Lesson 1B: I'm game!

A Words, words, words

A1 Listen and repeat
A2 Check the meaning

B Listening and reading

B1 Listen to the dialogue. Then listen while reading.

Raj: Grandpa, what was your favourite toy when you were a child? Tell me something about it.
Grandpa: Oh, that was such a long time ago! I still lived in India, and we didn’t have many toys, like you children have today. But I had one very special game, pachisi. It’s a board game. My grandma made the board, and my granddad carved the wooden pieces. You call it ludo nowadays. And we used to play outside a lot. We played all sorts of games: hide and seek, tag… We also made up our own games.

 

Raj: Mum, why don’t we play ludo any more?
Mum: We can if you want to! You just have to promise not to cry when you lose! I remember my favourite toys: action figures! I had so many of them. I used to pretend I was a superhero. I was a real tomboy when I was your age. Most of my friends were boys from the neighbourhood. We used to play cops and robbers, too.
Raj: How about you, Grandma? What was your favourite toy?
Grandma: Cat’s cradle! It’s such a simple game, and you only need a piece of string to play it. I wanted to teach your mother, but she could never sit still!
Mum: It’s never too late to learn. We can play it now!
Grandma: But I did teach you something. Back in India, I used to take my mother’s pots and pans and play restaurant with my friends. I was the chef. I used grass, mud, stones and everything I could find on the street to invent my own recipes. I cooked for them, and they pretended to eat.
Raj: And today Mum owns a restaurant! Thanks everyone, you’ve helped me a lot.
B2 Listen and sort out the items.

C Grammar time

C1 Read, think and discuss.

USED TO

We use used to when we talk about habits in the past.
We used to do something before but we don't do it any more.

I used to play hide and seek.

I didn't use to go to the cinema.

Did you use to collect marbles?

USED TO

We use used to when we talk about habits in the past.
We used to do something before but we don't do it any more.

I used to play hide and seek.

I didn't use to go to the cinema.

Did you use to collect marbles?
C2 Complete the sentences.

Lesson 1B: I'm game!

A Words, words, words

A1 Listen and repeat.
A2 Check the meaning.

B Listening and reading

B1 Listen to the dialogue. Then listen while reading.

Raj: Grandpa, what was your favourite toy when you were a child? Tell me something about it.

Grandpa: Oh, that was such a long time ago! I still lived in India, and we didn’t have many toys, like you children have today. But I had one very special game, pachisi. It’s a board game. My grandma made the board, and my granddad carved the wooden pieces. You call it ludo nowadays. And we used to play outside a lot. We played all sorts of games: hide and seek, tag… We also made up our own games.

Raj: Mum, why don’t we play ludo any more?

Mum: We can if you want to! You just have to promise not to cry when you lose! I remember my favourite toys: action figures! I had so many of them. I used to pretend I was a superhero. I was a real tomboy when I was your age. Most of my friends were boys from the neighbourhood. We used to play cops and robbers, too.

Raj: How about you, Grandma? What was your favourite toy?

Grandma: Cat’s cradle! It’s such a simple game, and you only need a piece of string to play it. I wanted to teach your mother, but she could never sit still!

Mum: It’s never too late to learn. We can play it now!

Grandma: But I did teach you something. Back in India, I used to take my mother’s pots and pans and play restaurant with my friends. I was the chef. I used grass, mud, stones and everything I could find on the street to invent my own recipes. I cooked for them, and they pretended to eat.

Raj: And today Mum owns a restaurant! Thanks everyone, you’ve helped me a lot.
B2 Listen and sort out the games.

C Grammar time

C1 Read, think and discuss.

USED TO

We use used to when we talk about habits in the past.
We used to do something before but we don't do it any more.

I used to play hide and seek.

I didn't use to go to the cinema.

Did you use to collect marbles?
C2 Complete the sentences.

D Vocabulary practice

Can you find 10 items?