2015-11-18 Core: 7 before New York, "used to"

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 83 part 10 - describe what type of living arrangement is best for these people (apartment, condominium, house, etc)
A group of students should live in a house because it is more comfortable and economic than an apartment for that many people.
A retired couple should live in a condominium because they require safety and calm, and a condominium is safer and calmer than a house or apartment.
A single person should live in an apartment because it is easier to clean than a house and it’s cheaper.
A young family should live in a house because it has more space and is more comfortable than an apartment.
A young married couple should live in a house because it’s more traditional than an apartment. (?)
  or: A young couple should live in an apartment because it’s cheaper and easier to start with.
An elderly person living alone should live in an apartment in a retirement community or building.
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If I’m old, I will want to live in a house. = Maybe I will never be old.
When I’m old, I will want to live in a house. = I will definitely be old, and at that time I’ll want a house.
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How old was the house where you grew up? What was in that location before your house?
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p. 84 - Before New York
https://welikia.org/explore/mannahatta-map/ - website for the “Before New York” project
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part 2 - with a partner, complete the sentences with words from the box, then describe other cities with the remaining words
1 atmosphere
2 public transportation (public transit / mass transit)
3 financial
4 modern
5 built-up
6 skyscrapers
7 residents
8 neighborhoods
calque = a word in one language that is a direct translation of a word or expression from another language
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BREAK
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Crime was the most important problem in New Orleans many years ago.
Beijing’s air is very polluted.
Boston’s traffic is busy during rush hour.
Lots of historical buildings in Venice are run-down.
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p. 85 Grammar: “used to”, “would”, and simple past

I used to read comic books.
= This was a regular action that happened many times in the past, but now I don’t read comic books.

My grandparents used to live near here. = Now, they don’t live near here. (They may or may not be alive.)

My grandparents didn’t use to live far away. = Now, they live far away. (They are still alive.)
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“used to”
- true for a (longish) period of time in the past
- now it’s the opposite (negative -> positive, positive -> negative)
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“would”
- past repeated actions (not conditions or states, maybe true or maybe false now)

When I was younger, I would play in the park every day.
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p. 85 part 9 - change the sentences to “used to” if it’s correct
1 NYC used to be a lot greener than it is now.
2 There used to be a lot of forest and natural landscapes.
3 (no change) (because the early residents are dead, you can’t say “The early residents didn’t use to live in a large city.”)
  The early residents used to live in a small city.
4 People used to hunt beavers for their skins.
5 (no change) (It only happened once, it was not true for a period of time.)
6 What originally used to be in the area where Fifth Avenue is now?
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http://www.doak.ws/1722MapOfBostonJohnBonner.jpg - large, good-quality map of Boston in 1722
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Homework: read p. 87, do p. 86 parts 2, 3, 4, and 5