WRITING - CONNECT PRIMARY 6 Term 2 - سادس ابتدائي

UNIT 11 LESSON 4 WRITING: A BIOGRAPHY 1 Read Fareeda Hassan's biography. How many cities participated in the "Youth Give Back" event? Fareeda Hassan: A Biography Early Life Fareeda Hassan was born in Alexandria in 1994. As a child, Fareeda helped her mom buy her elder neighbors' shopping. Volunteering at School Fareeda started preparatory school in 2006. Here, she participated in her first volunteer event. She and a team of volunteers did a beach clean-up. In 2010, she organized her first charity event delivering food boxes to families in the community. The University Years In 2012, Fareeda went to university to study social sciences. Here, she organized a fundraising event to raise money for a new playground. Working in Charities In 2017, Fareeda started her first job as a community volunteer leader in Cairo. Since then, she has helped many people. In 2020, she led a "Youth Give Back" project in six cities in Egypt. It was so successful that she won the "2020 Community Worker" award. Today, she runs a charity for children. 84 2 Read the biography again and answer the questions 1 How did Fareeda help her neighbors when she was a child? 2 What was her first volunteer event at preparatory school? 3 What did she study at university? 4 What award did she win? Tip! When writing a biography, it helps to make a timeline of events, starting from the date of birth. Add important events and their dates to the timeline. This helps you organize the information in the correct order.

1994 3 Read the biography again. Complete the timeline born in Alexandria went to university UNIT 11 runs a charity for children 2017 2020 2006 2010 2012 Today started her first job 4 Plan a biography for Fares Shawky. Create a timeline in your notebook using the information below ■1996 born in Cairo ■2008 started preparatory school ■2008 volunteered in charity car wash 2014 went to university 2022 first job as a charity fundraiser Today runs a children's charity in Luxor 5 Make notes using the timeline and your own imagination. 6 Use the biography in Exercise 1 to help you Use your notes from Exercise 5 to write your biography. Write 60-80 words. Remember to: write the information in date order ■ include events with dates divide the information into sections ■add headings for each section write in the past tense 7 Work in pairs. Tell your partner one thing you liked about their biography, and one thing they could improve 85