EftW 8.2.3

Exercise 1: Use the past form of the verbs in the box to complete the biography 


work           To be (x2)            go back              help                 send

start         To be born                stop               graduate         become

MY LIFE IS A TEMPLE

I on February 29th 1969 in Osaka, Japan. My parents  farmers but they   a lot so they   me to study architecture in Tokyo National University. I  from university in 1995 and I to my old town. My town  full of old temples from World War Two, so when I was thirty years old I  a project to rebuild them. It was a great success. People from the whole town  during the project and the place  famous for tourists. Since then, we never  our project. 

Exercise 2: Write your own biography. Don’t forget to use the expressions you learned in the grammar section and try to answer the following questions:


  • When were you born?
  • Where were you born?
  • What did you study?
  • Where did you study?
  • When did you graduate?
  • What do you do for a living?
  • Mention something remarkable you did
  • What are your favorite free time activities?

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