E8 Unit 4 L2: Speak and Listen

Things don’t
belong to the past
slim TV
smartphone
tablet
mp3 player
3D
picture
facebook
laptop
Ex: People/ walk to travel
Now/ they/ go/ by car/ motorbike
People used to walk to travel
Now they can go by car or motorbike.
stay at home
go to school
work hard
have a lot of time
for entertainment
live in small houses
live in big houses and building
there didn’t use to be electricity
there is electricity everywhere
Past
1. People used to walk to travel.
2. Children used to stay at home.
3. There didn’t use to be electricity
in the home.
4. People used to work hard all the

time
5. People used to wear traditional
clothes.
Now
a. Now they can
go to school.
b. Now they have a lot of time
for entertainment
c. Now they wear modern
clothes.
d. Now there is electricity
everywhere.
e. Now they can go by car or
motorbike.
Matching
=> Last year, I used to ……………. Now, I
……………………………
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read book – not read book
=> Last year, I used to read book . Now, I do not read
book
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write a letter – phone to friend
=> Last year, I used to write a letter . Now, I phone to my
friend
•
listen to pop music – listen to rock
=> Last year, I used to listen to pop music . Now, I listen
to rock
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get up late – get up early/ do morning exercises
Tell your partner about the things
you used to do last year
get up late
get up early and do morning exercises