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sentences, eg, Harry Potter studies at
J.K. Rowling. Hogwarts School. Write on the board Who
wrote the Harry Potter books? How many
Harry Potter Harry Potter books are there? What is the title
of the first book? What is the title of the latest
book? Read the text in Activity 1 with the class
and help them with any new vocabulary. Ask
Aim
the pupils to read the text in Activity 1 and
• To study J.K. Rowling and her series of
answer the true/false questions.
Harry Potter books.
Language focus Answers: 1-True; 2-False; 3-True; 4-True; 5-True
Key vocabulary: a series of fantasy books, • Explain that J.K. Rowling started to write the
successful, all over the world, writer, nice, first Harry Potter novel in 1990 when she was
clever, nasty, scar, witchcraft, wizardry, travelling by train from London to Manchester.
In 1991 she went to Portugal to work as an
special powers, bully, owl, potion, powerful,
English teacher. In 1994 she returned to
headmaster, killed, wand.
England and she was still finishing her first
Key language: J.K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book. When she finished it nobody
Harry Potter book in a café. The book was wanted to publish the book at first but a small
not successful at first. Harry has got special publisher decided to publish it. The book was
powers. He can do magic. Petunia Dursley is successful all over the world. After that book
Harry's aunt. she wrote six more Harry Potter books.
Materials Activity 2
• Worksheet. • Elicit information about the characters in
• Harry Potter books. the Harry Potter books by asking the pupils
questions such as Has Harry got a big family?
Warm-up Who are Harry’s friends? Who are Harry’s
• Ask the pupils What’s your favourite book? teachers? Write on the board: Harry’s family.
Write some of the pupils’ favourite books on Harry’s friends. Harry’s teachers. Ask the
the board. Encourage them to explain to the pupils to write the names of the characters
class what they like about the book. Ask they know. Get feedback and write the names
other questions about books and reading, eg, on the board. Elicit more information by
Do you read books? Do you read comics? How asking questions like Are they good to
many books do you read a year? Where do you Harry? Do they like Harry? Are they nasty
read? How many books have you got? Arrange to Harry?
the pupils in groups of six and ask them to • Read the words in the box in Activity 2 with
carry out a survey on reading. Point out that the class and explain their meaning.
we can learn a lot about other people and • Ask the children to complete the sentences in
cultures by reading books. It’s also a very pairs. Get feedback. Invite some pupils to
enjoyable free-time activity. Reading books in write the answers on the board.
English is one of the best ways of learning Answers: 1-magic; 2-scar; 3-aunt; 4-friends;
English. 5-clever; 6-nasty; 7-pet; 8-teacher; 9-nice

Completing the Worksheet Extension activity

Activity 1 - Write on the board Who is ___? Is ___ nice or
nasty to Harry? Ask the pupils questions
• Write Hryar Petotr (Harry Potter) on the
about the characters in Activity 2, eg, Who is
board. Ask the pupils to unscramble the name.
Hermione? Is Hermione nice or nasty to
Show them the Harry Potter books if they are
Harry? Encourage the pupils to ask each
available. Elicit information from the class
other questions in small groups. Elicit
about Harry Potter by asking questions like
complete sentences, eg, Petunia is Harry’s
How old is Harry Potter? Where does he live?
aunt. She is nasty to Harry.
Where does he study? What does he study? Has
- Write the names of other characters on the
he got any friends? Why is Harry special?
board: Dudley Dursley, Vernon Dursley,
Encourage the pupils to make complete
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Professor Minerva McGonagall, Voldemort. kills Harry Potter’s parents. Harry goes to live
Ask the pupils to write sentences about with his uncle and aunt. Harry has got special
them, eg, Dudley Dursley is Harry’s cousin. powers. Harry goes to Hogwarts School of
Vernon Dursley is Harry’s uncle. Professor Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn how to use
Minerva McGonagall is the headmistress of magic. Each book is about one year in Harry’s
Hogwarts. Voldemort is a nasty wizard. life at Hogwarts.
• Ask the pupils to unscramble and write the
Activity 3
words in Activity 3. Get feedback. Invite some
• Ask the pupils How does the story begin? Do
pupils to write the answers on the board.
you know the first book, Harry Potter and
the Philosopher's Stone? Write the pupils’ Answers: 1-parents; 2-boy; 3-uncle; 4-magic;
answers on the board. Explain to the class the 5-birthday; 6-wizard; 7-school; 8-potions
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