The chicken and the duck were friends. They lived on a farm. They walked around together They swam in the pond together. They talked about many things. They talked about the cat
They thought the cat was tricky. They thought the cat was dangerous. The cat looked at them a
lot. They didn't trust the cat. "We must always keep our eyes open when the cat is around" the
both agreed. They talked about the dog. The dog was very friendly. The dog wanted to play.
The dog had lots of energy. It barked a lot. It ran around a lot. They both liked the dog. They
talked about the farmer
. The farmer brought them food. The farmer took care of them. The
farmer took care of all the animals. He fed the cow. He fed the pig. He fed the goat He fed the
sheep. He fed the rabbit. They liked the farmer. He took good care of everyone. He was a nice
man. "Farmers are good," said the chicken. "We need farmers," said the duck
Task 1. Read the story and choose the correct option.
1. The speaker tells the story about farm friends city friends.
2. The speaker says that the cat is a good animal a bad animal.
3. The speaker is sure that the dog is friendly angry
'I'm getting used to eating sushi, but I can't get used to using chop-sticks!'
In the past we have looked at used to for past habits: 'I used to play tennis, but now I don't'.
get used to...Today we look at a very different meaning for the phrase 'be used to'.
'be used to means 'become familiar with'. For example, imagine that you have recently moved to, let's say, Japan. Because Japan is so different from your home country, you felt a little uncomfortable being there. Everything was new and strange. Then after a while, you started to feel more at home in Japan. You can use this expression: