TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Did you use to…?

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar Exercise: In this engaging used to activity, students conduct a survey to find
writing questions from out what their classmates' lives were like as children by asking
prompts and answering 'Did you use to...?' questions.
Speaking Activity: Procedure
survey, asking and
answering questions, Give each student a copy of the worksheet.
freer practice
Explain that the students are going to conduct a survey to find out
what their classmates' lives were like when they were children.
Focus
'Did you use to...?' Go through the categories with the class and brainstorm possible
questions and short 'Did you use to…?' questions for some of the categories.
answers
Examples:

Aim Games: Did you use to play hide and seek as a child?
Food: Did you use to like eating vegetables as a child?
To conduct a survey School Subjects: Did you use to enjoy studying maths as a child?
to find out what your
classmates' lives were Students then complete the worksheet with a 'Did you use to…?'
like as a child by asking question for each category.
and answering 'Did you
use to...?' questions. When everybody has finished, review the students' questions and
correct as necessary.

Preparation Students then go around the class, asking each other their 'Did
Make one copy of the you use to…?' questions and noting down the answers by putting
worksheet for each a tick for yes and a cross for no in the appropriate column on the
student. worksheet.

If you have a large class, have the students conduct the survey
Level in two groups.

Pre-intermediate (A2) When the students have finished, have them summarize and
report back their findings to the class. Any interesting results can
be discussed in more detail.
Time
40 minutes As an extension, students make a poster displaying the results of
their survey.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Did you use to…?

Conduct a survey to find out what your classmates' lives were like when they were children.
Write a 'Did you use to…?' question for each category. Then, go around the class, asking your
classmates the questions and noting down the answers by putting a tick for yes and a cross for
no in the appropriate column.

Did you use to...?  X

1. games

2. food

3. school subjects

4. toys

5. family

6. sports

7. transportation

8. hobbies

9. housework

10. friends

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