Reading & Real Talk: The King of Saudi Arabia

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Lesson idea

Read a biography of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, put life events in chronological order, report what people said, and write a life story.

Key points

• A biography tells the life story of a person in chronological order.
• King Salman was born in Riyadh in 1935, was governor of the Riyadh Region for about 50 years, then became crown prince and later king in 2015.
• Wishing someone well: Congratulations! / I wish you all the best.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (12)

1. A book about the life of a famous person, written by another writer, is a ____.
   Answer: biography
2. King Salman was the ____ of the Riyadh Region for about fifty years.
   Answer: governor
3. King Salman became the King of Saudi Arabia in ____.
   Answer: 2015
4. Riyadh grew from a small town into a modern city while King Salman was its governor. This was a great ____.
   Answer: achievement
5. "I passed all my exams!" – "____! I'm so happy for you."
   Answer: Congratulations
6. "I'm starting my new job tomorrow." – "I wish you ____."
   Answer: all the best
7. To write a biography, we put events in ____ order, from birth to the present.
   Answer: chronological
8. Before he became king, Salman bin Abdulaziz was the ____ Prince.
   Answer: Crown
9. "What do you do in your free time?" – "Well, I ____ into photography these days."
   Answer: am
10. The singer's first song was a hit. It was his big ____.
    Answer: break
11. Ahmed said, "I love history." → Ahmed said that he ____ history.
    Answer: loved
12. The best opening sentence for "My Life Story" is:
    Answer: I was born in Jeddah in 2010.

More lessons in Unit 2: Life Stories

• Unit 2 Vocabulary: Life Events
• Grammar: Simple Past, Used To, Passive Be Born & When Clauses
• Unit 2 Test