C: Talk about How Things Were Done in the Past

Complete the paragraph with the separable phrasal verb in the box closest in meaning to the verb in parentheses.

bring back    bring up    figure out    help out    put on    turn on

Hi, my name is Susie, and I live in the Nunavut Territory in Canada. Life in Nunavut hasn't changed as much as it has in other places. It's true that nowadays we can (1) ______ (start) the furnace when it gets cold instead of building a fire, but we haven't given up our traditional culture. We still (2) ______ (raise) our children in the land our people have lived on for thousands of years. We teach them to (3) ______ (wear) our traditional clothing to stay warm in the winter. When they're old enough, we teach them to (4) _______ (discover, solve) solutions to everyday problems. We teach them to (5) _______ (return) anything they borrow. And most importantly, we teach them to always (6) _______ (aid) their family and their community. Those things will never change.

Match the sentence parts. In your notebook, write complete sentences with the past passive form of a verb from the box. 

Listen to the conversation with your book closed. Why is Luisa interested in mail delivery in the past? 

Luisa: Hi, Carl. Can I ask you a question?

Carl: Sure. Go ahead.

Luisa: What do you know about how mail used to be delivered?

Cari: Do you mean letters and packages? Well, I guess they were taken on horseback to places in the same country, and by ship to other countries.

Luisa: Right, so it used to take a really long time.

Cari: Oh yes! When the telegram was invented in the 1800s, people were finally able to send messages quickly.

Luisa: Then, in the 20th century, when the Internet was developed, everything changed in communication!

Cari: Definitely! But why are you asking me about mail delivery?

Luisa: I'm giving a presentation in my history class on how communication has changed over the years. I was just practicing for it!

Cari: Well, I hope I helped! Good luck!

Luisa: Thanks, Carl!