Read the text below and complete it with the verbs in the box. Use “used to” or the present simple (e.g. he lives, they live, ect.)
The lives of Inuit people of North America have changed a lot in 50 years. First, their name: people (0) used to call them Eskimos, but now they are called Inuits, which means “the people”. They (1) __________ in igloos in the winter but today, many of them live in houses in small towns. They (2) __________ seals – they ate the meat and made clothes from fur. Many of the people still (3) __________ seal-skin clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is extremely cold for many months of the year. To move over the snow, they (4) __________ special snowshoes on their feet, but today many Inuits (5) __________ snowmobiles. These machines can travel long distances in a short time. In the past it (6) __________ them days or weeks to travel the same distance. Inuit children never (7) __________ to school – they learnt everything from their parents. But now, like all North Americans, they (8) __________ about 10 years of school education. Life is not as hard as it (9) __________, but many of the older Inuits (10) __________ town life and want to go back to the old days.
Read the text below and complete it with the verbs in the box. Use “used to” or the present simple (e.g. he lives, they live, ect.)
The lives of Inuit people of North America have changed a lot in 50 years. First, their name: people (0) used to call them Eskimos, but now they are called Inuits, which means “the people”. They (1) _____used to live_____ in igloos in the winter but today, many of them live in houses in small towns. They (2) _____used to hunt_____ seals – they ate the meat and made clothes from fur. Many of the people still (3) _____wear_____ seal-skin clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is extremely cold for many months of the year. To move over the snow, they (4) _____used to wear_____ special snowshoes on their feet, but today many Inuits (5) ____drive______ snowmobiles. These machines can travel long distances in a short time. In the past it (6) ______used to take____ them days or weeks to travel the same distance. Inuit children never (7) _____used to go_____ to school – they learnt everything from their parents. But now, like all North Americans, they (8) _____have_____ about 10 years of school education. Life is not as hard as it (9) _____used to be_____, but many of the older Inuits (10) ______hate____ town life and want to go back to the old days.