Writing Task: Biography

Lesson 6:
I. Supply the terms for each of the paragraphs below. What is each one of them called?

1. My teacher’s name is Panha Sok who was born in Siem Reap,

Cambodia, in 1980. He has a sister, but he doesn’t have any
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Panha attended school in Siem Reap in 1986. He liked History and
Social Studies, but he didn’t like Science. He played table tennis
which was his favourite sport when he was a student.
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Panha left high school and got a job in 1998. He worked for a
________________ telephone company for 5 years. After that, he entered university
_ where he studied English Literacy. He graduated from university in
2007. Then he worked in Battambong as an English teacher for three
years before he moved back to Siem Reap.

3. Now Panha lives and works in Phnom Penh. He lives in Street 19,
near the Royal Palace. He likes this place because it is quiet. He
________________ works for ACE, an English school in the centre of the city. He enjoys
_ teaching English to the next generation, especially young children.
He loves the food in the city, but he misses the friendly people back
at his hometown.

In the future, he is going to travel. Panha wants to visit Preah Vihear

and other beautiful places in Cambodia. He will retire in Siem Reap
4. when he is sixty.

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II. Read the text above about Panha Sok and answer the questions. Write your answers in
full sentences.

1. Where and when was he born?

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2. What subject didn’t he like at school?
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3. What was his favourite sport when he was a student?

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4. In what year did he enter university? What did he study there?
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5. What was his last job before he moved back to Siem Reap?
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6. Where does he live and work now?
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7. Does he enjoy his life?

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8. What does he miss about his hometown?
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9. What is his future plan?
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10. Where will he retire? When?
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III. Group the sentences below about Chao Chet into its respective paragraph.

1. He will retire when he is sixty.

2. Chao Chet is a famous film star.
3. Now, Chao Chet lives and works in Phnom Penh.
4. Then in 1999, a film producer invited him to star in a film called “True Love”.
5. After he finished high school in 1991, he wanted to study medicine at university, but he
failed the entrance exam.
6. His parents died when he was very young.
7. He, then, decided to study Chemistry and graduated in 1995.
8. As a child, Chet started school in 1981.
9. A year later, he became a Chemistry teacher at a high school.
10. In the future, he would like to have his own business as a film producer.
11. He got married to Khunneary, who was his co-worker soon after the graduation.
12. He has three brothers and two sisters.
13. He was born in 1975 in a small village in Kampong Cham province, where he grew up.
14. It was very famous and a lot of people liked it.
15. Since then, he has become a film star and has made a lot of films.
16. He works for a film production and he teaches English at ACE as a part-time teacher.
17. He also wants to travel the world, especially Hollywood.

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I. Now use the information below to write a 5-paragraph biography about Chenda Heng.

friend’s name / Chenda Heng

born 1989 / Kandal province / grew up
4 sisters / no brother / parents died / 15 years old
attended school / 1995 / Kandal province
good at Maths / not good at English
favourite sports at school: football and running
graduated from university / 2011
a year later / accountant / a small company / worked 2 years
continued master degree in Management / NUM / graduate 2015
after graduate / assistant manager / IBC company / 1 year
lives in Phnom Penh / English teacher / ACE
enjoys teaching young children / doesn’t really like adult students because usually late
would like to teach in other countries – Singapore
retire in Kompong Som / sixty

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