1 Look at the photo and read the caption. What kind of story do you think the article tells?
A real-life story
2 Read the competition entry and check your answers to Exercise 1.
The story is a motivational/real-life/inspirational/true story.
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3 Look at the underlined words in the text. 1 to connect information in paragraphs |
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4 Look at the text again. In which order does Abbas write about the things?
3 What Musa did ماذا فعل موسى
2 Musa’s early life بداية حياة موسى
4 What is special about him ما هو المميز فيه
5 Looking ahead التطلع إلى المستقبل
1 why he wrote about him لماذا كتب عنه
5 Study the Writing box and check your answers to Exercises 3 and 4.
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WRITING | A biography |
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Paragraph 1 Mention why you chose this person; say why he/she is famous/important/inspiring: The person I am writing about is my hero/an inspiration. I am writing about a famous … Paragraph 2 Talk about their early life, their talents or achievements, and what they did: X was born in …/went to school in .../studied at … She is/was good at … She played/for …/became a …/worked as a … Paragraph 3 Talk about what the person did later (or does today): In later life he/she …/ He/she is now … Paragraph 4 Give more information about why this person is special: He/she is a skillful/successful/role model. Paragraph 5 Sum up this person's life or look ahead to the future. His/Her life shows … His/Her ambition / dream now / in the future is … Remember to use sequencing words to help the reader follow the text |
6 Listen to a conversation about this Paralympic athlete. Then listen again and complete the notes.
An inspirational life - Maha 1 Al-Barghouthi
• one of Jordan's greatest Paralympic athletes - a para table tennis player
• in 1995 she set a wheelchair world record for the 200m in 2 Berlin
• at the Sydney Paralympics in 2000 she won Jordan's first ever 3 gold
medal
• she won 105 medals in a career which lasted 4 30 years
• her first gold medal came at the 1999 Pan- Arab games
• King Abdullah awarded her the Al Hussein medal of First Order in 5 2001
7 WRITING TASK Write a short biography of an inspirational person. Either use the notes in Exercise 6 or choose a well-known person
who you think is a positive role model. Use the Writing box to help you.
Use the Graphic Organiser to help you plan your writing.
Student own answers
Workbook
| Mention why you chose this person; say why he/she is famous/important/ inspiring. |
An inspiration to everyone The 2012 London Olympics were a chance for the whole country to celebrate Britain’s multicultural society. The person I am 1 writing about is my inspiration because he represented modern Britain better than any other athlete. |
| Talk about his/her early life and talents. |
Mo Farah was born in Somalia, East Africa, in 1983. His father had British citizenship, 2 so Mo moved to Britain when he was eight years old. He arrived in a foreign country and, what’s 3 more , he spoke almost no English. His P.E. teacher soon noticed that he was good at running and Mo joined a local athletics club. He won five school championships and, 4 after that, he started winning medals in adult competitions, but he achieved widespread popularity only after the Olympics, when he won two gold medals, in the 10,000 metre and the 5,000 metre races. 5 Because of his success and a happy, smiling face, he became the symbol of Britain’s Olympic team. |
| Talk about what the person did later (or does today). | Mo Farah’s success continued after the Olympics and, four years 6 later in Rio, he won two more gold medals for the same distances. 7 Finally, in 2017, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth and became Sir Mo Farah. |
| Sum up the person’s life in a few words. | Mo’s success and popularity 8 show that anyone can achieve their dreams. That’s 9 why he is a great role model and inspiration to everyone, whatever their background. |
1 Read the biography and complete it with the words from the box.
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2 Complete the sentences with linking words.
1 After training hard for a long time, she finally got into her college team.
2 Ten years later she won her second gold medal at the age of twenty-nine.
3 She also won two silver medals.
4 What’s more, she does a lot for charity.
5 She’s a great role model – that’s why I have chosen her.
3 WRITING TASK Follow the Active Writing instructions to write a biography of an inspirational person.
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ACTIVE WRITING | A biography 2 Write the biography. 3 Check that ... |
Students’ own answers