Brad Pitt
Brad
Pitt is an American actor and film producer. He received four Oscar nominations.
He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on 18th December, 1963.
He attended Kickapoo High School and he joined the swimming and tennis teams.
He participated in the school’s musicals and he studied journalism.
His first big film was Thelma & Louise in 1992.
His most important films are Seven, The Fight Club, The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button and Babel.
In 2000 he married actress Jennifer Aniston in a private ceremony but they divorced
in 2005.
Now he lives with actress Angelina Jolie but they are not married.
He loves architecture and he usually takes part in humanitarian causes.
Writing
a biography: some tips.
Main information
........(name)......... was born in ....(city/country)....
in ......(year)......
Her/ His father was a(n) .....(occupation).... and her / his mother
a(n) ....(occupation).... .
Family &
life
S/he's got .....(brothers, sisters, a large family) and s/he lives
in .....(a big house, a small flat, on a farm, etc.)
Work
S/he is a(n) .....(occupation, e.g.: dentist, teacher, etc.)..... and
s/he works in .....(place, eg.: an office in the centre of town, a school
near her/his house, an international company, etc.).....
Hobbies and free time
S/he loves .....(verb+ing, e.g.: listening to music, cooking, playing tennis,
etc.).
Her / his favourite hobby is .......................
Every .....(day, e.g.: Monday, Wednesday, etc.)..... s/he ....(activity:
goes shopping, plays rugby, sings in a choir, etc.) ...............
At weekends, s/he ......(activity)......
Writing about a friend or about your
favourite family member.
Here are some ideas:
Write her/his age: ............ is ........... years old. He was born
in .............
Write a physical description:
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Tall, short, fat, thin, slim
Long / short / fair / curly hair
Blue / brown eyes
Beautiful / big smile |
Adjectives to describe
her/his personality:
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friendly
nice
intelligent
clever
sociable
cool
awesome
talented
extrovert.
|
Describe what
she/he likes + verb+ing:
|
|
S/He likes
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cooking
chatting online
going to the cinema
listening to music
playing computer games
playing the guitar
watching TV
dancing
going shopping
going to the shopping centre
reading
gardening |
Add "s" or "es"
to the verb in Simple Present (3rd person - He - she):
S/he goes, plays, cooks, reads, watches, washes, does, etc.
You can use these expressions
to express frequency:
Always, never, usually, often.
You can
use these expressions to mark different moments of the day:
In the morning, afternoon, evening
At .... o'clock,
After breakfast, lunch, dinner
Then,
Finally,
Example:
Luciana is my best friend. She's 10 years old, she was born in 2004. She's tall
and slim and she's got long, fair hair and green eyes.
She's got a beautiful smile. She's very friendly, clever and sociable.
She can play the guitar and the piano.
She usually goes to the park and she never listens to cumbia.
On Saturday morning, she wakes up at 9 o'clock. After breakfast she goes to
the club.
Then she goes home. After lunch she does her homework with a friend.
She likes chatting online, cooking, listening to music, playing computer games
and going shopping.
At 4 o'clock she watches TV.
After dinner, she listens to music and finally, she goes to bed.