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Shakespeare
(1564-1616)
Victoria
(1819-1901)
James
Cook
(1728-1779)
Alexander
Fleming
(1881-1955)
Thomas
Edison
(1847-1931)
Diana
Spencer
(1961-1997)
Rosa
Parks
(1913-2005)
Charles
Dickens
Henry
Purcell
(1659-1695) (1935-1977) (1928-1987) (1926-1962)
Elvis
Presley
Andy
Warhol
Florence
Marilyn
Monroe
George
Washington Nightingale
(1732-1799) (1820-1910) (1812-1870) (1889-1977)
their passions. They are still famous today because they played a key role in history: some of them gave
All the people presented above were brilliant, gifted and outstanding but they also dedicated their lives to
hope and Inspiration and some others contributed to Improving or even revolutionising people's lives.
Your mission: Match the pictures with the text to create short descriptions of these famed persons.
Example: Shakespeare was a) a world-renowned imaginative English playwright and poet who is
often called the Bard ». 1) He was born in 1564 and he died in 1616.
Charlie
Chaplin
a) A world-renowned imaginative English playwright and poet who is often called the Bard ».
b) The first US president and one of the Founding Fathers.
c) An Iconic American singer nicknamed the King ».
d) A successful English comic actor and producer of the early days of Hollywood who rose to fame in the era
of silent film.
e) A determined and hard-working Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin (antibiotic).
f) A pioneering English nurse (the founder of modern nursing).
g) A kind, reasonable and powerful Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
h) A great English novelist and social critic.
1) An audacious British explorer and famous captain in the Royal Navy.
J) A talented English classical music composer.
k) A prolific skilful American scientist and businessman who developed, for example, electric power
generation, sound recording, and motion pictures.
1) A committed American civil rights activist best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
m) A glamorous famed American actress, model and singer.
n) An Innovative American artist who was a leading figure in pop art.
o) A charming popular princess of the British royal family who was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.