People used to live differently

In this project you are to speak about the way your grandparents used to live, to compare life in past and in present.

People used to live differently

Answer the questions to describe what your grandparents' life used to be:

1.      Did your grandparents use to live in the city / a small village?

2.      Describe the bathroom, kitchen, other rooms.

3.      What kind of TV did she/he use to watch?

4.      Where did she/he use to work?

5.      What games did she/he use to play?

6.      What clothes did she/he use to wear?

7.      Describe the school: subjects, school things, the canteen (столовая), school uniform, …. .

8.      What did they use to eat and drink?

9.      The shops.

10.    The money.

11.    Cars and public transport, planes, trains.

12.    Weather and nature.

This is the way how you can compare life in past and in present:

1.      My granny used to live in a small village.  Now she lives in the city.

2.      My grandparent used to watch black-and-white TV. Now they watch colour TV.

3.      My granny didn’t use to have a TV-set. Now she has a modern TV-set.

4.      My grandfather used to work as an engineer. Now he is a pensioner.

5.      People used to have a nice cold winter. Now winters are not cold and sometimes rainy.

6.      Nature used to be clean. Now the forests near the city are often dirty.

7.      My granny used to ride a bike. Now she walks in the park.

8.      My granny used to ski and skate a lot. Now she is not a young woman and she doesn’t ski and skate. 

9.      My granny used to play hide-and-seek.  Now children mostly play computer games.