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What do you know about Harry Potter?

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone哈利波特与魔法石哈利波特与魔法石

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets哈利波特与密室

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 哈利波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 哈利波特与火焰杯

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 哈利波特与凤凰社

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 哈利波特与混血王子

J.K.Rowling----a famous J.K.Rowling----a famous British writerBritish writer

Period 4 Vocabulary and Reading

The Story of J.K. Rowling and Harry

Potter

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ⅠⅠ..

SkimmingSkimming

Read the passage quickly and find out the following numbers.

55 .1 billion

.1997

.

Rowling’s books have been translated into more than 55 languages

It was estimated that Rowling had accumulated more than one billion dollars on deposit in her bank

It was only in 1997 that she completed the first Harry Potter story, which, because the publishers in the USA requested an adjustment to the title, was also known as Harry potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Ⅱ. Scanning

Para. 11. When J.K. Rowling added flesh to the bones of the Harry Potter story, she ( )

A. gave more details to the main idea

B. created the other characters

C. sold the story for food

D. finished writing the story.

2. true or false 2. true or false

J. K. Rowling had the idea of Harry J. K. Rowling had the idea of Harry

PotterPotter on a delayed train ( )on a delayed train ( )

AA

TT

According to the Chinese, find out the English phrases.

魔幻文学

她想到一个主意

晚点的火车

在骨头上加肉

与……有联系

fantasy literature

an idea comes to her

a delayed train

add flesh to the

bones

be associated with

Para. 2

1. Looking after a baby and writing a book at the same time ( )A. is impossible in Edinburgh B. means you haven’t got much moneyC. is extremely hard workD. made J.K. Rowling give up 2. Where did she write it? She wrote it in a cafeteria in Edinburgh

C

According to the Chinese, find out the English phrases.

在喝一杯咖啡期间

手工

支付

over a single cup of

coffee

by hand

pay for

Para. 3 & 4 1. As soon as the first book was a success, ( ) A. J.K. Rowling finished the series more quickly than planned B. the publishers asked her to finish one book a year C. she wrote The Order of the Phoenix. D. it was clear that others would be successful too.

DD

2. How many books a year did she intend to write?

She intended to have an output of one book a year.

3. true or false 3. true or false Only the first book was very succeful. ( )Only the first book was very succeful. ( )F

After the first book, the success of each After the first book, the success of each of the following titles was automaticof the following titles was automatic..

According to the Chinese, find out the English phrases.

本可以放弃

克服困难

对……调整

might have given up

overcome all the difficulties

an adjustment to …

Para. 5

1. Harry Potter series are so appealing that they ( ) A. must be included in the school

curriculum B. encourage children to read more C. have been criticised for bad style D. are shown on television in other

countries.

BB

2. Why is Harry Potter so popular?2. Why is Harry Potter so popular?

The Harry Potter books readers of all ages. They created a between parents and children. Now, it is also claimed that they are for

interest in reading. Harry Potter has become part of the school .

appeal tospecial literary bond

responsiblea renewed

curriculum

3. Find a sentence in para.5 to replace the following one.

We should have new materials to inspire( 激发 )our reading interest in the time when we use computer and television so much.

In an age of computer games and television programmes, it is also claimed they are responsible for a renewed interest in reading.

According to the Chinese, According to the Chinese, find out the English phrasesfind out the English phrases..

对……有吸引力

各年龄段的读者

在……年代

对……负责

使学生们特别的高兴

appeal to

readers of all ages

in an age of

be responsible for

much to the pleasure of the schoolchildren

Para. 61. The Harry Potter stories ( )A. can now read in only 50 languages.B. are easy to translate.C. have made J.K. Rowling very rich.D. are distributed in 55 countries. 2. true or false

Rowling has attained the status of being Rowling has attained the status of being

the first writer to become a millionaire.( )the first writer to become a millionaire.( )

CC

F

According to the Chinese, find According to the Chinese, find out the English phrases.out the English phrases.

限于……

存款

be restricted to

on deposit

Para. 1. Para. 2.

Para. 3.

Para. 4.

Para. 5.

Para. 6.

A. anecdotes about how she began writing her first book.

B. mainly about how Rowling started writing Harry Potter.

C. Rowling’s books appeal to readers of all ages.

D. Rowling spent about ten years completing her series.

E. Rowling’s first book was published.

F. Rowling’s great achievement

Match each paragraph with the main idea

1. It was only in 1997 that she completed the first Harry Potter story, which, because the publishers in the USA requested an adjustment to the title, was also known as Harry potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. (Para. 3)

直到 1997 年她才完成第一部《哈利波特与哲学家的石头》小说，由于美国的出版商要求调整书名，这本书也被称作《哈利波特与魔法石》。

III. Translation

2. Rowling’s style has been a target for

some criticism, but what makes the books

so important is that, because they appeal

to readers of all ages, they create a

special literary bond between parents

and children. (Para. 5)

罗琳的写作风格成了一些批评的对象，但是这些作品之所以重要是因为他们吸引了各个年龄段的读者，并且在父母和孩子之间建立起了一条特殊的文字纽带。

Consolidation

J.K Rowling is the elder of British fantasy literature. She is famous as the creator of Harry Potter. One day she was on a train, the idea for H came to her. When she created the first Harry Potter story, she had to wrote and looked after her . In cold winter, she often wrote it in a . At last, she completed the first Harry Potter story in . The Harry Potter series appeal to of all ages, because they create a special__________ between parents and children. In an age of computer games, they make people interested in . The books have been translated into over languages and distributed over 250 copies. So she has attained the status of being the first writer to become a .

stateswomangifted

delayedarry Potter

by handbaby

cafeteria

1997 readers literary bond

reading55

million

billionaire

SUMMARY AND DISCUSSIONSUMMARY AND DISCUSSION

What can we learn from What can we learn from J.K.Rowling?J.K.Rowling?Never give up whatever we do.Never give up whatever we do.

Where there is a will,there is a way.Where there is a will,there is a way.

Overcome all the difficulties whatever Overcome all the difficulties whatever we do,especially in our study.we do,especially in our study.

If we work hard, anything is possible.If we work hard, anything is possible.

Homework

Write a small passage about Write a small passage about J.K.Rowling and her works.80J.K.Rowling and her works.80—100words—100words

Thank you.Thank you.