J.K Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter books J K.'s name is Joanne Kathleen She _ ( be) born in 1965 in a small town near Bristol, England Joanne (live) with her parents and her sister The Rowling family was not rich Joanne (not go ) to special schools She was a quiet child.She _ (love) to read and write stories Joanne _ ( go) to Exeter University, and she (finish) in 1987 She (work) in different offices In her free time, she (write) stories In 1990, Joanne's mother Joanne _(be) sad, and she (want)to leave England She (see)a job in the newspaper for an English teacher.The job was in Portugal She (has/have) an interview, and she _(get)the job In Portugal, Joanne _(marry) a Portuguese man The next year, Joanne had a daughter, but she (be)happy in her marriage She (leave) Portugal with her daughter and _(go)to live to Edinburgh, Scotland, near her sister Life was difficult for Joanne She _ (take) care of her daughter She (be) alone,and nobody _ (help) her She ( have) no money and no job She (live) in a small apartment and (begin) to write stories again Joanne first _(think) about the Harry Potter story many years ago on a train Joanne liked to go a coffee shop to write She _(sit) there for many hours She _(drink) coffee and (write) Her daughter (sleep) beside her After five years, Joanne (finish)writing the first Harry Potter book She _(send) it to many publishers They all (say) that they didn't like it Finally,a publisher (like)it, but the publisher said," This is a children's book Adults won't read.You won't make a lot of money." Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'Stone was in the bookstores J.K.Rowling _(to be)very happy Her dream to publish her book _(come)true The book was famous all over the world Now Harry Potter book is in forty-two languages The publisher was wrong about one thing: Everyone loves Harry Potter- children and adults Over 100 million books were sold in 1999.Then two Harry Potter books ( become) movies J.K.Rowling (write) three more Harry Potter books after that People all over the world want more Harry Potter.And what is J.K.Rowling doing now? She is writing another book! Words and Meanings/ Choose the correct word quiet author adults alone interview dreams all over the world Good things happened to Joanne.All her came true J.K.Rowling is an _ She writes books Joanne was not a noisy child She was _ Joanne lived She didn't live with another person Joanne had a meeting about a new job She had an People of all ages like Harry Potter: children and Harry Potter is famous in every country It is famous Opposites/ Find the words in the text that are opposite in meaning to: sad poor large together hate begin easy same noisy 10 right 11 in the beginning (paragraph 2) (paragraph 1) (paragraph 3) (paragraph 3) (paragraph 4) (paragraph 1) (paragraph 2) (paragraph 1) (paragraph 1) 10 (paragraph 4) 11 (paragraph 3) Synonyms/ Find the words in the text that are synonyms in meaning to: flat kids writer shop occupation glad no one 3.(who/where/ what/how many/how old) is J.K Rowling ? a famous writer 4.where /why /how/which/when) did she find a job in Portugal? she read a newspaper 5.(how/why/where/what/whitch) _did she start writing her first book? in the coffee shop cafe (how much/how/how many/howlong /how old) _ books were sold in 1999? over 100 million books Spelling/Capital Letters/ Rewrite the sentences and put the capital letters where necessary : the name of the boy is harry potter johanne rowling lived in scotland you can read harry potter in german (paragraph 3) she was in united states in september (paragraph 4) (paragraph 1) joanne married a portuguese man (paragraph 4) today is saturday (paragraph 2) she lived near bristol in england (paragraph 3) (paragraph 3) Comprehension/ True or False?: 1.Joanne was an English teacher in Portugal ( ) Joanne married an English man in Portugal.( ) Joanne left her daughter in Portugal ( ) Joanne finished writing the first Harry Potter book after five years( ) Every publisher liked the book ( ) Harry Potter is in twenty-four languages ( ) Comprehension/ Choose the correct question word: 1.(where/when/how ) did she finish the Exeter University? in 1987 2.(when/where/who/how /how old) _was J.K Rowling happy? because her dream came true Yesterday evening I (be) at home, sleeping in front of the television, when I _ (hear) a strange noise I _ (wake) up and (run) to the window Can you guess what I _ (see) in the garden? A flying-saucer! I _ (think) I was dreaming so I _ (go) to the bathroom where I _ (have) a shower and (forget) about the flying-saucer Suddenly something (strike) the front door A bit afraid, I (take) a baseball bat , walked towards the door and opened it Two aliens were there, smiling and jumping They _ (say): 'Could we have a cup of tea, please?' I (burst) into laughter and asked them to come into the house I _ (put) some water on the stove and _ (give) them some biscuits Final del formulario My grandfather had a very exciting life When he was young, he _ (live) on a farm in the country His parents _ (raise) cattle, and he _ (look) after the cows When he was eighteen, he went to university, where he _ (study) Philosophy He also _ (play) the trumpet in a jazz band When the war started, he _ (try) to join the Air Force, but he _ (end) up in the Navy In the Atlantic, a German torpedo _ (rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank Only five men (escape) They _ (sail) in a lifeboat back to England Then he met my grandmother, and they _ (marry) after only three weeks He says now that he _ (want) to marry her very quickly in case he _ (die) in the war