Liz changed jobs two weeks ago. She used to work in a shop, but now she works in an office. At first, it was a little bit difficult, but she is slowly getting used to it. Use the ideas below to talk about how she is getting along, as in the example.
wear formal clothes ✓; get up early ✗; use a computer ✗; send faxes ✓; file papers ✓; go on business trips ✗; arrange appointments and meetings ✓; take messages ✓.
A: She wasn’t used to wearing formal clothes, but she’s getting used to it now.
B: She still hasn’t got used to getting up early.
Be used to + -ing означает «быть привычным к действию», get used to + -ing — «привыкать». Значок ✓ показывает, что Лиз постепенно освоила действие: сначала wasn’t used to, теперь is getting used to. Знак ✗ показывает, что она ещё не привыкла: still hasn’t got used to. После to в обеих конструкциях нужна форма -ing, потому что to здесь предлог. Для каждого действия меняем глагол: use → using, file → filing, take → taking.
She wasn’t used to wearing formal clothes, but she’s getting used to it now. She still hasn’t got used to getting up early. She still hasn’t got used to using a computer. She wasn’t used to sending faxes, but she’s getting used to it now. She wasn’t used to filing papers, but she’s getting used to it now. She still hasn’t got used to going on business trips. She wasn’t used to arranging appointments and meetings, but she’s getting used to it now. She wasn’t used to taking messages, but she’s getting used to it now.
