Look at the timeline of a famous writer's life below! Complete the paragraph below ! Write verbs in the boxes and time expressions on the line. Verbs : Timeline : Paragraph : He was ____ (1) in 1954 and he ____ (2) his first story when he ____ (3) six. He ____ (4) in 1979 and 3 ____ (5) he ____ (6) his first full-length book. He ____ (7) teaching ____ (8) in 1989. Six ____ (9), he ____ (10) to the UK. He ____ (11) there ____ (12) five years. His greatest achievement was when he ____ (13) a prize in 2002.

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Soal ini meminta untuk mengisi bagian rumpang pada paragraf menggunakan kata yang terdapat di dalam kotak dan sesuai dengan timeline yang tertera. Paragraf di atas termasuk ke dalam teks recount dengan jenis biografi sehingga penggunaan to be dan kata kerjanya dalam bentuk past tense ( V2/was/were ). " He was ____ in 1954 (1)"Berdasarkan timeline , tahun 1954 ia lahir ( born ). Dengan demikian, bagian rumpang dilengkapi dengan kata " born. " "... and he ____ (2) his first story when he ____ (3) six. "Dalam timeline dituliskan bahwa dia menulis ( wrote ) ceritanya ditahun 1960 pada saat ia berusia ( was at the age of) 6 tahun. " He ____ (4) in 1979 and 3 ____ (5) he ____ (6) his first full-length book. "Pada tahun 1979, ia mulai mengajar ( started teaching ) dan 3 tahun setelahnya ( years after ) dia menulis ( wrote ) buku yang besar. " He ____ (7) teaching ____ (8) in 1989. "Sekitar ( between ) tahun 1989 dia berhenti ( gave up ) mengajar. " Six ____ (9), he ____ (10) to the UK. "Pada tahun 1995, tepat 6 tahun setelahnya ( years after ), dia pindah ( moved ) keUK. " He ____ (11) there ____ (12) five years. " Di UK, dia sudah tinggal ( has stayed ) selama ( for ) lima tahun. " His greatest achievement was when he ____ (13) prize in 2002 ."Pada tahun 2002, ia memenangkan ( won ) hadiah dari menulis. Berdasarkan pernyataan-pernyataan tersebut maka paragraf pada soal menjadi " He was born (1) in 1954 and he wrote (2) his first story when he was at the age of (3) six. He started teaching (4) in 1979 and 3 years after that (5) he wrote (6) his first full-length book. He gave up (7) teaching between (8) in 1989. Six years after (9), he moved (10) to the UK. He has stayed (11) there for (12) five years. His greatest achievement was when he won (13) a prize in 2002". Jadi, seperti itulah kata-kata yang melengkapi bagian rumpang .