Unit 8 - Speaking Practice

Unit 8 Speaking Practice

Most of the activities of this presentation were taken from onestopenglish.com

What's the connnection between these two images?

Tom has retired...

Write 3 sentences about Tom now. Use get used to.

I. Answer these questions in full sentences using used to/would, be used to and/or get used to

Did Tom wake up early when he was a baker?

Since Tom retired does he wake up early on most days?

Was it normal for Tom to wake up early when he was a baker?

Is it becoming normal for him to wake up late?

II. Complete the explanations with get used to , used to or be used to . Drag the answers into its corresponding box.

a. ___________means something happened or was true in the past but no longer happens or is true.

Be used to

c. __________ means something is normal, not unusual.

Used to

Get used to

b. __________ means something is becoming normal.

III. Complete the information..

b. Be used to

c. Get used to

a. Used to

You have been abducted by Pharstarians and their leader is explaining Pharstarian customs.

PHARSTAR

We communicate by thought waves

But I'm used to speaking...On Earth we aren't used to....

You are not happy with Pharstarian customs. Reply to each of the leader's statement. Remember to use "be used to..."

We speak Pharstarish.

We eat rocks.

We teleport

We live underwater

We do phastarphysics for fun.

We are always serious.

Six months have passed and you are still on Pharstar but life is not so bad. The leader of the Pharstarians wants to know how you are adapting to life on their planet.Complete the ideas orally.

Breakout room activity: Your lives have changed dramatically...

1. Your teacher will give each of you a secret card. Follow the instructions on it.
2. Tell your classmates about your new lives but you must NOT tell them what the change is – the others must guess.

Student A

Student C

Student D

Student B

Final activity

Report to the class one of the dramatic changes one of your group members had.