Lesson 9

Lesson 9

Speaking about the past

Reading: Before Reading (Peers)

Look at the pictures, the main title and the paragraph titles. What do you think each paragraph might contain?

P. 24

Reading: Checking predictions

Read the articles and check your answers

Reading: Reading for specific information

Read the article again. Mark the sentences true or false, correct the false ones.

P. 24

Open Ended

Life in the 17th century was difficult for everybody, no matter how much money they had.

Open Ended

Grandparents often used to live with the families and look after the young children.

Open Ended

There wasn't a lot of space in most people's homes and they often shared it with their animals.

Open Ended

Children often died because parents weren't very concerned about their safety.

Open Ended

Parents these days spend more time with their children that they did in the olden days.

Speaking (Peers)

Compare family life in the 17th century with the family now. What are the most striking differences?

What do you think life will be like in 100 years from now? Will it be easier? If so, how?

Grammar: Would and Used to

Complete the sentences from the article on page 24. Then complete the rule with 'used to' / 'didn't use to' and 'would (n't)'

P. 25

Fill in the Blanks

Women

have seven or eight children.

Fill in the Blanks

On cold night, everyone in the family

crowd together to sleep, to warm each other up.

Fill in the Blanks

Parents

sing songs to their children or play with them.

Fill in the Blanks

It

be normal to call a child 'it' rather than 'he' or 'she'.

Grammar: Rule

To talk about about habits and repeated actions in the past, we can use 'used to' / 'didn't use to' or 'would (n't)'

Fill in the Blanks

We use

with both actions and stative verbs.

Fill in the Blanks

We only use

with action verbs.

Grammar

Choose the correct words. Sometimes more than one option is possible.

P. 25

Multiple Select

When I was a child I would/used to play a lot with my sister.

• would

• used to

Multiple Select

We would/used to have a cat, Tubby.

• would

• used to

Multiple Select

We would/used to like her a lot and play with her all the time.

• would

• used to

Multiple Select

It's funny but I would/ used to think I'd never learn to read.

• would

• used to

Multiple Select

My sister and I would/used to be such good friends!

• would

• used to

Grammar

Complete the sentences and conversations with the correct form of used to (separate them by a coma)

P. 25

Fill in the Blanks

A ____ you _____ have a pet when you were a child?

B Yes, I _____ have a cat.

Fill in the Blanks

We

have a car. We used to walk everywhere.

Fill in the Blanks

A _____ you ______ watch a lot of TV when you were younger?

B Yes, I ______ watch it everyday when I got home from school.

Fill in the Blanks

I

like vegetables, but I love them now

Fill in the Blanks

A ____ your dad _____ read you stories before you went to bed?

B No, he didn't, but my mum _____.

Fill in the Blanks

I

like having birthday parties. I was a really shy child.

Vocabulary: Time periods

Look at the phrases and match them with the categories.

P. 25

Multiple Choice

from 1995 until 2004

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

in the Middle Ages

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

in this day and age

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

these days

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

in the olden days

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

in the last century

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

not so long ago

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

a decade ago

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, long time ago in history

Multiple Choice

nowadays

• the present

• the recent past

• a long, log time ago in history