Vocabulary and reading

J.K.Rowling

Harry Potter

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1. What did J.K Rowling use to write the first Harry Potter story?

Work in pairs. Look at the title of the passage and the words in the box. Answer the questions.

She wrote the first story with a pen because she couldn’t afford a typewriter.

2. Where did she write it?

3. Who did she write the books for?

She wrote it in a cafeteria in

Edinburgh.

She wrote them for schoolchildren.

4. How many books a year did she

intend to write?

5. What is the appeal of the Harry

Potter series?

She intended to have an output

of one book a year.

It appeals to readers of all ages,

including parents.

Read the passage quickly. Match the

questions and the paragraphs. There

is one extra question.

a. How long did it take to write

the series?

b. What is the appeal of Harry

Potter?

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Paragraph 5

c. What does J.K Rowling plan to do

next?

d. Where did the idea for Harry Potter

come from?

e. How many people have read Harry

Potter?

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Paragraph 6

extra question

f. How did J.K Rowling begin writing

the first book?

g. When did success arrive?

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Paragraph 3

Read the text carefully and put the following sentences in correct order according to the text.

1. She completed the first Harry Potter story in 1997.

2. It took her about ten years to finish the series.

3. She grew up in the southwest of England.4. She began the first draft of Harry Potter

and the Philosopher’s Stone.

5. She went to teach English in Portugal.6. Her books have been translated into more than 55 languages, and have been distributed 250 million copies.7. The idea for Harry Potter occurred to her.8. Harry Potter has become part of the school curriculum.9. She accumulated more than one billion dollars in 2005.

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1. When J.K Rowling added flesh to the bones of the Harry Potter story, she ___.

a. sold the story for food b. created the other charactersc. gave more details to the main ideasd. finished writing the story

Into the text:

2. Looking after a baby and writing a

book at the same time ___.

a. is extremely hard work

b. means you haven’t got much money

c. is impossible in Edinburgh

d. make J.K Rowling give up

3. 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 Phoenixd. it was clear that the others would be

successful too

4. Harry Potter stories are so

appealing that they___.

a. must be included in the school

curriculum

b. encourage children to read more

c. are shown on television in other

countries

d. have been criticized for bad style

5. 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

Match the words in the box with their

meanings.

Words revision:

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attain format gifted output roots

stubborn thus

1. not prepared to change your ideas

2. the amount of work produced

3. to collect

4. the place you come from

5. to reach

stubborn

output

accumulate

roots

attain

6. the basic plan

7. a small story

8. talented

9. as a result

10. a small change

format

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gifted

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1. Harry Potter has even become part

of the school curriculum, much to the

pleasure of the schoolchildren.2. And the Harry Potter effect is not just restricted to the English – speaking world.

Sentences revision:

3. 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.

1. appeal

用作名词。(1) 意为“吸引力 ; 感染力 ; 魅力” , 常

用作不可数名词。如： The Beatles have never really lost the

ir appeal.

披头士乐队的感染力经久不衰。

Language points

(2) 意为“恳求 ; 呼吁” , 常用作可数名词。如：

The boy’s mother made an emotional

appeal on TV for his return.

男孩的母亲在电视上恳切地要求儿子回家。

常用作不及物动词。(1) 意为“有吸引力；引起兴趣” ,

常与介词 to 连用。如： Does the idea of working for a fore

ign enterprise appeal to you? 你有没有兴趣到外企去工作 ?

(2) 意为“呼吁；恳求”。 appeal for sth. 如： They are appealing for money to

build a new school.

他们呼吁希望得到钱来建一所新学校。

appeal to sb. for sth. 如：Farmers have appealed to the govern

ment for help.

农民向政府呼吁请求帮助。appeal to sb. to do sth. 如：Organizers appealed to the crowd not

to panic.

组织者呼吁人群不要惊慌。

2. More than 250 million copies have b

een distributed around the world.

1) 分发 ; 分配 (+to/among)

He distributed the tickets among the

students.

The teacher distributed the test pap

ers to the class.

2) 撒开 , 分布 The chairs were distributed around

the classroom.

The teacher distributed the pupils in

to three groups.

随堂测试

I. 根据首字母提示完成下列句子。1. He addressed the e________ before

mailing the letter.

2. She was an excellent scientist and a

g_____ painter as well.

3. There are many serious health diseases

a________ with smoking.

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4. The heavy b_______ on his back seemed to be crushing him to the earth.5. Learners of a second language usually have many difficulties to o_______.6. The books in the library were d________ according to subjects.7. Dust and dirt soon a_________ if a house is not cleaned regularly.8. The retired worker d_______ a certain sum of money in the bank each month.

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9. More women are a_______ positions

of power in public life.

10. Women’s social s_______ has

changed much over the years.

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II. 用适当的介词或副词填空。1. These cartoons have lost their appeal ____ most kids nowadays.2. Education should not be restricted ___ any

specific age group.3. Chinese silk handkerchiefs made ___ hand

sell well in Western markets.4. The club is being organized __ the request

of the college students. 5. I’ve made a few minor adjustments __ the

traveling plan.

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III. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1. Do you know who is the _______ (create)

of Mickey Mouse?

2. She had some _______ (fantasy) idea tha

t I was poisoning her.

3. The company has made an _________ (a

djust) in my salary.

4. John arrived at Boston on a _______ (del

ay) train in the late afternoon.

creator

fantastic

adjustment

delayed

5. The workers are installing a _______

(heat) system in my new house.

heating

IV. 根据汉语提示完成句子。1. _________________ ( 据估计 ) the total cost for the treatment will be over 12,500

dollars.2. The chair ______________ ( 本打算给 )

you, but she took it away.3. It’s a rather awkward task and they are

not likely to ____________ ( 达到这个目标 ).

It is estimated that

was intended for

attain this aim

4. ____________ ( 轮到你 ) to use the

car this week.

5. She said she would ______________

( 复仇 ) on Tom sooner or later.

It’s your turn

take her revenge