Words "F" to "J"____Diana, Princess of Wales

F to J-1 Ask & answer the following questions with a friend____Then Click HERE to test yourself____Then try the gap fill

1. Do you think that failure in school examinations leads to failure in life?
2. Do you have faith in school teachers?
3. If you could choose to be famous for something, what would it be?
4. Have you ever been fed up with school?
5. How do you feel about single sex schools?
6. What do you feel like doing when the weather is very nice?
7. Are you equally fond of both your parents?
8. When you go on holiday do you completely forget about work or study?
9. Would you be able to forgive a motorist for knocking you down in the street?
10. Are you friendly with people of different nationalities?
11. Are you frightened of snakes?
12. Are you generous with money?
13. Are you gentle with babies?
14. Do you think that N. America is genuine in its campaign for freedom and democracy?
15. Do you think that chocolate sauce goes with ice-cream?
16. Do you prefer to gossip about friends, football or the weather?
17. Do you ever grumble about people, prices or English weather?
18. Have you ever been guilty of a driving offence?
19. Do you make a habit of eating too quickly or driving too fast?
20. Have you heard about Mohammed Ali's fight with George Foreman in Zaire?
21. Do you have any hope of becoming your country's leader?
22. Can you identify with the homeless?
23. Did your teachers impress on you the need to write clearly?
24. Has there been any improvement in your English since you started this course?
25. Is it possible to be independent of other people throughout one's adult life?
26. Did your teachers give you information about the dangers of hard drugs?
27. Have you ever been accused of something you were innocent of?
28. As a parent, would you insist on politeness and good table manners?
29. Have you any intention of buying your teacher flowers?
30. Are you interested in science fiction?
31. Do you think that man is being punished for interfering with nature?
32. Do you think that Princess Diana made a big mistake when she got involved with Charles?
33. Have you ever been involved in a school play or any other theatrical production?
34. Have you ever been jealous of another person?
35. Have you ever joked about politics, religion or sex?

Gap fill ____Diana, Princess of Wales

F to J-2 Fill in the missing particles:___________________________[Top of Page]

Most of us have heard _______ Diana, Princess of Wales, who became involved _______ Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne. Information _______ her has circulated in every newspaper in every country. Gossip _______ her complicated marriage has been reported in every popular magazine. Why were so many ordinary people interested ______ her?

It would probably be true to say that people all over the world found they could identify _______ her. Firstly, she did not shine at school, but she did not allow failure _______ school examinations to get in the way of her life.

People liked Diana for both her strengths and her weaknesses. She was generous _______ her time, fond _______ children and friendly _______ land-mine victims and Aids sufferers.

She was not a natural royal. At first, she appeared to be frightened _______ shaking hands with large numbers of people, but her advisers impressed _______ her the need to play the role of a princess. As well as being very gentle _______ babies, she became very involved _______ her public engagements and genuine _______ her attempt to bring happiness to the disadvantaged.

Diana saw herself as an outsider who did not have any hope _______ becoming queen. We must not forget _______ her personal problems. She was jealous _______ Camilla, the woman whom Charles really loved. She suffered from an eating disorder and had the habit _______ stuffing herself full of food until she became sick. However, she never seemed to grumble _______ her failed marriage, but joked _______ other things.

Many people remember Diana as being an icon of fashion. Wearing beautiful clothes went _______ the job of Princess, but she did not follow the royals in other traditional pursuits. She had no intention _______ hunting foxes. It was not her role to interfere _______ nature in this way.

Her separation from Charles followed a book and a television interview in which she explained why she was fed up _______ her husband and confessed that she too had loved another person. She finally became independent _______ the royals, though she still insisted _______ spending time with her children. Just as it seemed that there was to be an improvement _______ Diana's life, she was killed in a terrible car crash. The chauffeur was guilty _______ drinking and driving.

The public, who had come to have faith _______ Diana, was devastated. They were slow to forgive the Royal Family _______ excluding the Princess from their circle. The Queen went on television to show that they were a family in mourning and were innocent _______ any bad feeling towards Diana. The Prime Minister described Diana as "The People's Princess" and Elton John called her "a candle in the wind". As Elton John sang in Westminster Abbey, many people felt _______ crying.