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Reflecting on the key events and figures of 2015. From global tragedies like terrorist attacks to moments of triumph in sports and entertainment. The year captured through a mix of sorrow and joy.
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2015 in Review Mrs Savourat
Describe the pictures It’s a man / a car… He’s wearing a costume… She looks pretty / ugly / funny… • Try to identify the event It must be a sports event / the election of Obama… Maybe it’s Hollande… • React It was great / sad / incredible… I watched it / I didn’t watch it…
JANUARY TO ATTACK TO KILL TO HOLD HOSTAGE Terrorists Charlie Hebdo Headquarters
MARCH TO LEAVE TO CRY One Direction Zayn Malik Fans
MARCH TO CRASH TO DIE Two helicopters Dropped
MARCH TO WATCH TO PROTECT Sunglasses An eclipse
APRIL TO CRASH TO COMMIT SUICIDE TO HIJACK GermanWings A plane A pilot A suicide
MAY TO GIVE BIRTH TO NAME Princess Catherine Princess Charlotte
SEPTEMBRE TO ARRIVE TO WALK TO WELCOME Refugees Europe
SEPTEMBER TO BECOME TO BEAT Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Longuest reigning queen 63 years, 7 months and 2 days
OCTOBER TO WIN TO GIVE New Zealand The All Blacks A medal
NOVEMBER TO BLOW UP TO SHOOT TO MASSACRE The Bataclan The Stade de France Terrorists
DECEMBER TO BE RELEASED TO VISIT TO MEET The White house PresidentObama Star Wars Stormtroopers, R2-D2
2015 TO FAIL TO SUCCEED TO COMPLETE TO LOSE Novak Djokovic Serena William Grand Slam Wawrinka and Vinci
Two terrorists attacked the Charlie Hebdo headquarters and killed 15 people. Later another terrorist assassinated a policewoman in the street and then took hostages in a supermarket, killing 4. Millions of people marched in the streets of France to express their solidarity. • People protected their eyes to watch the solar eclipse. • Zayn Malik announced he was leaving the band One Direction. A lot of fans cried. • 10 people died when two helicopters crashed during the shooting of an episode of Dropped. • A German pilot crashed his passenger plane in the Alps. • Princess Catherine gave to a baby girl. The parents named her Charlotte. • Thousands of refugees arrived in Europe by sea or on foot.
Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning UK monarch. She beat Queen Victoria on September 9. • The All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup. One of the players gave his medal to a young fan. • Terrorists blew themselves up around the Stade de France, others shot people in bars and massacred music fans in the Bataclan. • The 7th episode of Star Wars was released around the world. Some of the cast even visited the White House. • The two best tennis players lost a game and failed to complete a Grand Slam. Vinci beat Williams at the US Open and Wawrinka defeated Djokovic at the French Open.