USED TO/BE USED TO/GET USED TO

1. Complete the interview with Georgia Stump with the following phrases: Used to work Used to make Used to get Used to enjoy You use to work Used to have Used to go Did you use to get

Interviewer: Where were you born? Georgia: I was born in west London. Interviewer: Was it a pleasant pla e to grow up? Georgia: !o" it wasn#t. $he area%%%%%%.. a lot of fa tories and things" no trees at all. It has hanged a lot sin e then. Interviewer: &id you go to s hool in west London? Georgia: !o" I didn#t. I %%%%%%%%%%%..to a s hool about ten 'ilometers away. Interviewer: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%good mar's at s hool? Georgia: !o( I %%%%%%%%.mainly & and ) grades and I failed my e*ams. Interviewer: What were your best sub+e ts at s hool? Georgia: I %%%%%%%%%% musi lessons most( I always li'ed singing really loudly. Interviewer: &id %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%during the holidays? Georgia: ,es" I did. I %%%%%%%%%%%.at one of the film studios in the area. $oy 'now" +ust ma'ing tea and offee. Interviewer: -ow did you get your first +ob as a film dire tor? Georgia: I %%%%%%%%%%%%%%.my own short films. I made one alled .!ight/. $he s reen was +ust bla ' all the time. 0eally lever 1 bla ' " .!ight/" see? $he studio bosses thought it was lever too" so they offered me a +ob. 2. Choose the correct form of the verb to com !ete the sentences: When I was a hild% a2 I used to wa!k"wa!king si* 'ilometers to s hool every day. b2 I used to wore"wear an awful uniform at s hool. 2 we didn#t use to watch"watched $3 be ause we didn#t have one. d2 I used to !ay" !ayed the guitar e very evening.

e2 my grandparents used to !ived" !ive with us.

f2 my parents didn#t use to have" had a ar. g2 my father used to work" works at a fa tory. h2 we used to s ending" s end our holidays at the oast 3. Complete the sentences with the right verb form: #aving$ getting u $ sharing$ te!!ing$ !iving$ driving$ f!ying$ !iving$ driving$ !ooking$ 1 I get up at 4:56 every day so I#m used to %%%early. 7 She#s German so she isn#t used to%%..on the left yet. 5 $hey are used to %%.in big houses. 8 I ome from a big family" so I#m used to %%%..with my brothers and sisters. 4 9a father is often away on business so I#m used to only %%..my mother at home. : I haven#t lived in the ountry for very long so I#m not used to %%%miles to the nearest shop. ; $he hildren went to boarding s hool so they are used to %%%..away from home. < -e travels a lot for wor' so he is used to %%%.. . = >s the oldest hild" she is used to%%%after other hildren. 16 I#m new in this +ob" so I#m not used to%%%people what to do. 8. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets: 1 When I was a student" I used to %%.in a bar. ?wor'2 7 I will never get used to %%%nights. I mu h prefer wor'ing days. ?wor'2 5 She isn#t used to %%..on her own. $he house feels @uite empty. ?live2 8 When I wor'ed in the ity" I used to %%%%really early to ommute to wor'. ?get up2 4 >re you getting used to %%%in your new house yet? ?live2 : We#re not used to %%%%.in a old limate. We#re used to a warm one. ?Live2 ; I used to%%gardener. I#m not used to%%in an offi e all day. I find it very hard. ?be" sit2 < Sin e I retired from my +ob" I an#t get used to %%%..nothing to do all day. ?have2 = In my lost +ob I used to%%%..a suit and a tie. !ow I wear +eans. ?wear2 16 I was getting used to %%%%%..glasses when I hanged to onta t lenses. ?wear2 5. Mix and Match 1 I used to eat a lot of chocolate but 2 Paul used to work in London but 3 He used to take the train to work but 4 When I was younger, I didnt use to eat cheese but now When I li!ed in the city, " #hey used to go to a !ery traditional school $ I used to really en%oy his co&'any but ( )he used to 'lay the 'iano but * We used to go to the beach for our holidays 1+ He used to ha!e a &otorbike but

a, when we were childrenb, now he dri!es a !ery boring fa&ily carc, now I find hi& a bit boringd, where they wore a unifor&e, now he dri!es-

f, g, h, Com !ete the !ist.

now he works in )heffieldi, I often used to go to the theatrenow she 'lays the guitar%, now I& on a dietnow I eat a lotthe fo!!owing sentences with the correct form of the verbs from

run

have

cook

play

ride

listen to

work

drive

a2 ItAs diffi ult for Benifer to get used to CCCCCCCCCC on the left in London. b2 Stephen and his friends used to CCCCCCCCCC football on Sunday mornings. 2 9i'e is used to CCCCCCCCCC several miles a day: thatAs why he easily won the ra e last Saturday. d2 Where did you use to CCCCCCCCCC before you got the +ob in the ban'? e2 I never used to CCCCCCCCCC lassi al musi " but now I love it. f2 I anAt get used to CCCCCCCCCC a big meal as soon as I get up in the morning. g2 9artha is sure that she will never get used to CCCCCCCCCC a motorbi'e. h2 When $om lived alone in Cambridge" he used to CCCCCCCCCC his own food