havo 4 unit 8

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• Leerjaar 4

unit 8

Growing up

reading

read the text on page 54. Do exercise 4

the answers are:

1B           5 B

2D          6 B

3C

4A

used to

Used to + infinitive ; I used to go to school by bike. 

• An habitual action in the past that no longer happens  ( with an action verb)

Used to + infinitive ; We used to wear our hair in a ponytail when we were girls. 

• A permanent habitual action in the past that no longer happens. (with a static verb)

Mind: You come across didn’t used to  did he used to, especially in formal English.  However, it is becoming more and more common to use didn't use to and did he use to in English. Moreover, many people now feel didn't used to is wrong, een though both forms are grammatically correct. 

tag questions: He used to be your boss, did he?

would

Would + infinitive without to: 

I would  play basketball  every Wednesday afternoon.

Used for repeated habitual actions in the past ( with an action verb)

You can used to when we use would but we can't always use would for used to. This depends on the verb; you can only use would for used to when it is an action verb. With static verbs you have to use used to.

I used to have long hair.                          NOT/WRONG : I would have long hair

I used to go to school  at 8                   YES: I would go to school  at 8

get/be used to

Get used to + -ing: process : 

I am slowly getting used to living on my own.

Be used to + -ing  : end of process:

I am used to living on my own. 

It means the same as get/be accustomed to and can be used in all tenses. 

extra exercise

I didn’t ... live in this city. 

We  ... (not) often go on holiday. 

When I was a child, we  ...have a dog. 

As a student, he never ...have any money. 

Did you ... like playing football at school? 

There never ... (be) a coffee shop here. 

My dad ... always read to me before bed.

answers

I didn’t use  to live in this city.                                           static verb

We  wouldn't  often go on holiday.                                  action verb

When I was a child, we  used to have a dog.              static verb

As a student, he never  used to have any money.   static verb  

Did you use to like playing football at school?         static verb

There never used to be a coffee shop here.             static verb

My dad would always read to me before bed.         action verb

extra exercises

You can find many extra exercises online:

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/used_to_would.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g11-used-to-would.php

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/intermediate-grammar/past-habit-used-towouldpast-simple

collocations

Auto’s kunnen 200 km per uur         =  to do 200 kph 

Belofte houden                                        =  to keep a promise 

Belofte breken                                          =  to break a promise 

Vakantie houden/hebben                   =   to have a holiday 

Een fortuin vergaren                              =   to make a fortune 

Wakker houden                                        =   to keep (somebody) awake 

Goed smaken                                            =   to taste good 

Tijd doorbrengen                                     =   to spend time 

phrasal verbs with get

To get away from                     =     ontkomen aan/ weg kunnen komen van/ bij 

To get down to some work  =     aan het werk gaan 

To get out of                               =     ergens onderuit komen 

To get over                                  =     ergens overheen komen 

To get into                                  =      ergens aangenomen worden/ ergens bij                                                                               komen/ aangenomen worden 

To get away with                     =      ergens mee weg komen  

 

word formation

verb                                                          noun                              adjective                                adverb 

To be strong                                        strength                       strong                                     strongly 

To separate                                         separation                   (in)separate                         seperately 

To be social                                         society                          (un)social / societal          socially  

To be happy                                        (un)happiness            (un)happy                              happily 

To prefer                                              preference                   preferable                             preferably 

To be able                                           (dis)ability                    (dis)able                                 ably 

To be conscious of smth            (un)consciousness  (un)conscious                     (un)consciously 

To behave                                           behaviour                     behavioural                         - 

To remark                                           remark                          (un)remarkable                  remarkably 

 

speaking about friendship

• Do you make friends easily?
• How long have you known your best friend?
• Have you ever fallen out with a friend?
• What is the most important quality in a friend?