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Unit 17: The Digital Revolution
'Used to' for past habits
Select a unit
- 1Nice to meet you!
- 2What to wear
- 3Like this, like that
- 4The daily grind
- 5Christmas every day
- 6Great achievers
- 7The Titanic
- 8Travel
- 9The big wedding
- 10Sunny's job hunt
- 11The bucket list
- 12Moving and migration
- 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14New Year, New Project
- 15From Handel to Hendrix
- 16What's the weather like?
- 17The Digital Revolution
- 18A detective story
- 19A place to live
- 20The Cult of Celebrity
- 21Welcome to your new job
- 22Beyond the planets
- 23Great expectations!
- 24Eco-tourism
- 25Moving house
- 26It must be love
- 27Job hunting success... and failure
- 28Speeding into the future
- 29Lost arts
- 30Tales of survival
Session 5
A monster bride
Viktor Frankenstein goes to Britain and works alone to build a bride for the Creature. Plus, find out what you've learnt from unit 17 in our weekly quiz.
Activity 2
The Weekly Quiz
You used to like these quizzes, didn't you?
And we hope you still do! Here we end Unit 17 with 15 questions to test what you have learnt. You've heard people arguing about changes in modern technology, robotic mining, and changes in someone's life. Try the quiz to see whether your knowledge of English is better than it used to be!
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Test yourself!
15 Questions
Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Look at Session 1 Activity 1 and 2Question 1 of 15
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How has the way Alice changed the way she communicates with her friends and family living in other countries?
aShe used to send them letters, but she contacts them by email or video call.4Yqj4Yit4Yid
bShe used to email them, but now she writes them letters.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gU2hlIHVzZWQgdG8gd3JpdGUgbGV0dGVycywgYnV0IG5vdyBzaGUgZW1haWxzIHRoZW0u
cShe sent them letters before and now she emails them.VGhpcyBpcyB0cnVlLCBidXQgaXNuJ3QgdGhlIGJlc3Qgd2F5IHRvIGRlc2NyaWJlIHRoZSBjaGFuZ2UuIFNoZSB1c2VkIHRvIHdyaXRlIGxldHRlcnMsIGJ1dCBub3cgc2hlIGVtYWlscyB0aGVtLg==
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Look at Session 1 Activity 1 and 2Question 2 of 15
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Complete this sentence. Amith thinks life __________ simpler.
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Listen to 6 Minute Vocabulary in Session 1Question 3 of 15
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A selfie is a kind of...
a...behaviour on the Internet.Tm90IGNvcnJlY3QhIFRoYXQgaXMgJ3Ryb2xsaW5nJy4gQSBzZWxmaWUgaXMgYSBraW5kIG9mIHBob3RvIHRoYXQgeW91IHRha2Ugb2YgeW91cnNlbGYu
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c...photograph.VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0LiBJdCdzIGEgcGhvdG8geW91IHRha2Ugb2YgeW91cnNlbGYu
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Listen to 6 Minute VocabularyQuestion 4 of 15
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Is it a nice thing to troll someone on the Internet?
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bNo.VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0LiBJZiB5b3UgdHJvbGwgc29tZW9uZSBpdCBtZWFucyB0aGF0IHlvdSdyZSBpbnN1bHRpbmcgdGhlbSBvciBtYWtpbmcgbmVnYXRpdmUgY29tbWVudHMgb25saW5lLCB3aGljaCBpc24ndCBuaWNlLg==
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Listen to 6 Minute VocabularyQuestion 5 of 15
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Which word means 'jump into someone else's photograph'?
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cphotobombVGhhdCdzIGNvcnJlY3Qh
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Look at Session 2Question 6 of 15
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Which of these questions isn't correctly written?
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bWhere did you used to go on holiday before buying your place in France?VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0LiBUaGlzIHF1ZXN0aW9uIGlzIGluY29ycmVjdC4gSXQgc2hvdWxkIGJlICdXaGVyZSBkaWQgeW91IHVzZSB0byBnbyBvbiBob2xpZGF5Li4uPyc=
cHow did you use to get to work when you lived in Vietnam?Tm9wZSwgdGhpcyBxdWVzdGlvbiBpcyByaWdodC4gSXQncyAnV2hlcmUgZGlkIHlvdSB1c2VkIHRvIGdvIG9uIGhvbGlkYXkgYmVmb3JlIGJ1eWluZyB5b3VyIHBsYWNlIGluIEZyYW5jZT8nIHdoaWNoIGlzIHdyb25nLiBJdCBzaG91bGQgYmUgJ1doZXJlIGRpZCB5b3UgdXNlIHRvIGdvLi4uPyc=
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Look at Session 2Question 7 of 15
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What is the meaning associated with this sentence? I used to be a vegetarian.
aI was a vegetarian before, but now I'm not anymore.4Yqj4Yit4Yid
bI wasn't a vegetarian before, but now I am.Tm8sIHRoYXQncyBub3QgcmlnaHQuIFRoaXMgd291bGQgZ28gd2l0aCAnSSBkaWRuJ3QgdXNlIHRvIGJlIGEgdmVnZXRhcmlhbicuIFRoZSBjb3JyZWN0IG1lYW5pbmcgaGVyZSBpcyAnSSB3YXMgYSB2ZWdldGFyaWFuIGJlZm9yZSwgYnV0IG5vdyBJJ20gbm90IGFueW1vcmUuJw==
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Look at Session 2 Activity 2Question 8 of 15
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What is the difference in these two questions? 1. Did you use to make lunch? 2. Did you make lunch?
aThere is no difference.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gUXVlc3Rpb24gMSBpcyBhc2tpbmcgaWYgbWFraW5nIGRpbm5lciB3YXMgYSByZWd1bGFyIGhhYml0IGluIHRoZSBwYXN0LiBRdWVzdGlvbiAyIGlzIGFza2luZyBpZiB0aGlzIHBlcnNvbiBtYWRlIGx1bmNoIHRvZGF5Lg==
bQuestion 1 is asking if this person made lunch today and question 2 is asking if this person made lunch today.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gUXVlc3Rpb24gMSBpcyBhc2tpbmcgaWYgbWFraW5nIGRpbm5lciB3YXMgYSByZWd1bGFyIGhhYml0IGluIHRoZSBwYXN0LiBRdWVzdGlvbiAyIGlzIGFza2luZyBpZiB0aGlzIHBlcnNvbiBtYWRlIGx1bmNoIHRvZGF5Lg==
cQuestion 1 is asking if this was a regular habit in the past and question 2 is asking if this person made lunch today.Q29ycmVjdCEgJ0RpZCB5b3UgdXNlIHRvICsgaW5maW5pdGl2ZScgaXMgaG93IHdlIHN0YXJ0IHF1ZXN0aW9ucyBhYm91dCBoYWJpdHMgaW4gdGhlIHBhc3Qu
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Listen to Christine in Session 4 Activity 1Question 9 of 15
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Fill in the gap to make this sentence about a past habit that is not done now. 'When I was a child, I __________ everywhere.'
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bused to walkQ29ycmVjdCEgV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
chave walkedU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gJ1VzZWQgdG8gd2FsaycgaXMgdGhlIGNvcnJlY3QgYW5zd2VyIHRvIHRhbGsgYWJvdXQgYSBwYXN0IGhhYml0IHRoYXQgaXNuJ3QgZG9uZSBub3cu
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Listen to Christine in Session 4 Activity 1Question 10 of 15
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What is the phrase we use to talk about the time of year something, like a fruit or vegetable, is easily available? We say it is...
a...of season.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gVGhlIGNvcnJlY3QgcGhyYXNlIGlzICdpbiBzZWFzb24nLg==
b...on season.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gVGhlIGNvcnJlY3QgcGhyYXNlIGlzICdpbiBzZWFzb24nLg==
c...in season.Q29ycmVjdCBhbnN3ZXIh
d...for season.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gVGhlIGNvcnJlY3QgcGhyYXNlIGlzICdpbiBzZWFzb24nLg==
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Look at Session 4 Activity 3Question 11 of 15
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At experimental schools in the 1970s, teachers __________ pick the lessons; the students did. What are the missing words? (There are two possible correct answers)
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Look at Session 2Question 12 of 15
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'I used to go fishing every summer.' 'Where __________ go fishing?' What are the missing words?
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cdid you use to4Yqj4Yit4Yid
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Listen to the drama in Session 5 Activity 1 and check Session 2 for the grammar explanationQuestion 13 of 15
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What does Frankenstein mean when he says 'I used to care about my science more than anything'?
aHe didn't like science before, but now he does.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZy4gSXQgbWVhbnMgaGUgdXNlZCB0byBsaWtlIHNjaWVuY2UsIGJ1dCBub3cgaGUgZG9lc24ndC4=
bHe liked science before, but now he doesn't.Q29ycmVjdCBhbnN3ZXIh
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Listen to the drama in Session 5 Activity 1Question 14 of 15
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Viktor Frankenstein and his fiancée Elizabeth used to hate each other as children. True or false?
aTrue.Tm8sIGl0J3MgZmFsc2UuIFZpa3RvcidzIGZhdGhlciBzYWlkIGhlIHVzZWQgdG8gd2F0Y2ggVmlrdG9yIGFuZCBFbGl6YWJldGggcGxheWluZyB0b2dldGhlciBhcyBjaGlsZHJlbi4=
bFalse.UmlnaHQgYW5zd2VyISBWaWt0b3IncyBmYXRoZXIgc2FpZCBoZSB1c2VkIHRvIHdhdGNoIFZpa3RvciBhbmQgRWxpemFiZXRoIHBsYXlpbmcgdG9nZXRoZXIgYXMgY2hpbGRyZW4u
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Answer the 15 questions about Unit 17
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Listen to the drama in Session 5 Activity 1Question 15 of 15
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Henry and Viktor Frankenstein __________ fun travelling together. What are the missing words?
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ኣገናዕ፡ ፈተናኹም ዛዚምኩም
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
x / y
ጽማቝ መልሰ-ዕንጋለ
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...: x / y
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How has the way Alice changed the way she communicates with her friends and family living in other countries?
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Complete this sentence. Amith thinks life __________ simpler.
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A selfie is a kind of...
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Is it a nice thing to troll someone on the Internet?
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Which word means 'jump into someone else's photograph'?
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Which of these questions isn't correctly written?
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What is the meaning associated with this sentence? I used to be a vegetarian.
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What is the difference in these two questions? 1. Did you use to make lunch? 2. Did you make lunch?
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Fill in the gap to make this sentence about a past habit that is not done now. 'When I was a child, I __________ everywhere.'
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What is the phrase we use to talk about the time of year something, like a fruit or vegetable, is easily available? We say it is...
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At experimental schools in the 1970s, teachers __________ pick the lessons; the students did. What are the missing words? (There are two possible correct answers)
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'I used to go fishing every summer.' 'Where __________ go fishing?' What are the missing words?
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What does Frankenstein mean when he says 'I used to care about my science more than anything'?
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Viktor Frankenstein and his fiancée Elizabeth used to hate each other as children. True or false?
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Henry and Viktor Frankenstein __________ fun travelling together. What are the missing words?
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End of Unit 17
That's it for Unit 17. Don't forget to tell us how you did in the quiz on our Facebook page! In the next Unit we'll meet Inspector Stone, who's going to help us with subject and object questions. See you in Unit 18!
ናይ ስዋስው ክፍሊ
We use used to + infinitive for:
- things we did regularly in the past, but we don't do now.
- past facts which are no longer true.
I used to work at a restaurant, but now I work at a library.
NOT: I used to eat some cake last Saturday night. ('Saturday night' was just one time, so it was not something that happened regularly.)
Used to helps us to compare activities in the past and now. When we say used to, we do not do something now.
I used to work at a restaurant. I quit that job, and then got a new job at a library.
The different forms are:
positive: used to + infinitive
I used to live in Istanbul. Now I live in Columbia.
negatives & questions: did / did not / didn't + use to + infinitive
I didn't use to like sushi. Now I love it!Did you use to work in a restaurant?
