Outstanding People (SHORT)

Outstanding People (SHORT)

1) An outstanding person is someone who has made some great achievements.

2) Such people are famous all over the world.

3) Belarus has many outstanding people too.

4) For example, Euphrosyne of Polotsk.

5) She is the patron saint of our country.

6) She helped poor people and built churches.

7) Another outstanding person is Francysk Skoryna.

8) He was a Belarusian printer and translator.

9) We also have famous sportsmen.

10) For example, Alexander Medved, Olga Korbut and Darya Domracheva.

11) They won many Olympic medals.

12) Great Britain has outstanding people too.

13) For example, William Shakespeare - he wrote lots of famous poems and plays [ such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet ].

14) Captain James Cook was a great explorer.

15) He discovered New Zealand and Hawaii.

16) Are outstanding people born or made?

17) Thomas Edison’s teachers believed that he was stupid.

18) But he became a famous inventor and created many useful devices.

19) Many outstanding people combine art and science.

20) For example, Leonardo da Vinci was a painter and an inventor.

21) A businessman can be an outstanding person too.

22) For example, Steve Jobs could turn a smart idea into the best product.

23) But remember - the road to success isn’t easy.

24) Many outstanding people had a lot of problems.

25) For example, Stephen King got lots of rejections.

26) But that only made him work harder.

27) And he became one of the most popular writers in the world.