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Look at the following sentence from the text: The weather changes are more unexpected and extreme than they used to be.
What does 'used to' mean in this context?
8. Transform the sentences using the expression 'used to':
Example: There are now more weather changes than there were before. → There are now more weather changes than there used to be.
| a. There are fewer trees now than there were before. |
| b. People suffered from fewer diseases. |
| c. The ozone layer was thicker. |
| d. There was more fertile soil. |
| e. The floods caused serious damage. |
9. Now use the sentences from the previous exercise to make questions: 'Did _____ use to ______?':
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10. Answer in pairs. Listen to the other students and ask follow-up question. Try to use ‘used to’ as much as possible.
a. What is your earliest memory?
b. How did you use to spend your summer holidays when you were a child?
c. What was your favourite toy when you were a child?
d. Who was your best friend at school?
e. Where did you use to live when you were a child? Describe the place.
