1. Writing an biography

2. Review the ‘Past simple tense’ +Verb + ed (or –d)He worked for the police -Did not + verbShe didn’t work for the police ?Did…..+verb?Did they work for the police? Usage: to talk about single past completed action. Often the time is mentioned. To give a series of actions in the order that they happened. To talk about past repeated actions. To talk about long-term situations in the past which are no longer true.

3. 1. Read the sentence in A about Atrid Johnsson. Compare the with the paragraphs in B. Note all the ways the sentences combine. Underline the words in A that are not used again in B.

4. 2. Alfred Nobel is also Swedish. Why is he famous? Combine these sentences about him to form a natural sounding paragraph. Use the first paragraph on Astrid to help

5. 3. Starting as shown, continue the biography of Alfred Nobel.

6. 4. Research some facts about a famous man and a famous woman, dead or alive, who you admire. Write a short profile for each of them

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