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Buy go have keep look after look at live play stand takeRecently we took our 15-year-old son Joe to the place in Paris where we 1 when he was a baby. We showed him the house, with the balcony where he 2 and make speeches to imaginary crowds. Then we went inside, and believe it or not, there was Mme Duchene who 3 Joe when we were working. She didn't look a day older. We couldn't get into the flat, but we saw the garden where Joe 4 . Then we visited the park where we 5 him for walks, the zoo where he 6 the lions and tigers, and the lake where we 7 boating. Not much had changed in the area: most of the shops were still there, including the wonderful old grocer's where we 8 delicacies like cherries in brandy. But the friendly butcher who 9 the best pieces of meat for us was gone, and so was the restaurant with the bad-tempered old waitress where we 10 Sunday lunch. I found it strange to go back: it made me feel happy and sad at the same time. But Joe was delighted with the trip. 11. Make sentences with used to and didn't use to about how people lived hundreds of years ago. Use your own ideas. 1 travel / horse 2 cook / wood fires 3 live so long 4 fight / spears 5 hunt / bows and arrows 6 believe / ghosts and devils 7 be able / vote 8 think / earth was flat 9 bigger families 10 children / work, etc. 12. Write some sentences about things that you used to or didn't use to do/think/ believe when you were younger. Work with other students, find out what they used to do/think/ believe. 13. Rewrite these sentences, using be/ get used to (doing) smth: Examples: I didn’t like the food here at first, but now it’s not so bad. → I’m getting used to the food here. 1 We found the noise intolerable at first, but now it’s bearable. 2 The humidity was unbearable initially, but now I don’t notice it at all. 3 At first the pace of life was difficult for us. But now it’s not so bad. 4 When he started his job, Darren hated getting up early, and he still hates it. 5 Going to work on the underground was an awful shock, and I still dislike it. 6 Sharing a room was awkward at first, but it doesn’t seem quite so awkward now. 7 I didn’t like the weather then and I still don’t like it. 8 I can’t eat any more. We never have such big meals at home. 9 She can’t climb all those steps. She’s not accustomed to so much exercise. 10 He didn’t like using the computer at first, but now he’s much better at it. 14. Mary had to move to Italy for her job. At first, she found living in a foreign country quite difficult, but she is slowly getting used to it. Use the prompts below to talk about how she is getting along, as in the example. Add your own ideas. e.g. She wasn’t used to living by the sea, but she is used to it now. She still hasn’t got used to living on her own.
Speak about things you didn’t like at first but then got accustomed to. NB We can use used to but not would when we talk about past states that have changed: The factory used to be over there. Didn'tyou use to smoke at university? We don't use either used to or would when we say exactly how many times in total something happened, how long something took, or that a single event happened at a given past time: We visited Switzerland four times during the 1970s, (not We would/used to visit...) She went to Jamaica last month, (not She would/used to go to Jamaica last month.) 15. In the following text, delete any examples of would that are not acceptable: When I was young we 1) used to/ would live near a river. We 2) often used to/ would often go and swim there. It 3) used to/ would be very clean in those days. There never 4) used to/ would be any factories or houses nearby. Now it’s changed. It’s no longer safe to swim there. But in those days we 5) used to/would spend most of the summer there. Sometimes we 6) used to/ would take tents and spend the nights there. We 7) used to/ would light a fire and cook sausages and things. In those days we 8) used to/ would think that nothing would ever change… 16. If possible, complete these sentences with would (or wouldn't) or used to. If it is not possible to use would or used to, use a verb in the past simple. 1 I ……… (enjoy) studying Latin when I was at school. 2 Orwell ………. (spend) winters in Spain and summers in England. 3 We ……….. (live) in a bungalow on the south coast, and then we moved to a flat in London. 4 You ………… (teach) at Halston University, didn't you? 5 On Saturdays and Sundays the ferry ………. (take) tourists across to the island. 6 The committee …………… (meet) four times last week, but still no decision has been reached. 7. Amy worked really hard. Every afternoon she ………. (come) home from school at 4.15 and do an hour of piano practice. 8. Richard phoned yesterday and ………… (invite) me out for dinner. 9. When Dominic was young he ……….. (eat) any green vegetables. 10. The creaking noises in the old house ……….. (keep) me awake until I became accustomed to them. 11. Whenever I had a problem with my maths homework, Sam ……….. (help) me. 12. After standing on the bathroom scales, I …………. (decide) that I needed to lose some weight.
3. Insert the correct prepositions into the following sentences (you can find a more comprehensive list of dependent preposition patterns at the end of this book): 1. He has a very bad attitude ________work. 2. Is there anything you're not sure_______? 3. Marie Curie is famous ________ her contribution to science. 4. His parents were bitterlydisappointed ______him. 5. Were you aware ______the risks at the time? 6. Are you satisfied _______the new arrangement? 7. Are you getting excited _____your holiday? 8. They were absolutely fascinated ______ the game. 9. He didn't seem very interested _______what I was saying. 10. Let's be realistic ______ this - I just can't afford to pay that much money. 11. Paul is directly responsible _______the efficient running of the office. 12. She advises the President _______African policy. 13. I know that if I start watching a soap opera I immediately become hopelessly addicted ______ it. In pairs ask and answer questions about each other’s likes and dislikes using the active expressions with dependent prepositions. 4. In this unit you will have come across a lot of phrases with the two easily confused verbs “do” and “make” (e.g. do routine tasks, make demands, do the ironing – all appear in the text on page 18). Complete the sentences below with either of the verbs. (There is a list of make/do collocations at the end of this book). 1 Good morning. I’d like to ______ an appointment with Dr Brown, please. 2 If I cook, will you _____ the washing up? 3 Could you ______ me a favour? Could you post this letter for me on your way home? 4 If you want to pass your exam this summer, you’ll have to _____ a far greater effort than now. 5 I can’t come out tonight. I’ve got to stay in and _____ my hair. 6 Last week we _____ a very difficult exercise on prepositions. 7 Stop _____ such a noise! I’m trying to sleep. 8 Most people get nervous when asked to _____ a speech. 9 Everyone knows that smoking _____ you harm. 10 People often used to ______ fun of him because he was so fat. 11 Children should _____ their duty and look after their parents when they are old. 12 My grandparents always ______ a big fuss of me whenever I go and visit them. 13 Could I see the manager, please? I wish to _____ a complaint. 14 Our company _____ business with lots of foreign companies. 15 Whenever I’m asked to do something, I always try to _____ a good job. 16 My son is at Cambridge University ______ research. 17 Do you find it easy or difficult to ______ friends. 18 The only way of ______ a lot of money in this country is to win it on the National Lottery. 19 Many students are afraid to speak English because they don’t like to _____ mistakes. 20 I forgot to _____ my homework last night. 21 They _____ a very long journey from London to Nepal. 22 I’m _____ the Cambridge First certificate exam in the summer. 23 The teacher wished the students good luck for their exam and told them to _____ their best. 24 He didn’t really feel like going to the party, so he _____ an excuse about not feeling well.
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