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READING
Our school organizes a great event that it will last for many months. The event is called the
Triwizard Tournament. The winning school will receive the Triwizard Cup.
Two other schools are coming to participate from foreign countries. The first one is from France
and the second one is from Bulgaria. It will be a great event.
WRITING
2. Organize the sentences using used to. (10 points).
Example: A. is- chef- Bob- a; cook- he- on- his- birthday- used to- mom´s when a – he- child- was.
Bob is a child chef; he used to cook on his mom´s birthday when he was a child.
B. Was – My – musician- aunt- a ; used to- she piano- concerts- play- the in- when she- young- was.
C. a- Susie- is- math- teacher ;teach- she- used to- the- to- her- toys- numbers when was- child- she- a .
D. doctor granddad- My – was- a- great; hospital- work- used to- he- in- the- when was- he young.
E. soccer- Jake- is- player- a ; used to- with- practice- his- friends- he when a- child- he – was.
3. Look at Marisa´s memories. Then, read and circle the correct option. (USED TO ) (10 points)
A. My father is a great doctor; he used to / didn´t use to travel to medical conferences to learn
more about medicine. My mother used to / didn´t use to be at home in the morning because she
worked as a kindergarten teacher, but in the afternoon she was at home and we could do many
things together.
B. Our birthdays were fantastic! We used to / didn´t use to stay at home . Instead, we used to /
didn´t use to go to the park and have a picnic. My brother and my sister used to / never used to
play soccer every single time.
C. Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday, My mother and my grandfather used to / didn´t use to
cook dinner for all the family. My father and my grandmother used to / never used to set the
table before dinner.
D. Vacation time was so cool! In summer, we used to / never used to stay at home. Instead, we used
to/ didn´t use to go to the beach. There, my parents used to / didn´t use to play with us, so my
siblings and I used to/ didn´t use to swim in the sea.
4. Complete using could or couldn´t (10 points )
A. Before 1930 , people _______________ watch TV. Later, the TV was only black and white, so they
_____________ watch TV in color By 1970 everybody ____________ enjoy color television,
B. People started to buy their first personal computers in the 80´s they ______________ just type
letter or reports, but they ______________ plug in USBs or watch movies. An internet connection
at home was only possible after 1996.
C. People ______________ change the channel from their couch before 1949. After than year, it
become possible due to a device called “Lazy Bones”; the first remote control.
Thanks to this, people _______________ stay where they were and change channels without
standing up.
D. People __________________ watch movies at home using a VCR in the 1980´S and the 1990´s.
however, they ____________________ change the language of me videos.