The Queen of the Magical World - English Rocks



The Queen of the Magical World

Fill the gaps and use Simple Present, Present Progressive, Simple Past, Past Perfect, Past Progressive and Present Perfect.

Who ___________ (to hear) of Joanne K. Rowling? Joanne K. Rowling was born on the 31th July 1965 in Chipping, England. She ___________ (to be) a contemporary[1] writer of English Fiction. Her famous series about the student Harry Potter which ___________ (to gain) international attention and which ___________ (to sell) 300 million copies since it was published, is world-famous. In February 2004 the Forbes magazine ___________ (to write) that she ___________ (to earn) more than 1 billion US$ till then. No-one ___________ (to earn, ever) that much money before by writing books.

The English born author ___________ (to have) one younger sister who is called Dianne. She ___________ (to tell, already) great stories when she ___________ (to go) to secondary school. After she ___________ (to study) French and Classics at the University of Exeter she ___________ (to spend) one year in Paris and she ___________ (to move) to London to work there for Amnesty International. During this time she ___________ (to invent) the story of Harry Potter on a train trip. She ___________ (to begin) writing during her lunch hours.

The author ___________ (to move) to Oporto, Portugal then. She ___________ (to teach) English there before she ___________ (to move) back to England in 1995. While she ___________ (to live) in Portugal she ___________ (to get married) and she ___________ (to have) one daughter, but her marriage ___________ (- work out).

When she ___________ (to come) back to England in December 1994 she ___________ (to have) no money and she ___________ (to live) on social welfare. She ___________ (to write) the first volume of Harry Potter during this time. Six of the seven volumes of the Harry Potter series have already been published. All of them ___________ (to be) bestsellers. Now J.K. Rowling ___________ (to be) even richer than the Queen of England.

She ___________ (to buy) an expensive house in Scotland which is called Killiechassie House. This ___________ (- to be) her only house, she also ___________ (to own) a house in London which is worth US$ 11 million. She ___________ (to marry) a second time, a man called Dr. Neil Murray and she ___________ (to write, currently) her seventh book about Harry .

The Queen of the Magical World

Fill the gaps and use Simple Present, Present Progressive, Simple Past, Past Perfect, Past Progressive and Present Perfect.

Who has heard of Joanne K. Rowling? Joanne K. Rowling was born on the 31th July 1965 in Chipping, England. She is / has become a contemporary[2] writer of English Fiction. Her famous series about the student Harry Potter which gained international attention and which have sold 300 million copies since it was published, is world-famous. In February 2004 the Forbes magazine wrote that she had earnedmore than 1 billion US$ till then. No-one has ever earned that much money before by writing books.

The English born author has one younger sister who is called Dianne. She had already told great stories when she went to secondary school. After she had studied French and Classics at the University of Exeter she spent one year in Paris and she moved to London to work there for Amnesty International. During this time she invented the story of Harry Potter on a train trip. She began writing during her lunch hours.

The author moved to Oporto, Portugal then. She had taught English there before she moved back to England in 1995. While she was living in Portugal she got married and she had one daughter, but her marriage did not work out.

When she came back to England in December 1994 she had no money and she lived on social welfare. She wrote / was writing the first volume of Harry Potter during this time. Six of the seven volumes of the Harry Potter series have already been published. All of them are / have been bestsellers. Now J.K. Rowling is even richer than the Queen of England.

She bought an expensive house in Scotland which is called Killiechassie House. This was not her only house, she also owns a house in London which is worth US$ 11 million. She married a second time, a man called Dr. Neil Murray and she is currently writing her seventh book about Harry .

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[1] Contemporary = zeitgenössisch

[2] Contemporary = zeitgenössisch

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