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What do you know about Harry Potter? handsome wizard unhappy life no parents

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone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 British writer

Period 4 Vocabulary and Reading The Story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter Page 22

The story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter The main idea of the passage Learning to learn We can summarize the main idea of a passage from the title or the main idea of each paragraph.

Ⅰ. Skimming

Read the passage quickly and find out the following numbers billion 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 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 J. K. Rowling had the idea of Harry Potter on a delayed train ( ) A T

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 Looking after a baby and writing a book at the same time ( ) A. is impossible in Edinburgh B. means you haven’t got much money C. is extremely hard work D. 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. D

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. ( ) F After the first book, the success of each of the following titles was automatic. After the first book, the success of each of 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 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. B

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 to special literary bond responsible a 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, find out the English phrases. According to the Chinese, find 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 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 the first writer to become a millionaire.( ) C F

According to the Chinese, find out the English phrases. According to the Chinese, find 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. stateswoman gifted delayed arry Potter by hand baby cafeteria 1997readers literary bond reading 55 million billionaire

SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION What can we learn from J.K.Rowling? Never give up whatever we do. Where there is a will,there is a way. Overcome all the difficulties whatever we do,especially in our study. If we work hard, anything is possible.

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

Thank you.