Winston Churchill, the Great Leader of the 20th Century Hi, I'm Vlad. I'd like to share with you some information about Winston Churchill. People still talk about Churchill today because of the timeless truths he told, the leadership he demonstrated, and the remarkable personality he embodied. More than anything, he had a vision for the future that
Mozart, a Musical Genius Hi, I'm Liliya and I'd like to tell you about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the greatest composers of all time. Mozart is one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of music. His work became the basis of classical music, and the composer's personality and life are
Writing Biography Hi, there! I'm Irynka and I'm learning how to write a person's biography. I want to tell about Bear Grylls. Level A2/B1 Bear Grylls is a British adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman. His name is not actually Bear. His real name is Edward Michael Grylls. His only sibling Lara gave him the nickname "Bear"
The First Digital Programmable Computer Do you know who invented the first computer? Who wrote the first computer program? Here you will find the answers to these questions. Charles Babbage is considered to be "father of the computer". Level A2/B1 The First Computer Sir Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an
Writing: Review of the Exhibition You recently saw the following post on your Facebook news feed: If you have been to an interesting art or museum exhibition, we would like to hear from you. Write a review of the exhibition, send it to us and we will post it on our Facebook page. Write a
Popular TV Presenter Steve Backshall is a British TV presenter who is best known for his work in nature documentaries. He has worked for the BBC as well as National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. Let's write his biography. Let's learn how to write a biography 1. At first say why the person is/was famous
The Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee is the inventor of the World Wide Web and he created a new computer language called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) which most web pages are written in. The first web page was available on 6 August 1991. Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee now leads the World
What do you know about Steven Spielberg? Hi, I'm Dasha. I'd like to share with you some facts from the biography of an outstanding person, Steven Allan Spielberg, one of the most talented directors of his generation. Steven Allan Spielberg, who was involved in some of the greatest films of the 1980’s, is an American
Galileo Galilei, the Father of Modern Science Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642 is an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy and to the development of the scientific method. Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy where he grew up with his brothers and sisters during the Italian
Leonardo da Vinci, the Greatest of All Painters Everyone agrees that Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the greatest of all painters. His painting “The Last Supper” is probably the most famous painting in the world. But Leonardo would be famous if he had never painted a stroke. For he was also a great
