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           c  Read the article again and number the events in the order                 3   P R O N U N C IA T IO N  &
              they happened.
                                                                                            S P E A K IN G   linking
                a D   Michael changed his working hours.
                                                                                         ^ 3   used to
                B  □   Michael tried to find Sonya.
                                                                                              Remember that used to and use to are usually
                C  LH  They got married.                                                      linked and pronounced /'yusta/.
                D □   Sonya moved to New Jersey.
                E  Ld  Sonya gave Michael her phone number.                              a   318)))  Listen and repeat the sentences.

                F  □   Michael changed his working hours again.                             Copy the linking and the sentence rhythm.
                G CD  Sonya talked with Michael.
                                                                                              ı  ı usedjo livejn Los Angeles.
                H Ld  They stopped seeing each other.
                                                                                              2  she didn’t  ussjo wear glasses.
                I  □   They had their first date.
                J  I  1  Sonya and Michael moved to Kentucky.                                 3  Where did you usqjo work before?
                                                                                              4  They usecjjo see eachj)theua lot.

           d  Read the article again and look at the highlighted words and                    5  Didn’t  you usqjo haveja beard?
              phrases. Try to figure out what they mean. Then match them with
               1-10 below.                                                               b  In pairs, tell each other about three of the

               1  __________   a period of time worked by a group of workers                following. Give as much information as you
                                                                                            can. How do you feel about these people and
               2  __________   a person who travels into a city to work every day
                                                                                            things now?
               3  __________   attractive, good-looking
              4  __________   what had happened was
               5  __________   manages                                                       Is there...
               6  __________   probable                                                      •  a kind of food or
               7  __________   something that is used to give light, made of wax               drink you didn't
              8  __________   have short conversations                                         use to like at all, but
                                                                                               that you now like?
               9  __________   they looked at each other romantically
                                                                                             •  a TV series you used to
             10  __________ was brave enough
                                                                                               be addicted to?
                                                                                               Why did you like it?
          2   G R A M M A R   usually and used to                                            •  a singer or a kind of music you used
                                                                                               to listen to a lot (but don’t anymore)?
           a  Think of a couple you know well, e.g., your parents or friends.                •  a sport or game you used to play a lot, but
              How did they meet? Do you know any couples who met under                             that you’ve given up?
              unusual circumstances?                                                                        •  a place you used to go
                                                                                                                 during summer vacation,
           b  3/16)))  Listen to four people talking about where they met their                                   and that you’d like to go
              partner. Match each one with a place from la.                                                          back to?
              Speaker 1 LH  Speaker 2 LH  Speaker 3 L j  Speaker 4 LD                                                   •  a machine or
                                                                                                                          gadget you used
           c  Listen to each story again and take notes on how the people                                                   to use a lot,
              met. Compare your notes with your partner and listen again if                                                  but that is
              necessary. Which meeting do you think was the most romantic?                                                   now out of
                                                                                                                              date?
           d  Look at two extracts from the listening. Answer the questions
              with a partner.
                                                                                               I used to hate most vegetables, especially
                We used to go to clubs together on Saturday night.
                                                                                               spinach and cauliflower, but now I love them
                It used to be difficult to meet people.                                        and usually eat a lot of vegetables every day...

               1  When do we use used to? How do you make negatives and
                 questions?
               2  How would you change these sentences (using usually) if you
                 wanted to talk about present habits or situations?

           e  >• p.141 Grammar Bank 5B. Learn more about usually and used
               to, and practice them.


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