1. Answer the questions concerning the politician you’ve read about.

1. Where and when was he/she born?

2. Did he/she have a good education?

3. Which people played a part in his/her career?

4. What are his/her political views?

5. What do you think were the most important events in his/her life?

6. Has he/she had a happy family life?

7. Which of the following numbers or dates relate to your person? What do they refer to?

2. What similarities and differences can you find between the two people?

3. Are the sentences about Margaret Thatcher/Gordon Brown true or false? Correct the false sentences.

1. He/She came from a rich family.

2. He/She loved being a politician.

3. He/She worked hard.

4. He/She won an election to become a Prime Minister (PM).

5. He/She was in office for eleven years.

6. He/She has been a member of the Conservative Party.

7. He/She had many other professions before he/she became a PM.

8. He/She wants to give more powers to citizens.