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Unit 30: Tales of survival
Present and past modals of ability
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- 1 Nice to meet you!
- 2 What to wear
- 3 Like this, like that
- 4 The daily grind
- 5 Christmas every day
- 6 Great achievers
- 7 The Titanic
- 8 Travel
- 9 The big wedding
- 10 Sunny's job hunt
- 11 The bucket list
- 12 Moving and migration
- 13 Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14 New Year, New Project
- 15 From Handel to Hendrix
- 16 What's the weather like?
- 17 The Digital Revolution
- 18 A detective story
- 19 A place to live
- 20 The Cult of Celebrity
- 21 Welcome to your new job
- 22 Beyond the planets
- 23 Great expectations!
- 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
Hear the final part of Alice in Wonderland. The trial of the Knave of Hearts is nearly over. What will the court's decision be? And will Alice manage to stay on the right side of the Queen? You can also test what you've learnt in this unit with our weekly quiz.
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The Weekly Quiz
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Have another look at 6 Minute Vocabulary.Question 1 of 15
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What's the correct spelling?
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acommodation
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accomodation
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accommodation
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Have another look at Session 1, which gave some information about Typhoon Haiyan.Question 2 of 15
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Which of these is NOT a kind of storm?
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typhoon
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tsunami
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cyclone
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People who do this are called 'volunteers'.Question 3 of 15
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Which word describes work you do without being paid?
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voluntary
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volatile
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involuntary
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Can you remember the rules about phrases for expressing ability? Have another look at Session 2.Question 4 of 15
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Is this sentence correct? 'We couldn't to find my dad's car keys.'
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Yes
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No
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Can you remember which phrase we use for things which are difficult to do?Question 5 of 15
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The space shuttle ______ stay in one piece when it re-entered the earth's atmosphere.
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didn't manage to
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wasn't able
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Can you remember the rule about using 'can' with the present perfect tense?Question 6 of 15
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We haven't ______ stay in touch with the people we met in Africa.
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can
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been able to
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In Session 3, 'Flip flop hope', which members of the Forkan family managed to escape the Asian tsunami?
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The children
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The parents
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The children and parents
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Which phrase do you use to show that something is difficult to do?Question 8 of 15
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They had problems with the quality of the flip flops made in India, but they ______ solve it by moving production to a factory in China.
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could
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able to
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were able to
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Jackie's radio and TV programmes warn people about things like cyclones and how to survive them.Question 9 of 15
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In Session 4, what is the most important thing Jackie says her radio and TV programmes give to people?
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Information
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Money
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Equipment
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Have another look at session 4. If she 'was able to' work with the government, what does that mean?Question 10 of 15
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Did Jackie and her team work with the Bangladeshi government?
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Yes
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Have a look at paragraph 5 of News Report.Question 11 of 15
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In News Report, did Kay manage to get back to the boat in time when the tsunami struck?
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Which word means 'causing a lot of damage and destruction'?
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devastating
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vantage point
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triggered
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Listen to part 10 of Alice in Wonderland again.Question 13 of 15
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In part 10 of Alice in Wonderland, who signed the letter that the White Rabbit read?
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The King
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The Knave of Hearts
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There was no name on the letter.
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Alice was getting very tall... and the King was getting nervous!Question 14 of 15
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In part 10 of Alice in Wonderland, what was Rule 42?
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An honest man always signs his work
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Punishment first, decision second
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All persons more than a mile high must leave the court
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Complete the sentence that Alice shouted at everyone in the courtroom: You're nothing but...
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...a pack of cards!
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...a pile of leaves!
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...stupid animals!
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What's the correct spelling?
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Which of these is NOT a kind of storm?
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Which word describes work you do without being paid?
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Is this sentence correct? 'We couldn't to find my dad's car keys.'
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The space shuttle ______ stay in one piece when it re-entered the earth's atmosphere.
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We haven't ______ stay in touch with the people we met in Africa.
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In Session 3, 'Flip flop hope', which members of the Forkan family managed to escape the Asian tsunami?
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They had problems with the quality of the flip flops made in India, but they ______ solve it by moving production to a factory in China.
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9
In Session 4, what is the most important thing Jackie says her radio and TV programmes give to people?
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Did Jackie and her team work with the Bangladeshi government?
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In News Report, did Kay manage to get back to the boat in time when the tsunami struck?
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Which word means 'causing a lot of damage and destruction'?
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In part 10 of Alice in Wonderland, who signed the letter that the White Rabbit read?
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In part 10 of Alice in Wonderland, what was Rule 42?
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Complete the sentence that Alice shouted at everyone in the courtroom: You're nothing but...
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