Answer — Exercise 2
6 - Vocabulary·New Headway Advanced - Workbook
Question
Complete the sentences with a verb (in the correct form) or a noun from the chart.
Answer
- The Roman conquest of Britain was about AD 43 under Emperor Claudius. However, prior to this Julius Caesar had already invaded the country twice in 55 BC and 54 BC.
- The French Revolution started in Paris in July 1789 when an angry mob attacked the Bastille.
- My great-grandfather was badly wounded / injured in WWII. He finally died of his wounds / injuries in 1945.
- My great-grandma never got over the loss of her husband, but she brought up her family alone without any complaint.
- She can remember the Blitz in London - she saw the destruction of a number of houses in her street. Her house survived, but later had to be demolished because it was unsafe.
- My mum can remember exactly what she was doing when President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. Doctors fought hard for his survival but failed.
- Terrorists belonging to extreme groups pose a major threat to our world today.
- My dad says sometimes it's brave not to fight. Many pacifists in WWI had to face the wrath of society.