O WRITING GUIDE A TASK
Write a biography of a famous sports star.
B THINK AND PLAN
Find information about the person and
make notes.
1 When and where was he/she born?
2 What does he / she look like?
3 When and how did he / she get involved in
sport?
4 When and how did he / she get a big break?
5 What happened after that?
6 What has happened since then?
7 How successful has the person been?
8 What are his/her plans for the future?
C WRITE
Paragraph 1: Personal information
was born in ...
Paragraph 2: Studies
He/She studied ...
Paragraph 3: Success
His / Her big break came in
Paragraph 4: Recent career
Since then, he/she ...
D CHECK
• order of adjectives
• present perfect and past simple​

1) they arrived home early this evening. - why did they arrive home early this evening? - who arrived home early this evening? 2) the dog noisily barked all night in the garden. - where did the dog noisily bark all night? - who noisily barked all night in the garden? 3) he always nearly runs all the way to school. - what does he always do all the way to school? - who always nearly runs all the way to school? 4) he is almost never late for work. - why is he almost never late for work? - who is almost never work for work? 5) it was cold outside even though they were wearing t-shirts. - where was it cold? - who was wering t-shirts? 6) i took an umbrella with me as it was raining. - what did l take with me as it was raining? - who took an umbrella as it was raining? 7) i went to work today even though l felt ill. - how did l feel today? - who went to work today? 8) tom has to take exams next week so he is studying hard. - when does tom have to take exams? - who has to take exams next week? 9) the jewellery displayed in the exhibition belongs to the royal family. - what was displayed in the exhibition? - whom does the jewellery displayed in the exhibition belong to? 10) claire's exam results were the best in the school. - why were claire's exams results the best in the school? - whose exam results were the best in the school?