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Biographies

Reading · B2 · 12 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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Sheet 1 · 40 minBiography: Grace Hopper, the pioneer of programmingRead a biography of computer scientist Grace Hopper. Answer questions, check facts and write a short biography of an inventor.Free
Sheet 2 · 40 minBiography: Ernest Shackleton and the EnduranceRead a biography of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. Complete a summary, answer questions and write about leadership.Premium
Sheet 3 · 40 minBiography: Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon runnerRead a biography of marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge. Answer questions, learn vocabulary and complete a summary.Premium
Biography: Chinua Achebe, a voice for African literatureDiscuss these questions in small groups before you read.Read the biography of Chinua Achebe.Choose the best answer according to the text.Match the words and phrases from the text to their meanings.Are these statements true (T) or false (F) according to the biography?T / FT / FT / FT / FWrite a short biography or book recommendation (180–220 words).
Sheet 4 · 40 minBiography: Chinua Achebe, a voice for African literatureRead a biography of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe. Answer questions, check facts and write about a writer who matters to you.Premium
Sheet 5 · 20 minBiographies: following a life storyRead the life of Wangari Maathai, build a timeline of key events and check the details.Premium
Sheet 6 · 20 minBiographies: time expressions and sequenceRead about NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and practice the time expressions that show sequence.Premium
Sheet 7 · 20 minBiographies: turning points in a lifeRead about Ada Lovelace, identify the turning point in her life and work out key words from context.Premium
Sheet 8 · 20 minBiographies: the biographer's point of viewCompare two biographers' accounts of the same inventor and notice how word choice reveals attitude.Premium
Sheet 9 · 20 minBiographies: an artist's late successRead the life of the Japanese artist Hokusai, check the details and practice word formation.Premium
Sheet 10 · 20 minBiographies challenge: write a biographyTurn a fact file about a wildlife photographer into a short biography using typical biography phrases.Premium
Sheet 11 · 40 minBiographies: Mary AnningThe life of a self-taught fossil hunter whose discoveries changed science, with gist, detail, inference and vocabulary tasks.Premium
Biographies: Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation's first woman chiefBefore you read, discuss these questions as a class.Read the biography.Read again. Choose the best answer: a, b, c or d.Complete the timeline of Wilma Mankiller's life. Write a number or ONEDiscuss in small groups. Then tell the class your group's answer to thWrite a short profile (150–180 words) of a person who changed their co
Sheet 12 · 45 minBiographies: Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation's first woman chiefFor Native American Heritage Month, read a factual biography of Wilma Mankiller, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995, answer questions and complete a timeline of her life, then discuss her achievements and write a short profile of someone who changed their community.Premium