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world the other sports more popular than tennis are soccer cricket and field hockey
some very popular tournaments are wimbledon us open australian open and french
open
• Critical Thinking
• Communication Skills
Write Well • Technology Literacy
• Information Literacy
• Writing a biography
A biography is an account of a person’s life written by someone else. While writing the
biography of a person, there are some keypoints to remember.
Give important details accurately like date and place of birth, appearance, habits, work,
achievements and date of death (if applicable).
Include and highlight important facts and events of the person’s life.
Always remember that the important dates of events have to be mentioned wherever required.
Give an overall view of the life of the person.
Always write a biography in the third person.
Read a sample of Virat Kohli’s biography.
Virat Kohli is an Indian cricket player of great repute. He
was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi. His father, Prem
Kohli, was a criminal lawyer and his mother, Saroj Kohli, is
a homemaker. Virat Kohli showed interest in cricket at the
age of three. He enrolled at West Delhi Cricket Academy
when he was nine years old. He is a right-hand batsman,
a right-arm pacer and does outstanding fielding. He has
always considered Sachin Tendulkar as an inspiration. He
has always played very well. His debut in Test match was in 2011, and he
became the captain of the Indian team in 2014. Virat Kohli has scored more
than 9000 runs in Test matches and more than 14000 runs in One Day
International matches. He also received the Arjuna Award in 2013. Virat Kohli
retired from Test cricket 12 May 2025. However, he continues to play in other
formats of the game. He is a great player and continues to play very well.
A. Write a short biography of Serena Williams. Use the details given in the story in this
unit. Find out more from magazines, newspapers and the Internet so that you can
include all important points in the biography.
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