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 Name: __________

J. K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling is a very famous writer. She is the writer of “Harry

Potter”.

She is from England. She is English. Her real name is Joanne

“Jo” Rowling. She was born on July 31, 1965. She was born in
Yate, England.

When she was a child, she loved fantasy stories. She always
told stories to her sister. When she became an adult, she
wanted to be a writer.

She studied at a school in Glouscester, England but when she

was nine years old she moved to South Wales. When she
finished her studies, she studied French in Paris for a year.
When she came back to London, she had different jobs.
J.K.Rowling worked as a journalist, an English teacher,... but
one of her favourites jobs was working for Amnesty
International helping people.

One day, when she was travelling by train from London to

Manchester in 1990, she had a brilliant idea for a new fantasy
story. The idea was about a boy who wanted to be a wizard and
he studied at a special school. She started writing the story.
Harry Potter was created.

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 In 1996, she published the book. The book was successful in
Britain. She could start writing full time. Then, she started
publishing the book in America and it was successful too.

In 1998, Warner Bros bought the rights to the books and they
made the movies. All the actors are British.

On the 21st of December 2006, J.K.Rowling finished her final

book of the Harry Potter series “Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows”. All the books were sold very fast.

Now, J.K.Rowling is one of the most famous writers around the

world. She is great!

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 Activity 1. Answer the questions

1.- What is her real name ?

__________________________________________________.

2.- Where is she from ?

__________________________________________________.

3.- Where was she born?

__________________________________________________.

4.- What did she love when she was a child ?

__________________________________________________.

5.- When did she move to South Wales ?

__________________________________________________.

6.- Where did she study French ?

__________________________________________________.

7.- What were her jobs in England ?

__________________________________________________.

8.- Where did she get the idea for Harry Potter ?

__________________________________________________.

9.- When did she publish the book ?

__________________________________________________.

10.- When did she finish her final book ?

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 Activity 2. Write in order

1.- n E n g a d l ______________ 6.- s i P a r ______________

2.- l n g R o i w ______________ 7.- r i r t w e ______________

3.- y a r r H ______________ 8.- o r e t t P ______________

4.- i t s n a o u j r l ______________ 9.- e t a Y ______________

5.- r d i w z a ______________ 10.- o o k b ______________

Activity 3. Write in a chronologycal order

. She worked for Amnesty Inter. ___________

. She was born in 1965. ___________

. She comes back to London. ___________

. She loved fantasy stories. ___________

. She started writing Harry Potter. ___________

. She studied in Glouscester. ___________

. She studied French in Paris. ___________

. She moved to South Wales. ___________

Activity 4. Write TRUE or FALSE

1.- J.K.Rowling is a famous painter. ___________

2.- She loved fantasy stories. ___________

___________
3.- She studied French in Brazil.

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Activity 5. Match

1.- J.K Rowling is a.- of Harry Potter.

2.- She was born b.- for Amnesty International.

3.- She is from c.- in 1965.

4.- The idea of Harry Potter d.- England.

5.- She is the writer e.- a writer.

6.- Warner Bros bought f.- the rights of the book.

7.- She published the book g.- in 1996.

8.- She worked h.- appeared in a train.

Activity 6. Complete

Harry – Bros – 2006 – success –

fantasy – teacher – train - Glouscester

1.- She studied in a school in __________.

2.- When she was a child, she loved __________ stories.

3.- Warner __________ bought the rights of the book.

4.- __________ Potter wants to be a wizard.

5.- The books are a big __________.

6.- J.K. Rowling worked as an English __________ .

7.- In __________, she published her final book.

8.- The idea of H. Potter appeared when she was travelling by _______.

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Activity 7. Find 8 words abo u

H A R R Y P O T T E R Y E
Q A W S E D R F T G Y A N
H W R I T E R A Z S X T G
E D C R F V T G B Y H E L
R O W L I N G Q W E D R I
Z X C V B N M L K J H G S
A S D F T R A I N Q W E H
Q A Z W S X E D C R F V T
T G B Y H N U J M I K M O
J O U R N A L I S T P O Q
A Z S X E D C R F V T G B
T G B T E A C H E R T G B

Activity 8. Write sentences

Word Sentence

_________ ___________________________________________
_________ ___________________________________________
_________ ___________________________________________
_________ ___________________________________________
_________ ___________________________________________
_________ ___________________________________________
_________ ___________________________________________
_________ ___________________________________________

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Activity 9. Complete

French – brilliant - England – writing – writer -

successful - fantasy – International – Potter - school

J.K. Rowling is a very famous writer. She is the writer of “Harry Potter”.
She is from ________(1). She is English. Her real name is Joanne “Jo”
Rowling. She was born on July 31, 1965. She was born in Yate, England.
When she was a child, she loved ________(2) stories. She always told
stories to her sister. When she became an adult, she wanted to be a
writer. She studied at a ________(3) in Glouscester, England but when
she was nine years old she moved to South Wales. When she finished
her studies, she studied ________(4) in Paris for a year. When she came
back to London, she had different jobs. J.K.Rowling worked as a
journalist, an English teacher,... but one of her favourites jobs was
working for Amnesty ________(5) helping people.
One day, when she was travelling by train from London to Manchester in
1990, she had a ________(6) idea for a new fantasy story. The idea was
about a boy who wanted to be a wizard and he studied at a special
school. She started ________(7) the story. Harry Potter was created.
In 1996, she published the book. The book was successful in Britain. She
could start writing full time. Then, she started publishing the book in
America and it was ________ (8) too.
In 1998, Warner Bros bought the rights of the books and they made the
movies. All the actors are British.
On the 21st of December 2006, J.K.Rowling finished her final book of the
Harry ________(9) series “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. All the
books were sold very fast.
Now, J.K.Rowling is one of the most famous ________(10) around the
world. She is great!

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Activity 10. Write about J. K. Rowling

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Activity 11. Circle the correct answer

1.- J. K. Rowling is a famous __________.

teacher nurse writer

2.- She is the writer of __________ .

Harry Potter Micky Mouse Superman

3.- She was born on __________ 31.

February December July

4.- She was born in Yate, __________.

England Wales Ireland

5.- When she was a child, she loved __________ stories.

comedy terror fantasy

6.- She studied French in __________.

Paris Nantes Barcelona

7.- She worked as a __________.

architect painter journalist

8.- Harry Potter was created when she was travelling by __________
train car plane

9.- Warner Bros bought the rights in__________ .

1989 1998 1889

10.- She finished her final book of the H.P series in__________.
2004 2005 2006

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Activity 12. Answer the questions

1.- Who is J. K. Rowling ?

_________________________________________
2.- What is the name of her most famous book ?
_________________________________________
3.- Where is she from ?
_________________________________________
4.- When was she born ?
_________________________________________
5.- When did she move to Wales ?
_________________________________________
6.- What were her jobs when she came back to London ?
_________________________________________
7.- When was Harry Potter created ?
_________________________________________
8.- When did she publish the book ?
_________________________________________
9.- When did Warner Bros buy the rights to the books ?
_________________________________________
10.- When did she finish her final book of the H.P. series ?
_________________________________________

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