakfast, Today, Ana goes cycling every
morning, but she (3)__ any sports! At work, she (4)__ to a
restaurant three or four times a week, but now she cooks a lot.
She’s lost weight and she’s healthier!
Ana (5)__ a lot for work. She (6 )__ in an airplane four times a
month. Now she only flies four times a year. Her favorite hobby
is taking photos, but she (7)__ it because she didn’t have
enough time. Ana is really enjoying her retirement because she
(8)__ a very stressful life.
Match the sentences.(1-C)
1. People used to count with abacuses
2. England used to send criminals to Australia
3. European children used to go to work when they were very young
4. People used to travel on horses
5. People used to keep food fresh by putting salt on it
6. People used to tell each other stories for entertainment
7. Women didn't use to wear trousers
8. People used to tell the time with the sun

a) but now English people go there on holiday.


b) but now we have cars and motorbikes.
c) but now we have calculators and computers.
d) but now we have refrigerators.
e) but now many women wear jeans.
f) but now they usually don't start working until they are 16 or 18.
g) but now we use watches and clocks.
h) but now they watch TV and movies.
Mentions 2 things you used to do in the past and that
you don’t do anymore.

“I used to…”
Thank you

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