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EXERCISE
The following biography is divided into 3 parts. Read the parts and
answer the questions.
1 This is the introduction. Michael Jordan is a former American
basketball player. He is considered
a. Whom is the biography about? to be one of the best players of all
time. His life story is full of hard
b. Why is this person important? work, practice, and determination.
2 T his part tells the life story. Jordan spent most of his youth in
North Carolina. He loved basketball
a. Where is this person from? as a child and practiced whenever
he could. He worked hard and earned
b. What did he do as a child? a scholarship to play for a major
college. He was soon noticed by
c. What were his early successes? professional basketball teams.
3 T his part tells about important accomplishments. What were this person’s
3 major accomplishments?
a. During his career, Michael Jordan
became world-famous. He changed
b. basketball forever with his slam
c. dunks. He also won many awards,
including two Olympic gold medals
and many national championships.
Unit 1. EXPOSITORY ✷ 67
The following biography is divided into 3 parts. Read the parts and
answer the questions.
1 This is the introduction. Michael Jordan is a former American
basketball player. He is considered
a. Whom is the biography about? to be one of the best players of all
time. His life story is full of hard
b. Why is this person important? work, practice, and determination.
2 T his part tells the life story. Jordan spent most of his youth in
North Carolina. He loved basketball
a. Where is this person from? as a child and practiced whenever
he could. He worked hard and earned
b. What did he do as a child? a scholarship to play for a major
college. He was soon noticed by
c. What were his early successes? professional basketball teams.
3 T his part tells about important accomplishments. What were this person’s
3 major accomplishments?
a. During his career, Michael Jordan
became world-famous. He changed
b. basketball forever with his slam
c. dunks. He also won many awards,
including two Olympic gold medals
and many national championships.
Unit 1. EXPOSITORY ✷ 67
