Read the text and underline words and phrases characterizing Diana.
Diana Spencer was born on the first of July 1961 in Sandringham in England. She had two older sisters and a younger brother. In childhood she liked games, swimming, running and dancing. She wanted to become a dancer. Besides she loved children very much and at the age of sixteen she worked in schools for very young children.
Diana became princess, when Prince Charles, the Queen's son, asked her to be his wife and they got married. They seemed to be a happy couple at first. They had two sons. They travelled a lot they worked a lot, they visited many countries together. But Diana was not quite happy because they did different things and Charles didn't understand her.
Why was Diana the most famous, the most beautiful, the most photographed woman in the world?
Why did she win the hearts of millions and millions of people in many countries? Why did so many people come to London to remember her when she died? Why did the car accident which took her life, become such a total shock to crowds of people? Why did people feel the need to be in London at the funeral?
Why did the tears and love at the funeral move the world?
The answer is so simple.
She was a kind woman. Hundreds of people talked about Diana's kindnesses. She liked ordinary people, though she was rich and had many rich friends. Wherever she was, she was always ready to lend a hand. She was devoted to the sick and the poor. She visited hospitals for people with AIDS and for lepers and wasn't afraid to touch them, talk to them, listen to them.
She worked on children's charities, and had teamed up with Hillary Clinton in an effort to ban landmines. And it's not only money, that she wanted to give people. She wanted to give them a part of her soul, to make them happy because she was unhappy herself. She wanted to give them love, because she needed love herself.
She was the People's Princess.
Listen and make up four sentences (four dreams)
| This nation | will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. |
| the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners | shall be revealed |
| my four little children | will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. |
| little black boys and little black girls | Will rise up |
| the glory of the Lord | will be able to join hands with little white boys and little white girls as sisters and brothers. |
A portrait of an ideal politician
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her "The 'Iron Lady'"(железная леди), a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies known as Thatcherism.
After Margaret Thatcher had become a Member of Parliament (MP), she was asked to be responsible for pensions and benefits. She was good at understanding all the complicated rules, and worked hard.
She began to become quite well known and in 1970, when a man called Edward Heath became PM, she was given the important job of Education Secretary, responsible for Britain's schools and colleges.
In 1975, Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election.
Thatcher tried to reduce the influence of the trade unions and fight inflation. Her economic policy rested on changes along free-market lines. She reduced government spending and taxes for higher-income individuals. In 1982, when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a British colony, Britain started a war which was successful. Thatcher's government privatized national industries, including British Gas and British Telecommunications. Her policies forced coal miners to return to work after a year on strike.
Thatcher was re-elected as Prime Minister for three terms.
Most people in Britain were impressed, as were many around the world. Margaret Thatcher became still better known for her 'Iron Lady' toughness, as well as more confident in herself.
After 1990 Lady Thatcher (as she became) remained a powerful political figure.
People still argue a lot about Margaret Thatcher. Critics claim that many of her policies were too harsh and hurt people. Defenders say she made the Britain economy work much better and that made most people better off. But critics and supporters agree in thinking that Thatcher 's time as Prime Minister was very important in British history.Ambitious/ faithful/ greedy/ reliable/ punctual/ sensitive/ resolute/ honest/ sociable/ eloquent/ open-minded/ expressive/ confident/ just/ intelligent/ persuasive/ risky/ merciful/ freedom-loving/
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