Юнит 1 " Who are your favourite authors "

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  Who are your favourite authors?
  Popular British writers
  

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  Jacqueline Wilson
  An English writer known for her vast and diverse work in children’s literature. Her novels are commonly deal with such challenging themes as adoption, divorce and mental illness.
  

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  Biography
  Born: 17 December, 1945, Bath, Somerset, England.
  Occupation: writer.
  Genre: Realistic children’s novels
  Notable works: The story of Tracy beaker, Dustbin baby, double act.
  Notable awards: Guardian Prize (2000), British Book Award (2000,2003)
  Website: www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk
  

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  She is one of the best-selling authors.
  

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  John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
  He was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the Silmarillion.
  

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  Biography
  Born: 3 January 1892, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (ЮАР)
  Died: 2 September 1973, Bournemouth, England.
  Occupation: author, academic, philologist, poet
  Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy, translation, criticism.
  Notable works: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the Silmarillion.
  Inventions: Middle Earth Elves’ language.
  
  

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  He is the 6th on a list “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945” (The Times)
  

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  Joanne Rowling
  She is a British novelist best known as the author of Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more then 400 million copies.
  

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  Biography
  Born: 31 July 1965, Yate, Gloucestershire, England/
  Occupation: novelist
  Genre: fantasy, tragicomedy, crime fiction.
  Notable works: Harry Potter series.
  Pen name: J.K. Rowling, Robert Galbraith
  Website: www.jkrowling.com
  

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  Her books have been the basis for a series of films which became the highest-grossing film series in history.
  

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  Philip Pullman
  “A bird of the raven family with a diamond in her beak. This is the storyteller: storytellers always steal their stories, every story has been told before.”
  

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  Biography
  Born: 19 October 1946, Norwich, Norfolk, England.
  Occupation: novelist.
  Genre: fantasy.
  Notable works: His dark materials, The good man Jesus and the scoundrel Christ.
  Notable awards: Carnegie Medal(1995), Guardian Prize (1996), Astrid Lindgren Award (2005).
  Website: www.philip-pullman.com
  

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  In 2008 The Times named Pullman one of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”
  

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  “reading authors who write well, you get into a habit of speaking well”
  
  Voltaire
  

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