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English Assignment #5

1. Choose a famous person that you like and complete this chart

Full name · Real name Ryan Benjamin Tedder

Job · Profession Singer, songwriter, musician, multi-

instrumentalist and record producer.
Date of birth June 26th, 1979

Place of birth Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

Family members Marlene Cunningham (mother)

Gary Tedder (father)
(He’s an only son)
Relevant facts • He was raised by an extended
family of missionaries and
pastors in a Christian church
• He began learning to play the
piano at the age of three via
the Suzuki method.
• Tedder was a self-taught
vocalist who began imitating
his favourite singers, bands
and artists.
• He sang for two hours a day
every day of his life until he
was eighteen.
Date of death
He’s not dead… … … yet.
Place of death

2. Write a short biography using information from exercise 7. You may

use these sentences.
• He / She was born
 • He / She was a
• He / She was born in
• He / She lived in
• He / She had – children
• His / Her Husband / Wife was
• He / She died on
• He / She died in

2.

Ryan Tedder was born on June 26th, 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma (U.S.). He's a
singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. His
mother is Mariene Cunningham, and his dad's called Gary Tedder. He was
raised by an extended family of pastors and missionaries in a church. He
lived in Oklahoma, but now he's living in Colorado. When he was three years
old, he began learning to play the piano via the Suzuki method. Ryan was a
self-taught vocalist. He began imitating his favourite artists. He told in an
interview, that he used to sing for two hours a day every day, until he was
eighteen. At the moment he's married with Genevieve, and they had two
children. Now he's the vocalist of the band "OneRepublic". His wife, Genevieve
Tedder, is a professional photographer in the U.S. About his death . . . That
hasn't happened. . . Yet.

Finished on August, 21st by Máximo Canedo, E.E.S. Nº 12