Alarm clock at 5am beside an open book and mug — the habit of an early start.
Unit 6 · Sound & Vision

6A. Old habits

B2 · 60–75 min · Apex English

Unit 6 · Quote
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
attributed to Will Durant (paraphrasing Aristotle)
Lesson goals

By the end you will…

  • Distinguish 'used to', 'be used to' and 'get used to' — three structures, three meanings.
  • Talk about past habits and how they changed ('I used to smoke, but I don't any more').
  • Talk about present familiarity ('I'm used to getting up at five').
  • Talk about ongoing adjustment ('I'm getting used to the new schedule').
  • Use 20+ verbs of routine and habit at B2 (unwind, wind down, snooze, doze off, crave…).
  • Pronounce the third-person -s / -es endings correctly: /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/.
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Practise at home

Open the Workbook for extra exercises with answer keys — used to / be used to / get used to, routines and dictation.