A BIOGRAPHY

Index: O Structure O Content O Vocabulary and useful language

O Describing people O Life stages O Time expressions and sequencing words O Explain why a person is important

O Examples

Structure Paragraph 1 Introduction and early life

Say who the person is, when and where they were born,

and give one or two interesting facts about his/her

childhood.

Paragraph 2 Main events Describe the story of the person’s life and some of

his/her most important achievements .

Paragraph 3 Conclusion Say what they are doing now or when they died.

Then explain why admire them.

Content O Use narrative tenses to talk about past events.

O Describe key events in the person’s life in the order in which

they happened.

O Use time expressions and sequencing expressions to make

the order of events clear.

O Use relative clauses to add information.

O Use adjectives to describe the person’s character.

O Give details about why the person is important or interesting.

Vocabulary and useful language

Describing people

Life stages

Time expressions and sequencing words

Explaining why a person is important

Example