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g to ___ ___ one day, too. reading newspapers talking to the past lonely care for be old making some plans last summer help out with used to be make some plans work in an old people’s home help out with tell stories about the past and how things used to be care for old people 制定一些計(jì)劃 去老人之家工作 幫助排憂解難 講過去的經(jīng)歷和過去 的生活樣子 關(guān)心老年人 Phrases used to 曾經(jīng);曾 常與 be, have, live, stay, like, love等詞連用 . 她曾經(jīng)是我十分貼心的一位朋友 She used to be a very close friend of mine. 我一生中最初的 20年曾生活在那座城市 I used to live in that city for the first twenty years of my life. used to 還可以表示“過去常常做某事,現(xiàn)在不了” 他去年常常遲到,但現(xiàn)在不了 . He used to arrive late, but now he doesn’t. 你們以前經(jīng)常在這條小河里游泳嗎? Did you use to swim in the river? 比較 used to do be used to do be used to doing 過去常常 被用來做某事 習(xí)慣于做某事 H: Hi, Tom. I’m making some plans to work in an old people’s home this summer. T: Really? I did that last summer. H: Oh, what did they ask you to help out with? T: Mm … things like reading newspapers to the old people, or just talking to them. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be. H: That sounds interesting. T: Yeah, a lot of old people are lonely. We should listen to them and care for them. H: You’re right. I mean, we’re all going to be old one day, too. Roleplay the conversation. Imagine an activity or an event. Discuss with your group members how you are going to tell people about it and write down your ideas. We e up with some plans for … It’s … days from now. We could …