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Unit 7: The Titanic
Past simple and past continuous
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- 1Nice to meet you!
- 2What to wear
- 3Like this, like that
- 4The daily grind
- 5Christmas every day
- 6Great achievers
- 7The Titanic
- 8Travel
- 9The big wedding
- 10Sunny's job hunt
- 11The bucket list
- 12Moving and migration
- 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14New Year, New Project
- 15From Handel to Hendrix
- 16What's the weather like?
- 17The Digital Revolution
- 18A detective story
- 19A place to live
- 20The Cult of Celebrity
- 21Welcome to your new job
- 22Beyond the planets
- 23Great expectations!
- 24Eco-tourism
- 25Moving house
- 26It must be love
- 27Job hunting success... and failure
- 28Speeding into the future
- 29Lost arts
- 30Tales of survival
Session 5
Listen to the next episode of our drama, The Race. Phil and Passepartout were sleeping like babies when suddenly they heard a loud, crunching noise. What was it and where are they now? After that, test your knowledge of past simple and continuous in our Weekly Quiz.
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The Weekly Quiz
How much of this unit can you remember?
This is the final activity of Unit 7. We hope you have enjoyed learning about the Titanic and studying past simple and past continuous tenses.
Now it is time to test what you have learned with a quick quiz. Good luck!
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The Weekly Quiz
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When a ship or another item goes under the water and doesn't come back up, it means it ________.
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cdivesU29ycnkgLSAnZGl2ZScgbWVhbnMgZ29pbmcgdW5kZXIgdGhlIHdhdGVyIGJ1dCB1c3VhbGx5IGluIGEgY29udHJvbGxlZCB3YXksIG5vdCBhbiBhY2NpZGVudC4=
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The Titanic sank because it struck an ________ in the middle of the ocean.
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biceU29ycnkgLSB0cnkgYWdhaW4uIE5vdGUgdGhlIHVzZSBvZiAnYW4nLiBUaGF0IG1lYW5zIHdlIG5lZWQgYSBjb3VudGFibGUgbm91bi4gJ0ljZScgaXMgdW5jb3VudGFibGUu
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Why was Eva Hart travelling on the Titanic with her family?
aBecause they were going to live with her sister in Los Angeles.VHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gdGhpcyB3YXMgS2FyZW4gQWJlbHNldGgsIG5vdCBFdmEgSGFydC4=
bBecause they were poor and wanted to start a new life in the USA.U29ycnkgLSBFdmEncyBmYW1pbHkgd2VyZSB0cmF2ZWxsaW5nIGluIGZpcnN0IGNsYXNzLCBzbyB0aGV5IHdlcmUgcXVpdGUgcmljaC4=
cBecause her father was going to start a new business.Q29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
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What were Eva, Karen and Gus all doing when the Titanic struck the iceberg?
aThey were sleeping.Q29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
bThey were having dinner.U29ycnkgLSB0aGUgYWNjaWRlbnQgaGFwcGVuZWQgYXQgMTEuNDBwbS4gQSBsaXR0bGUgbGF0ZSBmb3IgZGlubmVyIQ==
cThey were getting into the lifeboats.U29ycnkgLSB0aGlzIGhhcHBlbmVkIGFmdGVyIHRoZSBhY2NpZGVudC4=
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When Gus heard about the accident, people around him ________.
awere running about and panickingVHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gRXZhIHNhdyBwZW9wbGUgbGlrZSB0aGlzLCBub3QgR3VzLg==
bhelped her get dressed and go to the deckVHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gS2FyZW4ncyBmcmllbmRzIGhlbHBlZCBoZXIgZG8gdGhlc2UgdGhpbmdzLg==
cwere singing and playing the pianoQ29ycmVjdCEgVGhleSBkaWQgbm90IGtub3cgaG93IHNlcmlvdXMgdGhlIGFjY2lkZW50IHdhcyBhdCB0aGlzIHBvaW50Lg==
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Karen and Gus both tell us that the ship was 'tilting'. What does this mean?
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bLeaning to one sideQ29ycmVjdCEgV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
cStriking the icebergTm8sIHRoaXMgaXMgbm90IHRoZSBjb3JyZWN0IG1lYW5pbmcu
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Choose the correct verb forms to complete this sentence: The Titanic _____ while it _______ from Southampton to New York.
asank / was sailingQ29ycmVjdCEgV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
bwas sinking / sailedVHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gdGhpbmsgYWJvdXQgd2hpY2ggYWN0aW9uIHdhcyBjb21wbGV0ZSBhbmQgd2hpY2ggYWN0aW9uIHdhcyBpbiBwcm9ncmVzcy4=
cwas sinking / was sailingVHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gb25lIG9mIHRoZXNlIGFjdGlvbnMgd2FzIGNvbXBsZXRlIGFuZCBzaG91bGQgYmUgaW4gcGFzdCBzaW1wbGUuIFdoaWNoIG9uZT8=
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Choose the correct verb forms to complete this sentence: I __________ my car to work when I ______ about the death of Michael Jackson.
adrove / heardVHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gdGhpcyBtYWtlcyBpdCBzb3VuZCBsaWtlIHRoZSBzcGVha2VyIGRyb3ZlIGFzIGEgcmVzdWx0IG9mIGhlYXJpbmcgYWJvdXQgTWljaGFlbCBKYWNrc29uLCB3aGljaCB3b3VsZCBiZSB1bnVzdWFsLg==
bwas driving / heardQ29ycmVjdCEgV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
cdrove / was hearingVHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gdGhpbmsgYWJvdXQgd2hpY2ggYWN0aW9uIGhhcHBlbmVkIHN1ZGRlbmx5IGFuZCB3aGljaCBhY3Rpb24gd2FzIGxvbmdlciBhbmQgaW4gcHJvZ3Jlc3Mu
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Choose the correct verb forms to complete this sentence: What ___________ when he ____ the accident?
awas he doing / was havingVHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gb25lIG9mIHRoZXNlIGFjdGlvbnMgd2FzIHNob3J0IGFuZCBzdWRkZW4uIFdoaWNoIG9uZT8=
bdid he do / was havingVHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gd291bGQgYW4gYWNjaWRlbnQgaGFwcGVuIHF1aWNrbHkgb3Igd291bGQgaXQgYmUgYW4gYWN0aW9uIGluIHByb2dyZXNzPw==
cwas he doing / hadQ29ycmVjdCEgV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
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Which of these sentences is NOT grammatically correct?
aWhen she heard the good news, she smiled.VHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gdGhpcyBzZW50ZW5jZSBpcyBncmFtbWF0aWNhbGx5IGNvcnJlY3QuIEl0IG1lYW5zIHNoZSBoZWFyZCB0aGUgbmV3cywgYW5kIHRoZW4gc3RhcnRlZCBzbWlsaW5nLg==
bWhen she heard the good news, she was smiling.VHJ5IGFnYWluLiBUaGlzIHNlbnRlbmNlIGlzIGdyYW1tYXRpY2FsbHkgY29ycmVjdC4gSXQgbWVhbnMgc2hlIHdhcyBhbHJlYWR5IHNtaWxpbmcgYW5kIHRoZW4gaGVhcmQgdGhlIGdvb2QgbmV3cy4=
cWhen she was hearing the good news, she smiled.WWVzIC0gaGVhcmluZyBzb21ldGhpbmcgaXMgbm90IHVzdWFsbHkgYW4gYWN0aW9uIHRoYXQgaXMgbm90IGNvbXBsZXRlIG9yIHRha2VzIGEgbG9uZyB0aW1lLg==
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We can use past continuous to describe...
a...an action that was in progress at a particular time.Q29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
b...an action that was complete at a particular time.VHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gd2Ugd291bGQgdXNlIHBhc3Qgc2ltcGxlIGluIHRoaXMgY2FzZS4=
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We can also use past continuous to describe...
a...a short, sudden action in the past.VHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gcGFzdCBzaW1wbGUgd291bGQgdXN1YWxseSBiZSB1c2VkIGZvciB0aGlzIGtpbmQgb2YgYWN0aW9uLg==
b...a longer past action or a repeated one.Q29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
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We can use past simple for an action...
a...that happened after another event.Q29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
b...that happened at the same time as another event.VHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gd2Ugd291bGQgcHJlZmVyIHBhc3QgY29udGludW91cyBpbiB0aGlzIGNhc2Uu
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When we use past continuous and past simple together, it usually means...
a...the past continuous action was in progress when the past simple action occurred.Q29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
b...the past simple action happened after the past continuous one.VHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gd2Ugd291bGQgdXNlIHBhc3Qgc2ltcGxlIGZvciBib3RoIGFjdGlvbnMgaW4gdGhpcyBjYXNlLg==
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What does this sentence mean? I was sleeping at 11 o'clock last night.
aI went to bed earlier than 11 o'clock and fell asleep before that time.Q29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
bI fell asleep at 11 o'clock.VHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gcmVtZW1iZXIgdGhhdCBwYXN0IGNvbnRpbnVvdXMgaXMgdXNlZCBmb3IgYW4gYWN0aW9uIHRoYXQgd2FzIGluIHByb2dyZXNzLg==
cSomething woke me up at 11 o'clock.VHJ5IGFnYWluIC0gbm90aGluZyBoYXBwZW5lZCB0byBkaXN0dXJiIHRoaXMgYWN0aW9uLg==
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When a ship or another item goes under the water and doesn't come back up, it means it ________.
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The Titanic sank because it struck an ________ in the middle of the ocean.
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Why was Eva Hart travelling on the Titanic with her family?
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What were Eva, Karen and Gus all doing when the Titanic struck the iceberg?
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When Gus heard about the accident, people around him ________.
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Karen and Gus both tell us that the ship was 'tilting'. What does this mean?
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Choose the correct verb forms to complete this sentence: The Titanic _____ while it _______ from Southampton to New York.
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Choose the correct verb forms to complete this sentence: I __________ my car to work when I ______ about the death of Michael Jackson.
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Choose the correct verb forms to complete this sentence: What ___________ when he ____ the accident?
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Which of these sentences is NOT grammatically correct?
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We can use past continuous to describe...
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We can also use past continuous to describe...
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We can use past simple for an action...
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When we use past continuous and past simple together, it usually means...
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What does this sentence mean? I was sleeping at 11 o'clock last night.
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