Navigate Grammar slide 149 ex 2, slide 150 ex-es 1,2,3

2. Complete the text using would orused to and the verbs in brackets. Use would where possible; only used to if would is not possible.

1. would spend
2. would be
3. used to tell
4. used to have
5. used to speak
6. used to smell
7. used to open
8. used to start
9. would go
10. used to tell

1. Read the text and then write the questions. There are both object and subject questions.

1. When was James Sidis born? In 1898.
2. Who told about James’s intelligence? His sister.
3. How much was James’s IQ? Between 250 and 300.
4. In which university did he get accepted? Harvard University.
5. What happened in 1919? He was arrested.
6. How much time did he spend in jail? Eighteen months.
7. When did James die? In 1944.

2. Urban free-climber Claudette Dubois has climbed up the outside of some of the tallest structures in the world, including the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House and the Petronas Twin Towers. Rewrite the direct questions in this interview with Claudette as indirect questions. Begin with the words given.

1. How do you feel before you do a big climb?
Could you tell me how you feel before you do a big climb?
2. When were you last truly scared?
Would you tell me when you were last truly scared?
3. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
I’d like to know what you wanted to be when you were growing up?
4. Is there anyone famous you’d like to meet?
Could you tell me if there is anyone famous you’d like to meet?
5. How would you like to be remembered?
I’d like to know how you would like to be remembered?

3. Match the questions in exercise 2 to answers a-e.

a. Just before my last climb. I always get scared. — 2
b. I feel very nervous, but quite calm at the same time. — 1
c. As a funny and disciplined person who liked tochallenge herself. — 5
d. Yes, Philippe Petit. I’ve always admired him. — 4
e. A Hollywood stuntwoman. — 3