1、,Period 4 Vocabulary and Reading,The Story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter,A class survey,1. Do you want to be a billionaire? 2.In you opinion,what do you need to be a billionaire?,J.K. Rowling only needs a pen, an envelope, and a coffee.,J.K.Rowling,1) Three adjectives and A brief introduction to

2、J.K. Rowling,J.K. Rowling is a gifted fantasy literature writer . At the beginning, she was very poor, but she was stubborn and overcame all the difficulties . Finally, she made a big success.,1、Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone ,2、Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ,3、Harry Potter and th

3、e Prisoner of Azkaban ,4、Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ,5、Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,6、Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince,7、Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows,The Story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter,Harry Potter is designed for _ A. schoolchildren B. adults C. old people,I

4、. Predict before reading,( ) 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 w

5、riting the first book? ( ) g. When did success arrive?,Step1 Listen: main idea for every paragraph.,1,2,3,4,5,6,J.k. Rowling,a successful writer,Tasks: To find out which paragrahs talk about- How she succeeded. Why she is successful. What effect she has brought.,The format of the passage,Part1(Para.

6、 ) How she succeeded. Part2(Para. ) Why she is successful. Part3(Para. ) What effect she has brought.,1- 4,5,6,. Answer these questions according to the passage. ( P22. ),She wrote the first story with a pen because she couldnt afford a typewriter.,2.She wrote it in a cafeteria in Edinburgh.,3.She w

7、rote them for schoolchildren.,4.She intended to have an output of one book a year.,5.It appeals to readers of all ages, including parents.,Step 3 Scan . 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 th

8、e 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 havent got much money c. is impossible in Edinburgh d. make J.K Rowling give up,3. As soon as the first book w

9、as 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_. must be included in t

10、he 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 language b. are easy to translate c. have made J.K Rowling very rich d. are distributed in 55 countries

11、,Discussion in Part 3 Whats the effects of the Harry Potter series? on society: on J.K. Rowling:,1.create a special literary bond between parents and children. 2. make children interested in reading 3. not only affect the English-speaking countries, but many other countries,1.poor - rich 2.a common

12、English teacher - an elder stateswoman,4. Discussion,Why is Rowling so successful? What can we learn from her?,IV. Summary,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 Harry Potter her. When she created

13、 the first Harry Potter story, she had to write and her baby daughter. In cold winter, she often wrote it in a . At last, she the first Harry Potter story in 1997. The Harry Potter series readers of all ages, because they create a special_ between parents and children. In an age of computer games, t

14、hey make people interested in . The books have been translated into over languages and over 250 million copies. So she has attained the status of being the first writer to become a .,stateswoman,gifted,delayed,came to,by hand,looked after,cafeteria,completed,appeal to,literary bond,reading,55,distributed,billionaire,VI. Homework,1.Acco