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Unit 2
A hard life Grammar; Vocabulary; Functions

5 Ask students to try to answer the
questions from memory before A HARD LIFE UNIT 2
referring back to page 24 to check. GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
1 used to 2 would 3 didn’t use to would and used to Time periods
RULE: 4 used to / didn’t use to 5 Complete these sentences from the article 8 Look at phrases (1–9) and match them with
5 would(n’t) on page 24. Then complete the rule with categories (a–c).
used to / didn’t use to and would(n’t). a the present 1 from 1995 until 2004
1 King John take his bathtub with him b the recent past 2 in medieval times
6 1 would / used to 2 used to whenever he travelled. c a long, long time ago 3 in this day and age
3 used to 4 used to 5 would / 2 People … wash using only cold in history 4 these days
used to 6 used to water and a cloth. 5 in the olden days
3 Many people still have baths in their 6 in the last century
homes. 7 nowadays
7 1 Did … use to; used to 2 didn’t 8 a decade ago
use to 3 Did … use to; used to RULE: 9 not so long ago
To talk about habits and repeated actions in
4 didn’t use to 5 Did … use to; the past, we can use used to / didn’t use to or workbook page 20
used to 6 didn’t use to would(n’t).
• We use 4
Workbook p19 stative verbs. with both action and FUNCTIONS
• We use 5 only with action verbs. Talking about the past

8 As an extension, encourage 9 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Choose a topic for your partner
SPEAKING
students to underline any time 6 Choose the correct words. Sometimes and a period in the past. Your partner makes a comparison
both options are possible.
periods vocabulary in the reading 1 When I was a child, I would / used to play between the present and that time period. Take turns.
text and then decide if they are a, a lot with my sister. food | games | home | school | technology | travel
b or c. 2 We would / used to have a cat, Tubby.
3 We would / used to like her a lot and play
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 a with her all the time. games in the 1930s Well, children would play with teddy
bears or dolls. These days, many
8 b 9 b 4 It’s funny, but I would / used to think I’d children have electronic games.
Workbook p20 never learn to read.
5 I would / used to sit and talk to my
grandmother for hours.

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1 A you have
a pet when you were a child?
Homework B Yes, I have a cat.
2 We have a car. We used to
Ask students to choose a topic walk everywhere.
you

from the list in Exercise 9 and a 3 A watch a lot of TV when you were younger?
time period, e.g. food in the 1970s. B Yes, I watch it every day
Ask them to research information when I got home from school.

on their topic and prepare a short 4 I them now. like vegetables, but I love
presentation. In the following lesson, 5 A your dad
put the students into small groups read you stories before you went to bed?
for them to present their information. B No, he didn’t, but my mum

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During feedback, ask students which 6 I like having birthday
things were better in the past. parties. I was a really shy child.
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Language note would and
used to
Students may produce questions Activity idea Extension
like: *Would you like Mickey Mouse Ask students to think of things they used to play with when they were young
when you were little? We cannot use children. Elicit one or two examples in open class and prompt students to use
would with state verbs to describe used to / would. Students continue discussing in pairs. Nominate one or two
a repeated past action: we use the pairs to share their ideas during feedback. You could even hold a class vote to
question form did + use to. Students find out which were the most popular childhood toys.
may find it helpful to translate
examples into L1 and compare the
two.
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Practice Extra
Unit 2 Practise it!
Workbook
Grammar p19, Ex.6–9
Vocabulary p20, Ex.5–6
Worksheets
Grammar Worksheets 2
Vocabulary Worksheets 2
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