This week, we hear about former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday with the Queen and 650 guests at a dinner in a London hotel.

Try our quiz below to practise some of the language used in the programme.

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	Margaret Thatcher

Words and expressions from the programme

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the Cabinet
the most senior ministers in the government

global
world

turning point
important moment of change

to eyeball someone
to stare at someone directly and forcefully

downside
the negative part

pantheon
a group of distinguished people

tenure
time in power

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