Death of 'The Iron Lady'

 The following news item is taken from today's BBC.News Politics:

'Lady Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990. She was the first woman to hold the role.
She will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother.
The ceremony, with full military honours, will take place at London's St Paul's Cathedral.
The union jack above Number 10 Downing Street has been lowered to half-mast while Parliament will be recalled from its Easter recess on Wednesday to enable MPs to pay tributes to the former prime minister.' 

What can you say about Margaret Thatcher using some of the words from the wordle above?
What do you know about Margaret Thatcher?
Why do you think she was known as 'The Iron Lady'?
Do you think she was a good Prime Minister?
How was she viewed in your country?
How do you think British people have reacted to news of her passing away?
What's your personal impression of the 'Iron Lady'?
Can you think of adjectives to describe her using each of her initials?

Have a look at this synopsis of today's headlines regarding Lady Thatcher in the papers.

Thanks to Rob for pointing out Sands Media Services to me!

You produced lots of adjectives!  I have added them to the Great Britain-shaped word cloud below.

Breaking News English Lessons!
Click on the Breaking News English link below to view a 26-page lesson on Margaret Thatcher's life.  You can do the exercises for extra homework, if you like, and then you can correct your answers at the end.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1304/130410-margaret_thatcher.html

You can view a video obituary of Margaret Thatcher found via the English Blog here.

About Mars

Image source from here.
 
What do you know about Mars?

Try to make some sentences about Mars using some of the words below in the word cloud.   Click on the image to enlarge it.

These words all come from an article about Mars, taken from the BBC Science website.

Life on Mars

You can listen to this YouTube video of Life on Mars by David Bowie.

Political Correctness Article

Can you remember what the words above mean?
Remember the verbs to 'single out' and 'poke fun' are not joined together!

Word cloud created with ABCYa

Lesson One

Introductions

Can you guess how the following words in the ABCYa word cloud are connected to Janet?
 

Go to ABCYa for kids and create your own word cloud!

 

  TRUE OR FALSE?

 

Janet's met David Beckham and has got his autograph!
Janet's got a tattoo of a hen on her left arm!
Janet's received two letters from a princess!

A Piece of Abruzzo 

 

This image below is a reference to something which is produced in Abruzzo, where Janet currently lives. 
 
What can you guess about this product, and why is it famous all around the world?  Can you work out what the name of the product is?

Try to draw something which is iconic about your city / area or country.  Think about how you can describe it, and the reasons why it is so well-known. 

Write at least 60 words in approximately 5 minutes.  Then show / describe what it is to your partner. Think of a few questions to find out more about what your partner has described to you.