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71-72 Exercises

1. Mrs. Bell is interviewed about her life in the village where she has always lived. She recalls that as a girl, her family lived on Apple Tree Farm and she used to help with farm work by looking after hens. 2. Things used to be different in the past without modern conveniences like electricity. Mrs. Bell notes life was hard in those days as they didn't used to have electricity. 3. The reporter asks if Mrs. Bell used to live elsewhere in the village when she was younger, to which she confirms she used to live at Apple Tree Farm and used to like it there.

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71-72 Exercises

1. Mrs. Bell is interviewed about her life in the village where she has always lived. She recalls that as a girl, her family lived on Apple Tree Farm and she used to help with farm work by looking after hens. 2. Things used to be different in the past without modern conveniences like electricity. Mrs. Bell notes life was hard in those days as they didn't used to have electricity. 3. The reporter asks if Mrs. Bell used to live elsewhere in the village when she was younger, to which she confirms she used to live at Apple Tree Farm and used to like it there.

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71 Exercises

1 Afraid (A)
Complete the sentences. Use these words and put the verb into the to-infinitive or ing-form: dive
into the water, drop them, fall, move
► He's afraid to dive into the water.
1 She's afraid... to falling ...
2 She's afraid... to drop them ...
3 He's afraid ... of moving ...
2 Afraid (A)
Look at what people say and write a comment about each person.
Rewrite the second sentence using afraid to or afraid of.
► Vicky: There's a large bull in the field. I don't want to open the gate.
Vicky is afraid to open the gate.
► Claire: I arrived at the airport in good time. 1 thought I might get stuck in traffic.
Claire was afraid of getting stuck in traffic.
1 Nick: I was going to do a bungee jump yesterday. But I couldn't jump.
>> Nick was afraid of jumping a bungee jump yesterday.
2 Daniel: The policeman looked angry. I didn't want to argue with him.
>> Daniel was afraid to argue with the policeman.
3 Matthew: I'm keeping my shirt on. I might get sunburnt.
>> Matthew is afraid of getting sunburnt.
3 Afraid, anxious, ashamed and interested (A-B)
Complete the conversation. Put in a to-infinitive or a preposition + ing-form.
Laura: I'm ashamed (►) to admit (admit) it, but aeroplanes terrify me. I get really anxious
(►) about flying (fly). I'm afraid (1) ... to buy ... (buy) a plane ticket. I can't stand being
on a plane. I'm afraid (2) ...of getting ...(get) killed. I feel ashamed (3) ... to be ...(be) so silly.
Sarah: Aren't there things you can do to overcome your fear?
Laura: Well, 1 was interested (4) ... to read ...(read) in the paper recently that you can go on a
course that helps you. I'm anxious (5) ... about booking .... (book) a place on it very soon.
4 Sorry (C) Complete the conversation. Use a to-infinitive or about + ing-form. Look at the
information in brackets.
Alan: I'm sorry (►) to disturb you (I'm disturbing you), but could I just say something? I'm sorry
(1) ... about being rude... (I was so rude) last night. I didn't mean what I said.
Mark: Oh, that's OK. I'm sorry (2) ... about losing temper... (I lost my temper).
Alan: Right. OK. And, as I said, sorry (3) ...to interrupt you... (I'm interrupting you).

72 Exercises
Used to do (A)
1 Mrs Bell is a hundred years old. She's the oldest person in the village.
A radio reporter is interviewing her. Put in used to with the verb.
Mrs Bell: I've always lived in the village, but not always in this house.
Reporter: Where (►) did you use to live (you / live)?
Mrs Bell: When I was a girl, we lived at Apple Tree Farm.
(1) ... we used to like ... (we / like) it there.
Reporter: But life was hard, wasn't it?
Mrs Bell: Oh, yes. Things (2) ... are used to ...(be) different from the way they are
now. In those days (3) ... we haven’t did not used to have... (we / not / have) electricity.
Reporter: And (4) ...did you used to help ... (you / help) with the farm work?
Mrs Bell: Yes, (5) ...I used to look... (I / look) after the hens.
2 Used to do and be used to doing (A-B)
Look at the pictures and say what the people used to do or are used to doing.
Use these verbs: climb, fly, paint, play, sign
Use these objects: autographs, badminton, mountains, pictures, planes

? He used to paint pictures.


? She's used to signing autographs.
1 She ... used to fly planes ...
2 They ... used to play badminton ...
3 He … ....is used to climbing mountains ...
3 Used to do and be used to doing (A-B)
Put in a to-infinitive or to + ing-form. Use the verbs in brackets.
? When I was a child, I used to dream (dream) of being an astronaut.
? I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used to speaking (speak) to a large audience.
1 It took us ages to get used ... to living... (live) in a block of flats.
2 Lots of trains used …to stop... (stop) here, but not many do now.
3 Didn't Nick use... to work ... (work) on a building site?
4 There didn't use ... to be…(be) so many soap operas on television.
5 I'll have an orange juice, please. I'm not used... to drinking... . (drink) alcohol.
6 David doesn't seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he's got used ... to being.... (be) there.
7 When Laura was at college, she used... to have...(have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her
bedroom wall.

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