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THE LESSON ON J.Grand. ROWLING

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J.1000. Rowling is the pen name she uses every bit a author. The J is for Joanne, her real first name, but she prefers to be called Jo. Apparently, people but call her Joanne when they're angry with her. The Thou is fabricated up. Her publisher asked her to write using a name with 2 initials, but she didn't have a center name.

Jo did a few dissimilar things before she struck upon the idea of writing children's books. She worked as a researcher and bilingual secretarial assistant for Amnesty International and as an English instructor in Portugal. The idea for the Harry Potter novels came from nowhere while she was on a train to London. She said, "The characters and situations came flooding into my head".

Seven Potter novels later and Rowling is 1 of the richest women in the earth. In fact, she is the first novelist always to become a billionaire from writing. Her rags to riches story is a fantasy story in itself. She was on authorities handouts while writing her first novel. Her concluding four books broke records for the fastest sellers in literary history.

Today she devotes much of her fourth dimension to many charitable causes. She famously demanded that Coca-Cola donate $18 one thousand thousand to the Reading is Fundamental charity if information technology wanted a tie-upward with the Potter movies. The future? In March 2008, she said: "I will keep writing for children because that'southward what I savour".

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SYNONYM MATCH

Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the correct. Are your answers the same equally other students'?

Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.	pen name	a.	books
2	made upwardly	b.	idea of
iii.	angry	c.	invented
iv.	struck upon	d.	pouring
5.	novels	e.	allonym
6.	flooding	f.	mad
Paragraphs 3 and four
vii.	novelist	g.	link
viii.	handouts	h.	gives
9.	literary	i.	welfare
10.	devotes	j.	writer
11	demanded	k	reading
12	tie-upwards	l	ordered

PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article:

1.	J.K. Rowling is the pen name	a.	came from nowhere
2	write using a name with	b.	because that'south what I enjoy
3.	she struck	c.	riches story
4.	The idea for the Harry Potter novels	d.	2 initials
5.	The characters and situations	due east.	handouts
6.	Her rags to	f.	came flooding into my head
7.	She was on regime	g.	she uses as a writer
8.	the fastest sellers	h.	many charitable causes
9.	she devotes much of her fourth dimension to	i.	upon the thought
10.	I volition continue writing for children	j.	in literary history

LISTENING GAP FILL

J.One thousand. Rowling is ____________________ as a writer. The J is for Joanne, her existent first name, ____________________ called Jo. Patently, people only telephone call her Joanne when they're angry with her. The Grand __________. Her publisher asked her to write using a name ______________, only she didn't have a center proper name.

Jo did a few unlike things before ____________________ of writing children's books. She worked as a researcher and bilingual secretarial assistant for Immunity International and every bit an English instructor in Portugal. The idea for the Harry Potter novels _________________ while she was on a train to London. She said, "The characters and situations __________________ head".

Vii Potter novels later and Rowling ___________ richest women in the world. In fact, she is the first novelist ___________ a billionaire from writing. Her ___________ story is a fantasy ___________. She was on government handouts while writing her first novel. Her last four books broke records for ________________ in literary history.

Today she ________________ her time to many charitable causes. ___________________ that Coca-Cola donate $18 million to the Reading is Key clemency ________________ with the Potter movies. The future? In March 2008, she said: "I volition continue writing for children because ________________ ".

CHOOSE THE Right WORD

Delete the wrong give-and-take in each of the pairs of italics:

J.1000. Rowling is the pencil / pen name she uses as a author. The J is for Joanne, her real / reality outset name, just she prefers to be called Jo. Apparently, people only call her Joanne when they're anger / aroused with her. The G is made of / upward. Her publisher asked her to write using a proper noun with 2 initials, but she didn't accept a center name.

Jo did a few unlike things before she struck / strike upon the idea of writing children'south books. She worked equally a researcher and bilingual secretarial assistant for Amnesty International and equally / is an English instructor in Portugal. The idea for the Harry Potter novels went / came from nowhere while she was on a train to London. She said, "The characters and situations came flooding / flooded into my caput".

Seven Potter novels later on / latter and Rowling is 1 of the richest women in the world. In fact, she is the first novelist never / e'er to become a billionaire from writing. Her rags / bags to riches story is a fantasy story in itself. She was on authorities handouts while writing her first novel. Her final 4 books broke DVDs / records for the fastest sellers in literary history.

Today she devotes much / many of her fourth dimension to many charitable cause / causes. She famously demanded that Coca-Cola donor / donate $18 million to the Reading is Primal charity if it wanted a necktie-upwardly with the Potter movies. The hereafter / present? In March 2008, she said: "I volition keep writing for children because that's what I savour".

SPELLING

The underlined, jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.

Paragraph 1
1.	J.K. Rowling is the pen name she uses every bit a irrtwe
2.	she rferesp to be called Jo
iii.	Her beuhrsilp asked her to write
4.	she didn't have a ilmdde name
Paragraph two
v.	she curtks upon the thought of writing children's books
6.	a researcher and bilingual creerasyt
7.	The idea for the Harry Potter novels came from nhowree
eight.	The characters and situations came golndofi into my head
Paragraph 3
9.	one of the ietschr women in the world
ten.	the starting time novelist always to become a inoabileril
11.	Her rags to riches story is a fyaatns story in itself
12.	Her last four books broke rosdcer
Paragraph 4
13.	she dotvsee much of her time
fourteen.	many charitable sseauc
fifteen.	atndeo $18 million to the Reading is Primal charity
16.	I will oeictnun writing for children

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	two initials, merely she didn't have a eye name.
( )	Today she devotes much of her time to many charitable causes. She famously
( )	novelist always to become a billionaire from writing. Her rags to riches story is a fantasy story in itself. She was on government handouts while
( )	Vii Potter novels later and Rowling is one of the richest women in the world. In fact, she is the first
( )	demanded that Coca-Cola donate $eighteen million to the Reading is Fundamental charity if information technology wanted
( )	writing children's books. She worked as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International and every bit an English instructor in Portugal. The idea for
( )	writing her get-go novel. Her terminal 4 books bankrupt records for the fastest sellers in literary history.
( )	Jo did a few dissimilar things earlier she struck upon the idea of
( )	a necktie-up with the Potter movies. The future? In March 2008, she said:
( 1 )	J.Chiliad. Rowling is the pen proper noun she uses every bit a writer. The J is for Joanne, her real first
( )	"I will proceed writing for children because that's what I enjoy".
( )	proper name, merely she prefers to be called Jo. Plain, people only telephone call her Joanne when they're
( )	the Harry Potter novels came from nowhere while she was on a railroad train to London. She said, "The characters
( )	and situations came flooding into my caput".
( )	angry with her. The Yard is made up. Her publisher asked her to write using a proper noun with

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

With your partner, put the words back into the correct lodge.

1.	author a as uses she proper name pen the
2.	middle a have didn't she proper name
3.	upon children's the books idea she of struck writing
4.	novels nowhere for Potter from idea Harry came The the
v.	flooding characters into and my situations head came The
6.	the billionaire a become to ever novelist first
7.	fantasy riches story story Her is rags a to
viii.	iv last Her records broke books
9.	of to causes much time charitable devotes her many she
10.	go on will I children for writing

J.K. ROWLING Discussion (Write your questions)

STUDENT A'southward QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	What do you lot know nigh J.M. Rowling?
2.	Would you similar to run into J.K. Rowling?
3.	What would yous similar to know near J.M. Rowling and why?
4.	___________________________________________________
5.	___________________________________________________
vi.	___________________________________________________
seven.	___________________________________________________
8.	___________________________________________________

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Educatee B's QUESTIONS (Practice not show these to student A)
i.	What did you learn from this text about J.Thousand. Rowling?
two.	What questions would you lot like to ask J.K. Rowling?
three.	What would her answers be to those questions?
iv.	___________________________________________________
5.	___________________________________________________
6.	___________________________________________________
7.	___________________________________________________
8.	___________________________________________________

THE J.K. ROWLING SURVEY

Write 5 questions about J.K. Rowling in the tabular array. Practise this in pairs/groups. Each student must write the questions on his / her ain paper.

Without your partner, interview other students. Write downwardly their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	Educatee ii _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.two.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.five.

Return to your original partner(south) and share and talk about what you lot found out. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about J.K. Rowling for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other's work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a lexicon or Google's search field (or some other search engine) to build upward more than associations / collocations of each word.

ii. INTERNET: Search the Internet and observe more information virtually J.One thousand. Rowling. Talk about what you discover with your partner(southward) in the next lesson.

3. J.K. ROWLING Poster: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of J.K. Rowling. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all notice out similar things?

4. Mag Article: Write a magazine commodity about J.M. Rowling. Include an imaginary interview with her. Write almost what she does every day and what she thinks about.

Read what yous wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your manufactures.

five. Letter: Write a letter to J.K. Rowling. Enquire her three questions about her life. Give her three suggestions on what she should do in her future. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your "J.Chiliad. Rowling good" partner(due south) volition try and reply your questions.

ANSWERS

SYNONYM Lucifer:

Paragraphs one and 2
i.	pen name	a.	alias
2	made upwards	b.	invented
3.	angry	c.	mad
4.	struck upon	d.	idea of
5.	novels	e.	books
6.	flooding	f.	pouring
Paragraphs 3 and 4
seven.	novelist	one thousand.	writer
8.	handouts	h.	welfare
ix.	literary	i.	reading
ten.	devotes	j.	gives
11	demanded	k	ordered
12	tie-up	l	link

PHRASE Match:

1.	J.K. Rowling is the pen name	a.	she uses as a writer
2	write using a proper name with	b.	two initials
3.	she struck	c.	upon the idea
4.	The idea for the Harry Potter novels	d.	came from nowhere
v.	The characters and situations came	e.	flooding into my head
6.	Her rags to	f.	riches story
7.	She was on government	g.	handouts
8.	the fastest sellers	h.	in literary history
9.	she devotes much of her time to	i.	many charitable causes
10.	I will continue writing for children	j.	because that'due south what I enjoy

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