J.K.Rowling

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1.Where did the idea for Harry Potter come from? 2.How many books did J.K Rowling plan to write the series? Para.1 3.Who wrote Harry Potter ? 4.Where did she write her ideas? and where did she go?

Para. 2 1.How did she begin writing the first book? 2.Where did she begin writing the first book and why? 3.What did she use to write the Harry Potter and why?

Para.3 and 4 1.When did her first success arrive? 2.Was her success successful? 3.How many books a year did she intend to write? 4.How long did it take to write the series?

Para.5 and 6 1.What is the appeal of Harry Potter? 2.Who did she write the books for? 3.How many languages have the books been translated? 4.Why did she become a billionaire?

put the following sentences in correct order. 1.She completed the first Harry Potter story in It took her about ten years to finish the series. 3. She grew up in the southwest of England. 4. She began the first draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 5. She went to teach English in Portugal. 6. Her books have been translated into more than 55 languages, and have been distributed 250 million copies. 7. The idea for Harry Potter occurred to her. 8. Harry Potter has become part of the school curriculum. 9. She accumulated more than one billion dollars in Answer:

1. When J.K Rowling added flesh to the bones of the Harry Potter story, she ___. a. sold the story for food b. created the other characters c. gave more details to the main ideas d. finished writing the story Into the text:

2. Looking after a baby and writing a book at the same time ___. a.is extremely hard work b. means you haven’t got much money c. is impossible in Edinburgh d. make J.K Rowling give up

3. As soon as the first book was a success, ____. a. J.K Rowling finished the series more quickly than planned b. the publishers asked her to finish one book a year c. she wrote The Order of the Phoenix d. it was clear that the others would be successful too

4. Harry Potter stories are so appealing that they___. a.must be included in the school curriculum b. encourage children to read more c. are shown on television in other countries d. have been criticized for bad style

5. The Harry Potter stories___. a. can now read in only 50 languages b. are easy to translate c. have made J.K Rowling very rich d. are distributed in 55 countries