In-Class 2 Materials

Used To vs. Would

*B2.1 Unit 1C-D*

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 Activity 04.01: Either Or:
Directions: Read the sentences out loud and decide which sentences require would, used to or both.

1. When I lived in Japan I would/ used to eat sushi every day.

2. When I was at school we used to/would play hopscotch in the playground.
3. When I was a kid I didn’t use to/ wouldn’t like olives.
4. My dad used to/would have a big green land rover.
5. He used to/would drive it through the forest on bumpy tracks.
6. When I was a teenager I used to/would love heavy metal music, now it’s too loud
for me.

Activity 04.02 - Changes

Directions: Examine each pair of photos below, and discuss any changes (both visible, and
speculative), with your classmates.

Pair 1

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Pair 3

Pair 4

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 Activity 05.01: Luxury or Necessity?
Directions: With your classmate(s) answer the following questions:
What are some products that used to be new and exciting, but aren’t any more? What products seemed like a
luxury but now seem like a necessity?
Review the graph below and answer:
Which of the things on the graph do you agree with? Disagree with?
● What things are not on the list, but have changed from luxury to necessity?
● What are some things that used to be a necessity but no longer are?
● What are some things that are a luxury now but you see becoming a necessity?
● Why do you think that change occurs? How can things suddenly turn into a necessity?

This graph shows how people rated common household items in terms of their necessity over time.

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 Activity 05.02: Diagnostic and Analysis
● Have you observed the ways people from different cultures use silence?
● Have you noticed that some people interrupt conversations more than other people?

All cultures do not have the same rules governing these areas of communication. Many Americans
interpret silence in conversations to mean disapproval, disagreement, or unsuccessful communication.
They often try to fill silence by saying something even if they have nothing to say!
On the other hand, Americans don’t appreciate a person who dominates a conversation. Knowing
when to take turns in a conversation in another language can sometimes cause difficulty.

● Should you wait until someone has finished a sentence before contributing to a discussion, or
can you break into the middle of someone’s sentence?

Interrupting someone who is speaking is considered rude in the United States. Even children are
taught explicitly not to interrupt.