viernes, 27 de abril de 2012

JK Rowling

Watch this short Biography Channel video clip about bestselling writer JK Rowling and answer the questions below.


1 When was JK Rowling born?
2 What happened in 1987?
3 What illness did her mum die of?
4 What did she use initials in her first Harry Potter book?
5 How did she manage to continue writing?
6 What did the series fourth installment become?
7 How many legal disputes are mentioned?
8 How many copies were sold of the sixth installment in 24 hours?

You can read the transcript here.

Key:
1) July 31, 1965 - 2) she graduated - 3) multiple sclerosis - 4) to attract more male readers - 5) through a grant [from a Scottish arts council] - 6 the fastest selling book in the history of publishing - 7) two, a claim that the books were based on a 1984 series and a parent school who wanted the books banned from school libraries - 8) 6.9 million copies