Reading and vocabularyppt配套的教学设计方案

The Story of J.K.Rowling and Harry Potter (Module 2 of Book 6)

Learn Content: Vocabulary practice and Reading comprehension Learn procedures: & Speaking 1. Have you read Harry Potter? 2. Who is Harry Potter designed for ? _______

A. old people

B.adults

C. schoolchildren 3. How many books are there in the series ? 4. Can you name each book of the series ? 5. Who is the writer of Harry Potter? 6. How much do you know about J.K.Rowling? 7. How did she create Harry Potter ?

& Vocabulary I. Match the words with the meanings. 1. accumulate

a. not prepared to change your ideas 2. adjustment

b. the amount of work produced 3. anecdote

c. to collect

4. attain

d. the place you come from 5. format

e. to reach 6. gifted

f. the basic plan

7. output

g. a small story 8. roots

h. talented

9. stubborn

i. as a result 10. thus

j. a small change

II. Translate the expressions into Chinese. 1.British fantasy literature

2.the gifted creator 3.the idea for...

4. on the back of an envelope 5.add flesh to the bones

6. be associated with

7.develope the format for...

8.the extra burden 9.write by hand

10. pay for the heating 11.an adjustment to the title

12.It took her ten years to complete.

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13.a target for some criticism 14.appeal to readers of all ages 15.a special literary bond

16. in an age of... 17.It is claimed that...

18 .be responsible for

19.part of the school curriculum

20. be restricted to

21.It has been estimated that... 22.attain the status of...

& Reading comprehension I. Read the passage and discuss the questions. 1. Where did J.K. Rowling get the idea for Harry Potter? The idea for Harry Potter came to Rowling while she was ______________________ between ______________ and ______________ .

2. How did Rowling write the first Harry Potter story?

* She worked as she ________________ her baby.

* She wrote it ______________ because she was to poor to own _____________. * She wrote it_______________________________in Edinburgh because she had no money to _________________________at home . * She completed the first Harry Potter story in_________ .

3. How long did it take Rowling to complete the Harry Potter series? It took her ____________________ and she finished them in___________ .

4. What is the appeal of the Harry Potter series ? They_______________readers________________, including_______________.They create a special___________________ between parents and children.

5. How are the Harry Potter series popular ? *They have become part of the________________________,

much to the pleasure of the schoolchildren. *Their effect is not just _______________________English-speaking world. They have been ___________________more than________________________and have been __________________________copies around the world.

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6. How has Harry Potter made Rowling rich ? *In 2015 she ________________ more than______________ on deposit in her bank. * She has__________________ of being the first writer to _____________________.

II. Read and put the sentences in correct order . (

) She completed the first Harry Potter story in 1997. (

) It took her about ten years to finish the series. (

) She grew up in the southwest of England. (

) She began the first draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. (

) She went to teach English in Portugal. (

) Her books have been translated into more than 55 languages and have been distributed 250 million copies. (

) The idea for Harry Potter occurred to her. (

) Harry Potter has become part of the school curriculum. (

) She accumulated more than one billion dollars in 2005. & Self check

I. Finish Exercises 1,3,4 on P22-23 by yourselves. * Ex.1: answer the questions 1. What did J.K Rowling use to write the first Harry Potter story?

2. Where did she write it?

3. Who did she write the books for?

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

5. What is the appeal of the Harry Potter series?

* Ex.2:

Match the questions and the paragraphs. (a) How long did it take to write the series?

_______________ (b) What is the appeal of Harry Potter?

______________ (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?

____________ (f) How did J.K Rowling begin writing the first book? ___________ (g) When did success arrive?

_____________

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*Ex.4:

choose the correct answers.

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 characters

c. gave more details to the main ideas

d. finished writing the story 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 Phoenix

d. 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

Homework Read the text again and divide it into 3 parts. Finish the main idea of each part. Part I

( Para._________) :

__________________ the idea for Harry Potter Part II

( Para._________) :

_______________ and ______________ difficulties Part III

( Para._________) :

_________________ success

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