Harry potter and philosopher´s stone

CHAPTER NINE

The midnight duel

I. Vocabulary to the chapter:

I can't put up with it any longer – я не могу больше выносить/терпеть это

spot [spPt] v – разг. узнать, заметить, увидеть

narrowly ['nxrqVlI] adv – чуть; еле-еле

hang-glider ['hxN"glaIdq] n – дельтаплан

eagle-owl ['i:g(q)l"aVl] n – зоол. филин

gloating ['glqVtIN] a – злорадный

in a flash – мгновенно; в одно мгновение

breezy ['bri:zI] a – свежий, прохладный (о погоде)

javelin ['dZxv(q)lIn] n – метательное копьё; дротик

skip [skIp] v – прыгать, скакать

scowl [skaVl] v – сердито смотреть

dodge [dPdZ] v – увёртываться, уклоняться

to dodge the law — обходить закон

snout [snaVt] n – рыло, морда (животного)

bogy ['bqVgI] n – домовой; пугало

to be chicken – трусить, перепугаться

petrified ['petrIfaId] a – застывший; оцепеневший

II. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases:

1. to make a fool on oneself

2. boastful story

3. to have an argument

4. out of earshot

5. to stretch out a hand

6. to stride

7. a burly boy

8. a puzzlement

9. to have a clue

10. decent

11. to push one’s luck

12. to be an interfering person

13. a trapdoor

III. The meaning of Harry Potter character names:

1. Patil: Patil may be a variation of Patel, Hindi for "village leader." Parvati means "gentle." Parvati was the consort of Shiva, the chief god of Hinduism.

2. Lee Jordan: Lee is a field or meadow. Jordan means to "flow" or "descend." Jordan is also old English for a chamberpot (a small container in the bedroom, used for going to the bathroom, before indoor plumbing).

IV. Writing Prompts: Difficult Relationships

Writing Prompt # 1 How would you handle the situation if someone treated you the way Draco Malfoy treats Harry Potter? Now imagine the situation if you had magical powers like Harry does. What would you do?

Writing Prompt # 2 Harry Potter doesn’t get along with his cousin Dudley Dursley. Do you have a particular family member with whom it is hard to get along? What makes your relationship so complicated?

Writing Prompt # 3 Think of one person in your life who you disagree with all of the time. Write down three ways you could work out your differences.

V. Similarities and differences

To understand things around us, it helps to think about how they are alike, and how they are different. This is called “comparing and contrasting.” One way to show this visually is with a chart which shows how two things “have some things in common” – they share some characteristics or ways they are alike – but also have differences.

When describing these differences, look for things that are meaningful. The letter that the words begin with is not a good choice; what the things are used for is much better. It’s also better to compare the same kinds of information.

Examples:

socks and shoes

baseball and basketball

books and movies

pens and pencils

Quidditch and soccer

Snape and McGonagall

Gryffindor and Slytherin

Peeves and Nearly Headless Nick

History of Magic class and Potions class

After organizing similarities and differences into a chart, you can then make a Venn diagram, where two circles overlap. The similarities are listed in the overlapping section, while the differences are written in the outside parts. This type of diagram is a simple visual way of showing an abstract relationship.

Baseball and basketball

similarities:

often shown on television at professional level

one team plays against another team

being a fast runner is good for both!

differences:

Baseball	Basketball
played outside equipment includes small balls, leather gloves and wooden bats nine people on each team	often played outside on playgrounds; played inside by professionals equipment includes large balls and a tall pole with a basket five people on each team

Make your own charts to show similarities and differences of the words given above:

similarities:

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differences:

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Activities for Pleasure

Harry Potter & Friends

Write a detailed description of the characters.

Harry Potter

Dudley Dursley

Vernon & Petunia Dursley

Fred & George Weasley

Hagrid

Albus Dumbledore

Draco Malfoy, Crabbe & Goyle

HARRY POTTER AND PHILOSOPHER´S STONE

CHAPTER TEN

HALLOWE´EN

I. Vocabulary to the chapter:

know-it-all ['nqVIt"O:l] n – всезнайка

spite [spaIt] n – злоба, злость

club [klAb] n – клюшка (хоккей, гольф), бита (бейсбол)

jacket potato – картофель в мундире

askew [q'skju:] adv – криво, косо

lumpy ['lAmpI] a – комковатый; грузный

boulder ['bqVldq] n – валун

racket ['rxkIt] n – разг. шум, гам; грохот

II. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases:

1. not to believe one’s eyes

2. to fill somebody in something

3. to smother one’s laughter

4. to recite

5. to reel off

6. to trudge

7. to roll up the sleeves

8. to bite one’s lip

9. to go berserk

10. out of breath

11. to tell a downright lie

12. to hang one’s head

13. to get somebody out of trouble

14. to be disappointed in somebody

15. an embarrassed pause

III. Put in the prepositions:

1. to know … sure

2. a way of getting back … Malfoy

3. do not open the parcel … the table

4. to unwrap the broomstick … private

5. they're not … the same league

6. twig … twig

7. Nimbus Two Thousand written … gold … the top

8. either end … the pitch

9. poles … hoops … the end

10. to speed …

11. players … each side

12. she was … tears

13. … their way

14. put somebody … … the minds

15. … the start-of-term banquet