Homework: p.84 grammar (C)
scholarship /ˈskɒləʃɪp/ noun
1 MONEY [ EDUCATION ] [ C ] an amount of money
given to a person by an organization to pay for their education, usually at a
college or university
2 STUDY [ EDUCATION ] [ U ] when you study a
subject for a long time
grant /grɑːnt/ noun
[ C ]
Word partners for grant
apply for / get / receive a grant • a grant for
/ towards sth • a research grant
[ FINANCE ] an amount of money provided by a government or
organization for a special purpose
They received a research
grant for the project.
age 1 /eɪdʒ/ noun
Word partners for age
reach the age of [18/60/75, etc] • at / from the age of [8/12/60,
etc] • [8/25/70, etc] years of age • at sb's age • an age limit
1 HOW OLD [ C , U ] the number of years that
someone has lived, or that something has existed
The show appeals to people of
all ages.
She left India
Children under 10 years of
age must be accompanied by an adult.
She's about your age (= the same
age as you) .
2 HISTORY [ C ] a period of history
the Ice Age
We're living in the age of electronic
communication.
3 OLD [ U ] when something is old
Some wines improve with age .
4 under age
too young to do something legally
See also: the Middle Ages , old age
All Sunday
Hide and seek
Go everywhere
When I was a child
What I was told
Feed the ducks
Go to a park to play
We are six brothers and sisters, me included.
The Past ↴
used to /ˈjuːsttuː/ modal verb
used to do/be sth
If something used to happen or a situation used to
exist, it happened regularly or existed in the past but it does not happen or
exist now.
I used to go out every night
when I was a student.
Monica used to live in Glasgow
He used to be a lot fatter.
WOULD
8 OFTEN used to talk about things that happened often
in the past
He would always turn and wave at the end of the street.
I would like a piece
of cake ≠ When I was with my grandma I would
eat /ate / used to eat her delicious cake.
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