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What happened on 9/11 ?
Terrorists hijacked 4 planes and crashed 3 of them into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon to terrorize the US.
Les premiers colons sont arrivés en 1620.
The first settlers arrived in 1620.
Transform this sentence into the negative.
I saw a bear yesterday.
I didn't see a bear yesterday.
Can you name 5 British cities ?
London, Manchester, Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham ...
When was the America discovered ?
+100 Bonus question: Who discovered it ? (name in English)
1492.
Christopher Columbus
Name 5 landmarks from London.
London Eye, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Hyde Park, Big Ben, The Shard ...
Ma soeur a visité la plus haute tour de Londres.
My sister has visited the highest tower of London.
How can you build the future in English ? + Make a sentence
I [will] [go] to the zoo tomorrow.
What's the difference between Great Britain and The United Kingdom ?
Great Britain = main island
United Kingdom = political union of GB + Northern Ireland.
How many states are there in the United States ? Name 5.
50.
What is the floral symbol of each country of the UK ?
+300 Bonus question: name the capital city of each country of the UK.
Scotland = Thistle ; Edinburgh
England = Rose ; London
Wales = Daffodil/Leek ; Cardiff
N. Ireland = Shamrock ; Belfast
Es-tu capable de construire une lance avec du bois dans la nature ?
Are you able to build a spear out of wood in the wild ?
Use a superlative (le plus ...) and a comparative (plus que ...)
I am the tallest person here. My brother is smaller than me.
Who was Winston Churchill ?
British Prime Minister during the second World War.
Name 10 American Presidents
Lincoln, Trump, Obama, Roosevelt, Biden, Bush, Washington, Nixon, Truman, Kennedy, Reagan ...
What happened to Native Americans in the US after the arrival of the settlers ?
However, the settlers brought a disease with them which killed a lot of Natives.
Then, the Americans evicted (expulsé) the natives from their lands and killed the ones who didn't leave.
Depuis le 19e siècle, la peste n'a tué presque personne.
+200 BONUS QUESTION: Quelle est la différence d'utilisation entre Since et For ?
Since the 19th century, the plague almost hasn't killed anyone.
Since + date précise (depuis)
For + durée (pendant)
Make a sentence using the past continous & the preterit simple.
I was visiting Paris last week and I saw a clown.
What is the name of the National Anthem & of the flag ? (200 pts each)
Anthem : God Save the Queen
Flag : The Union Jack
Name 4 American sports league
NBA, NFL, NHL, MBL ...
What is Mary King's Close ? And What happened there ?
Mary King's Close is a street in Edinburgh (Scotland) where a lot of people lived. In 1645, there was an epidemic of the plague and many people died. They quarantined that street and left the people there to die. Today, it's a museum where you can see how people used to live there.
L'effet de serre est responsable du réchauffement climatique. Il faut faire quelque chose rapidement ou la planète ne survivra pas.
The greenhouse effect is responsible for climate. We must do something quickly or the planet won't survive.
How do you build the passive form ?
+300 BONUS QUESTION: Make a passive negative question.
Aux [ Be ] conjugué + [ Base Verbale ] au Participe passé
The mouse was eaten by the cat
-> Wasn't the mouse eaten by the cat ?
What's the name of the political alliance of the former British colonies?
+ 300 Bonus Question: Can you name 5 countries from the alliance (other than the UK).
The Commonwealth.
South Africa, Canada, India, Australia, Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan, Jamaica ...
When, exactly, did the US become independent ?
4th of July 1776.