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Writing
A personal profile

• I can write my personal profile.

1 Read and listen.
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Then answer the questions.
1 When is Josh’s birthday?
2 How old is he?
3 Where is Josh from?
4 Who is his favourite relative?

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to know more about its readers.
Tell us about you and your family
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Hi! My name’s Joshua but my nickname is
Josh. My middle name’s Andrew. That’s my
dad’s name. My birthday is the same as my
th
dad’s birthday. It’s the 26 of June but I’m 11
and he’s 45. We’re an international family.
We’re Canadian but in this picture we are in 2 Look at the Language focus and find
France. My uncle Dan’s from Washington DC examples in the text for each rule.
in the USA. He’s my favourite relative because
he’s so funny. My sister Emily is 10. She’s on E.g. My name’s Joshua. (rule 2)
her phone all the time.
3 In 40 - 60 words, write to Teen
That’s enough for now.
Magazine about you and your
Bye! family. Follow these steps.
Josh
Writing a personal profile
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Language
Step 1 Plan
Capital letters
Capital letters are for Make notes about your name,

1 the beginning of the sentence birthday and family. Look at Josh's
profile to help you with ideas.

E.g. That's my car.

2 names (people, cities, countries, etc.) Step 2 Write

E.g. Joshua, Hanoi, Vietnam, etc. Write a first draft. Use your notes from
Step 1 and Josh’s profile to help you.
3 nationalities and languages
E.g. Vietnamese, Spanish, etc. Step 3 Check
4 the subject pronoun I Check your work. Check the
punctuation and capital letters.
E.g. This is my mum and I am her daughter.
5 months of the year and days of the week Step 4 Write
E.g. January, Monday, etc. Write your final copy and hand in
your work.

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