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English Course · Level 3 (B1) · Week 10 of 12

Healthy Living

Grammar: used to · be used to · get used to (+ -ing)

This week's plan

DayLearnListen / WatchPractise
Day 1Words: Healthy habits · Sentences 1–2VOA Everyday Grammar: “The Difference: Used to, Be Used to, Get Used to” (audio)Exercise 1
Day 2Words: Unhealthy habits · Sentences 3–4BBC 6 Minute English: “Why you need a good night's sleep” (podcast)Exercise 2
Day 3Words: Feeling ill · Sentences 5–6British Council: “Different uses of 'used to'” (grammar)
+ British Council: “Past habits: 'used to', 'would' and the past simple” (grammar)		Exercise 3
Day 4Words: Body and mind · Sentences 7–8British Council: “At the chemist” (listening)Exercise 4
Day 5Words: Changing habits · Sentences 9–10BBC 6 Minute English: “Why sitting is bad for health” (podcast)Write & Speak
Day 6Review all 30 words + 10 sentencesBritish Council: “A flyer for a gym” (reading)Redo mistakes
Day 7Free day ☺BBC 6 Minute English: “The secrets to a healthy old age” (podcast)Tick your tracker

30 minutes a day: review, learn, listen, practise, speak. Day 7 is a free day. Tap a resource to find it.

30 words to learn

Set 1 · Healthy habits

  • balanced dietنظام غذائي متوازن
  • work outيتمرّن (في الجيم)
  • get fitيصبح لائقًا بدنيًا
  • stay in shapeيحافظ على لياقته
  • put on weightيزيد وزنه / يتخن
  • lose weightيفقد وزنه / يخسّ

Set 2 · Unhealthy habits

  • junk foodأكل غير صحي / أكل سريع
  • fizzy drinksالمشروبات الغازية / الحاجة الساقعة
  • smokeيدخّن
  • stay up lateيسهر
  • skip (breakfast)يفوّت (الفطور)
  • lack of sleepقلة النوم

Set 3 · Feeling ill

  • symptomعَرَض (مرض)
  • sore throatالتهاب الحلق
  • allergic toعنده حساسية من
  • prescriptionوصفة طبية / روشتة
  • recover fromيتعافى من / يخفّ من
  • check-upفحص دوري / كشف

Set 4 · Body and mind

  • stressضغط نفسي / توتر
  • mental healthالصحة النفسية
  • energyطاقة / نشاط
  • heart diseaseأمراض القلب
  • blood pressureضغط الدم
  • anxiousقلِق

Set 5 · Changing habits

  • be used to (+ -ing)معتاد على
  • get used to (+ -ing)يتعوّد على
  • give up (smoking)يُقلع عن (التدخين)
  • cut out (sugar)يمتنع عن (السكر) تمامًا
  • take up (a sport)يبدأ ممارسة (رياضة)
  • habitعادة

10 sentences to memorise

  1. 1I used to drink four cups of coffee a day, but now I drink one.كنت أشرب أربعة أكواب من القهوة يوميًا، لكني الآن أشرب كوبًا واحدًا.
  2. 2I'm used to getting up at six — it isn't hard for me.أنا معتاد على الاستيقاظ في السادسة — الأمر ليس صعبًا عليّ.
  3. 3It took me a month to get used to drinking tea without sugar.استغرق الأمر شهرًا حتى تعوّدت على شرب الشاي بدون سكر.
  4. 4My father gave up smoking last year.أقلع أبي عن التدخين العام الماضي.
  5. 5I'm not used to working out in the morning.لست معتادًا على التمرين في الصباح.
  6. 6You'll soon get used to walking to work.ستتعوّد قريبًا على المشي إلى العمل.
  7. 7I've been eating a balanced diet and I've lost five kilos.أتّبع نظامًا غذائيًا متوازنًا منذ فترة، وفقدت خمسة كيلوغرامات.
  8. 8Stress and lack of sleep are bad for your mental health.الضغط النفسي وقلة النوم مضرّان بصحتك النفسية.
  9. 9The doctor gave me a prescription for my sore throat.أعطاني الطبيب وصفة طبية / روشتة لالتهاب حلقي.
  10. 10She took up swimming to stay in shape.بدأت ممارسة السباحة لتحافظ على لياقتها.

Grammar: used to · be used to · get used to (+ -ing)

used to + verb = a past habit that is not true now (I used to smoke).

be used to + -ing / noun = something is normal for me (I'm used to working at night).

get used to + -ing / noun = something is becoming normal for me (I'm getting used to my new diet).

ثلاثة تعبيرات متشابهة في الشكل ومختلفة في المعنى: used to + فعل = «كنت أفعل زمان»، و be used to = «معتاد على»، و get used to = «يتعوّد على». الخطأ الشائع: ✗ I'm used to wake up early. هنا to حرف جر مثل «على»، فيأتي بعدها الفعل بـ -ing أو اسم: ✓ I'm used to waking up early. ولا تقل ✗ I use to go للمضارع؛ قل I usually go.

FormMeaningExample
used to + verbكان يفعل (عادة في الماضي، ليس الآن)I used to stay up late. (I don't now.)
be used to + -ing / nounمعتاد على (شيء طبيعي بالنسبة لي)I'm used to working at night. She's used to the heat.
get used to + -ing / nounيتعوّد على (يصبح طبيعيًا تدريجيًا)I'm getting used to my new diet. You'll get used to it.

✗ I'm used to wake up early. ✓ I'm used to waking up early.

✗ I use to go to the gym every day. ✓ I usually go to the gym every day.

get used to works in every tense: I got used to it · I'm getting used to it · I'll get used to it.

Negative and question of used to: I didn't use to… · Did you use to…?

Exercises

Exercise 1 · Choose the correct answer.

  1. 1) I (used to / am used to) eat a lot of junk food, but I stopped.
  2. 2) She lives in Aswan, so she (is used to / used to) the heat.
  3. 3) I can't (get used to / used to) waking up so early.
  4. 4) Did you (use to / used to) play football at school?
  5. 5) He's a nurse, so he's used to (work / working) at night.
  6. 6) It's hard to get used to (live / living) alone.
Show the answers
1) used to 2) is used to 3) get used to 4) use to 5) working 6) living

Exercise 2 · Complete with the correct form of be used to or get used to.

  1. 1) I've lived in London for a year, but I ___ (not) the cold weather yet.
  2. 2) Don't worry — you ___ the new job soon.
  3. 3) My grandfather ___ walking every day; he does it without thinking.
  4. 4) At first I didn't like the diet, but slowly I ___ it.
  5. 5) ___ you ___ driving on the right?
  6. 6) In Egypt we ___ having dinner late.
Show the answers
1) am not used to / haven't got used to 2) will get used to 3) is used to 4) got used to 5) Are … used to / Have … got used to 6) are used to

Exercise 3 · Correct the mistake.

  1. 1) I'm used to wake up at five.
  2. 2) I use to drink tea every morning.
  3. 3) She is getting used to live in Cairo.
  4. 4) Did you used to smoke?
  5. 5) He isn't used to eat healthy food.
Show the answers
1) I'm used to waking up at five. 2) I usually drink tea every morning. (or, for a past habit: I used to drink tea every morning.) 3) She is getting used to living in Cairo. 4) Did you use to smoke? 5) He isn't used to eating healthy food.

Exercise 4 · Translate into English.

  1. 1) كنت أسهر كثيرًا.
  2. 2) أنا معتاد على المشي كل يوم.
  3. 3) سأتعوّد على الأكل الصحي.
  4. 4) أقلعت عن التدخين منذ سنتين.
Show the answers
1) I used to stay up late a lot. / I used to stay up late very often. 2) I'm used to walking every day. 3) I'll get used to eating healthy food. / I'm going to get used to eating healthy food. 4) I gave up smoking two years ago. / I stopped smoking two years ago.

Do each exercise in pencil first, then open the answers to check.

Write & Speak

Write & Speak — “How I changed my lifestyle”: write 120–150 words. Say what you used to do, what you have changed, what was hard to get used to and what you are used to now. Then talk for one minute about one habit you want to change.

Example: Two years ago my lifestyle was very unhealthy. I used to stay up until two in the morning watching series, and I used to skip breakfast because I was always late for work. I drank fizzy drinks every day and I didn't use to do any exercise. I put on twelve kilos and I felt tired all the time. After a check-up, my doctor told me that my blood pressure was high. That was a shock, so I decided to change. I cut out fizzy drinks and took up walking. At first it was really hard to get used to going to bed at eleven, and I missed the sugar in my tea. But slowly I got used to it. Now I'm used to waking up early and walking along the Nile for forty minutes before work. I have much more energy and I've lost eight kilos.