Summer Review 2014 for students

What happened this summer?
Countries:
The UK
Ukraine
France
How well do you remember?
Brazil
Australia
Switzerland
The USA
1- Conjugate the verbs and write the countries
1: _______________________________________________
In July, the Ukrainian military (begin) _____________ an aggressive campaign, using airstrikes to back up ground troops. The
military (force) _____________ rebels from the towns of Sloviansk, their military headquarters, and Kramatorsk. They
(surround) _____________ Donetsk, the largest city in eastern Ukraine and (take) _____________ control of some of the
border crossings through which Russia had been arming the rebels. The offensive (be) _____________ not without cost: by the
end of the month, about 1,130 people (be) _____________ killed, including about 800 civilians.
2: _______________________________________________
th
On July 5 Petra Kvitova (beat) _____________ Eugenie Bouchard in Wimbledon to take her second women's singles title.
Novak Djokovic (defeat) _____________ Roger Federer in a thrilling five set match the next day.
3: _______________________________________________
th
Germany (win) _____________ the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro on July 13 : The German team (beat) _____________
Argentina in extra time by a score of 1–0. Mario Goetze (score) _____________ in the 113th minute and (give) _____________
Germany its fourth World Cup title.
4: _______________________________________________
th
On July 17 , a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (crash) _____________ near
the Russian border killing all 298 passengers and crew members. President Poroshenko (say) _____________ the crash (be)
_____________ an act of terror. Ukrainian and American officials (tell) _____________ the Press that the plane had been shot
down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile. Poroshenko (accuse) _____________ the separatists of launching the missile,
which they (deny) _____________.
5: _______________________________________________
Four schoolboys from Cumbria (find) _____________ a treasure when they (spot) _____________ a very old gold hair ornament
during a dig at an ancient burial mound in Northumberland. Scientists (explain) _____________ that the hair tress (be)
_____________ over 4,000 years-old dating back to the copper age.
6: _______________________________________________
th
To mark the 100 anniversary of entering WWI, the country (turn) _____________ off the lights on Monday 4th August from
10pm to 11pm in memory of the 17 million soldiers who (die) _____________ between 1914 and 1918 in the First World War
The Tower of London's famous dry moat (be) _____________ filled with 888,246 ceramic poppies each representing a British
serviceman and women killed during the war.
7: _______________________________________________
A man (get) _____________ his leg stuck between a train and a platform. Dozens of commuters in Western Australia (tilt)
_____________ the train to free the man trapped between the carriage and the platform during the morning rush hour in the
city of Perth. He (be) _____________ not badly hurt, and (catch) _____________ the next train.
8: _______________________________________________
President Obama (send) _____________ Prince George a handmade rocking horse with the presidential seal on the saddle for
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his first birthday on July 22 .
9: _______________________________________________
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On August 13 , a train (derail) _____________ after a landslide near the Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. The accident (occur)
_____________ on a mountainous train line. The Swiss national radio (report) _____________ that one carriage had plunged
into a ravine. The landslide (happen) _____________ after a heavy rain.
10: _______________________________________________
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The US actor and comedian Robin Williams (die) _____________ on August 11 . He (be) _____________ 63 and he apparently
(commit) _____________ suicide. Marin County Police in California (say) _____________ he (be) _____________ pronounced
dead at his home shortly after officials (respond) _____________ to an emergency call around noon local time. Williams (be)
_____________ famous for such films as Good Morning Vietnam and Dead Poets Society and (win) _____________ an Oscar for
his role in Good Will Hunting.
11: _______________________________________________
th
On August 18 England (win) _____________ the Women's Rugby World Cup in Paris. England's only previous success in the
tournament (come) _____________ back in 1994.
2- Vocabulary in context: How do you say in English?
a) une frappe aérienne: _________________________________________________________
b) les troupes au sol: ______________________________________________________
c) les quartiers généraux: __________________________________________________________
d) la frontière: ___________________________________________________________
e) le lendemain: ________________________________________________________________
f) l'équipage: _________________________________________________________________
g) des fouilles (archéologie): ________________________________________________________
h) un tumulus (monticule funéraire):_____________________________________________________________
i) du cuivre: ___________________________________________________________________
j) les douves sèches: ____________________________________________________________
k) des coquelicots: ____________________________________________________________
l) un quai de gare: _____________________________________________________________
m) incliner: ___________________________________________________________________
n) l'heure de pointe: ______________________________________________________
o) fait main: _____________________________________________________________
p) une selle: _______________________________________________________________________
q) un glissement de terrain: _____________________________________________________________
r) une station de ski: ______________________________________________________________
s) se suicider: ___________________________________________________________________
t) un appel d'urgence: __________________________________________________________________
u) précédent: ____________________________________________________________
v) un tournoi: ___________________________________________________________
3- Find a synonym for ...
- WWI: _______________________________________________________________
- happen: ______________________________________________________________
- more than: ____________________________________________________________
4- Verbs: find all the irregular verbs, give their infinitive, past and past participle.
5- "ED" pronunciation: Write the verbs in the right column.
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Remarques:
- spot  ___________________ - occur  __________________ - commit  ____________________
- deny  ___________________
6- Figures and numbers.
1,130 : _________________________________________________________
5th : _________________________________________________________
298 : ___________________________________________________________
4,000 : _________________________________________________________
100th : _______________________________________________________
888,246 : ______________________________________________________
22nd : _________________________________________________________
11th : ________________________________________________________
18th : _________________________________________________________
5- "ED" pronunciation: Write the verbs in the right column.
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Remarques:
- spot  ___________________ - occur  __________________ - commit  ____________________
- deny  ___________________
6- Figures and numbers.
1,130 : _________________________________________________________
5th : _________________________________________________________
298 : ___________________________________________________________
4,000 : _________________________________________________________
100th : _______________________________________________________
888,246 : ______________________________________________________
22nd : _________________________________________________________
11th : ________________________________________________________
18th : _________________________________________________________