Joanne Kathleen Rowling is one of the most famous writers in the world.
She
was born in England in 1965. She spent her childhood near Bristol. At school
she wasn’t good at sports, but she was very imaginative and very interested in
languages. She wrote her first story when she was six years old.
After school she studied French at Exeter University and spent one year in
Paris. In 1992 she went to Portugal to teach English. Her marriage to a
Portuguese TV journalist ended in divorce and she returned to Britain with her
daughter. They settled in Edinburgh. She was out of work and she spent her
time writing.
The idea of telling the story of a wizard, whose name Harry Potter, came to
her in 1990. She continued working on the story for several years and finished
her novel when she was in Edinburgh. Then she sent it to many publishers who
rejected it. Finally in 1996, Bloomsbury Children’s Book bought her novel Harry
Potter. It was published in 1997 and immediately became a best-seller. Writing
is now Joanne Kathleen Rowling’s full time job.
COMPREHENSION (6,5p)
A)-Which of the following would be the best title for the text? (1p)
1- A famous singer.
2- A famous footballer.
3- A famous writer.
B)-Read again and answer the question.(3p)
1-When was Joanne Kathleen Rowling
born? .......................................................................................................................
2-where did she spend her childhood?
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3-who did she marry? ………………………………………………………………………
C)-Write: True / False. Justify the false sentence.(1,5p)
1- J.K Rowling was excellent at sport.
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2- She started writing her first story after university.
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2- She was an English teacher in Portugal.
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D)-Pick up from the text words that have the same meaning as: (1p)
1- popular :
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2 -finished:
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