WRITING A BIOGRAPHY

Steps

 First select the person you are interested in.

 Then find out some facts about the person’s life.
 Use a trustworthy source to ensure that your information is accurate.
 It is important to plan and take notes before you begin to write.
 To write a coherent text you should plan your paragraphs and the information each
contains.
 Don’t forget to use appropriate linking words/expressions.

EXERCISE

Choose a famous person you admire. Do some research and complete the table in note form
with some of the information you find.

Paragraph 1  Full name •Sanha Allen Pires

Personal information  Famous for •
 Date and place of •singer
birth •4 de

Paragraph 2  How their career

Major events in life started
 Important events
in chronological
order

Paragraph 3  Things they did

Recent events