5. Read the recommendations on how to write the autobiography given below.

Writing Lab

The Autobiography

The autobiography is an explanatory piece designed to give background information on oneself.

The first thing you do when writing an autobiography is start off with a lot of facts about your life; for example, when and where you were born, where you live (city and state), where you go to school and who you live with. You have to give a lot of information so that your reader can clearly understand what is going on.

Why to write:

to give information to someone who will introduce you to someone else (to your host family, for speech, etc.);

to give your personal information to the educational establishment you’re going to study at;

as a part of a media kit.

How to write:

to develop a logical outline;

to write a commanding lead;

to flesh out your ideas;

to vary and simplify sentence structure and language;

to make sure there’s a logical flow and comprehensive coverage;

to check for consistency and tense;

to edit;

to proofread.

What to write about:

to open by identifying your name, title, and achievements;

to summarize your accomplishments, and activities;

to add human-interest details (computer skills etc).

6. You are going to the UK for two weeks in the summer to study at a language school. While you are there, you will be staying with an English family. Write your autobiography to help the school administration board find you the family you’d feel comfortable with.

a) Before you write, answer these questions.

1. Will your autobiography be formal or informal?

2. How many paragraphs will it consist of?

3. What are they going to be about?

4. What kind of information do you need to include about yourself?

b) Write notes for each paragraph. Think of the details and examples from your personal experience.

c) Write a paragraph plan.

d) Write your autobiography.

e) When you have written your autobiography, make sure that you have:

• used the correct language;

• used all important details (check with your notes);

• added examples from your life experience;

• at least have five paragraphs;

• have a conclusion.

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valya27081986

05.10.2021 03:09

I'm fond of reading. Usually I borrow books from the library, but I have a lot of them at home, too. I like to read books about famous people and detective stories. Literature means much in my life. It helps to form the character and to understand life better.

There are some names in Russian and Foreign literature that are very dear to me.

In Russian literature I highly appreciate Ivan Sergiyovych Turgenev. For me he is a real intellectual and aristocrat, a man of culture, devoted to literature, music and art. Though he lived abroad for a long time he didn't stop to be a Russian writer-for a moment. He created a number of national characters in his books. The image of Turgenev s woman, deeply feeling, faithful and tender is an ideal of a Russian woman for me. It doesn't lose its charm even today.

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And this is very important nowadays. My favourite writer is O'Henry, too. In my childhood I was deeply impressed by his story "The Last Leaf". Since then I bear in my heart the image of a young girl suffering from the incurable illness, and her friends doing all they can to give her hope and bring back to life.

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