Used To and Would – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.[Music] grandmum what did you look like when you were a little girl I was blonde and I used to have long hair just like you and what were you like I used to be playful and talkative what about you grandpa I used to be very shy whenever a stranger came to our house I would hide in a closet did you use to have lots of fun when you were kids when I was a child I used to play hide-and-seek with my brother and my sister it was my favorite game I would also jump the rope with my friends and we would often play moms and dads as kids we played outdoors a lot we also like playing hopscotch we used to draw the squares on the ground with chalk it's to play this games that's unbelievable what about you grandpa my brother and I would spend the day walking around the neighborhood visiting other kids on the block and playing games we used to have wooden scooters and we would ride them every day sometimes we would make paper planes scooters you and I can also make paper planes that's great did you have any fairytale books yes sometimes my mother would read us some tales before going to sleep but we didn't have too many books did you like any sport when you were kids I used to take ballet classes because I wanted to be a ballerina I used to play baseball I was good at it and used to be selected as the number one player I was popular among my peers what it was cool like when you are kids I really want to know well students used to respect their teachers very much we would always obey them I can remember mrs

2.Elizabeth my third grade teacher very well when we arrived each morning she would sit at her desk she would always smile and say hello to each student as they entered when the bell rang she would stand up and clear her throat that meant we were supposed to be quiet so that the class could start teachers were usually very strict if the children were naughty they had to stand in the corner our teacher would even hit our palms with the ruler that must have hurt quite a lot yes it did did you wear uniforms no we didn't use to wear uniforms we used to wear our everyday clothes to school was there a cafeteria in your school no the school's did not use to offer lunch to students every student would carry their own food and water from home but a back you didn't have homework when you were in school did you students used to have homework back then too [Music] really whoa did you use to walk to school yes I used to walk to school of my siblings because we live close to the school my school was not close to my home so I would go by bus did you use the smartphone or a computer no of course not there are no smart phones or computers back then really then how did you use to contact your friends and relatives we used to go to a phone booth with lots of coins [Music] or we would write letters but it would take days before they were delivered life seems hard without technology we used to have a record player we would listen to our favorite songs [Music] what about TV we had a black and white TV I remember we would sit in front of the TV in the evenings watching movies [Music] what did you use eat when you were kids during summertime we would eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruits as well as milk and cheese during wintertime we would eat potatoes beans canned fruits and pickles rice and oats meat and eggs I know there were no supermarkets then where did you use to buy your food there used to be small grocery stores in town where you could buy food was there ice cream when you were kids what about Cola yes there used to be ice cream and soda counters in the stores your childhood was really beautiful and interesting yes I miss my childhood so much we used to be so happy [Music] used to an award are used to describe something that happened in the past but doesn't happen any longer I used to have long hair when I was a child I would jump the rope we didn't used to wear uniforms DG is to walk to school they're interchangeable when referring to best actions we would ride our scooters every day or we used to ride our scooters every day what is not used to talk about past States I used to be very shy correct I would be very shy incorrect thanks for watching if you like this video please subscribe to our YouTube channel