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Impressions

Impressions (B1): In the past, we used to …

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In this lesson, students look at photos, guess their era, and use used to to compare old and modern objects.

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Material by Robert Campbell, Lindsay Clandfield, Gill Holley and Rob Metcalf.Are 

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  • Adults
  • Auxiliary verbs
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  • comparatives
  • Group Work
  • impressions
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