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c You are going to w rite a sim ilar article about 10 A BIOGRAPHY
sm artphones. First w ith a partner, make a list o f the
advantages and disadvantages. a Read a text about M ark Zuckerberg. Then rew rite the
text with the extra inform ation (sentences A -F ) as
relative clauses.

Mark Zuckerberg,
the American computer
programmer, was one of
Advantages Disadvantages
the founders of Facebook.
In his teens he began to
write software programs
as a hobby. After
graduating from high
school he went to Harvard.
While he was there he
d Now decide w hich are the three biggest advantages and
created a website called Facemash. It was shut down by
num ber them 1 -3 (1 = the biggest). D o the sam e with
the university, but it inspired him to create Facebook.
the disadvantages.
He left Harvard and moved to California with Dustin
Moskovitz, and together they made Facebook an
O Useful language: writing about advantages and
international success.
disadvantages
In 2012 Zuckerberg married Priscilla Chan.
Listing advantages
Firstly / First,... Second,... Third,...
Listing disadvantages Paragraph 1 A Mark Zuckerberg was born in New York
On the other hand, there are also (some) disadvantages... in 1984
For instance / For example...
Also,... Paragraph 2 B He studied computer science and
sociology at Harvard
Conclusion
C Facemash allowed students to share
In conclusion / To sum up, I think...
photos
D He launched Facebook from his room in
e W rite an article called “Sm artphones - A great 2004
invention?” Start the article with this introduction.
Paragraph 3 E Dustin Moskovitz had been his
roommate
Many people today don't just have a cell phone, they have
a smartphone like an iPhone or a Blackberry. But is it a Paragraph 4 F He had dated Priscilla Chan for nine
great invention? I think there are both advantages and years
disadvantages.
1 Mark Zuckerberg, the American computer programmer,
W rite three m ore paragraphs. Plan what you’re going who was born in New York in 1984, was one o f the
to w rite. Use the Useful language to help you. founders o f Facebook.

Paragraph 2 Write two or three advantages. b Cover A -F . Read the text again and try to rem em ber
the extra inform ation.
Paragraph 3 Write two or three disadvantages.
Paragraph 4 Conclusion - decide if you think c W rite a short biography o f an interesting or successful
smartphones are a great invention or not. person you know about. Plan what you’re going to
w rite, and try to use som e relative clauses.
f Check your article for m istakes (gram m ar,
vocabulary, punctuation, and spelling). d Check your biography for m istakes (gram m ar,
vocabulary, punctuation, and spelling).
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