We have recently spoken about whatever situations, actions, routines which we no longer find difficult, strange or unusual (therefore, "we are used to them" because "we have got/got used to them"). I guess sometimes, especially in the midst of spontenous, unplanned speaking, that can be confused with "used to", as when talking about habits of the past (not a habit anymore).

The girl speaking on the video of the link below hosts a very cool Youtube channel about English grammar and vocabulary. She has a pretty thick Hindu accent I guess, but that's of course representative of today's role of English as a lingua franca.

If you just want to hear people speaking Standard British English (what's that, anyway?), stick to Euro-f******-News or the English File Coursebooks!

Used to vs. Be Used to/ Get Used To

Using verbs as the subject/ object of a sentence (V-ing/ To Infinitive)

Hey! I have noticed that students at this level struggle to use correctly verbs/actions/ processes as the subject or object in a sentence: people generally use the bare infinitive (aka: without TO), and that's wrong, of course. While we are going to get enough practice in class in this regard, find here some interesting links to practice this particular grammatical point:

Use of gerund and To infinitive

Gerund as the subject of a sentence

By the way, the images below are a reminder of the verbs after which we mainly use gerund:

And To-Infinitive:

Revise, ok? 

Useful Language: Making Suggestions

When talking about plans to do in our free time and negotiating them, these phrases are extremely useful. So useful that you may necessarily have to resort to them if you want to sound accurate and natural. Have a look at them as you will very likely make use of them in some of our class exercises.

Enjoy!

Making suggestions 1

Making suggestions 2

Question Formation Practice: Exercises (3)

Question Formation Practice: Exercises (3)

Question Formation Practice: Exercises (2)

Question Formation Practice: Exercises (2)

Question Formation Practice: Exercises (1)

Question Formation Practice: Exercises (1)