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Ghost Stories 6

D. Complete the text with the correct form of used to, get used to and be used
to and the verbs in the boxes.

get up go hear make start talk think work

Life as a paranormal investigator
I 1 in an office, but I always felt like it was a bit boring. I’ve always been interested in
the supernatural and so decided to become a paranormal investigator. At first, it was difficult to
2 my day in the evening as we generally go to visit people when it’s dark, and so
I have to sleep during the day.
Also, when I first started, I 3 I’d see ghosts every day, but now I 4 to
a place and finding it’s an animal trapped under the house that’s been making weird noises.
My friends 5 me talk about my job now and they’ve stopped making jokes. When
I first started, they 6 fun of me, and I can understand why. When you’re working with
things which are outside people’s beliefs, it can be hard for them to 7 about these
sorts of things.
I wouldn’t change my job for the world. To think, I 8 every day, head to office and sit
feeling bored, whereas now, I have an adventure every time I go to work!

E. Complete these sentences with your own ideas.
1. When I was young, I used to .
2. If someone came to live here from abroad, they might find it hard to get used to .
3. but I’m used to it now.
4. When I started school, it was difficult to get used to .
5. Even though it’s been a while, I’m still not used to .
6. My parents always used to .

7. If I lived abroad, I think it’d be easy to get used to .
8. I didn’t use to .

F. Imagine you went to live on Mars. Discuss these questions with a partner.
1. How is your life different now? What can’t you do that you used to do on Earth?
2. What are you finding difficult about settling in to live on Mars?

Listening and Language Skills

A. Complete the sentences with the words in the boxes.

aliens base humanoid outer space saucers UFO

1. is the term used to describe any object in the sky of unknown origin.
2. Aliens are often shown with features, such as two arms and two legs.
3. Many people believe aliens crashed near a US air force in Roswell in 1947.
4. People often say they see discs in the sky, which is why they’re often called flying .
5. There have been lots of films about creatures from .

6. Although we think sci-fi is relatively modern, and space travel first appeared in a book
written in the second century.

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