1. A child’s story
Talking about acquiring new habits

2. Hello. My name is Olivia. I am 8 years old
and I live in Maine. I am in the 3rd grade.

3. My parents got divorced when I was 6
years old. This caused a lot of changes in
my life that I had to get used to.

4. Individually, read your text.
Then, in groups of 5, tell the rest of the
group what your text is about.

5. Olivia had to adjust to the changes
that divorce brought to her family.

6. She had to become familiar with new
situations and acquire new habits.

7. In your groups, and taking into account
the information you all have shared,
decide what things from the list below
Olivia had to get used to:
• Living without her dog
• Not living with her dad
• Sleeping on her own without being afraid
• Seeing her parents going out with other people
• Going to a new school
• Making new friends
• Living in a new house
• Stopping seeing her grandparents

8. Olivia had to get used to living
without her dog.
She also had to get used to living in
a new house.
go through a process to become
Get used to = familiar with new situations
and acquire new habits

9. Get used to Be used to
PROCESS STATE
go through a process be familiar with
to become familiar something so you
with new situations feel comfortable with
and acquire new it.
habits

10. After the divorce, Olivia had to get used
to living without her dog.
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Verb in
Get used to
Be used to - ING
Now, she is used to living without it.