Read some facts about Professor David Crystal.
Professor David Crystal is one of the world's foremost experts on the English language and linguistics. He is an honorary professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales in Bangor, the United Kingdom. He is a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. Now, search the internet and make notes about Professor David Crystal.
Before doing the activity below, read the definition about a personal profile.
WHAT IS A PERSONAL PROFILE?
A personal profile gives a brief and clear account on someone's life. On the one hand, you can write it in a form of a description, giving the most important information such as personal data, your education, and career achievements. You also might add a few words about your interests.
On the other hand, you can summarise the description and present it in the form of a table including just the essential pieces of your background information. You should bear in mind you can always do it the other way round: filling in the table first and then, if necessary, writing the description.
Now, copy the form below in your notebook, read the profile of Professor David Crystal again and fill it in with his facts.
| Name | |
| Place and date of birth | |
| Studies (work, the process of studying) | |
| Job | |
| Recent research |
In your notebook, make a personal profile form for a famous Slovenian (an artist, a writer, etc.) in the same way as above. Then, write a paragraph about him/her using the data from the profile form.