Words and phrases

Names

Diana Spencer

Sandringham

Prince Charles

Prince William

Prince Harry

Sting

Elton John

George Michael

Nicole Kidman

to get married - жениться

death - смерть

ordinary - обычный

AIDS - СПИД

to communicate - общаться

charity - благотворительность

to share - делиться

soul - душа

to say goodbye - прощаться

funeral - похороны

Retell the text using the following plan:

· Biography;

· Diana's marriage;

· Why is Diana famous?

· What did Diana do?

· Diana's friends;

· Diana's funeral

VI. Read and translate the text “Margaret Thatcher”

Margaret Robins was born in 1925. Her father had a grocer’s shop but he was also very interested in local politics. Margaret was a good student and won a scholarship to Oxford to study chemistry. Then she worked as a chemist until she met and married Denis Thatcher, a successful businessman.

Then she decided to study law. She was elected to the Parliament in 1959. From 1970 to 1974 she was Secretary of State for Education. In 1975 she became the leader of the Conservative Party which was the opposition. In 1979 she beat the Labor Party and took office as Prime Minister, Britain’s first Prime Minister.

Margaret Thatcher was facing unemployment, inflation and problem with Northern Ireland in the early 1980’s. After solving many problems she had the image of a strong, authoritative leader. On November 22, 1990 Margaret Thatcher resigned. Her name will stay in the history of Great Britain as “Iron Lady”

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