40   I can talk about events in history

Date      

Event    

Meaning

1066     

William of Normandy invaded England and then defeated King Harold in a battle.

invade  enter a country with an army to attack and take control of it. invasion N.

defeat sb  win a battle, vote, game, etc. against sb.

1781     

William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

discover sth  find sth that nobody has found before. discovery N.

1917     

The Russian Revolution   

revolution  action taken by a large group of people to change the government, often using violence.

1923     

Turkey became a republic.

republic  a country with no king or queen.

1947     

India gained independence / became independent.   

gain independence  become free from control by another country. independent ADJ.

1957      

The European Common Market was established.      

establish sth  start or create an organization or system. establishment N.

1975     

Prince Juan Carlos became king of Spain.   

prince  the son or grandson of a king or queen (a daughter is a princess).

1981     

President Sadat of Egypt was assassinated.

president  the leader of a country with no king or queen.

assassinate sb  kill a famous person, often for political reasons. assassination N.

1981     

Attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.    

attempt  the act of trying to do sth difficult (often without success). attempt to do sth V.

1990     

Nelson Mandela was released from prison. 

release sb  allow sb to be free. release N.

1     Cover the table above. Match 1-5 with a-f. Then write the nouns formed from each verb in the third column.

f, release

a, assassination    

e, establishment

b, invasion

d, attempt