Bob: Yeah. I’m here with my parents. We’re visiting for a couple of days.
Wow, Mario, you look different! You used to be short, didn’t you? Mario: Yes, I did. Now I’m tall. And so are you! Bob: That’s true. And you used to wear glasses. Conversation 2
Bob: Hey, Amy, it’s great to see you. Amy: Hi, Bob. How are you? Bob: Fine. Wow, you’ve changed! Amy: Really? How?
Bob: You used to have short hair. Amy: You remember that? Yes, I did. Bob: And you used to be really tall!
Amy: Not anymore. You’re taller than me now, Bob. Conversation 3 Tina: Hiya, Bob.
Bob: Hi, Tina. You’ve changed, too. Tina: Oh, yeah?
Bob: You have blonde hair!
Tina: Yeah, it used to be red, didn’t it? Bob: And it’s straight! Tina: Yeah, it used to be curly.
2a Listen and check (√) the words you hear.
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Paula: Hey, Steve! Over here! Don’t you remember me? Steve: Oh, wow! You’re Paula, aren’t you?
Paula: That’s right. We were in the same science class during Grade 8. Steve: Yes, now I remember. You used to be really quiet, didn’t you? I
remember you were always silent in class.
Paula: Yeah. I wasn’t very outgoing．I was never brave enough to ask the
teachers any questions!
Steve: Well, but you were always friendly. And you got a better grade in
science than I did, haha. And I remember you were really good in music class, too. Wait a minute! Did you use to play the piano? Paula: Yes, I did. But now I’m more interested in sports. I play soccer
almost every day, and I’m on a swim team. But I still play the piano from time to time.
Steve: Wow, you’re so active! People sure change.
2b Listen again and complete the chart about how Paula has changed.
Paula: Hey, Steve! Over here! Don’t you remember me? Steve: Oh, wow! You’re Paula, aren’t you?
Paula: That’s right. We were in the same science class during Grade 8. Steve: Yes, now I remember. You used to be really quiet, didn’t you? I
remember you were always silent in class.
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Paula: Yeah. I wasn’t very outgoing．I was never brave enough to ask the
teachers any questions!
Steve: Well, but you were always friendly. And you got a better grade in
science than I did, haha. And I remember you were really good in music class, too. Wait a minute! Did you use to play the piano? Paula: Yes, I did. But now I’m more interested in sports. I play soccer
almost every day, and I’m on a swim team. But I still play the piano from time to time.
Steve: Wow, you’re so active! People sure change.
Section B 1c Listen and check (√) the sentences you hear. Girl: My six-year-old brother started school this week. Boy: Oh, that’s good. Life was great when I was six. Girl: Really? Why?
Boy: Oh, school was really easy.
Girl: Not for me. I didn’t use to like tests. Now I don’t worry about tests,
but I really used to be very nervous about them. Boy: But the tests in primary school were easy!
Girl: Well, yes, they weren’t too difficult. But I guess I wasn’t used to
them yet. I think I still like high school more than primary school.
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Boy: But we used to play every day after school. Now we just study all
the time.
Girl: Yeah, but we used to have to wear the school uniform. Now we can
wear whatever we like.
Boy: I don’t mind wearing a school uniform. I don’t like thinking about what to wear every day! I do remember one bad thing about primary school though. I used to hate P.E. class. Now I love it. Girl: Oh, me, too!
1d Listen again.What do the girl and the boy say about things in the past and now? Fill in the chart.
Girl: My six-year-old brother started school this week. Boy: Oh, that’s good. Life was great when I was six. Girl: Really? Why?
Boy: Oh, school was really easy.
Girl: Not for me. I didn’t use to like tests. Now I don’t worry about tests,
but I really used to be very nervous about them. Boy: But the tests in primary school were easy!
Girl: Well, yes, they weren’t too difficult. But I guess I wasn’t used to
them yet. I think I still like high school more than primary school. Boy: But we used to play every day after school. Now we just study all
the time.
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