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Unit 6: Great achievers
Past simple
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Session 5
Listen to episode 6 of our drama, The Race: Could this be the end for the round-the-world adventure?
After that, find out what you've learnt from this unit in the Weekly Quiz.
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Activity 4
The Weekly Quiz
Test your knowledge
Do you know how to make a past simple question? What did Sophie eat in this week’s 6 Minute Grammar?
To answer this and more, have a go at the Unit 6 Weekly Quiz – good luck!
Complete the activity
The Weekly Quiz
15 Questions
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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The past simple form of regular verbs is verb-ed.Question 1 of 15
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What is the missing word in this sentence? Vanessa Mae ______ last in a skiing competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014.
a
finished
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b
finish
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c
finishing
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Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Look at Session 3.Question 2 of 15
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What age was Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran, when she started learning English?
a
11
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b
12
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c
13
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Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Look at Session 2.Question 3 of 15
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In past simple tense, wh-questions are made from question word + did + subject + ?
a
adjective
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b
preposition
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c
infinitive
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Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Look at Session 2.Question 4 of 15
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What is the past simple of the verb 'ask'?
a
asking
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b
asked
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c
ask'd
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
ፍንጭ
Look at session 5.Question 5 of 15
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In this week's drama, who does Phil think has stolen his yacht?
a
Sophia
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b
pirates
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c
smugglers
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
ፍንጭ
Look at Sessions 1 and 2.Question 6 of 15
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Choose the correct missing word in this sentence: Usain Bolt _____ the 100 metre race at the 2012 Olympics.
a
won
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b
win
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c
winned
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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She wrote quite a few!Question 7 of 15
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How many Harry Potter books did JK Rowling write?
a
Five
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b
Six
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c
Seven
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Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Check the grammar reference page for this unit.Question 8 of 15
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Which one of these sentences is incorrect?
a
He didn’t go to the US. He went to Japan.
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b
I didn't had time to go shopping.
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c
Peru did not qualify for the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil.
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Have a look at Session 2 again.Question 9 of 15
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What's the past simple form of the word decide?
a
deciding
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b
decided
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c
decides
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Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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It's in the Indian Ocean.Question 10 of 15
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In this week's drama, where did Phil and his friends sail to?
a
Cape Verde
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b
St. Helena
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c
Reunion Island
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Listen to the interview again in Session 3.Question 11 of 15
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Which is the correct sentence that Turkish journalist Ece Temelkuran said in her interview?
a
I began doing international journalism.
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b
I begin doing international journalism.
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c
I beginned doing international journalism.
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Look at Session 2.Question 12 of 15
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How do you spell the past simple form of the word 'walk'?
a
walkked
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b
walkinged
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c
walked
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Look at the vocabulary in Session 4Question 13 of 15
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Which word means very tired?
a
exhausts
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b
exhaustable
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c
exhausted
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
ፍንጭ
Look at Session 2.Question 14 of 15
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How old was Danny Murphy when he started playing professional football?
a
16
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b
17
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c
18
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ቅርብ
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
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Look at the vocabulary in Session 1.Question 15 of 15
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What does the word 'retired' mean?
a
stopped working because of old age
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b
making plans to stop work at a certain age
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c
someone continues working when they are very old.
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Excellent! Great job! መጥፎ እድል ነጥብ አስመዝግበዋል :
Excellent! Great job! መጥፎ እድል ነጥብ አስመዝግበዋል :
x / y
ግብረመልስ ማጠቃለያ
Excellent!
Great job!
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ነጥብ አስመዝግበዋል
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x / y
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What is the missing word in this sentence? Vanessa Mae ______ last in a skiing competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014.
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2
What age was Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran, when she started learning English?
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3
In past simple tense, wh-questions are made from question word + did + subject + ?
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4
What is the past simple of the verb 'ask'?
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5
In this week's drama, who does Phil think has stolen his yacht?
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6
Choose the correct missing word in this sentence: Usain Bolt _____ the 100 metre race at the 2012 Olympics.
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7
How many Harry Potter books did JK Rowling write?
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8
Which one of these sentences is incorrect?
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9
What's the past simple form of the word decide?
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10
In this week's drama, where did Phil and his friends sail to?
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11
Which is the correct sentence that Turkish journalist Ece Temelkuran said in her interview?
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12
How do you spell the past simple form of the word 'walk'?
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13
Which word means very tired?
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14
How old was Danny Murphy when he started playing professional football?
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15
What does the word 'retired' mean?
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