Learning — Workbook

Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box: get the hang of it, brush up on, fall behind, catch up, pick up, distraction.

1. The first two lessons were hard, but then I started to ___ .Show answer
2. I need to ___ my Spanish before the trip — I haven't spoken it for years.Show answer
3. I missed three classes and now I've completely ___ .Show answer
4. If I study an extra hour a day I can ___ by the end of the month.Show answer
5. You ___ a lot of vocabulary just by watching series with subtitles.Show answer
6. My phone is the biggest ___ when I study — I turn it off now.Show answer

Correct, rewrite or complete each item. Focus on the target grammar of this lesson.

1. I use to study late at night.Show answer
2. Did you used to have private lessons?Show answer
3. When I was a child, I would be very shy in class.Show answer
4. Every summer my grandmother used to read to me for hours.Show answer
5. Write TWO sentences about how you used to learn at school and what you do differently now.Show answer

Look back at the class-book reading. Answer briefly in your own words.

1. What did the writer used to do when studying, and why did it fail?Show answer
2. What replaced it?Show answer
3. Which of your old study habits should you drop?Show answer

Ana and Hugo talk about how they used to study and what changed.

1. What did Hugo use to do the night before an exam?Show answer
2. What technique does Ana recommend?Show answer
3. Which structure appears most: 'used to' or 'would'?Show answer

Write 70–100 words comparing how you used to learn English and how you learn now. Use 'used to' three times and 'would' once.

Look back at your notes from class. Answer briefly.

1. Which part of this lesson do you already use naturally in English?Show answer
2. Which language point still feels difficult? Write ONE sentence you will practise this week.Show answer