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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 at the age of 12.

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.