V. Rewrite the sentences, using ‘used to’

1. People in the village collected water from this well.

    People in the village__________________________________________________________________________.

2. There are more vehicles on the road now.

    There didn’t _________________________________________________________________________________.

3. The children in my hometown played traditional games after school.

    The children ________________________________________________________________________________.

4. My father doesn’t smoke anymore.

     My father __________________________________________________________________________________.

5. People cooked meals with fire from wood or hay.

    People______________________________________________________________________________________.

. . Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the root ones (1m)

1.      She often drove her car to work (USED TO).

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2.      There used to be a lot of people in the village   (AREN’T).

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3.      She has washed her car for 2 hours     (STARTED).

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4.      I started smoking 3 months ago    (HAVE).

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5.      My father hasn’t driven his car for three weeks (LAST).

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6.      They have run for 2 hours  (STARTED).

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7.      How long have they become friends?  (WHEN).

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8.      When did you start doing your homework? (HOW LONG).

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9.      We haven’t met my mother for 3 years (THE LAST TIME).

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10.  She loves watching TV                        (INTERESTED).

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Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the root ones (1m)

1.      She often drove her car to work (USED TO).

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2.      There used to be a lot of people in the village   (AREN’T).

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3.      She has washed her car for 2 hours     (STARTED).

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4.      I started smoking 3 months ago    (HAVE).

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5.      My father hasn’t driven his car for three weeks (LAST).

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6.      They have run for 2 hours  (STARTED).

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7.      How long have they become friends?  (WHEN).

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8.      When did you start doing your homework? (HOW LONG).

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9.      We haven’t met my mother for 3 years (THE LAST TIME).

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10.  She loves watching TV                        (INTERESTED).

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Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. People in my village are very _________ to all visitors.

2. Parents in our village don’t put much _________ on their children to do well at school.

3. In my school, we can _________ on study and play, and do not have to worry about bullies.

4. The best _________ player in our chess club will not be able to join the competition.

5. If a boy uses his strength to frighten weaker peers, he is a _________.

Complete the sentences, using the correct words from the box.

(information - entertainment - plentiful - facilities - relativesfaces - prefers - traffic jams - quiet - fresh air)

1. There isn't much _____ for young people in this village in the evening. 

2. Television brings us as much _____ as newspapers do. 

3. Tomatoes are ______ in the summer. 

4. I like living in the city, but my father ______ the countryside. 

5. Aunts, uncles, and cousins are all our ______. 

6. My bedroom _____ the garden. 

7. There are always ____ in the city center during rush-hours. 

8. Our school has very good sports _____. 

9. Many people enjoy the _____ atmosphere in the countryside. 

10. Every weekend we go camping in the countryside and enjoy ______. 

Use used to or didn’t use to with the verbs from the box to complete the sentences.

be - kill - transport - dye

1. In the countryside in Viet Nam, families ……………………… extended, i.e. three or more generations lived together in the same house.

2. The farmers in my home village …………………………….. rice home on trucks. They used buff alo-driven carts.

3. In many places in the world, people ………………… cloth with natural materials.

4. Tuberculosis – TB – ……………………… a lot of people. It was a fatal disease.

Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets.

1. She hated him at first. She fell in love with him in the end. (Although)

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2. The film didn’t receive good reviews from critics. Many people went to see it. (However)

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3. The story is silly. Many people enjoy the film. (Though)

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4. They spent millions of dollars on making the film. It wasn’t successful. (However)

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5. The film was a bit frightening. I really enjoyed it. (Although)

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6. She is so young, but she always gives an excellent performance. (Though)

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7. The distance from Vinh City to Ha Tinh City is about 50 km. (IT)
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