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(3 Apr 2009) SHOTLIST 1. US First Lady Michelle Obama walks on stage to podium at the all-girls Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School 2. Wide shot of Mrs. Obama at podium 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michelle Obama, US First Lady: "Although the circumstances of our lives may seem very distant, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America, and you just getting through school. I want you to know we have very much in common. For nothing in my life's path would have predicted that I would be standing here as the first African-American First Lady of the United States of America." 4. Wide shot of Mrs. Obama at podium 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michelle Obama, US First Lady: "I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by the people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life - grandmothers, teachers, aunts, cousins, neighbours - who taught me about quiet strength and dignity." 6. Cutaway of audience 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michelle Obama, US First Lady: "Sorry. I don't know if anybody is cutting class. I never did it. I loved getting A's. I like being smart. I liked being on time. I liked getting my work done. I thought being smart was cooler than anything in the world. And you too with these same values can control your own destiny. You too can pave the way." 8. Audience applause at conclusion of Obama's speech, zoom in to her on stage 9. Mrs. Obama walks over to students on stage and hugs them UPSOUND: audience cheering 10. Wide of audience 11. Mrs. Obama hugging students 12. Mrs. Obama waves goodbye and then moves down stage to hug girls in audience, girls run up to edge of stage STORYLINE US First Lady Michelle Obama appeared to win over both the British press and public on Thursday as she accompanied her husband, US President Barack Obama to London while he attended the G20 summit. While the leaders of the world were discussing the future of the world's economies, Mrs Obama made a surprise visit to an all-girls school in north London. She spoke to the pupils at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School about growing up on Chicago's south side, and urged them to think of education as "cool." "I never cut class. I liked being smart. I liked getting A's," she told the assembled girls. She spoke of the importance of love, strong values, education and a "whole lot of hard work" as she described her childhood, and said: "You too, with these values, can control your own destiny, you too can pave the way." Mrs Obama also tried to draw similarities between her life and the lives of the members of her young audience, saying they had very much in common. "For nothing in my life's path would have predicted that I would be standing here as the first African-American First Lady of the United States of America" she said. Before leaving, Mrs Obama stopped to hug as many pupils as she could and was mobbed by excited girls as she leant over the stage to greet them. The visit to the all-girls school - her first solo visit during the G20 Summit - echoes her Women In Excellence programme in America, which aims to empower and inspire young women. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...