5D Grammar: used to and would | Tiếng Anh 12 (Friends Global) | Unit 5: Careers - Lớp 12 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

Physician Akrit Jaswal had a very unusual childhood. He didn't use to play with toys like most children. Instead, he used to read a lot - he could read and write from the age of two. And what did he use to read as a five-year-old boy? Shakespeare! He also had a passion for science and would read everything he could find about human anatomy. He performed his first operation at the age of seven, treating the badly burned hands of a young girl whose family couldn't afford medical care. This operation was filmed and posted on YouTube - leading to worldwide fame for Akrit. At the age of twelve, he was accepted into a medical university. He studied there for several years. He was the youngest ever to achieve this in India at that time...

1 Read the text. What is unusual about Akrit Jaswal?

2 Read the Learn this! box. Then find all the examples of used to and would in the text.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to or would. In which sentences is either possible?

1 He ...................... (work) as a journalist for a science magazine.

2 Years ago, small children ...................... (clean) chimneys to earn money.

3 That athlete ...................... (have) difficulties getting picked for the team.

4 ...................... (she/wear) uniform in her previous job?

4 Decide if the highlighted words in the text below are correct or incorrect. Correct any mistakes in your notebook using the correct form of used to or would, or the past simple where neither is possible.

Rome wasn't built in one day. Every success story is made up of diligence and persistence. Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketballers ever, used to practise hard for 2.5 hours every day, and immediately after that he would ask a teammate of his, James Worthy, to play one-to-one. He would want to go after whoever was the team leader at the time. Steve Jobs, the famous co-founder of Apple Inc., would start his working days at home at 6.30 a.m. and he used to send emails for nearly an hour. He used to be fond of the same style of clothes throughout the years. The Williams sisters would get up at 6 o'clock, practise in the tennis court before going to school.

5 USE OF ENGLISH Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the order of the words. You can add up to three other words.

1 Gary .................................. (used/want) be a vet.

2 When you were younger, you .................................. (use / have) a dream job?

3 Years ago, people ................................. (not / use) want to become doctor as much as they do now.

4 He was such a lazy technician that he .................................. (would/do) his work an hour before the deadline.

6 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Think about when you were five or six years old. Talk to your partner about these things. Use used to or would.

1 Favourite toys you played with

2 Books you read

3 Friends you had

4 Other things you enjoyed

I used to have a giant teddy bear that I really loved.