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My Way or the Highway English > Level B1.1 Pre-intermediate

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CONTENT
Lets Start! Lets Explore! Lets Practice! Extension Activity Target Words Learning Points

Lets Start!

It's great to see you!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Describe routines and regular activities I can talk about people's behavior and
in a wider range of social and work personality.
contexts. I can talk about rooms and objects in them.
I can talk about past and present habits.
Ask your partner:

Where do you like to catch up with

your friends?
What do you like to do when you catch
up with friends?
What do you talk about?

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Lets Explore!

Marco visits Vanessa in Cambridge. He hasn't been there in ages*.

* Ages means a very long time.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Marco: It's great to see you, Vanessa.

Vanessa: It's great to see you, too! I've anxiously awaited your visit ... Have you been
to Massachusetts before?
Marco: I used to come visit here when I was a kid. We would come and visit my
Uncle Doug - he lived here for ages. I remember he used to collect
snowglobes. He would show us his collection whenever we visited.
Vanessa: Really? I had no idea you had family in the U.S.
Marco: I usually keep a little mystery in my relationships - to keep things
interesting. My mother would always tell me to not reveal too much at the
start of a relationship.
Vanessa: That's ... strange.
Marco: Strange? I thought you liked a little mystery in a man.
Vanessa: There's mystery, and then there's withholding information!
Marco: Wow - you are clearly overly sensitive about this, V.
Vanessa: Me? I gladly share personal details with people that I'm supposedly in love
with! Look here in my study - I have a collection of snowglobes, too! What
do you think of that?
Marco: It's my way or the highway, honey.

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Extension Activity

Let's talk about present and past habits.

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self Assessment.

a) Make a list of things that you used to

Self-Assessment Yes No
and things that you do now.
b) Compare your list with a partner.
I make a list of past and
c) Discuss the differences.
present habits.
d) Ask follow-up questions to keep the
conversation going. I share my list with my
partner.
I ask follow-up questions to
keep the conversation going.

Target Words

anxiously (adverb): wanting something very to reveal (verb): to show

much e.g. Don't reveal too much at the
e.g. I'm anxiously preparing for your visit. beginning of the relationship.
to await (verb): wait for an event study (noun): a small room to read or
e.g. I've anxiously awaited your visit. study in
snowglobe (noun): a toy that contains water e.g. I keep my collection of snowglobes
and snow in a clear globe that creates a in my study.
snowing scene when you shake it. overly (adverb): excessively;
e.g. My uncle used to collect snowglobes as unreasonably
souvenirs. e.g. I'm overly sensitive today.

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Learning Points

Used to and Would to Talk About Past Habits

When you talk about repetitive events in the past, you can use used to or would. We
usually use these expressions when we talk about memories from our childhood or earlier
days.

Example:
I used to come visit here when I was a kid.
We would come and visit my Uncle Doug - he lived here for ages.

You use used to with you refer to conditions, states or actions that do not happen anymore.

Examples:
I used to have many friends at school.
My parents used to be strict with me.
We used to like the same type of music.

You use would for actions that were repetitive in the past. However, you do not use ot to
talk about past state.

Example:
He would study for hours in the garden.
My mother would always tell me to not reveal too much at the start of a relationship.

Use the infinitive verb with these expressions:

Used to + verb (I used to live here).
Would + verb (We would talk for hours)

Rooms in a House

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Learning Points

Rooms in a House

There are many different rooms in a typical North American house. Each room has its own
purpose. Here is a list of rooms and some information about each. How are they different
from rooms in your country?

Room Purpose

Living A room where people come together to talk and watch TV.
room

Kitchen A room where people cook and sometimes eat meals. The kitchen is
usually considered to to the heart of the home.

Dining A room where people eat meals. It is usually for formal meals with
room guests.

Bathroom A room where people use the toilet, take showers/baths and wash their
hands. There is usually more than one bathroom in a house.

Bedroom A room where people sleep and get dressed. There is usually more than
one bedroom.

Den / A small room used for studying, reading or relaxing.

Study

Laundry A room where people wash and dry their clothes.

room

Examples:
Look here in my study - I have a collection of snowglobes.
I bought new tools for my kitchen.
Where are you? I'm in the bedroom!

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