LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1
Talk about things you used to do
GET READY TO WATCH
Mrs. Richards’s granddaughter is going to have a
baby. Guess. What is Susan telling Mrs. Richards?
WATCH
A
Watch the video. Was your guess correct?
B
Watch the video again. Circle the correct answers.
1.
Mrs. Richards was
about having her first baby.
a.
calm
b.
difficult
c.
nervous
2.
Mrs. Richards says her granddaughter can
to get information easily.
a.
go online
b.
ask the doctor
c.
read a book
3.
Mrs. Richards also thinks things are
now.
a.
more comfortable
b.
safer
c.
more convenient
4.
Mrs. Richards plans to stay with her granddaughter for
.
a.
a week
b.
two weeks
c.
one month
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video. Complete the conversation.
Mrs. Richards:
Of course, things were
back then.
Susan:
I can imagine!
Mrs. Richards:
For one thing, we didn’t use to have so much
.
Nowadays, you can just go online and find out anything you want to know.
Susan:
That’s true.
Mrs. Richards:
And things are
these days, too.
Susan:
What do you mean?
Mrs. Richards:
Well, for example, children use car seats now.
We used to just carry babies in our laps!
B
Listen and repeat.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation.
D
PAIRS
Talk about the changes that have happened in your
lifetime. How are things more convenient now than in the
past? How are things more difficult?
E
SAME PAIRS
Make similar conversations.
Use your ideas from Exercise D.
GROUPS OF 3
Can you think of other examples of how things are safer now than in the past?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
We usually pronounce both
used to
and
use to
as “useta.”
Listen and repeat.
We used to carry babies in
our laps.
We didn’t even use to wear
seat belts.
Pronunciation Note
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UNIT 3
