FAMOUS BRITISH

PEOPLE
 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?

• 1. Learn new words

• 2. Recognize the most famous British
people and name few Lithuanian
• 3. In a few sentences describe 2-3
persons you liked best, pointing the job
and why he/she was famous.
 NEW WORDS
• A POLITICIAN – valstybės veikėjas, politikas;
• AN AUTHOR – rašytojas, autorius;
• A QUEEN – karalienė;
• A PRINCESS – princesė;
• A MUSICIAN – muzikantas;
• A PLAYWRIGHT – dramaturgas, pjesių
autorius;
• A COMPOSER – kompozitorius;
• A SOLDIER - kareivis
WHAT FAMOUS BRITISH
PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW?
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
THE GREATEST BRITON OF ALL
• WINSTON CHURCHILL
was a politician, a
soldier and an artist.
He was one of the
Prime Ministers of
England during the
20th century and he
was very famous.
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
• DIANA, PRINCESS OF
WALES was one of
the United Kingdom’s
favourite people. The
people loved her very
much and when she
died in a car accident
in 1997, everyone was
shocked. She was
only 36 years old.
JOHN LENNON
• JOHN LENNON was a
musician and a
composer. He was a
member of The Beatles,
the biggest rock band
of the 1960s. His most
famous songs include
Help, Let it Be and
Imagine. A fan killed
him in 1980.
 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
• WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
was a playwright and
poet. He was very
famous and he
produced dozens of
plays. Two of his most
famous plays are
Romeo and Juliet and
Hamlet.
 QUEEN ELIZABETH I
• QUEEN ELIZABETH I
was the daughter of
King Henry VIII and
Anne Boleyn. She
reigned in England
from 1558 – 1603.
She was the first
Queen to reign for so
many years.
 AGATHA CHRISTIE
• AGATHA CHRISTIE was
a famous writer. When
she was young, she
was quite ill. Her
mother suggested that
she write a story. That
is how she started to
write. Now, she is
famous for her
detective stories with
Hercule Poirot and Miss
Marple.
 DO YOU KNOW FAMOUS
LITHUANIANS?
• A POLITICIAN ?
• AN AUTHOR ?
• A MUSICIAN ?
• A PLAYWRIGHT ?
• A COMPOSER ?
 WHAT DO YOU REMEBER?
• 1. Hamlet was his play.
• 2. A fan killed him.
• 3. This person was a prime minister.
• 4. Poirot and Miss Marple are character
she created.
• 5. This person’s father was a king.
• 6. This person died in an accident.