MEMORIES

MEMORIES

TALKING ABOUT HABITS IN THE PAST-

USED TO

WOULD

What did people in the past use to wear?

What differences can you describe the way in which people wear now?

Poll

What did you use to wear when you were six years old?

• formal suits, ties,coats

• shorts, jeans, shirts.

• long dresses,hats

Multiple Choice

How many people does the first speaker identify and name?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 5

Multiple Choice

What did the first speaker's grandfather do in his life?

• He worked in a cinema, then became the manager.

• He got married to a movie star, then they bought a cinema.

• He sold chocolate and soda drinks to silent movie actors.

• He worked in a chocolate factory, then made movies.

Multiple Choice

Why do many people think the second speaker's grand aunt is actually his grandmother?

• They were often together in photos.

• All the children played together and it was confusing

• They lived in the same house.

• They looked very similar.

Multiple Choice

How is the house different now compared to when the photo was taken?

• The speaker's brother bought the house.

• It's not there anymore, it was destroyed.

• The house was replaced with a large apartment building

• The area was more open and less built up.

Multiple Choice

What was the occasion of the photo that the third speaker talks about?

• The girl's uncles were going to fight in the war.

• The speaker's grandmother wanted a photo with her handbag.

• It was the birthday of one of them.

• Two of them were leaving the army.

Multiple Choice

What happened to the uncles of the third speaker's grandmother?

• They both died in the war.

• One died in the war, the other had seven children.

• One died in the war, the other became an actor.

• One became a cheese maker, the other became an actor.

Open Ended

What do you think life used to be like in your country at the end of 19th century?

Use the ideas below

transport

leisure

homelife

education

society

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the text with the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets.

In the early days of film-making things 1

(be) very different for the actors.

Fill in the Blanks

Firstly, they 2

(not speak) in the films, because there was no sound.