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Expressing frequency
Iftitifitinniltl;
I a Read the nutritionaladvice
in the 'Healthy eating' leaflet.
Choose the correct phrases in
these sentences.
t Youcaneat"n,pt@
/most of the time.
1 went 4 7
2 / 5 8
3 b 9
!t Cnoose the correct endings. ft Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets.
I My aunt is always apologising for everything she I drank up to five cups of strong coffee every morning
does. before I gave up. (would)
@ t nnO it really annoying!
lwoutd drink up to five cups of il
o She's very Polite!
morning before I gave up.
z Fred used to like playing football
My doctor frequently tells me to take more exercise. (always)
a but he prefers watching it these days.
b but he doesn't like watching it.
g I went to Scotland for my holidays last year. 3 My wife always checks the labels before she buys food. (will)
a lt would rain everY daY.
o lt rained every daY.
a When I was a student, I was a vegetarian. (used to)
+ l'll go out for a long walk when l'm feeling stressed.
a lt helps me clear mY head.
b lt'd help me feel better. 5 I never worried about my food until I put on weight. (used to)
Aruanda
be used to, get used fo ENEI@ p n4atcn sentence beginnings 1-6
to endings a-f.
p filt in the gaps with the correct form of be used to or get used to and the
verb in brackets. t There always t
1 Julia kept drinking lots of water. She isn't used to eating such spicy 2 She can't get
food. (eat) s She'll never
z l'm always losing my sunglasses. I haven't them yet. (wear) 4 Are you
3l,mflndingitmoredifficultthanlthoughtto-ontheright.(drive) 5 Did he
cMychildrenare-becausewetravelledabroadwhentheywere 6 He's never
babies. (fly) a getting used to your new school?
5lt,StakenmeageS,butl,vefinally-teawithmilk.(drink) b used to getting up so early now
6 Are you in a country without seasons yet? (live)
she has this new job.
7Mygrandmotherisnow-emajls,butshestillcan,tuseamobile c got used to living in the country.
---
phone. (answer)
He finds it strange.
I Witt has just started working from home. Fill in the gaps wlth the correct get used to the long winters in this
form of these verbs.
country.
waste enjoy organise focus wear have to get
e use to be an actor at one time?
I still can't get used to not leave home at seven o'clock every
It finO one mistake in each sentence
morning. and correct it.
wort<htg
3 |,mstillnotusedto-myoWnworkingday'lgetdistractedeasily.
t l'm not used to work so hard.
4 I used to chatting to people in the office so I sometimes feel a
bit lonely.
2 He's getting used to have a baby
in the house.
l'm slowly getting used to on work, rather than what's
happening at home.
3 He's use to driving long distances,
so don't worry.
|'dfinditdifficulttogetusedto-suitsandtiesagaininsteadof
my jeans. 4 He used to the hot weather. He
When I worked in an office, I never used to home in time to go comes from Australia.
we were children.
other?
t I try not to make judgements about people just to have any conviction, a smile will fade after a few
seconds. Fake smiles tend to last much longer.
because of what they are wearing. (udge)
There are also signals to tell us whether someone is
2 The new job l've been offered will give me a lot more
attracted to us. When someone flirts with you, they
(responsible)
will make eye contact. This preference is shown by
3 Do vou have a about where to have the enlarged pupils and they will blink more often. Admirers
meeting next week? (prefer) will also mirror your behaviour, often unconsciously. So
+ I onlv have the to do and then the report if you lean forward or take a sip of a drink, you will find
that they will do the same. However, there is another
will be finished. (conclude)
gesture we are probably unaware of, but which is used
5 A lot of these expressions from other by every culture on Earth and which some experts
languages. (origin) claim is the most instantly recognisable non-verbal
o You should speak with more if you want human greeting. When we first see someone we find
attractive, our eyebrows rise and fall and if they feel the
them to believe you! (convince) ---- same, they raise their eyebrows, too. lt's not surprising
z That's a unusual idea that you just came
if you have never noticed this, since the whole process
up with. (real) only lasts about a fifth of a second!
e What ljust said to her wasn't intended as a However, don't make iudgements about people on
of her work. (criticise) just one thing! Look for at least four signals. Sitting with
g - their arms crossed might look as if someone is being
Unless you take off that hat, you won't be
defensive, but it might really mean they're feeling cold!
at all. (recognition)
I see your point
Discussion language (1): agreeing and disagreeing p ReaO the conversations and fill in the
gaps with these phrases.
politely Eilmr.rllr'rr}
fl Uatcn phrase beginnings 1-8 to endings a-h. @
Isee what you mean.
t Oh, do you a still not convinced. Oh, do you think so?
Well, I can't argue with that.
2 Oh,l b what you mean.
Well, l'm still not convinced.
3 I can't c be right there.
1A My brother never lets'his children
+ I suppose d think so?
watch TV at home.
5 well,l'm e argue with that.
I can't really see the point of that.
6 You might t a good poin!
They'll just watch it somewhere else
z lsee s wouldn't say that. instead.
a That's h that's irue, actually. 2A That film was really boring.
value of money.
ln my opinion, there's too much pressure on young people these days.
The reason many people don't buy much organic food is because
it's expensive.