Things we’ll remember about

Flappy bird game became so successful that creator

Dong Nguyen was inundated with questions

from press, fans and haters on a daily basis, to the point that he took it

down on Feb. 9. It had around 50 million

downloads.

The Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa begins in February, infecting over

14,000 people and killing at least 5,000 people, the

most severe both in terms of numbers of

infections and casualties.

Belgium becomes the first country in the

world to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill patients

of any age.

March 8 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370,

a Boeing 777 airliner en route

to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, disappears over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 people on board. The aircraft is still not found.

April 14 – An estimated 276 girls and women

are abducted and held hostage from a school

in Nigeria.

June 12 – July 13 The 2014 FIFA World

Cup is held in Brazil, and is won by Germany.

May 28 Maya Angelou, American poet and author dies at

the age of 86

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (Boeing 777) crashes in Ukraine, after being shot down by a missile.

298 people die, including 15 crew members.

August 11Robin Williams, American actor and comedian dies,

aged 63.

Scottish independence referendum held on 18th

September

November 2The Intergovernmental

Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the

warning that the world faces "severe, pervasive

and irreversible" damage from global emissions of

CO2

November 12 –The Rosetta

spacecraft's Philae probe successfully lands

on Comet 67P, the first time in history that a

spacecraft has landed on such an object.

Discuss in pairs what is, in your opinion, the most pressing global issue (5 min)

Write down your wish for 2015 on a card, sign and display it on the Christmas tree