Welcome to our class! 锦州中学英语组 孙晶晶

Module 2 Fantasy Literature Fantasy Literature

Fantasy Literature Lead in

 Describe the features of fantasy literature by using adjectives. Fantasy Literature Fantasy Literature

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 哈利波特与阿兹卡巴囚徒

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

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

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

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 哈利波特与死亡圣器

 The Deathly Hallows are about three magical objects. Whoever comes to own them will be a master of Death. Harry sees this as a challenge. It is his last chance to beat Voldemort, his aim since his first day at Hogwarts.  what will happen to Harry in the movie? Group discussion

J.K.Rowling

The Story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter

Ⅰ. Skimming

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. The story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter

Read the passage quickly and find out the following numbers. root Rowling’s roots are in the south west of England where she grew up She began the first draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone It was only in 1997 that she completed the first Harry Potter story It was estimated that Rowling had accumulated more than one billion dollars on deposit in her bank.

人物介绍 (biography) root the time line( 时间线索）

Ⅱ. Scanning

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

Para 1 How Rowling started writing Harry Potter. Para 2 Anecdotes about how she began writing her first book. Para 3 Rowling’s first book was published. Para 4 Rowling spent about ten years completing her series. Para 5 Rowling’s books appeal to readers of all ages. Para 6 Rowling’s great achievement C. D. E. Group Discussion

Part 1startPart 2 publishPart 3 achieve Let’s come to the detail things about the passage

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. A

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 money C. is extremely hard work D. made J.K. Rowling give up C

1. How many books a year did she intend to write? She intended to have an output of one book a year. 2. Do the true or false exercise Only the first book was very successful. ( ) F After the first book, the success of each of the following titles was automatic. Para. 3 and 4

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. Para. 5 B In an age of computer games and television programmes, it is also claimed they are responsible for a renewed interest in reading.

Para. 6 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. C

III. Consolidation 1 Why do we have so much to thank the great author ? 2 What’s the way to achieve your goal according to the writer?

 They introduce us to another world. There is so much more to literature than simple pleasure. What is important in a book is not so much whether you like it or not, but the opportunity it gives the reader to think, feel and sympathize( 同情） 1 Why do we have so much to thank the great authors ?

2 What’s the way to achieve your goal?  You must be imaginative, strong, and independent--- meaning that you must dare to do things others wouldn’t. Above all, you must not let anyone else set your limits for you.

What’s in your mind after learning something about J.K and Harry Potter? What can you learn from J.K Rowling?

Summary( 总结） What have you leaned from this class?

Homework Write a short summary about J.K. Rowling’s experiences according to the information the students have got.