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Unit 2
Grammar
I Circle the correct words or phrases.

When I was young, we 1 were going / use to go / used to go to Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
We 2 use to live / lived / was living about a block from Times Square. It was a great celebration. At
midnight a ball 3 fall / fell / fallen very slowly, and when it reached the bottom, the new year began.
I remember one year when I was very young, my father 4 carried / was carrying / used to carry me
so I could see the ball. I was very excited, but it was early and the ball 5 didn’t use to move /
weren’t moving / wasn’t moving. I was so tired, I fell asleep in my father’s arms and I never saw the
ball fall.

Functions
II Complete the conversation in a logical way.

A Tell me about Christmas in your family. 1 ________________________________?

B We used to go to my grandmother’s house early on Christmas Eve.
A 2 ________________________________?
B We used to wear warm clothes because her house was always cold.
A 3 ________________________________?
B We used to have dinner together and then we opened our gifts.
A 4 ________________________________?
B No, we never sang songs. My grandmother couldn’t sing very well.
A 5 ________________________________?
B Turkey and ham. There always was a lot of food.

Vocabulary
III Match the words and phrases.

1 exchanging a rope
2 jumping b off fireworks
3 lighting c jokes
4 setting d gifts
5 telling e candles

Listening Comprehension
IV [Track 34] Listen to this conversation between a grandmother and her grandchild. Write
phrases from the box. There are some phrases you don’t need to use.

we used to say played a trick draw pictures on the windows

at the store we used to do at home apples or candy

1 We used to make our costumes; we didn’t buy them ___________.

2 ___________ “trick or treat.”
3 They opened the doors and gave us ___________.
4 If the neighbor wasn’t home or if they didn’t give us anything, we ___________ on them.
5 If no one answered the door, we used to ___________ with our soap.

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