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Welcome to our class
Houhaihua
Jiexiu No.4 Senior Middle school
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
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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.
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. 1
1. 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. 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
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
Only the first book was very succeful. ( )
F
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. 5
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.
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. 6
1. 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.
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
1997
readers
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.