JUNE 2nd Thomas Pesquet, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ astronaut, ________________ (land) safely after a successful six-month mission onboard the International Space Station. French landed

JUNE 3rd On June 3rd 2017, on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bridge, a van ___________ (leave) the road and ___________ (hit) a group of pedestrians. Its three occupants then __________ (run) out of the vehicle and ______________ (stab) people at random. Eight people ___________ (be) killed and 48 ___________ (be) injured. The three attackers __________ (be) later shot dead by the police. This _________ (be) the third terrorist attack over a year. London left ran hit stabbed were were were was

JUNE 12th Spanish defeated On June 12th, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ world-known tennisman Rafael Nadal ______________ (defeat) Stan Wawrinka, thus winning his 10th medal in the French Open. Jelena Ostapenko __________ (be) the winner of the Women's Singles and she _____________ (become)the first _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ player to win a Grand Slam title. Spanish defeated was became Latvian

JUNE 13th On June 13th, at least 80 people ____________ (die) when a fire _____________ (tear)through a 24-storey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ building known as Grenfell Tower. It _______ (be) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _‘s worst fire in decades. died tore London was Britain

JUNE 18th A raging forest fire in central _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ starting on June 18th ___________ (kill) more than 60 people, including at least 30 motorists who ________ (be)trapped in their cars. Portugal killed were

JUNE 26th French Fans ______________ (celebrate)20 years since the first book in the Harry Potter series _______ (be) published on June 26th. celebrated was

JULY 4th _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________ (fire) an international ballistic missile on July 4th. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, _____________ (taunt) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, saying the launch was a Fourth of July “gift” to the Trump administration North Korea fired taunted The U.S.A

JULY 7th President Trump _____________ (meet) with Chancellor Angela Merkel on July 7th, after he _____________ (arrive) in Hamburg, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, where thousands of protesters _____________(converge) before a group of 20 summit meeting with leaders of other major economies. met arrived Germany converged

JULY 11th On July 11th, scientists _____________ (publish) an alarming report on Earth’s sixth mass extinction. They _____________ (warn) about possible “biological annihilation” of certain species and _____________ (blame) human activity (pollution, deforestation, industrial farming…). published warned blamed

JULY 14th On July 14th , Beyonce and Jay Z’s twin children ___________ (be born) .Beyonce _____________ (post) an elaborate photograph on social media to introduce the babies. were born posted

JULY 14th On July 14th, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _president Donald Trump _____________ (join)the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ president Emmanuel Macron as Bastille Day guest of honour. American joined French

JULY 23rd The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cyclist Christopher Froome ___________ ( win) the Tour de _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for the fourth time on July 23rd. British won France

JULY 25th JULY 27th Massive wildfires in Southern _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________ (provoke) ten thousand evacuations from July 25th to July 27th. France provoked

AUGUST 2nd resigned from On August 2nd, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s 96-year-old husband, _____________ (resign from) his official royal engagement after seventy years acting on behalf of the crown.

AUGUST 3rd _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ football player Neymar finally ____________ (join) the Paris Saint Germain football club on August 3rd after 3 weeks of negotiations… The club ___________ ( give) 222 million euros, the most expensive transfer in football history. Brazilian joined gave

AUGUST 4th  AUGUST 13th _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________ (win) 5 medals at the Athletics World Championships that _____________ (take place) in London from August 4th to August 13th. Usain Bolt's London finale _______________ (end) in disappointment as he ________________ ( suffer) a muscle cramp and _______________ (fall) on the track before the end of the men’s 4x100m relay final. France won took place ended suffered fell

AUGUST 4th A female panda ____________ (give) birth to two baby pandas on August 4th in Beauval zoo (a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ zoo). Unfortunately, one of the two babies ___________ (die) shortly afterwards. gave French died