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Unit 6: Great achievers
Past simple
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- 1 Nice to meet you!
- 2 What to wear
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- 17 The Digital Revolution
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- 22 Beyond the planets
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- 24 Eco-tourism
- 25 Moving house
- 26 It must be love
- 27 Job hunting success... and failure
- 28 Speeding into the future
- 29 Lost arts
- 30 Tales of survival
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.
karaarra buusu
The past simple form of regular verbs is verb-ed.Question 1 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at Session 3.Question 2 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at Session 2.Question 3 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at Session 2.Question 4 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at session 5.Question 5 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at Sessions 1 and 2.Question 6 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
She wrote quite a few!Question 7 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Check the grammar reference page for this unit.Question 8 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Have a look at Session 2 again.Question 9 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
It's in the Indian Ocean.Question 10 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Listen to the interview again in Session 3.Question 11 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at Session 2.Question 12 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at the vocabulary in Session 4Question 13 of 15
Gargaarsa
Which word means very tired?
a
exhausts
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b
exhaustable
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c
exhausted
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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at Session 2.Question 14 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Cufi
Activity
15 questions about Unit 6. Choose the correct answers.
karaarra buusu
Look at the vocabulary in Session 1.Question 15 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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1
What is the missing word in this sentence? Vanessa Mae ______ last in a skiing competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014.
Sirrii miti
2
What age was Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran, when she started learning English?
Sirrii miti
3
In past simple tense, wh-questions are made from question word + did + subject + ?
Sirrii miti
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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