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 WHAT DOES A/AN ... DO? QUIZ

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND

DISADVANTAGES OF THESE JOBS
 In my
opinion, ....
 To my mind, ....
 I think .....
 The good side
is .....
 The bad side
is ...
 In one side, ....
On the other
side, ......
 I’m afraid ......
 extra exercise
SPEAKING
USED TO – DIDN’T USE TO –
DID YOU USE TO ...?
 What did your parents/grandparents use to do when
they were younger?
 What did you use to play when you were a kid?
 What did you use to eat for breakfast? What about
now?
 Did you use to sleep over?
 What kind of student did you use to be?
 Where did you use to go to?
 Who did you use to go out with?
USED TO GO
GET USED TO GOING
BE USED TO GOING
I USED TO LIVE IN PATOS DE MINAS
I GOT USED TO LIVING IN UBERLANDIA
I AM USED TO LIVING IN UBERLANDIA
 Tell me these sentences in ENGLISH!
USED TO GO
GET USED TO GOING
BE USED TO GOING
1. Eu costumava brincar na praça com meus amigos quando era criança.
2. Eu não costumava comer verduras quando eu era mais nova.
3. Você costumava ir ao clube quando tinha 10 anos?
4. Eu estou acostumada a acordar as 6 da manha.
5. Eu não estou acostumada a tomar café da manha.
6. Eu preciso me acostumar a comer salada a noite.
7. Eu quero me acostumar a ir para cama mais cedo.
8. Eu adoraria me acostumar a assistir series em inglês todos os dias.
9. É difícil acostumar a fazer esportes todos os dias.
10. Você já se acostumou a morar sozinha/o?
SPEAKING - PRESENT
 Tell me something that you USUALLY:
 Eat in the morning
 Do after lunch
 Watch to relax
 Buy every week
 Listen to cheer you up
 Do to “remember” your appointments
SPEAKING – PAST ( YOU DON’T DO ANYMORE)
 Tell me something that you USED TO …….. WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD/TEEN
 DO in the morning
 DO after lunch
 Watch on TV
 Buy every week
 Listen to
 DO at the weekends
SPEAKING – GET used to DOING
 Tell me something that you
 WANT TO GET USED TO EATING
 NEED TO GET USED TO DOING
 WOULD LOVE TO GET USED TO WATCHING TO
 WOULD NEVER GET USED TO LISTENING
 WOULDN’T GET USED TO EATING
SPEAKING – ARE used to DOING
 Tell me something that you ARE USED TO
 DOING IN THE MORNING
 DOING IN THE HOUSE ( HOUSEWORK)
 EATING FOR YOUR HEALTH DIET
 LISTENING TO WORK OUT
 DRINKING / EAING TO KEEP FIT
 questions

SPEAKING
 What is something that you used to do as a child but no longer do now?
 Name five things that you are used to doing every day.
 Think of a time when you started a new hobby. Was it hard to get used
to it? How long was it until you were used to it?
 Imagine you have to move to a new city. Do you think you’ll have a hard
time getting used to living there? How about another country?
 What types of TV shows did you use to watch when you were younger?
What do you enjoy watching nowadays?
 USED TO GO
FINISH THE SENTENCE GET USED TO GOING
BE USED TO GOING

1. I need to get used to ....

2. I would never get used to ....
3. I should be used to .....
4. I didn’t use to .....
5. I would love to be used to ....
6. I shouldn’t get used to ...
7. I used to ....
8. I will get used to .... soon.
There is / There are
picture description
preposition of place
Do the description again!!!!
RUN INTO
 Guess who I ran into at the mall last night? (Adivinhe quem eu
encontrei por acaso no shopping ontem?)
 You won’t believe who I ran into at the park today! (Vocês não vão
acreditar quem eu encontrei na praça hoje!)
 I love it when I run into friends at the mall. (Adoro quando me deparo
com minhas amigas no shopping.)
 We ran into our English teacher at the beach on Sunday. (A gente
encontrou a professora de inglês na praia no domingo.)

MEET BY CHANCE MEET BY ACCIDENT

BUMP INTO FIND BY CHANCE/ACCIDENT

 How are
 Nicole: Hi, Jen. What’s up? I haven’t seen you forFor
ages.
a long time
you?
 Jen: Nicole! Fancy
I’m sorunning
happy to into
meet you here. Do you have time for a cup of coffee?
you here

 Nicole: Sure. We really need to catch

talkup. Do you work around here?

 Jen: At the dress shop across the street. I’m a sales assistant for For
thea time being, but I’m hoping they’ll
short time
promote me to buyer after I have some experience onAtthe
thisfloor.
work

 Nicole: Oh—I love that shop. Their clothes are sofashionable

trendy and different from the run of the mill. You look
average
I predict
fantastic—I’ll bet their sales have gone up since you started working there.
 Jen: Well—I try! The thing is, I enjoy the work, because I love the clothes, and I like helping people find
what works for them. It’s actually quite fulfilling.
 Nicole: Good for you. And I think the idea of becoming a buyer is great. Before you know it, you’ll be
working on your own designs. I remember how you used to dream of being a fashion designer.
anthe
 Jen: Yeah, and I think this is a step in improvement
right direction. Now, what are you
What have youbeen
updoing?
to? The last I heard, you
were about to move across country. I hope you’re back to stay!
 Nicole: As a matter of fact, I just got back a couple of months ago. I’m glad I went, because now I know I
really want to be here. I’m working as a waitress right now but am hoping to get a teaching job. I’ve applied
to most of the local school districts so have my fingers crossed I’ll get something this fall.
 Jen: What do you want to teach? I’ve heard there are openings for high school teachers in Howard County.

 Nicole: No way! I haven’t even applied there. I’ll do it as soon

Impossible fast as I get home. Man, that’ll be awesome if they
need a biology teacher. Thanks for the tip! Which reminds
It makes me rememberme—waiting
that tables isn’t all bad. On weekends I
get pretty good tips. AndI banking
believe in on the info you just gave me, I think I’ll follow you back to work and
splurge
Spend $ on a new dress!
 Jen: Great. I already have in mind some things for you to try on.
Check/experiment
 Nicole: Hi, Jen. What’s up? I haven’t seen you for ages.

 Jen: Nicole! Fancy running into you here. Do you have time for a cup of coffee?

 Nicole: Sure. We really need to catch up. Do you work around here?

 Jen: At the dress shop across the street. I’m a sales assistant for the time being, but I’m hoping they’ll
promote me to buyer after I have some experience on the floor.
 Nicole: Oh—I love that shop. Their clothes are so trendy and different from the run of the mill. You look
fantastic—I’ll bet their sales have gone up since you started working there.
 Jen: Well—I try! The thing is, I enjoy the work, because I love the clothes, and I like helping people find
what works for them. It’s actually quite fulfilling.
 Nicole: Good for you. And I think the idea of becoming a buyer is great. Before you know it, you’ll be
working on your own designs. I remember how you used to dream of being a fashion designer.
 Jen: Yeah, and I think this is a step in the right direction. Now, what are you up to? The last I heard, you
were about to move across country. I hope you’re back to stay!
 Nicole: As a matter of fact, I just got back a couple of months ago. I’m glad I went, because now I know I
really want to be here. I’m working as a waitress right now but am hoping to get a teaching job. I’ve applied
to most of the local school districts so have my fingers crossed I’ll get something this fall.
 Jen: What do you want to teach? I’ve heard there are openings for high school teachers in Howard County.

 Nicole: No way! I haven’t even applied there. I’ll do it as soon as I get home. Man, that’ll be awesome if they
need a biology teacher. Thanks for the tip! Which reminds me—waiting tables isn’t all bad. On weekends I
get pretty good tips. And banking on the info you just gave me, I think I’ll follow you back to work and
splurge on a new dress!
 Jen: Great. I already have in mind some things for you to try on.