Lesson 9

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Camila Apablaza

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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.

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Open Ended

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

Type response here

Open Ended

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

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Open Ended

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

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Open Ended

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

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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

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Women _____ have seven or eight children.

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On cold night, everyone in the family _____ crowd together to sleep, to warm each other up.

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Parents _____ sing songs to their children or play with them.

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

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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)'

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We use ______ with both actions and stative verbs.

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We only use ____ with action verbs.

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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

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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 Blank

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

B Yes, I _____ have a cat.

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We ____ have a car. We used to walk everywhere.

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

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

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I ____ like vegetables, but I love them now

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

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

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

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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