Improve your English language skills by reading the biographies and profiles of famous people. Exercises in Word and PDF downloads plus MP3 file for listening are available for each article.
Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, known as Carla Bruni, was born in December 1967. She is the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and France’s First Lady. Read more
Oscar Pistorius is the South African Paralympic runner famous for trying to compete at the Olympics. He is known as "Blade Runner" because of the artificial limbs he uses to sprint. Read more
Paris Whitney Hilton has packed in many different careers in her short life. She has been, or is, a model, actress, writer, singer, and businesswoman. Read more
