104 Writing Booklet Unit 10
104 Writing Booklet Unit 10
104 Writing Booklet Unit 10
UNIT 10
Writing Task: Write a biography
Worksheet 1: PRE-WRITING
Exercise 1
Complete the table with the Past Simple and past participle for each verb.
verb
Past
Simple
past
participle
verb
write
invent
move
leave
win
die
live
travel
teach
Past
Simple
past
participle
play
make
discover
start
return
work
found
lead
study
Exercise 2:
Which verbs could you use to write about these peoples lives? Write the Past Simple. Add more
verbs and nouns.
won
footballer
businessman
Exercise 3:
Look at the timeline of a famous writers life, below.
Complete the paragraph on the right. Write verbs in
the boxes and time expressions on the lines.
Year
1954
1960
1979
1982
1989
1995
2001
2002
Event
born
writes his first story
starts teaching
writes his first full-length book
gives up teaching to write fulltime
moves to the UK, staying for
five years
writes his most famous book
wins a writing prize
while
since
scientist
until
for
UNIT 10
Worksheet 2: PRACTICE
Exercise 1
Re-write these sentences as one sentence.
1. Jack is a famous footballer. He is from Scotland. He has played over 100 international matches.
Jack, a .. from.., has ..
2. Ahmed is a famous poet. He is from Saudi Arabia. He has written three books of poetry.
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3. Henry Johnson was born in England. He left England to go to Australia in 1952. He became a
famous swimmer.
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4. Maria is a very famous cook in her home country, England. She wrote her first book when she was
twenty-five. The book has sold over one million copies.
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Exercise 2
Complete the sentences about Obaid. Use the facts
from the box and the time expressions.
while
since
until
for
1945
1957
1967
1968
1995
2001
now
Obaid ......................................................................
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Exercise 3
Here is information about three men from the same family. Which sentences are about which person?
studying
living in Jeddah
working
1
Saud
(born 1962)
1981-1985
1965
1987
Saif
(born 1939, died 2010)
never
1965 2010
1955 to 1999
Essa
(born 1993)
2008
1993
never
He didnt go to school or
college.
6
He has lived in Jeddah since
1965.
9
He has always worked hard.
UNIT 10
Worksheet 3: WRITING
Exercise 1: Writing a First Draft
Write a biography of a famous person.
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Read your essay and check:
Introductory paragraph
Body paragraphs
Concluding paragraph
Verbs in correct tense
Time expressions
Spelling (use a dictionary)
Punctuation capital letters, full stops, commas
Exercise 2: Writing a Final Draft
Make corrections and write out the biography again neatly.