Writing
Relative Clauses
who, which, that as the object
Writing a biography
Who, which, that
As the subject:
Subject
Eg: That’s the girl who/that studies English
very well.
Subject
Eg: The hat which/that is red is mine.
Who, which, that
As the object:
Object
Eg: The woman who/that you saw yesterday is
my aunt.
Object
Eg: That’s the book which/that I like best.
We often leave out the relative when it’s
the object.
1. The woman who/that you saw yesterday is
my aunt.
The woman you saw yesterday is my aunt.
2. That’s the book which/that I like best.
That’s the book I like best.
Writing
a biography
Basic theory
What is a biography?
• A biography is a description of someone's life and
the times, which is usually published in the form of
a book, an essay or a film.
What to be included?
• Introduction (date of birth, birthplace, family, etc.)
• Special events and dates (education, work,
relationships, death, etc.)
• How the person will be remembered
Sample biography
John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon was born October
9th, 1940 in Liverpool, England. When
he was young, his parents separated
and he went to live with his aunt Mimi.
John's mother Julia was struck car
resulting in her death. John was
devastated. He didn't pay much
attention in school, except for drawing
doodles, so John went to an art school.
During this time, he met a woman
named Cynthia Powell, who later
became his first wife. At sixteen, John
created the group called the "Quarry
Men". At this point, Paul joined the
group, then came George.
And so the story goes, that the Quarry Men
evolved into the Beatles. John married Cynthia
Powell in August 1962 and they had a son who
they called Julian. The marriage didn't last long
and John and Cynthia divorced a couple of years
later. John met Yoko Ono soon after and they were
married. In 1970, the Beatles broke up. After that,
he and his second wife, Yoko Ono, carried on
intertwined solo careers. John disappeared from
the public eye in 1975. For the next five years, hee
lived at home in nearly total seclusion, taking care
of his new son, Sean. In 1980, John and Yoko
started work on the album "Double Fantasy" but
John's return was short-lived. On December 8th
1980, John was shot by a "lunatic". John's memory
will live forever in the hearts of his fans.
Practice
Write a similar
biography of
somebody who
you think is
interesting (your
favourite actor,
actress, singer or
footballer, etc.)