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REAL ENGLISH for one thing
A. (🎧2-19) Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.
B. Practice with a partner. Replace any words to make your own conversation.
1. it's a lot cheaper - the price is pretty reasonable
Is that a new phone?
Yeah. This model used to cost a lot, but now it's not so expensive.
2. Why is that? - How come?
I already like this much better than my old phone.
Why?
3. it's much thinner - the design is better
Well, for one thing, it's a lot lighter.
Hey, why don't you call me so I have your number?
OK.
4. I'm not sure how to phone someone - I have no idea how to make a call
What's wrong?
Um, I don't know how to make a call!
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| DESCRIBING PAST HABITS AND ORDER OF PAST EVENTS (PP. 160-161) |
| Past habits - Simple Past | Order of past events - Past Progressive |
| When I was a child, I used to play video games for hours. Cell phones used to be heavy, but they aren't anymore. | I was playing a video game when my aunt came. They were using their cell phones when the bell rang. |
| My mother didn't use to like video chatting, but now she loves it. In the past, I never used to buy clothes online. Now I do all the time. | I wasn't talking to Maya while the teacher was explaining the lesson. |
| Did you use to have a desktop computer? | Yes, I did. / No, I didn't. | Were you chatting online while I was working on our project? Was he watching TV when you came home? | Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. Yes, he was. / No, he wasn't. |
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C. (🎧2-21) Complete the conversations with the correct form of used to and the verbs given. Then listen and check your answers.
1. Susan: Look at these old records. Are they yours?
Paulo: No, they're my father's. He has a huge collection. He (1) _______ (buy) them all the time.
Susan: Does he still play them?
Paula: No, he (2) _______ (play) them after dinner sometimes, but not anymore. We don't even have a record player now.
2. Terry: (3) _______ your older sister _______ (live) in Montreal?
Caitlin: Actually, she still lives there.
Terry: Oh yeah? Do you talk to her much?
Caitlin: Sure. I (4) _______ (never / like) video chatting, but now I love it. When we lived in the same town, we (5) _______ (talk) maybe once a week. Now we talk every couple of days!
D. Complete the sentences. Write your own ideas.
1. I was doing my homework while ______________________________.
2. He was ______________________________ when it started to rain.
3. They were using their cellphones when ______________________________.
4. She ______________________________ while her father was reading a newspaper.
5. We ______________________________ when there was a loud noise.
E. Work with a partner. Student A: Turn to page 135. Student B: Turn to page 137. You are going to compare two pictures of someone.
Apple iMacs were first introduced in 1998.
