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Which sport did Kazhymukhan Munaitpasov primarily participate in?
Which sport did Kazhymukhan Munaitpasov primarily participate in?
- Athletics
- Ice Skating
- Tennis
- Wrestling (correct)
What age did Denis Ten start ice skating?
What age did Denis Ten start ice skating?
- 10
- 5 (correct)
- 7
- 3
In which year did Zarina Diyas win the Japan Women's Open tournament?
In which year did Zarina Diyas win the Japan Women's Open tournament?
- 2017 (correct)
- 2019
- 2018
- 2016
How many gold medals did Kazhymukhan Munaitpasov win during his career?
How many gold medals did Kazhymukhan Munaitpasov win during his career?
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What unfortunate event occurred in 2018 regarding Denis Ten?
What unfortunate event occurred in 2018 regarding Denis Ten?
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What injury did Zarina Diyas recover from before winning a title?
What injury did Zarina Diyas recover from before winning a title?
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Where was Kazhymukhan Munaitpasov born?
Where was Kazhymukhan Munaitpasov born?
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Which notable achievement did Denis Ten accomplish in the 2014 Winter Olympics?
Which notable achievement did Denis Ten accomplish in the 2014 Winter Olympics?
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Study Notes
Kazhymukhan Munaitpasov
- Born in 1871
- Learned Kazakh wrestling from his grandfather
- Worked at a circus, looking after horses
- Became a world champion wrestler in 1910
- Competed in over 50 countries, winning 48 gold medals
Denis Ten
- Born in 1993
- Started ice skating at five years old
- Trained on open-air rinks in winter, and indoor rinks in summer
- Won several international competitions before 2007
- Won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
- Passed away in 2018
Zarina Diyas
- Born in 1993
- Started playing tennis at six years old
- Won her first title in 2008
- Won the Japan Women's Open tournament in 2017
- Suffered a wrist injury in 2016
Verb Suffixes
- Adding ‘-er’ to verbs creates nouns such as ‘wrestle’ to ‘wrestler’
- Adding ‘-ance’ or ‘-ence’ to verbs creates nouns such as ‘perform’ to ‘performance’
Ability in the Past
- Could, was/were able to, and managed to can be used to talk about ability in the past.
- Could and was/were able to are used in positive statements about single events in the past.
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