The task for self-study

THE TASK FOR SELF-STUDY

Task – analyzing the speech according to the grammatical categories

Type of task – written
Writing style – academic
Group – 204-A
Student-Musabekova Aida
1. Brief information about the speaker.
Oprah Gayle Winfrey was born Orpah Gayle Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author and media owner. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years from 1986 to 2011. The "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only black billionaire. As of 2007, she is often cited as the most influential woman in the world. Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother and later grew up in Milwaukee. said that she was abused during her period and became pregnant at the age of 14; her son was born prematurely and died in infancy. Winfrey was then sent to live with a man she called her father, Vernon Winfrey, a barber in Nashville, Tennessee, and got a job in radio while in high school. At 19, he was a co-anchor for the local evening news. after her birth, her mother traveled north, and Winfrey spent her first six years living in rural poverty with her maternal grandmother, Hattie Mae (Presley) Lee (April 15, 1900 – February 27, 1963). Her grandmother was so poor that Winfrey often wore dresses made from potato sacks, which the other children teased her for. [25] [31] His grandmother taught him to read before he was three years old and took him to a local church, where he was nicknamed "Preacher" for his ability to recite Bible verses. According to reports, Winfrey was abused by her grandmother when she was a child. Winfrey ran away from home when she was 13 years old after suffering years of abuse. [24] She became pregnant at age 14, but her son was born prematurely and died shortly after birth. Winfrey later acknowledged her grandmother's influence, saying that it was Hattie May who encouraged her to become a public speaker and "helped me feel positive." ) drama miniseries and his short-lived film Brewster Place. In addition to hosting and performing on television, Winfrey co-founded the women's cable network Oxygen, the original network for Oprah's After the Show, from 2002 to 2006, moving to Oprah.com after Winfrey sold her stake in the network. passed . He is also the president of Harpo Productions (Oprah spelled backwards), the film and television production company behind The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray, The Dr. Oz Show, and more. He also hosted three ABC Afterschool Spec ials from 1992 to 1994.