FAMOUS BRITISH PEOPLE

by Patrunova L.V.

school № 9, Shchelkun

2014

What do you know about these people?

The National Portrait Gallerywas opened in 1856. It contains over 8 000 original portraits and photographs.

The gallery is “about history, not about art”, which means that a picture gets into the gallery if it’s a portrait of a famous British person.The artist’s name and the quality of the picture aren’t very important.

Which of them are in the National Portrait Gallery? Why?

Alexander

Pushkin

Pierce

Brosnan

Sherlock Holmes

Charlie Chaplin

Agatha Christie

David Beckham

Marilyn Monroe

Elizabeth I

Charles

Darwin

Elton John

Answer the questions about Charlie Chaplin.

Which country was he born in?Which country made him famous?What was his childhood like?Did he have any brothers or sisters?

When did he start to work?What is he famous for?

Complete the sentences about Isaac Newton.

1. Isaac Newton was … .2. Newton lived with his grandmother ,

because … .3. He studied at … and then … .4. He was interested in … .5. He became famous , because he built

…, formulated …, etc.

Check your answers.1. Isaac Newton was one of the most important

scientists in the world .2. Newton lived with his grandmother , because

his father died and his mother left .3. He studied at Grammar school and then in

Trinity College. 4. He was interested in mathematics and physics. 5. He became famous , because he built the first

reflecting telescope ,formulated laws of universal gravitation and motion, etc.

Do you remember?Who was a famous “little tramp”?Who was called “the lady with the lamp”?Who explained how objects move on the Earth

and in the sky?Who studied in Cambridge?Who was called an angel?Who studied his career at the age of nine?

Check your answers.Charlie Chaplin.Florence Nightingale.Isaac Newton.Isaac Newton.Florence Nightingale.Charlie Chaplin.

Thank you!