Unit 16: Critical Thinking (Grade 11 Compulsory English Grammar Solutions)- New Course
A.
The words
in the crossword puzzle are from the text. Find them from the text to solve the
puzzle based on the meaning clues given below.
Down
1.unquestionable, impossible to doubt -
2. never done or known before-
4. obviously or clearly-
6. moved with a violent, irregular action-
9. conservative-
Across
3. emergence or origination-
5. impossible to achieve or overcome-
7. appropriate or suitable-
8. force back-
10. up to now-
B. Find the words
from the text that mean the following. The first letter is given.
a. misleading or illusionary (d…………)
b. in a natural state; not yet processed or refined (c………….)
c. a mystical horse-like animal with a single straight horn projecting from its forehead (u………) unicorn
d. never dying or decaying ( i……….)
e. come to an end; stop (c………..)
f. to activate or put into motion (a…………)
Grammar
Used to
We use used to + infinitive to talk about a past situation that no longer exists now. It tells us that there was a repeated action or state in the past which has now changed.
Structures:
Affirmative: Sub+used
to+v1+obj
My sister used to be a good singer when she was a high school student
An example for a state: “He used to live in London” (but he doesn’t now)
Negative: sub+didn't
use to+v1+obj
He didn't use to live with her.
Wh-questions: wh
words+did+sub+use to+v1+obj
What did you use to do in Kathmandu?
Yes/no Question:
Auxiliary (did) + sub+use to+v1+obj
a. I/live in a flat when I was a child.
b. She/love eating chocolate but now she hates it.
c. He/go to fishing in the summer?
d. My sister/play tennis when she was at school.
e. He/play football every weekend?
f. My grandfather/speak five languages.
g. I/not hate school from the beginning.
h. You/live in Kathmandu?
i. He/play Dandibiyo when he was a small child.
a. I used to live in a flat when I was a child.
b. She used to love eating chocolate but now she hates it.
c. Did he use to go to fishing in the summer?
d. My sister used to play tennis when she was at school.
e. Did he use to play football every weekend?
f. My grandfather used to speak five languages.
g. I didn't use to hate school from the beginning.
h. Did you use to live in Kathmandu?
i. He used to play Dandibiyo when he was a small child.
j. She used to wear a frock when she was small but nowadays she wears jeans.
Speaking
Comparing past and present habits
A. Study the following.
A: Did you use to watch cartoons when you were a small child?
B: Yes, I used to watch Tom and Jerry, but nowadays I watch TV serials.
B. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about your past and present habits based on the following actions.
swimming
playing the guitar
visiting relatives
going fishing
playing Kapardi
drawing pictures
listening to music
having long hair
going to the cinema
sleeping earlier
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