guía de examen extraordinario inglés iii 2010 - CCH Naucalpan ...

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Read the text. Were your ideas correct?
Three steps to success
She had no job. She was a single mother, living in a small apartment with her baby
daughter. Life was hard. Now, she is a great success.
Children and adults buy her books all over the world – in thirty languages. It seems her
books win awards and break records almost every day. Who is she? J.K. Rowling – the
woman who wrote the Harry Potter stories.
What is the secret of her success?
Rowling says she wrote “Harry Potter and the Philosopher´s Stone” because she wanted a
challenge. She wanted to achieve something special. She likes writing. In fact, she wrote
her first book (called “Rabbit”) when she was six years old. Perhaps this is the first reason
for her success – she chose to do something that she enjoyed.
STEP 1: Do something that you enjoy.
But how did she become such great success? Well, in 1992, Rowling left her job in
England and went to Portugal.
She moved to Portugal to have more time to do what she loved most – write.
She worked as an English teacher. She used her free time in the mornings to write “Harry
Potter and the Philosopher´s Stone.”
STEP 2: Follow your dream.
She married, but later divorced. She returned home to the U.K. with her baby daughter
Jessica. She lived in Edinburgh in Scotland. She lived in a very small, cold apartment.
Life as a single mother was hard, but she was determined to finish writing “Harry Potter
and the Philosopher´s Stone.” She wrote mostly in cafés and while her daughter was
asleep. She had no Money for a computer or typewriter – she used a pen and paper. When
thing became difficult, she didn´t forget her goal, and she didn´t stop working.
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