Vocabulary 1
A very soft cloth (made from worms)
Silk
Change this sentence to the past using "used to".
I study Chinese.
"I used to study Chinese."
Give an example of a shifting baseline in technology.
Various answers.
"50 years ago nobody had a computer in their home. Now everyone carries a smartphone in their pocket"
Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.
Japan makes Toyota cars.
Toyota cars are made in Japan.
Challenging
Buying and selling things
Trade
Change this sentence to past tense using "used to"
"I don't eat spinach."
"I didn't use to eat spinach."
(But now I do)
What's a historical example of The Great Unknown.
Various Answers
"Marco Polo traveling to Asia in the 13th century."
"Sending people to the moon."
"The first person to go to the bottom of the Mariana Sea Trench."
Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.
"Alisha ate all of the sausage."
"All of the sausage was eaten by Alisha."
Giving and receiving
Exchange
Further than (a place or time)
Beyond
Change the sentence to a question using "used to".
"Do you take dance lessons."
"Did you use to take dance lessons?"
Give an example of an environmental shifting baseline.
Various answers.
"Less fish in the ocean."
"More plastic found everywhere in the world."
"Rising average temperatures around the world."
Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.
"Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago."
"Ukraine was invaded by Russia two years ago."
Another way to say "chances"
Opportunities
To start a journey
Set off
Change the question to past tense using "used to"
"Where do you go to school?"
"Where did you use to go to school?"
Give a personal example of The Great Unknown.
Various answers.
"Starting at a new school."
"Traveling abroad for the first time."
"Wondering if I'll get married, and to who..."
Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.
"Millions of people loved The Beatles."
Printed and sold
Published
Slow, hard to notice changes in things (like the environment/ fashion/ social rules)
Shifting baselines
Change this question using "used to."
"Who was the prime minister of Japan in 1950?"
"Who used to be the prime minister of Japan in 1950?"
Give an example of a shifting baseline in Japan.
Various answers.
"Increasing average age."
"Decreasing birthrate, closing schools..."
"Hotter average temperatures in Kanto."
"More foreigners in Japan. English becoming more common than 20 years ago."
Rewrite the sentences in the past passive voice.
"Actually, The Beatles sold more albums than any other band in history."
"Actually, more albums than any other band in history have been sold by The Beatles."
Uncertainty with a trip or new life phase
The Great Unknown