1. New words
- tuberculosis (n) bệnh lao /tju:,bə:kju'lousis/
- fatal disease (n) căn bệnh nghiêm trọng/ hiểm nghèo /'feitl di'zi:z/
- barber (n) thợ cắt tóc /'bɑ:bə/
- dye (v) nhuộm (n) /dai/
- pull out (v) kéo ra, nhổ (răng)
- ceramic pot (n) chậu gốm /si'ræmik/
- conflict (n) cuộc xung đột /'kɔnflikt/
- be aware of + N: nhận ra, nhận biết
- violence (n) cảnh bạo lực /'vaiələns/
- bushwalking (v) đi bộ qua rừng, đi bụi

1. Read the conversation from GETTING STARTED and underline the
examples of used to + infinitive. Then tick(√) the correct answer.
- I made it for you, just like your grandfather used to make one for me.
- So when you were a kid, what did you use to do for entertainment?
- A mobile movie team used to come once every two months.
-The whole village used to listen to the news programme through a loudspeaker.

We use used to and didn't use to + infinitive to talk about
…
A. an activity that happened only once in the past
B. an activity that repeatedly happened in the past
C. an activity that started in the past and continues
to the present

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

be

dye

pull out

spend

kill

transport

used to be
1. In the countryside in Viet Nam, families __________ extended, i.e. three or more
generations lived together in the same house.
didn't use to transport
2. The farmers in my home village ________________
rice home on trucks.
They used buffalo - driven carts.
3. In many places in the world, people __________
used to dye cloth with natural materials.
4. Tuberculosis -TB- __________
used totokill
used
kill a lot of people. It was a fatal disease. /tuːˌbɜːrkjə
ˈloʊsɪs/
/ˈfeɪtl/
5. In some European countries, a barber___________
used to pull out teeth as well as cut
hair. /ˈbɑːrbər/
didn't used to spend his free time indoors. He went out a lot.
6. My brother______________

3. Read the conversation from GETTING STARTED and underline the main verbs in the
wish sentences. Then answer the questions.

- I wish there were movie teams like that now.
- Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time.

1.Are the wishes for the present or the past?
- For the present

2. What tense are the main verbs in the sentences?
- The past simple and past continuous

Look out!
We use the past simple when we make wishes for the present or
future.
Example: I wish my friends spent less time playing
computer games and more time outdoors.
We use the past continuous when we make wishes for something that
we want to be happening right at this moment.
Example: My son wishes he were studying Marketing instead of
Hospitality.
Note: After wish, we can use either was or were with I, he, she, it.

4. Tick

if the sentence is correct. If the sentence is not correct,
underline the mistake and correct it.

Sentences
I wish I knew how to paint on ceramic pots.
I wish my mum will talk about her childhood.
I wish I can learn more about other people's
traditions.
I wish everybody had enough food and a place
to live in.
I wish people in the world don't have conflicts
and lived in peace
I wish everybody is aware of the
importance of preserving our culture.

Correct if necessary

would
could

didn' t
was/ were

5. Make up wishes from the prompts.

I wish …………………………....

1. we / can communicate / animals
we could communicate with animals.
→ I wish ……………………………………

5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....

2. no child / be suffering / hunger
no child was/ were suffering from hunger.
→ I wish ……………………………………

5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....

3. be playing / the beach
I was/ were playing on the beach.
→ I wish ……………………………………

5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....

4. there / be no more / family violence / the
world there was/ were/ would be no more
family violence in the world.
→ I wish ……………………………………

5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....

5. I / go bushwalking / friends
I was/ were going bushwalking with
→ I wish ……………………………………
my friends.

5. Make up wishes from the prompts.
I wish …………………………....

6. there / be / four seasons / my area
there were four seasons in my area.
→ I wish ……………………………………