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	Famous people lessons

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.

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel was born in Hamburg in 1954. She became Germany’s first female Chancellor and the first from communist East Germany in 2005. ‘Forbes’ magazine listed her as the most powerful woman in the world in 2006 and 2007. Western media often dub her the “Iron Lady” because of her no-nonsense approach to her work and reputation as a tough negotiator. Read more

Michael Moore

Michael Moore is an award-winning American director, author, and political commentator. He has spent over a decade making controversial movie documentaries about the problems in American society. He is especially critical of the presidency of President George W. Bush. Read more

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera was born in December, 1980. She is a highly successful singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with RCA Records after recording the song ‘Reflection’ for the 1998 Disney film ‘Mulan’. She is popular with Latin and English-speaking audiences. Read more

Radovan Karadzic

Radovan Karadzic is a former Bosnian Serb leader. He is currently on trial for war crimes and genocide at the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. Karadzic is thought to be behind the deaths of thousands of people in Sarajevo and 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica. He was a fugitive for almost 13 years. Read more

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