Презентация по английскому языку на тему "Famous writer" (9 класс)

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  The writer who changed the world.
  

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  J. K. Rowling
  

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  She better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history.The books are the basis of a popular film series, over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and was a producer on the final films. She also writes crime fiction under the pen name Robert Galbraith.
  

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  Joanne Rowling was born on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, the daughter of science technician Anne (née Volant) and Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer Peter James Rowling. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964.They married on 14 March 1965.One of Rowling's maternal great-grandfathers, Dugald Campbell, was a Scottish man from Lamlash. Her mother's French paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the War Cross for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during World War I. Rowling originally believed Volant had won the Legion of Honour during the war, as she said when she received it herself in 2009.
  

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  In conclusion, In 1995, Rowling finished her manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which was typed on an old manual typewriter.Upon the enthusiastic response of Bryony Evens, a reader who had been asked to review the book's first three chapters, the Fulham-based Christopher Little Literary Agency agreed to represent Rowling in her quest for a publisher. The book was submitted to twelve publishing houses, all of which rejected the manuscript.A year later, she was finally given the green light (and a £1,500 advance) by editor Barry Cunningham from Bloomsbury, a publishing house in London.The decision to publish Rowling's book owes much to Alice Newton, the eight-year-old daughter of Bloomsbury's chairman, who was given the first chapter to review by her father and immediately demanded the next. Although Bloomsbury agreed to publish the book, Cunningham says that he advised Rowling to get a day job, since she had little chance of making money in children's books. Soon after, in 1997, Rowling received an £8,000 grant from the Scottish Arts Council to enable her to continue writing.
  
  In June 1997, Bloomsbury published Philosopher's Stone with an initial print run of 1,000 copies, 500 of which were distributed to libraries. Today, such copies are valued between £16,000 and £25,000.
  

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  Some motivational quotes
  The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do (Steve Jobs) — Люди, которым хватает безрассудства думать, что они могут изменить мир — и есть те, кто его меняют (Стив Джобс).
  Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities (Robert H. Schuller) — Сегодняшние достижения — это вчерашние невероятности. (Роберт Г. Шуллер)  
  Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful (Joshua J. Marine) — Испытания делают жизнь интересной, а их преодоление наполняет ее смыслом. (Джошуа Д. Марин)
  
  

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  Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do (Oprah Winfrey) — Делай что нужно, пока не сможешь делать то, что хочешь. (Опра Уинфри) 
  You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great (Zig Ziglar) — Вам не нужно быть великим, чтобы начать, но вам нужно начать, чтобы стать великим. (Зиг Зиглар)
  
  

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  Thanks for your attention!