FOCUS NOW 2

Pag. 34 es. 1

1. Cars are much more fast nowadays.
2. Keyboards aren't that noisy anymore and are easier to use.
3. You can now take your telephone with you and it has a lot more functions.
4. Photo are now digital, which makes them a lot more durable and easy to store.

es. 2

1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. T

es. 3

1. used to have
2. used to phone
3. bought

es. 4

2. didn't use to use - drive
3. update - used to write
4. play - used to play
5. used to suggest - give out
6. used to watch - watch
7. use - used to look up
8. didn't use to worry - give

es. 5

1. used to
2. didn't use to go
3. /
4. didn't use to like
5. /
6. /

Pag. 195 es.

a. chemist
b. physicist
c. marine biologist

es. 2

1. about
2. doing
3. finding
4. why
5. How
6. doing
7. into
8. at
9. collect
10. protect

es. 4

1. research
2. decisions
3. solutions
4. science
5. biology

es. 5

1. answers
2. decision
3. business
4. research
5. signatures
6. wildlife

- My friends sends me a lot of text messages and cute stickers.
- I get many text messages from my skating teammate Irene.
- I read every text message I get on my phone.

es. 6

1. analyse
2. discovery
3. evolution
4. explore
5. imagine
6. observe
7. preservation
8. protection
9. solutions

GRAMMAR IN PROGRESS

Pag. 192 es. 34

1. Teenagers didn't use to chat online.
2. Students didn't use to study IT.
3. Homes didn't use to have Internet access.
4. People didn't use to have a DVD player.
5. Sixteen-year-olds didn't use to go on online social networks.
6. People didn't use to download articles to read.
7. People didn't use to own a computer.
8. Couples didn't use to communicate via text messages.

Pag. 193 es. 35

1. Carole used to go to a tecnical college, but now she goes to a university.
2. Kelly didn't use to wear skirts, but now she often wears them.
3. Julie used to play tennis, but now she goes swimming.
4. Arsen didn't use to like vegetables, but now he loves them.
5. Jon used to go out with Poppy, but now he goes out with Amelia.
6. Millie used to hate eggs, but now she loves them.
7. We used to live in Osimo, but now we live in Eastbourne.
8. I didn't use to go to the cinema much, but now I go every Wednesday evening.

es. 36

1. would
2. would
3. would
4. would
5. would
6. X
7. X
8. would

es. 37

1. Did we use to go to Lindos every July when we were children?
2. Our neighbours didn't use to help us in the garden.
3. Jill and Martha didn't use to meet at the same restaurant every Saturday.
4. Did Ethan use to check his mobile phone every five minutes for messages?
5. Olivia and I didn't use to cycle to Barn Elms together as children.
6. Did I use to live in a beautiful Victorian house in Hammersmith?
7. The London Underground didn't use to be the best underground in the world.
8. Did I use to love sleeping late in the morning when I was a student?

es. 38

1. Mirella would wait for his son when he went out the Saturday evening.
2. It used to be a warm atmosphere in this bar when we came here after work.
3. Differently to modern wars, the epic heroes would fight with big respect for their enemies.
4. We didn't use to buy our snacks when we went to school. Our mums would prepare us something tasty.
5. A What would you watch on TV when you were a six-year-old? B I would watch cartoons like Dragonball.
6. I'm used to sleep alone at home because my husband is often out of the country for work.

es. 39

1. Si può sostituire nella seconda perché è un'azione continuata compiuta in un momento ben preciso del passato. Infatti, in inglese andrebbe tradotta con il past continuous.
2. Perché non usa il past progressive.
3. Nel presente si usa il present simple e nel passato la forma 'used to'.