Joanne "Jo" Rowling, better known as J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies to become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a popular series of films, in which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts as well as maintaining creative control by serving as a producer on the final instalment. Rowling conceived the idea for the series on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. Rowling has led a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on social security to multi-millionaire status within five years. As of March 2011, when its latest world billionaires list was published, Forbes estimated Rowling's net worth to be US$1 billion.[9] The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling's fortune at £560 million ($798 million), ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in the United Kingdom. Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007, and Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans. In October 2010, J. K. Rowling was named 'Most Influential Woman in Britain' by leading magazine editors. She has become a notable philanthropist, supporting such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain, and Lumos (formerly the Children's High Level Group). On February 23, 2012, Little, Brown & Company announced it would publish Rowling's first novel for adults.
Ex.2. Choose the correct words to complete the questions.
How many students are there in your class?
Did you get a lot of birthday presents?
How much money do we need?
Have you got much homework for next week?
Are there a lot of computers in your school?
How many times a week do you cycle to school?
Is there a lot of pollution in your city?
Ex.3. Complete the text with where, which or who.
There is a teacher 1who is really cool. His name is Mr. Jackson. He’s the only teacher 2whodoesn’t own a car. He rides a really old bike 3which you can hear from miles away! He says he’s trying to save the planet. I try to do things 4which help the environment, too. At school I speak to students 5wholeave their rubbish in the wrong places. I say to them. There are recycling bins 6where you can put your old cans and paper. I want to live in a place 7where there isn’t rubbish everywhere. There is only one world 8which we can live in, so we must look after it!
Rowling has led a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on social security to multi-millionaire status within five years. As of March 2011, when its latest world billionaires list was published, Forbes estimated Rowling's net worth to be US$1 billion.[9] The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling's fortune at £560 million ($798 million), ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in the United Kingdom. Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007, and Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans. In October 2010, J. K. Rowling was named 'Most Influential Woman in Britain' by leading magazine editors. She has become a notable philanthropist, supporting such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain, and Lumos (formerly the Children's High Level Group).
On February 23, 2012, Little, Brown & Company announced it would publish Rowling's first novel for adults.
I’ve got much of homework tonight.
There isn’t much of chocolate in the fridge.
We need much of bread for the sandwiches.
Does your car use much of fuel?
My sister eats much of pasta.
Ex.2. Choose the correct words to complete the questions.
How many students are there in your class?
Did you get a lot of birthday presents?
How much money do we need?
Have you got much homework for next week?
Are there a lot of computers in your school?
How many times a week do you cycle to school?
Is there a lot of pollution in your city?
Ex.3. Complete the text with where, which or who.
There is a teacher 1who is really cool. His name is Mr. Jackson. He’s the only teacher 2whodoesn’t own a car. He rides a really old bike 3which you can hear from miles away! He says he’s trying to save the planet. I try to do things 4which help the environment, too. At school I speak to students 5wholeave their rubbish in the wrong places. I say to them. There are recycling bins 6where you can put your old cans and paper. I want to live in a place 7where there isn’t rubbish everywhere. There is only one world 8which we can live in, so we must look after it!