Write short notes about one person and then talk about him/her for a minute.

Name/Nickname (if a person has it)

Who was he/she?
When was he/she born?
What was he/she famous for?
Did he/she win anything?
What are his/her achievements?

Fill in the missing words:

refused, the Nation of Islam, flame, nickname, gold medal, consequence, arrested, rights,
heavyweight, poems, black, comeback, charity, boxing,

Muhamed Ali's ___________________________ was the Greatest. He fought for the

_______________________ of _____________________ people and gave a lot of money to
_______________________. He changed his real name when he joined
_____________________________________. He won the
______________________________ at Rome Olympic Games and became world
________________________________________ champion at the age of twenty-two. He was
known for his special style of _______________________ and amusing rap-
style______________________. He ___________________________ to join the US Army
and got _______________________. His title was taken away from him but he made a
______________________ in 1970. He lit the _________________________ at the Summer
Olympics in 1996. His arm was trembling as a _______________________________ of
Parkinson's Disease.

Fill in:

Hellen Keller was an ________________________ (a person from England) activist, writer

and _________________________(someone who works with children and educates them).
When she was less than two years old a __________________________ (high temperature)
left her _______________________ (not be able to see), ___________________________
(not be able to speak) and ____________________________ (not be able to hear). With a
help from her teacher, Helen overcame her ________________________ (a handicap) and
she ________________________ (past simple of the verb learn) to read, write and speak. She
wrote an ______________________________ (a story about a person's life) and became
known ____________________________ (all over the world) as a lecturer and activist. She
was known as one of the first ______________________________________ (someone who
speaks in the name of somebody else-glasnogovornrik) for women's rights. She visited
wounded _________________________________ (people who fight in wars). She is famous
because she overcame many _____________________________ (prepreke).
Charlie Chaplin was a famous English film director, _____________________________
(glumac), writer and ________________________ (someone who writes music). He was the
son of _______________ (someone who doesn't have money)
___________________________ (zabavljači). He had
________________________________ (very sad) _____________________________ (a
period in life when somebody is a child). He went to Hollywood in 1914 and began acting in
________________ (nijeme) comedies. He appeared as a ''Little Tramp'', a character with
small ________________________________ (growing on men's face, above the lips),
__________________________________________ (large pants-široke hlače), large
________________________ (iznošene) shoes, a ____________________________
(cilindar) and a ____________________________ (a stick that helps old people to walk).
___________________ (različiti) personal scandals ruined his public image and he was
_______________________ (forbidden) to enter the USA in 1952. He was knighted by
Queen Elizabeth II. He _______________________ (smjestiti se) with his fourth wife in
Switzerland and their eight children. In a _____________________________ (bizarna)
episode after his death, his body was stolen from a _____________________ (grob) but was
soon returned.