Introduction Michelle Obama left the White House with her husband, President Barack Obama, in 2016, but she's still very much in the news. In a recent visit to the UK to publicise her autobiography, the former First Lady of the US indicated that her official position may have come to an end, but she continues with her mission to try to inspire girls and women all over the world. Rob and Dan talk about Michelle Obama and teach you new vocabulary. This week's questionWhen did the title First Lady first become used for the wife of the US president? Was it in the: a) 18th Century b) 19th Century c) 20th Century Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabularyto speak/talk openly (about something)
to speak/talk about a difficult or embarrassing topic with honesty empowerment
giving people the confidence and power to improve their lives themselves to inspire
to create in people the feeling of wanting to do something and achieve something imposter syndrome
feelings that you don’t deserve your position even though there is no evidence you are not suitable to assume something
to think something is true based on your own beliefs and understanding without knowing the facts in their own right
because of their own talents and abilities station in life
position in society or workplace Transcript Note: This is not a word for word transcript
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