Exercise 1: A profile

1WRITING! Write a profile of a family member.

Task: Write a profile of a person in your family who is important to you. 

Ideas:  Make notes about the family member.

  • his or her name and relationship to you (e.g. mother, uncle, etc.)
  • year of birth
  • early life
  • education
  • achievements
  • why this person is important to you

Plan: Organize your ideas into paragraphs.

Paragraph 1: short introduction

Paragraph 2: early life and education

Paragraph 3: main achievements

Paragraph 4: other details and achievements

Paragraph 5: why you admire this person

Remember to use a variety of tenses.

Write: Write your profile.

Check: Check your spelling, grammar and punctuation.