Extra information about a whole idea

· I have 3 cats in my house which means there's a lot of fur on my clothes

· My dad gives money every week, which is nice because I can save to buy a laptop

USED TO for past habits

· I used to have / I used to be

· People used to listen to music from boomboxes

· Would for past actions (in the same way we use "used to")

· The two sentences from the picture are equivalent (Remember you can't use WOULD with past repeated actions with non-action verbs, for example, we don't say "When I was young, I would live in Hermosillo", we say "When I was young we used to live in Hermosillo)

While, unlike, except for/that

· We use while to contrast full sentences: "While you spend a lot of money, I prefer to save for the future"

· We use unlike to contrast one full sentence: "Unlike you, I prefer to save money for the future"

· We use except in the following scenarios:

· 1) I'm like everyone else, except that I am taller

· 2) I'm like everyone else, except for my height

Everyday problems

Expressing your frustration about everyday-problems.

One thing that I hate is people who eat on the bus.

· One thing that annoys/bugs/bothers me is people who eat on the bus.

· It drives me crazy/mad when people litter (throw trash)

· It makes me crazy/mad/upset when...

· It gets on my nerves when...

Assignments for this week

1) Quiz Would/Used to