Used to, Get used to, Be used to

Hello! This is what we did in our class.

We talked about habit using the structures we had learnt before.

I never had problems with my brother. I guess that having sisters is a bit more annoying. My friend used to have quite some rows with her sisters when they lived at their parents’. My friend’s sisters were always borrowing her clothes without asking her. One of them would borrow clothes and put them back into my friend’s wardrobe without bothering to wash them or iron them! This infuriated (make my friend very, very angry)

Then we learnt or reviewed adjectives to describe personality.

·         She’s so sensitive! She’ll cry at the end of every film!

·         Dave is the meanest person I’ve ever met. He’d never buy you a drink.

·         She’s a really sensible girl. She’ll always think things through before she acts.

·         I’m really clumsy. I’m always bumping into things.

·         He’d pick a fight with anybody about anything. He’s so argumentative!

·         My sister will leave things everywhere and she won’t be able to get them when she needs them! She’s really absent-minded. Besides, she’ll never admit she’s wrong! She is also stubborn!

We also revised the differences between ‘used to + infinitive’, ‘be / get used to + ing’

I used to go to the cinema every Sunday. (It was a habit; repetitive action that is no longer true. I don’t go to the cinema now).

It was hard to start the new job because I wasn’t used to getting up so early. ( I wasn’t accustomed to it. It was strange for me). After six months I’m getting used to getting up at 6.00a.m.(I’m getting accustomed to it, although it’s still strange)

'Used to' listening

And that was all!