1. Famous Britons

2. Из опыта работы учителя английского языка МОУ Остафьевская школа Колобашкиной О.С.

3. Конкурс рассказов об известных людях Великобритании Цели: 1.Обобщение изученного материала по теме «Известные люди Великобритании». 2.Совершенствование навыков монологической речи. 3.Актуализация страноведческого материала.

4. Charles Babbage Born: 26 December 1791 Occupation: Mathematician, analytical philosopher, mechanical engineer, Originated the idea of a programmable computer Died: 18 October 1871 (aged 79)

5. Alexander Graham Bell Born: 3 March 1847 Occupation: inventor, scientist Education: University of Edinburgh, University of Toronto associated with the invention of the telephone Died: 2 August 1922 (aged 75)

6. William Shakespeare Born: April 1564 (exact date unknown) Occupation: playwright, poet, actor Genres: comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies, sonnets 38 plays, 154 sonnets Died: 23 April 1616

7. Daniel Defoe Born: 1659|1661(?) Occupation: writer, journalist, spy 500 books, pamphlets, journals “Robinson Crusoe” Famous novel: “Robinson Crusoe” Topics: politics, crime, religion, psychology Died: 24 April 1771 (?)

8. Lewis Carroll Name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Born: 27 January 1832 Occupation: writer, mathematician, clergyman, photographer Genre: literary nonsense Died: 14 January 1898

9. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Born: 22 May 1859 Occupation: short story writer, novelist, poet, doctor Genre: detective fiction, historical novels, nonfiction, poetry Sherlock Holmes Famous book – about detective Sherlock Holmes Died: 7 July 1930 (aged 71)

10. Sir Isaac Newton Born: 4 January 1643 Occupation: physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist Scientific revolution Died: 31 March 1728 (aged 85)

11. Charles Darwin Full Name: Charles Robert Darwin Born: 12 February 1809 Alma mater: University of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge Occupation: naturalist Known for: Natural selection, The origin of Species Prizes: Royal Medal (1853), Wollaston Medal (1859), Coplay Medal (1864) Died: 19 April 1882

12. Robert Louis Stevenson Born: 13 November 1850 Occupation: novelist, poet, and travel writer Treasure Island Famous book: Treasure Island Died: 3 December 1894

13. Joseph Rudyard Kipling Born: December 30, 1865, Bombay, India Occupation: short story writer, novelist, poet, journalist Genres: Short story, novel, children's literature, poetry, travel literature “The Jungle Book” Famous work: “The Jungle Book” Died: January 18, 1936 (aged 70)

14. Sir Alexander Fleming Born: 6 August 1881, Scotland Occupation: biologist and pharmacologist Best-known achievement: the discovery of penicillin a Nobel Prize in 1945 Died: 11 March 1955

15. Charlie Chaplin Full Name: Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Born: 16 April 1889 Occupation: comedy actor, director and musician one of the finest mimes and clowns His working life: over 65 years Died:25 December 1977 (aged 88)

16. John Logie Baird Born: August 13, 1888 Occupation: engineer inventor of the world's first working television system Died: June 14, 1946

17. Agatha Christie Name: Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan Born: 15 September 1890 Occupation: novelist (80 detective novels) Genres: murder mystery, crime fiction the best-selling writer of books of all time Died: 12 January 1976

18. JRR Tolkien Born: 3 January 1892 Occupation: philologist, writer and university professor Genres: high fantasy The HobbitThe Lord of the Rings Famous books: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Died: 2 September 1973 (aged 81)

19. JK Rowling Name: Joanne "Jo" Murray née Rowling Born: 31 July 1965 Occupation: novelist Genres: fantasy Harry Potter Famous book – about Harry Potter

20. John Lennon Full name: John Winston Ono Lennon Born: 9 October 1940 Occupation: songwriter, singer, musician, graphic artist, author and peace activist The Beatles One of the founders of The Beatles Died: 8 December 1980

21. Princess Diana Diana Frances; née Spencer 1 July 1961 Princess of Wales the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales two sons, Princes William and Harry took part in many Charities 31 August 1997 (aged 36)

22. David Beckham Full name: David Robert Joseph Beckham Born: 2 May 1975 Professional football (soccer) midfielder A member of the England national team Manchester United Real Madrid Los Angeles Galaxy Clubs: Manchester United Real Madrid Los Angeles Galaxy the world's highest-paid footballer