C) make up your own dialogues on the text

D) retell the text

Ex. 13. Here is some interesting information about the author of the books about Harry Potter. Read the text and think of the interview with JK Rowling.

JK Rowling was born in a small town near Bristol. She always liked writing and wrote her first story when she was only five! After school, she went to university to study languages and then became a teacher of French. The writer says that Harry Potter was born on a long train journey and was originally seen as just a bit of entertainment for the writer’s daughter Jessica. At the time, JK Rowling, known as Jo to her friends, was a single mother working hard to make enough money to support her daughter. It was the publishers who advised Jo to use her initials – J.K. instead of Jo, as they thought that adventures of an 11-year-old boy would not be popular among teenagers if written by a woman. Now, Harry Potter books are so popular all around the world that JK Rowling has become one of the richest people in the UK. She is even richer than the Queen with an estimated fortune of 280 million pounds!

Ex. 14. Read the following extracts connected with Daniel Radcliffe and his Harry Potter, then express your opinion on the received information.

Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter is a pleasant 13-year-old boy. People who know him say that he is a very friendly, kind and intelligent young man. He likes playing the guitar and does all the things that young people of his age normally do. However, playing Harry Potter has not been easy for him. Daniel says that there was a time when he was not sure where Harry ended and Daniel began. He felt so close to Harry as if they were the same person. Daniel even wanted to stop playing Harry Potter to concentrate on his studies and get his life back but later changed his mind. Right now, Daniel is in Scotland filming the next Harry Potter film – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

(Speak Out, N 4/2003)

Thanks to Harry Potter, Britain has got a tourism boost. As Harry Potter movies have been filmed all around Britain, there are now a few places that are proud to have been seen in the Harry Potter films. For example, Harrow School*, Durham Cathedral* and now the Highlands* in Scotland. Many people decide to visit those places only because they feature in the Harry Potter films.

tourismboost [‘bu:st] – туристический бум

tofeature [‘fi:t ə] in – фигурировать, быть представленным

*Harrow (School) – Харроу (Скул) – одна из девяти старейших престижных мужских привилегированных частных школ; учащиеся – преимущественно дети аристократов, крупных бизнесменов, высших чиновников и т.п. плата за обучение очень высокая; находится в пригороде Лондона. Основана в 1571 г. Учится примерно 770 человек.

*DurhamCathedral – Даремский Собор (в городе Дарем, главном городе графства Дарем), являющийся выдающимся памятником нормандского архитектурного стиля.

*Highlands – Северное нагорье, Северо-Шотландское нагорье (северо-запад Шотландии).

UNIT 16

ТЕМА 16. НАВЫКИ ОБЩЕСТВЕННОЙ ЖИЗНИ.