Used To and Would

00:07:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWuFkCPb9oE

Sintesi

TLDRThe video features a heartwarming dialogue between a grandchild and their grandparents, reminiscing about their childhoods. The grandparents share their experiences of playing games like hide-and-seek and hopscotch, attending school without uniforms, and the strictness of teachers. They discuss the absence of modern technology, relying on phone booths and letters for communication. The grandparents fondly recall their meals, the simplicity of life, and the joy of their childhood, expressing a sense of nostalgia for those times.

Punti di forza

  • 👧 Grandmother was playful and talkative as a child.
  • 👴 Grandfather was shy and hid from strangers.
  • 🎮 They played outdoor games like hide-and-seek and hopscotch.
  • 📚 They had few fairytale books read by their mother.
  • ⚽ Grandmother took ballet, grandfather excelled in baseball.
  • 👩‍🏫 Teachers were strict and students respected them.
  • 🚶‍♂️ They walked to school or took the bus.
  • 📞 Communication was through phone booths or letters.
  • 📺 They had a black and white TV for entertainment.
  • 🍦 Ice cream and soda were available during their childhood.

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    The video features a conversation between a grandchild and their grandparents, where the grandchild asks about their childhood experiences. The grandmother shares that she was blonde, playful, and talkative, while the grandfather reveals he was shy and would hide from strangers. They reminisce about games they played, such as hide-and-seek, hopscotch, and riding wooden scooters. The grandparents also discuss their limited access to books and the sports they enjoyed, with the grandmother taking ballet and the grandfather excelling in baseball. They reflect on the respect for teachers and the strict discipline in schools, contrasting it with the modern educational environment. The grandparents describe their daily routines, including walking to school and the absence of technology like smartphones and computers, relying instead on phone booths and letters for communication. They recall their simple meals and the small grocery stores where they shopped, expressing nostalgia for their happy childhoods. The video concludes with a brief explanation of the grammatical use of 'used to' and 'would' in describing past habits and states.

Mappa mentale

Video Domande e Risposte

  • What games did the grandparents play as children?

    They played hide-and-seek, jump rope, and hopscotch.

  • Did the grandparents have fairytale books?

    Yes, but they didn't have too many books.

  • What sports did the grandparents participate in?

    The grandmother took ballet classes, while the grandfather played baseball.

  • Did the grandparents wear uniforms to school?

    No, they wore their everyday clothes.

  • How did the grandparents contact friends before smartphones?

    They used phone booths or wrote letters.

  • What kind of TV did the grandparents have?

    They had a black and white TV.

  • Where did the grandparents buy their food?

    They bought food from small grocery stores.

  • Was there ice cream when the grandparents were kids?

    Yes, there were ice cream and soda counters.

  • What did the grandparents miss about their childhood?

    They miss the happiness and simplicity of their childhood.

  • What does 'used to' mean?

    It describes something that happened in the past but doesn't happen anymore.

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    [Music]
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    grandmum what did you look like when you
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    were a little girl I was blonde and I
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    used to have long hair just like you and
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    what were you like I used to be playful
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    and talkative what about you grandpa I
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    used to be very shy whenever a stranger
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    came to our house I would hide in a
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    closet did you use to have lots of fun
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    when you were kids when I was a child I
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    used to play hide-and-seek with my
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    brother and my sister it was my favorite
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    game
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    I would also jump the rope with my
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    friends and we would often play moms and
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    dads as kids we played outdoors a lot we
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    also like playing hopscotch we used to
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    draw the squares on the ground with
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    chalk
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    it's to play this games that's
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    unbelievable
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    what about you grandpa
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    my brother and I would spend the day
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    walking around the neighborhood visiting
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    other kids on the block and playing
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    games we used to have wooden scooters
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    and we would ride them every day
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    sometimes we would make paper planes
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    scooters you and I can also make paper
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    planes that's great
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    did you have any fairytale books yes
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    sometimes my mother would read us some
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    tales before going to sleep but we
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    didn't have too many books
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    did you like any sport when you were
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    kids I used to take ballet classes
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    because I wanted to be a ballerina I
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    used to play baseball I was good at it
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    and used to be selected as the number
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    one player I was popular among my peers
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    what it was cool like when you are kids
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    I really want to know well students used
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    to respect their teachers very much we
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    would always obey them I can remember
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    mrs. Elizabeth my third grade teacher
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    very well when we arrived each morning
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    she would sit at her desk she would
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    always smile and say hello to each
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    student as they entered when the bell
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    rang she would stand up and clear her
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    throat that meant we were supposed to be
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    quiet so that the class could start
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    teachers were usually very strict if the
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    children were naughty they had to stand
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    in the corner
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    our teacher would even hit our palms
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    with the ruler that must have hurt quite
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    a lot yes it did
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    did you wear uniforms no we didn't use
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    to wear uniforms we used to wear our
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    everyday clothes to school was there a
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    cafeteria in your school
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    no the school's did not use to offer
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    lunch to students every student would
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    carry their own food and water from home
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    but a back you didn't have homework when
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    you were in school did you students used
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    to have homework back then too
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    [Music]
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    really whoa did you use to walk to
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    school yes I used to walk to school of
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    my siblings because we live close to the
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    school my school was not close to my
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    home so I would go by bus
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    did you use the smartphone or a computer
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    no of course not
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    there are no smart phones or computers
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    back then really then how did you use to
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    contact your friends and relatives we
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    used to go to a phone booth with lots of
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    coins
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    [Music]
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    or we would write letters but it would
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    take days before they were delivered
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    life seems hard without technology we
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    used to have a record player we would
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    listen to our favorite songs
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    [Music]
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    what about TV we had a black and white
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    TV I remember we would sit in front of
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    the TV in the evenings watching movies
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    [Music]
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    what did you use eat when you were kids
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    during summertime we would eat lots of
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    fresh vegetables and fruits as well as
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    milk and cheese during wintertime we
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    would eat potatoes beans canned fruits
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    and pickles rice and oats meat and eggs
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    I know there were no supermarkets then
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    where did you use to buy your food there
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    used to be small grocery stores in town
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    where you could buy food was there ice
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    cream when you were kids
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    what about Cola yes there used to be ice
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    cream and soda counters in the stores
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    your childhood was really beautiful and
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    interesting yes
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    I miss my childhood so much we used to
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    be so happy
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    [Music]
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    used to an award are used to describe
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    something that happened in the past but
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    doesn't happen any longer I used to have
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    long hair when I was a child I would
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    jump the rope we didn't used to wear
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    uniforms DG is to walk to school they're
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    interchangeable when referring to best
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    actions we would ride our scooters every
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    day or we used to ride our scooters
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    every day what is not used to talk about
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    past States I used to be very shy
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    correct I would be very shy incorrect
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