Review: Be / Get used to and used to + verb.
Some of these mimic the sounds we are used to hearing.
Now review different uses of used to. Match the sentences to what they express.
2. Practice: Be / Get used to and used to + verb.
Use the correct form of the words in italics to express the ideas in brackets. The number of missing words is given. Use contractions whenever possible. (Note that contractions count as two words.)
For more information about used + infinitive and be/get used to see the Grammar Reference.
3. Substitution with do.
I remember the smell of my first leather schoolbag on my first day of school, as I do the sound of the key in the lock.
Complete the sentences by substituting do (in the appropriate form). You may need to use other words such as so or as. (Remember contractions count as two words.)
For more information about substitution see the Grammar Reference.
4. Substitution vs. reference.
Some of these mimic the ones that we are used to hearing.
Do the people who produce these programmes believe that we won't notice? I find this mildly offensive.
Look at these examples.
- I liked the tablet, so I bought it.
- I liked the tablet, so I bought one.
In sentence 1, it refers to that particular tablet that I saw and liked.
In sentence 2, one substitutes for a tablet.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
5. Substitution and reference.
Now choose the more appropriate option to complete the blog entry from Start.
6. Idioms with ear.
How many idioms with the word ear are you familiar with? Match the idioms to the definitions. The exercise is in two parts.
Now complete the second part.
7. Idioms with ear.
Type in the missing words to complete these sentences which all contain idioms with the word ear. The number of missing words is indicated.
8. Expressions about thinking.
Match the two parts to complete sentences with expressions about thinking.