Summer Review
Grammar
Politics
100

While the word _______________usually evokes feelings of middle school angst, _____________ summer is all about accepting your imperfections while embracing the chaos.

brat

100

Give three characteristics of Modal Auxiliary Verbs

1. Never conjugated 

2. Followed by BV

3. Don't need Aux DO for negations / questions

100
Why is Kamala Harris the new Democratic nominee for President and what event(s) led to this occurring? 
President Biden stepped down due to concerns over his age; especially after the debate between President Biden and Donald Trump in June 2024. 
200
What is the name of Kamala Harris' VP nominee and which state is he from?
Tim Walz
Governor of Minnesota
200

Give an example of a semi-modal (or a "Quasimodo")

Ought to + BV

Need to + BV

Have to + BV

200

_____________won over 400 seats in the House of Commons, ending 14 years of ___________________ government in the UK general election which took place in July 2024.

Labour / Conservative

300

On 5 June, American Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore became the first people to launch to orbit inside a Boeing spacecraft. They flew to the International Space Station (ISS). They were supposed to spend a few days there but an unexpected problem has currently forced them to remain in space, probably until _______________________.

February 2025

300

Use "whom" correct in a sentence. 

"Whom" is used as the object of a verb or preposition, typically referring to people. It answers the question "to whom," "for whom," or "with whom" something is done. For example, in the sentence "The person whom you met yesterday is my friend," "whom" is the object of the verb "met." A quick way to decide whether to use "whom" instead of "who" is to see if you can replace it with "him" or "her." If it fits, "whom" is usually correct; if "he" or "she" fits, "who" is more appropriate.

300

Britain's new Prime Minister will only be the 6th from the left-wing party founded in 1900 to lead his opposition party to Downing Street. Give an example of another Labour Prime Minister.  

Ramsay McDonald, Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown.

400

There have been more than _________________ mass shootings across the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are injured or killed. Their figures include shootings that happen in homes and in public places.

For each of the last four years there have been more than 600 mass shootings - almost two a day on average.

There have been more than 385 mass shootings across the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are injured or killed. Their figures include shootings that happen in homes and in public places.

For each of the last four years there have been more than 600 mass shootings - almost two a day on average.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081

400

Explain the difference between

Stop to + BV

Stop + BVing

and provide an example for each.

  • Stop to + BV: This structure means that you pause one activity in order to start doing another action. The action after "stop to" is what you begin doing after you pause your initial activity.

    • Example: "She stopped to answer the phone."
      Here, she was doing something else, but she paused that activity in order to answer the phone.
  • Stop + BVing: This structure means to cease or discontinue the action expressed by the verb-ing form. The action you were doing is halted.

    • Example: "He stopped eating meat."
      This means he no longer eats meat; he has quit the action of eating meat entirely.
400

In April 2024, Simon Harris, 37, was elected as Irish prime minister by members of the Irish parliament.

What letter does the name of the Irish Prime Minister start with in Irish?

What about the Irish Parliament? 

Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister)

Dáil (Irish parliament).




500

___________________________at a dance class in the seaside town of Southport, in the north of England, has been followed by the worst unrest the UK has seen in more than a decade.  ___________________________protests and riots occurred in England and Northern Ireland, within the United Kingdom.

The fatal stabbing of three young girls at a dance class in the seaside town of Southport, in the north of England, has been followed by the worst unrest the UK has seen in more than a decade.

Far-right, anti-immigration protests and riots occurred in England and Northern Ireland, within the United Kingdom. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg55we5n3xo

500

Translate into English: Elle a dû passer beaucoup de temps à donner des informations importantes à ses collègues cette semaine.

She has had to spend a lot of time this week giving her colleagues important information.

500

Labour leader _______________________, 61 became the 58th British prime minister in July 2024. 

Keir Starmer

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