IT HAPPENED IN 2009…

Step 1Pairwork : Read the

questions of the quiz and find WHO or WHAT the

question is about !

Who received the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9th 2009 ?

Who was discovered as a talented singer during the TV show ‘Britain’s got talent’ ?

Which famous French songwriter and singer died at the age of 62

in March 2009 ?

(hint : he got 3 awards at the ceremony ”Les Victoires de la Musique 2009”)

What happened in Washington DC, USA on

January 20th 2009 ?

What movie was released with the subtitle “chapter 2 : “New

Moon” ?

Which famous French film director died

in January 2009 ?

What was declared as a global health problem

by the World Health organization in June 2009?

Who got the new 100m and 200m World Records

in the Berlin Olympic Stadium last August ?

What historical event in Germany celebrated its 20th anniversary

in November 2009 ?

Where did the worldwide conference about climate

change take place in November 2009 ?

Which worldwide famous American songwriter and

singer died on June 25th 2009 ?

What happened to Air France flight AF 447 Rio-Paris ?

What movie received 8 Oscars at the 81st Oscar Academy Awards ?

ANSWERS…

Barrack OBAMA

ALAIN BASHUNG

SUSAN BOYLE

The TWILIGHT Saga

chapter 2 NEW MOON

Claude BERRI

Influenza Virus subtype H1N1

USAIN BOLT

Fall of the Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary

The Copenhagen Summit

MICHAEL JACKSON

Disappearance of Air France flight AF 447 from Rio to Paris

The film « SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE »

Step 2 : Read the hints and react.

Reading skills

He is of Jamaican origin and he won 3 gold medals at the Berlin World championships

Usain Bolt

She is Scottish.She sang“I dreamed a dream”from “Les Misérables”when she appeared for the first time on TV

Susan B oyle

Claude Berri

He directed ‘Jean de Florette” “Manon des Sources”, or “Germinal”, “Ensemble, c’est tout”…

He also produced “Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis” and “Asterix, Mission Cleopâtre”

He died of a heart attackHis nickname was the King of Pop

Michael Jackson

The meeting took place in Denmark.International leaders were there.They discussed about climate change.

The CopenhagenSummit

This French singer sang “Osez, Josephine”, “Ma petite enterprise”, or “Résidents de la république”

Alain Bashung

5 million people in France got vaccinated against this virus

Influenza A H1N1

It is based on the novel written by Stephenie Meyer.

The Twilight Saga, New Moon

The film starred (to star : avoir pour vedette) Kristen Stuart, Robert Pattison, and Taylor Lautner , reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively.

This ceremony marked the beginning of the four-year term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President.

Unaugurationceremony