Famosa in tutto il mondo per aver dato i natali alla celeberrima saga del maghetto Harry Potter, oggi con il nostro esercizio di Listening & Reading noi di Scrambled Eggs abbiamo deciso di proporvi l’interessante biografia dell’eclettica Joanne Rowling, in arte J. K. Rowling.
Scopri quindi con noi cosa si cela dietro una scrittrice che passerà alla storia per aver venduto forse la serie di libri più letta nel mondo contemporaneo, e prenditi il tuo tempo per ascoltare la traccia audio che abbiamo creato per te, insieme ai nostri tipici esercizi per potenziare il tuo vocabolario.
Se sei un fan di Harry Potter (ma anche se non lo sei), questa è senz’altro un’occasione imperdibile per allenare il tuo inglese e scoprire cose divertenti e interessanti, il tutto sempre in linea con il metodo di Scrambled Eggs Milano: imparare non solo la lingua inglese, ma conoscerne il mondo che vi sta dietro; il tutto sempre in maniera rilassata e divertente.
Forza, è tempo di metterti alla prova!
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TO BREAK INTO
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- J.K. Rowling is a British author who first started to write in 1990. Her first career move was actually teaching English in Portugal, where she found inspiration for her future Harry Potter books. Eventually, she (found her calling) as a writer and decided to focus on finding a publisher. She signed her first contract as a professional writer in 1996, and a year later her first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was on the market. At this point, she decided to (go by) the name of J.K. instead of her actual name, Joanne. In her series of books, she (gave life to) the game of Quidditch, which in 2005 became an official worldwide sport. After immense fame, she (had a go at) writing for adults in 2012. In 2013, she (broke into) a new genre, crime fiction, with her book Cuckoo Calling. She (wrote under the pseudonym) of Robert Galbraith and received modest reviews. However, when the public discovered the real author, book sales (skyrocketed)! In 2016, she (transitioned to) a new form of entertainment: theatre. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was inaugurated in London to a sold-out audience.
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” J.K. Rowling is a British author who first started to write in 1990. Her first career move was actually teaching English in Portugal, where she found inspiration for her future Harry Potter books. Eventually, she found her calling as a writer and decided to focus on finding a publisher. She signed her first contract as a professional writer in 1996, and a year later her first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was on the market. At this point, she decided to go by the name of J.K. instead of her actual name, Joanne. In her series of books, she gave life to the game of Quidditch, which in 2005 became an official worldwide sport. After immense fame, she had a go at writing for adults in 2012. In 2013, she broke into a new genre, crime fiction, with her book Cuckoo Calling. She wrote under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith and received modest reviews. However, when the public discovered the real author, book sales skyrocketed! In 2016, she transitioned to a new form of entertainment: theatre. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was inaugurated in London to a sold-out audience. “
