H4 100 Greatest Britons

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H4 100 Greatest Britons

Who was this person?

1. Harald Wilson
2. Neville Chamberlain
3. Winston Churchill
4. King George VI

Who was this person?

1. Queen Elizabeth II
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. Emmeline Pankhurst
4. Queen Victoria

Who was this person?

1. Queen Elizabeth II
2. Queen Elizabeth I
3. Florence Nightingale
4. Queen Victoria

Who was this person?

1. Charles Dickens
2. William Shakespeare
3. Charles Darwin
4. Isaac Newton

BBC 100 Greatest Britons

Watch the next video and make sure you are able to answer the following questions:

1. What is the difference between ‘famous’, ‘popular’ and ‘great’?
2. What was the purpose of the programme?
3. How was the result decided?

What is the difference between ‘famous’, ‘popular’ and ‘great’?

What was the purpose of the programme?

How was the result decided?

Great Britons

Find information about the ‘Great Briton’ that is assigned to you. Write a short pitch in which you explain why this person was important for the United Kingdom. Make sure you argue why your ‘Great Briton’ should be voted ‘The Greatest Briton’.

Your Greatest

Choose your personal favourite and be ready to give arguments

Read the two texts and answer the questions