TRINITY MATERIAL FOR ISE II - Public Figures Past and Present

Public Figures Past and Present

Vocabulary

WORLD OF POLITICS AND RELIGION	THE PERFORMING ARTS AND FASHION	WORLD OF SPORTS
the President and the vice president Leader of the opposition Cabinet minister Shadow Cabinet minister MPs (Members of Parliament) Lord Mayor General Secretary and union representatives The Pope Jesus	Film directors and producers Actors and actresses Singers Presenters Models Designers	Footballers/ football players Racing car drivers or motorcyclists Athletes chairmen of football clubs Sports promoters Sports commentators Heros

1. Which public figure do you admire most and why? (Can be dead or alive)
2. Does your country have any famous historical figures? What did they do?
3. Who is the most important public figure in your country at the moment?
4. Do you think that celebrities earn too much money these days?
5. Should celebrities have the right to a private life?
6. What do you imagine are the main advantages and disadvantages of being famous?
7. Do you think that all politicians are corrupt?
8. Who is the most important public figure in your country at the moment?
9. Tell me about someone well-known who you admire.
10. Are celebrities worth the money they're paid?
11. Are all politicians corrupt?
12. Tell me about a famous artist who has influenced you.
13. Who are the most famous historical figures in your country? What did they do?

PRESENT:

Stephen Hawking's: is one of my idols because he’s one of the most tenacious person you could ever meet. He is a very famous scientist that studies space. When he was 19 years old, he had a problem in one cell  that controls  body movement; since then, he can't move his body, he is paralyzed from his head to his feet, he can only move his arms fingers.So, he is not able to talk that's why he has got an intelligent wheelchair with which he can speak and move. Despite his problems he is one of the most intelligent person in the world. The thing I like the most about him is that he always has a smile even when the things are going bad.

Belén Esteban: she is a negative influence for me, because she is always shouting or crying, she is a woman without qualifications, who has a very good salary only for criticising other celebrities, she goes from one program to another doing only the same thing and earning a lot of money. When I see her I always laugh, she has had a lot of cosmetic surgery done but she is uglier than before.

PAST:

Nelson Mandela: he was a determined man who fought to make the black people have equal  rights just like the whites in South Africa.  He spent many years in prison for expressing his views and being an activist.  He was a defender of black people's rights, especially Africans. He spent 27 years in prison and after that he became  South Africa's  president. He is an example for everyone to follow,  He died in 2008 but he is not forgotten.

Gloria Fuertes: she was a famous Spanish   writer who was born in Madrid and she loved writing for children, she is important for me because I started reading with one of her books, so she was the one who taught me how to read and the one who introduced into the “reading world”.  She died in 1998, but her stories live on.