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BIOGRAPHY

Subject : Biography ( Part 1 )
Do you know ?
Part of Biography :
• The life story of a person written by someone else.
• More than basic facts, such as education, work, relationship, and death.
• Subject 's life story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including
intimate details of experience, and may include and analysis of the subject's
personality.
• Nonfiction
• Using the pronouns he, his, him, she, her, and hers throughout the text
• Using the simple past tense (verb 2) throughout the text
• Using linking verbs ( was and were )
Tasks :
1. Complete the monologue and fill in the blanks with the words choosed under
the text !
Adam Malik
Did you know that Adam Malik...... (1).......in Pematang Siantar., North
Sumatra, Dutch East Indies to Abdul Malik Batubara and Salamah Lubis. He
was from Batak Mandailing family, of the Batubara clan.
After completing Junior High School, he..... (2).......his first job as a shopkeeper
filling in time by reading booksand increasing his knowledge.
Adam Malik quickly...... (3)......an interest in politics and when he was 17, he
became the Chairman of the Pematang Siantar branch of Partindo (Indonesia
Party).
In this position, he .......(4).....for the Dutch Colonial Government to grant
independence to Indonesia. As a result of this, he...... (5).......in prison for
disobeying the Colonial Government ban on political assemblies. Once he was
freed, Adam Malik left Pematang Siantar for Jakarta.
a). received
b). was put
c). was born
d). campaigned
e). developed
2. Study the text above (Adam Malik). Think about some suitable words to
describe Adam Malik's Family background and career.
A) Adam Malik's family background.
• The culture he lived in (.................)
B) Adam malik's education (..............)
C) Adam Malik's career (...............)
Notice : You could answer the tasks on Google Classroom. Thank you

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