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 persons 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 persons 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 persons 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