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Lesson 3 Biography

This document provides a lesson on writing biographies in Spanish. It includes a vocabulary list of common biography terms translated to Spanish. There is a short biography example in Spanish that uses the vocabulary terms. It is about a woman named Charlotte Miller and describes events in her life like being born, going to university, getting married, having children, getting jobs and promotions. There are also exercises to practice using these biography terms in the simple past tense.

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Lesson 3 Biography

This document provides a lesson on writing biographies in Spanish. It includes a vocabulary list of common biography terms translated to Spanish. There is a short biography example in Spanish that uses the vocabulary terms. It is about a woman named Charlotte Miller and describes events in her life like being born, going to university, getting married, having children, getting jobs and promotions. There are also exercises to practice using these biography terms in the simple past tense.

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Lesson 3 Biography

Write the Spanish equivalent of the words in the vocabulary section.


1. Got married _______________________________________________________
2. Went to university __________________________________________________
3. Got a job __________________________________________________________
4. Had children _______________________________________________________
5. Was born _______________________________________________________
6. Retired _______________________________________________________
7. Graduated _______________________________________________________
8. Met my husband/wife _______________________________________________
9. Was promoted _______________________________________________
B. Complete the biography with the vocabulary from activity A.
My name is Charlotte Miller. I __________________ (1) in 1957 in Delaware,
USA. I __________________ (2) to study Business Administration. I studied
at Princeton University. I __________________ (3) in 1980. I had a big
graduation party. Three months later, I __________________ (4) at a big
company. That was my Nrst job. I __________________(5) at work. He
worked in the same department I worked. We dated for a year and then we
__________________ (6). All my family went to our wedding. Two years later,
I __________________ (7). My children’s names are Jennifer and Richard.
after ten years of working for the same company I __________________ (8). I
became the CEP. My husband and children were very happy for me. I
__________________ (9) a year ago. The people at work organized a
retirement party.

C. Listen to Steve Jobs’ biography. Tick the events that are mentioned.
_____ was born in San Francisco
_____met his best friend at high school
_____ went to university
_____ met his wife at Stanford graduate school
_____ graduated
_____ got married
_____ had children
_____ got a job
D. Write the verb in parenthesis in Simple Past.
1. He __________________ (create) a great company.
2. they __________________ (meet) their best friends at the high school.
3. We __________________ (not go) to university to study law.
4. I __________________ (graduate) from Stanford University in 2015.
5. You __________________ (not have children) when you were young.
6. Laura __________________ (not get) her [rst job two years ago.
E. Complete the verbs chart.
Simple Form Simple Past Past Par6ciple
1. was / were been
2. Get
3. Go
4. Graduate
5. Have
6. Meet
7. Re6re

F. Read the biography quickly. Identify and underline the verbs in Simple Past.
Kylie Minogue was born on May
28th, 1968, in
Melbourne,Australia. She became a
famous pop star in Australia and
Europe in the late 1980s.
Kylie Minogue acted in the
popular soap opera Neighbours
(1986-1988). After that, she left
television for a singing career.
She made her debut in 1988 with
the album Kylie. In 2004, Kylie
won her first Grammy Award, for
best dance recording.
In 2005, she announced that she
had been diagnosed with breast
cancer. She had a surgery and at
the end of 2006 she began her
tour again after a recovery
period
In 2008, she became an Officer of
the Order of the British Empire,
and three years later (2011) she
was introduced into
the Australia Recording Industry
Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.

G. Read the biography again and complete the timeline.


1968 late 1986- 1988 2004 2005 2006 2008 2011
1980’s 1988
introduction
was into the
Hall of
born Fame

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