Exercise 4. Choose the correct word. Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
J.K. Rowling is the A (0) pen name she uses as a writer. The J is for Joanne, her ______ (1) first name, but she prefers to be called Jo. Apparently, people only call her Joanne when they’re ______ (2) with her. The K is made _______ (3). Her publisher asked her to write using a name with two initials, but she didn’t have a middle name.
Jo did a few different things before she ______ (4) upon the idea of writing children’s books. She worked as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International and ______ (5) an English teacher in Portugal. The idea for the Harry Potter novels _______ (6) from nowhere while she was on a train to London. She said, “The characters and situations came ______ (7) into my head”.
Seven Potter novels _____ (8) and Rowling is one of the richest women in the world. In fact, she is the first novelist _______ (9) to become a billionaire from writing. Her _______ (10) to riches story is a fantasy story in itself. She was on government handouts while writing her first novel. Her last four books broke _______ (11) for the fastest sellers in literary history.
Today she devotes _______ (12) of her time to many charitable ________ (13). She famously demanded that Coca-Cola _______ (14) $18 million to the Reading is Fundamental charity if it wanted a tie-up with the Potter movies. The ________ (15)? In March 2008, she said: "I will continue writing for children because that's what I enjoy".
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pen |
pencil |
pence |
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reality |
real |
really |
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anger |
anxious |
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of |
over |
up |
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struck |
strike |
stroke |
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is |
as |
it |
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went |
came |
gone |
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flooding |
flooded |
flood |
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lately |
latter |
later |
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never |
ever |
however |
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rags |
bags |
tags |
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DVDs |
records |
notes |
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more |
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donor |
help |
donate |
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Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). An example (0) has been done for you
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What
is the best title for this text?
A J. K. Rowling: the author of Harry Potter novels.
В J. K. Rowling: the richest woman in the world.
C J. K. Rowling: the Early Years.
D Harry Potter: the famous character.
J. K. Rowling...
A is the real name of the writer.
В is the pen-name of the writer.
C stands for Joanne Katherine Rowling.
D is the pen-name which Joanne doesn’t like very much.
What jobs did J. K. Rowling do before she started writing children’s books?
A She worked as a researcher, a bilingual secretary and a teacher of Portuguese.
В She worked as a researcher, a writer and a teacher of English.
C She worked as a bilingual secretary, a researcher and a teacher of English.
D She worked as a publisher, a bilingual secretary and an English teacher.
When did Joanne Rowling make up the Harry Potter character?
A When she was in London.
В When she was on a bus to London.
C When she was going from London by train.
D When she was going to London by train.
Joanne Rowling is the first novelist ever...
A to become very rich by writing.
В to become so famous by writing.
C to write popular fantasy novels.
D to be well known all over the world.
Joanne Rowling says that she’ll continue writing for children because...
A it makes her famous.
В many people are waiting for her new novels.
C she likes that occupation.
D she can have billions from writing.
Exercise 6. These jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.
Paragraph 1
1. J.K. Rowling is the pen name she uses as a irrtwe_________________
2. she rferesp______________________ to be called Jo
3. Her beuhrsilp _______________________asked her to write
4. she didn’t have a ilmdde _________________________name
Paragraph 2
5. she skutrc______________________ upon the idea of writing children’s books
6. a researcher and bilingual creerasyt_______________________
7. The idea for the Harry Potter novels came from nhowree____________________
8. The characters and situations came golndofi into my head_____________________
Paragraph 3
9. one of the ietschr ________________________women in the world
10.the first novelist ever 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
14.many charitable sseauc__________________
15.atndeo $18 million to the Reading is Fundamental charity
16.I will oeictnun __________________writing for children
Exercise 7. Scrambled sentences. With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.
1. writer a as uses she name pen the _____________________________________________
2. middle a have didn’t she name _________________________________________________
3. upon children’s the books idea she of struck writing _____________________________
4. novels nowhere for Potter from idea Harry came The the ________________________
5. 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______________________________________
8. four last Her records broke books_______________________________________________
9. of to causes much time charitable devotes her many she_________________________
10. continue will I children for writing_____________________________________________
Exercise 8. Speech Bubbles. Give answers to the questions
