Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification about the difference between used to, get used to, and be used to
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency describing habits in the past and the present
Procedure (38-50 minutes)
- Ask students to read the passage individually.
- Ask students ccqs to lead them into explaining the passage. For example, did she like shopping in the UK immediately? No. Did she take time to like it there? Yes. Is she able to shop after 5.30 in the UK? No. How was it in Spain? Is she familiar with the prices in the UK? No. Can she try things before buying in the UK? No.
- Ask students questions using "used to". for example: Is she getting used to shopping in the UK? yes. Is she getting used to the prices in the UK? No. Can she try things before buying as she used to do in Spain? No. - Using body language to explain "the past" in "used to" and "the present continuous" in "getting used to" while asking the previous questions.
- Explain the rule on the board. "Used to" is used to describe a habit in the past. "Be used to" is used to describe familiarity. "Get used to" is used to describe the change from not normal to normal. - Provide three examples of each one and ask them individually to read for us. - Drilling on the pronunciation of "used to". - Make sure that everyone reads it properly.
- Ask students personalized questions. For example: "What were you used to do when you were a kid?" - Give them 2 minutes to answer questions in groups of two. - Ask them individually to discuss their answers.
- Divide students into groups and ask them to discuss something they're getting used to nowadays. - Ask them to write 6 sentences about it. - Ask each one to read it for us.