Lesson 26: Unit 168 - Get Used To
The lesson introduces the construction “get used to” for expressing the process of becoming accustomed to something, contrasts it with “used to” for past habits, and consolidates what you have learned
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to use the expression “get used to” (to become accustomed to something) to describe the process of gaining experience and abilities in a new situation. You will understand the key difference between “used to” – a verb for past habits – and “get used to” – a construction for becoming accustomed. You will practise different tense forms of “get used to” – present, past and continuous – and use them in the context of a real text about global warming. The exercises will prepare you to express adaptation to new conditions naturally and accurately.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand and use the construction 'get used to' for the process of becoming accustomed.
- Distinguish 'get used to' from 'used to' and apply them correctly.
- Form sentences with a gerund after 'get used to'.
- Read and understand a text about global warming at B1 level.
- Express an opinion on environmental topics using the structures studied.
Lesson vocabulary
- get used to I have to get used to getting up early.
- used to I used to live in a small town.
- global warming Global warming experts claim that by 2050 temperatures will regularly top 40°C.
- inconvenient The most inconvenient truth about global warming is that we cannot stop it.
- infrastructure Our health and infrastructure will be unable to cope.
- to cope (with) Our health and infrastructure will be unable to cope.
- advocate Many environmental advocates fear that talking about coping with global warming will hamper efforts to slow it down.
- to hamper Talking about coping with global warming will hamper efforts to slow it down.
- mitigation Mitigation and adaptation complement each other.
- adaptation Mitigation and adaptation complement each other.
- to curb We know how to curb their emissions: modern technologies and stronger laws.
- perception By getting used to the perception of global warming not as an abstract threat but a pressing reality.
- greenhouse gas The increase of greenhouse gas concentrations leads to warming of the surface and lower atmosphere.
- pressing reality We must see global warming not as an abstract threat but a pressing reality.
- to promote By promoting on-line activism we can help fight global warming.
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