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COMPACT B1 U6: USED TO Trivia Aranda and Spain 1 ...

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  • What did children use to play with?
    Toy robots
    Marbles and wooden toys
    Tree branches
  • Where did people use to buy their food and clothes?
    In supermarkets
    From one super shop
    From small family shops
  • What did most people use to do on hot summer evenings?
    Go shopping
    Swim in the local river
    Sit outside and talk
  • Where did many families use to fetch water?
    From the supermarket
    From public fountains
    From rivers with buckets
  • How did families use to light their homes at night?
    With oil lamps or candles
    With solar lights
    With electric lamps
  • How did people use to take family photos?
    In a studio with serious faces
    In a studio all laughing
    In a studio all holding hands
  • Where did people use to keep food before fridges existed?
    In the freezer
    In cool cellars or with ice
    In the garden
  • How did people use to keep warm in winter?
    With electric heaters
    With gas radiators
    With wood fires
  • What did women use to wear in the 1910s and 1920s?
    Long dresses and corsets
    Mini skirts
    Jeans
  • What did most people use to do on Sundays in Aranda?
    Go to church and meet in the plaza
    Sleep all day
    Go shopping
  • What did children used to bring to school for lunch?
    Cheese sandwiches
    A small piece of bread or fruit
    Hard-boiled eggs
  • What did teenagers use to do to meet new friends?
    Travel to big cities and meet in churches
    Go to local dances
    Meet in the local parks
  • What did street vendors used to sell door to door?
    sheep, goats and chickens
    milk, bread, and coal
    candles and oil lamps
  • What did families use to make at home?
    Olive oil, wine, and cheese
    Homemade pasta
    Fast food
  • What used to cover most streets in Aranda 100 years ago?
    Dirt and stones
    Cobblestones
    Asphalt
  • What did photographers use to take pictures with?
    Disposable metal cameras
    Big cameras with glass plates
    Smartphones
  • How did people use to travel in cities?
    On foot
    On their bikes
    By horse and carriage
  • What kind of work did most families use to do in Aranda?
    Work in agriculture and vineyards
    Work in factories
    Work in offices
  • How did farmers use to transport their goods to market?
    In cars
    By train
    On donkeys or in wooden carts
  • What did families use to listen to together in the evening?
    TV
    Church songs
    Radio
  • What did students use to do when the teacher entered the classroom?
    Salute
    Applaud
    Stand up
  • Who used to be the most famous national heroes in Spain?
    Movie stars
    Football players
    Bullfighters
  • What did teachers use to be like?
    Very strict
    Very friendly
    Very easygoing
  • How did students use to write at school?
    With ink and fountain pens
    With pencils
    On tablets
  • What did people use to decorate their homes with?
    Paintings of religious figures
    Hand-painted tiles
    Paintings of people in their towns and cities
  • How many radio stations did Spain use to have in the 1920s?
    One
    Ten
    Fifty
  • What animal did farmers use to use instead of tractors?
    Dogs
    Horses and donkeys
    Cows
  • What did most Spanish families use to do for work 100 years ago?
    Work on farms
    Work in small shops
    Work in technology
  • What did people use to wear all the time?
    Hats
    Jeans
    Gloves
  • How did people use to dry their clothes?
    In the sun
    In their houses
    In the oven
  • What did people use to read for fun?
    The Bible
    Books about farming
    Comic books
  • What did men used to wear every day, for simple walks and even in the summer?
    Jumpers
    Jeans and suspenders
    Suits or jackets
  • What did families use to do after dinner?
    Tell stories and play cards
    Go to bed
    Do their chores
  • What did children use to write on at school?
    Slates
    Paper notebooks
    Laptops
  • What kind of houses did people use to live in in Aranda?
    Stone or brick houses with small windows
    Wooden houses with big windows
    Modern apartments
  • What did people use to throw during fiestas?
    Paper airplanes
    Candy wrappers
    Confetti
  • What used to be true about community life in Aranda?
    People always used to help each other
    People didn’t know their neighbours
    People used to live alone
  • How did people use to watch early films?
    They didn't use to 100 years ago.
    Only on TV
    With live piano music