The Magic of Harry Potter, Extra Work (Optional)

Harry Potter’s creator, J.K.Rowling
This exercise has been made by Prof. Viviana Giménez ©

Watch the video segment (3:14) and do the Multiple Choice below. At the bottom of the page you will find the answers. (si no funciona, copiar y pegar link)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamuY9KrIDE



1. What is J.K.Rowling’s first name?
a. Joanne
b. Joanna
c. Josephine
2. Just down the road from where she lived as a child, there was a
a. boy named Harry
b. family named Potter
c. school named Hogwart
3. Her family later moved near ....................., where she used to take long walks by herself.
a. the beach
b. a park
c. a forest
4. When she was a child, she had
a. no friends
b. few friends
c. many friends
5. When she graduated from college
a. she had many jobs
b. she started working as a writer
c. she had no job
6. There was only one thing she really wanted to do: be
a. a teacher
b. a writer
c. an artist
7. She had the idea for Harry Potter while she was
a. traveling by train
b. sleeping
c. at work
8. At that moment, she had no paper or pen, so
a. she forgot about the original idea
b. she memorized everything
c. borrowed paper and a pen
9. She started writing
a. the next day
b. the next year
c. that same night
10. In her head, she had
a. the first book
b. the first two books
c. all seven books in the series
11. There was someone’s death that made a great impact in her writing:
a. her sister’s
b. her mother’s
c. a friend’s
12. After her divorce, she had no money and wrote
a. in a park
b. on the street
c. in a café
13. At first, ............. publishers rejected (=didn’t accept) her manuscript
a. 2
b. 12
c. 20
14. Finally, they offered her
a. $400
b. $4,000
c. $40,000
15. And they said to her she was
a. going to make a fortune writing children’s books
b. not going to make money writing children’s books
c. it was difficult to say if there was any money in children’s books


ANSWERS

1. What is J.K.Rowling’s first name?
a. Joanne
2. Just down the road from where she lived as a child, there was a
b. family named Potter
3. Her family later moved near ....................., where she used to take long walks by herself.
c. a forest
4. When she was a child, she had
b. few friends
5. When she graduated from college
a. she had many jobs
6. There was only one thing she really wanted to do: be
b. a writer
7. She had the idea for Harry Potter while she was
a. traveling by train
8. At that moment, she had no paper or pen, so
b. she memorized everything
9. She started writing
c. that same night
10. In her head, she had
c. all seven books in the series
11. There was someone’s death that made a great impact in her writing:
b. her mother’s
12. After her divorce, she had no money and wrote
c. in a café
13. At first, ............. publishers rejected (=didn’t accept) her manuscript
b. 12
14. Finally, they offered her
b. $4,000
15. And they said to her she was
b. not going to make money writing children’s books