Biographical Extracts (Junior Cert French): Flashcards
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What biographical extracts are
What biographical extracts are
Reading passages about famous people's lives
Structure of biographical extracts
Structure of biographical extracts
Chronological, from birth to present day
Born / birth
Born / birth
né(e) / la naissance
A writer / an author
A writer / an author
un écrivain / un auteur
A singer
A singer
un chanteur / une chanteuse
Famous / well-known
Famous / well-known
célèbre / connu(e)
To succeed / a success
To succeed / a success
réussir / un succès
To receive a prize / award
To receive a prize / award
recevoir un prix / une récompense
Meaning of 'actuellement'
Meaning of 'actuellement'
Currently (not 'actually')
Meaning of 'ancien président'
Meaning of 'ancien président'
Former president (not 'ancient president')
Meaning of 'prix' in biographical texts
Meaning of 'prix' in biographical texts
Prize or award (not 'price')
He was born in 1980 in Paris
He was born in 1980 in Paris
Il est né en 1980 à Paris.
5 life stages in biographical texts
5 life stages in biographical texts
Birth/childhood, education, career, fame, personal life