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Inglês – 8 a série/9 o ano – Volume 1<br />
WSW: (2)<br />
KW: Well, for instance, the seventh book in the Harry Potter series took her about two years to<br />
write. That is about the average time.<br />
WSW: (3)<br />
KW: She wrote her very first complete story when she was 6. It was about a rabbit. She’s been<br />
writing ever since she was 6 then.<br />
WSW: (4)<br />
KW: She says she doesn’t know who influenced her exactly. I guess it is always hard to tell who<br />
influenced you.<br />
3. Read the following sentences from the text again and say if they refer to the past or to the<br />
present.<br />
a) How long does it take her to write a book?<br />
b) What writers and books have influenced Rowling’s writing?<br />
c) How old was she when she started to write?<br />
d) Kate Wiskins is a big fan of the Harry Potter series.<br />
e) J. K. Rowling decided to study French at university.<br />
f) She wrote her very first complete story when she was 6.<br />
g) She has dreamed of being an author ever since she was very young.<br />
4. Work in groups to compare the text in Activity 2 with the texts that you have already read about<br />
Marta and Pelé.<br />
a) What do the three texts have in common? Answer in Portuguese.<br />
b) Which text is an interview? Which is a magazine article? And which is an encyclopedia entry?<br />
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