What books do you usually read? Discuss it with your neighbor. Ask your neighbor: Who is Harry Potter? What's so magical about him? Part I 1/9/2013 Page |2 Reading: Read through the text, look up unknown words by J. K. Rowling In 1990, a British woman in her mid-twenties called Joanne Rowling was on a train in England when she suddenly had an idea for a story she could write. She had enjoyed writing ever since she was a young girl, but there was something about the main character in this story that seemed especially exciting. He was a thin, black-haired boy who wore glasses. He was also a wizard, but didn't yet know about his magical powers. His name was Harry Potter.
Guinness Book of World Records states that Christie is the bestselling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly 4 billion copies, and her estate claims that her works rank third, after those of William Shakespeare and the Bible, as the world's most widely published books In 1971, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace the world's bestselling mystery ever, and one of the bestselling books of all time Joanne Kathleen Rowling Born 1965 Author of the Harry Potter series, which have become the bestselling book series in history Her fortune has been estimated to be about $1 billion, making her the 30th richest person in the UK "Most Influential Woman in Britain,, in 2010 She was not a great student, she even had to sit in the ,,stupid row" As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister She studied French and classics
The Colour of Magic (1983) was the first novel in his series of comic fantasies about life on Discworld, a planet which travels through space on the back of four elephants. The Discworld novels have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. He has written Mort (1987) and Soul Music (1995). She has written children's books like the "Johnny Maxwell" trilogy:Only You Can Save Mankind (1992), Jonnhy and the Dead (1993), Jonnhy and the Bomb (1996) J.K Rowling · Joanne Kathleen Rowling (1965) is an English writer. She wrote a series of bestselling children's books about the adventures of Harry Potter, a young wizard: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Harry Potter and the of Fire (2000), and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003). William Shakespeare
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Lauri Kasak 12b VKG About the book Click to edit Master text styles Published in: the Second level Third level U.S.A. in 2000 Fourth level Publishing house: Fifth level "Scholastic inc." Author: J.K.Rowling Characters Harry Potter- parents, the second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, 12 years old, small, skinny, lighting-shaped scar. The Chamber of secret mystery. Lord Voldemort- killed Harry`s parents, the most powerful dark wizard ever, an embodiment of pure evil. "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Hermione Granger- clever, well-read, the top student in her class, basilisk, Ron Weasley- red-haired, from recpected but poor fam
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Portsmouth in Hampshire, the second of eight children to John Dickens n 7 February 1812. The 12-year-old Dickens began working ten hour days in a Warren's boot-blacking factory. In May 1827, Dickens began work in the office of Ellis and Blackmore as a law clerk. At the age of seventeen, he became a court stenographer and, in 1830, met his first love, Maria Beadnell. Maria's parents disapproved of the courtship and effectively ended the relationship when they sent her to school in Paris. In 1834, Dickens became a political journalist, reporting on parliamentary debate and traveling across Britain by
PRESENTATION PRINCESS DIANA Diana, Princess of Wales was born on the 1st of July in 1961 and died on the 31st of August in 1997. She was a popular member of the British royal family and an international personality of the late 20th century. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on the 29th of July in 1981. The wedding, which was held at St. Paul's Cathedral, was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. Diana and Charles had two sons, Princes William and Harry. EARLY LIFE She was born at Park House, Sandringham in Norfolk, England. Her parents were John Spencer and Frances Burke Roche. She had two older sisters Sarah and Jane and a younger brother Charles. When Diana's parents divorced in 1969, her mother took her and her younger brother live in an apartment in London's Knightsbridge, where Diana attended a local day school. Every Christmas, the children returned to Norfo
Fay Weldon an English author, essayist and playwright Early life § Fay Weldon was supposed to be born in New Zealand, but instead was born in England in 1931. At 5 weeks old she and her mother returned to New Zealand. § Her father was a doctor and her mother was a writer of commercial fiction under the pen name "Pearl Bellairs", among others. Her parents divorced when she was five. She lived with her mother, sister and grandmother until she started college and, as a result, grew up believing "the world was peopled by females". This problably influenced her works too. § She returned to England with her mother and studied economics and psychology at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. § Her actual christened name was "Franklin Birkinshaw". which she feels contributed to her being accepted at St Andrews and permitted to study economics: the school assumed she was a male student applicant. Early life ?
Referaat: Agatha Christie raamatu kohta ''the mysterious affair at styles'' CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION................................................... 3 2. AGATHA CHRISTIE............................................. 4 3. PICTURES.............................................................. 5 4. PLOT....................................................................... 6 5. PLOT....................................................................... 7 6. CHARACTERS...................................................... 8 7. SETTING................................................................ 9 8. LANGUAGE AND STYLE................................... 9 9. WHOM DO I RECCOMEND THIS NOVEL........ 9 10. SUMMARY........................................................... 10 11. SOURCES.............................................................. 11 INTRODUCTION The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detec
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