Стр.WB4 Writing Bank 4 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 6 класс
Your English teacher has asked you to write a short biography about your favourite author. Collect information then write your composition (100–120 words).
Practice 1. Use the timeline below and the notes to write a short biography of the person. What tenses will you use?
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Born: November 11, 1821 — Moscow; Died: February 8, 1881 — Saint Petersburg)
- Famous novels: Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov
- 1837: Dostoyevsky enters the Army Engineering College
- 1844: resigns from army — starts writing seriously
- 1847: writes for St Petersburg Gazette
- 1857: marries Mariya Dmitriyevna Isayeva
- 1860: becomes editor of Vremya
- 1862: travels abroad first time — London
- 1865: heavily in debt — leaves Russia — writes Crime and Punishment
- 1867: marries Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina
- 1863: they move to Italy — The Idiot is published
- 1871: he returns to Russia
- 1879: The Brothers Karamazov is first published
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was one of the most famous Russian writers in the world. He was born in Moscow on November 11, 1821. He is famous for his novels Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
In 1837, Dostoyevsky entered the Army Engineering College. In 1844, he resigned from the army and started writing seriously. Three years later, he wrote for the St Petersburg Gazette. In 1857, he married Mariya Dmitrieyevna Isayeva. In 1860, he became the editor of Vremya.
He travelled abroad for the first time in 1862 and visited London. In 1865, he left Russia because he was heavily in debt and wrote Crime and Punishment. In 1867, he married Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina. In 1871, he returned to Russia. The Brothers Karamazov was first published in 1879. Dostoyevsky died in Saint Petersburg on February 8, 1881.
