Unit 2.5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Please have your book on the table and your bag on the floor

Today's goals

After today's lesson you
can use used to to refer to past habits and routines

Planning

Video

Used to - prefixes & suffixes

Exercises

Used to

To talk about past habits & routines

- I used to have long hair.

- He used to smoke.

 - They used to live in India.

- He didn't use to do his homework.

- I didn't use to teach. 

 

Used to

What does it mean?

Used to

How?

Used to + verb

Didn't use to + verb

I used to be small.

She used to have braces.

We used to play football.

He didn't use to cook dinner. 

Used to

Note:

You don't use used to to talk about something that happened only once

Her parents brought her to school once last year. 
--> NOT her parents used to bring

Used to
(+) He ______ a teacher (be)

used to
She______(be) a goth.

Used to:
He plays football.

add "used to"
(-) ____ (we - come) here.

(+) He used to be a teacher
(-)__________

used to:
Luis didn't run.

Prefixes

Letters you place BEFORE a word

They change the meaning of the word

Examples: 

non- /un-/ im-/ il-/ in-/ ir-/ dis-

re-

mis-            

These prefixes all mean 'not' or 'the opposite'

non-             sense -> nonsense

un-               used -> unused

im-               possible -> impossible

il-                  legal -> illegal

in-                compatible -> incompatible

ir-                 responsible -> irresponsible

dis-             appear -> disappear

Re- means 'again', or 'back'

act -> react

play -> replay

turn -> return

mis- means 'wrong' or 'not'

place -> misplace

understand -> misunderstand

Do you remember?

re- means?

mis- means?

re- means again/back

mis- means wrong/not

Suffixes

Suffixes

Letters that go AFTER a word

They change the meaning of a word

Examples:

-er

-ing/ -ment

-ness

Suffixes

To talk about 'the person that does the action', add -er 

teach -> teacher

rap -> rapper

Suffixes

To change a verb into a noun, you add -ing/ -ment

move -> movement

paint -> painting

Suffixes

To change an adverb or an adjective into a noun, you add -ness

friendly -> friendliness

sad -> sadness

Exercises

What: Exercise: 57, 58, 59 (p. 152, 153, 154)

Exercise: 29, 30, 31 (p. 74, 75, 76, 77)

How: 

• On your own
• You are allowed to help each other if you can't figure it out

Time: 15 minutes
Help: notes, neighbour, teacher
Outcome: You know when to use: used to
Done: Go on with one with the irregular verbs

Today's goals

After today's lesson you
can use used to to refer to past habits and routines