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Grammar used to
QUICK REVIEW Past Simple passive
Make a list of five famous buildings, paintings or books. When were these things built/painted/written and who by? Work in pairs. Tell your partner about the things on your list.
Speaking and Listening
Work in groups. Discuss these questions. 1 What type of things do you like (and hate) shopping for? 2 Who goes shopping more often in your country, men or women? What do they buy? 3 What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping in supermarkets or small shops? 4 Do you ever buy things online? If so, what do you buy?
fJ a &1s Listen to an interview
with Michael Brett about his radio programme, Shopping Now and Then. Put the things he talks about in order. a skincare products for men b Selfridges department store c a shopping girlfriend d food shopping in the 1970s e shopping online b Listen again. Fill in the gaps in these sentences. 1 London's first department store opened in _ _ • • HELP WITH GRAMMAR used to 2 It used to have a special room only for a Look at sentences 2-4 in 2b. Then choose the correct words in the rules. 3 In the 1970s most married • • We use used to to talk about present/past habits and repeated actions . men never used to do the • • • We can/can't use used to with state verbs (be, like, have, want, etc.) . _ shopping. •• • • After used to we use the infinitivelverb+ing . 4 'Shopping girlfriends' used to •• help men choose _ • b Look at sentence 1 in 2b. Why can't we use used to in this sentence? • 5 years ago you • c Look at sentence 5 in 2b. How do we make the negative of used to? didn't use to see skincare • • products for men. • d Make questions with these words. What are the positive and negative •• • short answers for question 1? c How have shopping trends •• changed in your country? What 1 do I women I use to I all the shopping I Did ? • do you think will happen in the • 2 single men I do I did I What I use to ? • future? • • e Check in IH;f;1fi!M!1;1uf> p148 . •