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

1. to loathe

2. to detest

3. to get even with someone

4. to go off one’s rocker

5. a remorse

6. a babble

7. a radish

8. to scrape through the exam

III. Find English equivalents in the text:

1. взять в толк, разобраться

2. напрасная трата времени

3. из ничего, из ниоткуда

4. забить до смерти

5. он тихо выругался

6. собрать всё своё мужество

7. напрасно /тщетно

8. покончим с этим

9. отстать от жизни, устареть

10. всё к лучшему

11. не особенно церемониться, не щадить

12. прежде всего, первым делом

13. вновь обрести дар речи

14. потерять вкус к конфетам

15. не все дома

16. ни на йоту, ни капли

17. обидно /досадно

18. так сказать

IV. Put in the prepositions:

1. to set fire __

2. to knock somebody __

3. to have a special gift __ trolls

4. __ instinct

5. to throw __

6. to dry one’s eyes __ the sheet

7. __ you and me

8. to make a start __ the sweets

9. __ that moment

10. __ her opinion

11. to insist __ something

12. to award points __

13. __ their great surprise

14. to sail __ the lake

V. Say what in the story was:

• put into Harry’s pocket

• burnt

• sent to Harry by his friends and admirers

• confiscated by Madam Pomfrey

• destroyed

• should be treated with great caution

• decked out in the Slytherin colors of green and silver

• must be taken into account

• changed at the End-Of-Year Feast

VI. Say who in the story was:

• wrapped with ropes

• not to be distracted

• cannot be killed not being truly alive

• impressed at how crazy his hero was.

• could have been killed

• awarded 50 points

• awarded 60 points

• awarded 10 points

• terrified at the very sight of Harry

VII. Writing Prompts: Family and Friends

Family and friends can be a blessing or a curse. Sometimes we can count on our friends even more than our family, although if we’re lucky, our family becomes the foundation for the good things that we make happen in our lives.

Writing Prompt # 1 How would your life change, if you had to live in a house with someone other than your immediate family? Write a passage explaining who you would be living with and how your everyday routine would be different. Writing Prompt # 2 Harry Potter is loved and accepted during the school year, but suffers through a not-so-pleasant environment when he goes home for the summer. What would it be like if you had this kind of arrangement every year? Describe it in detail. Writing Prompt #4 Ron wasn’t especially fond of Hermione at the beginning. Do you remember the time when you went from hating members of the opposite sex to actually becoming friends with them? What happened to change your mind? Writing Prompt #5 Starting over at a new school can be scary, and somewhat traumatic. Imagine that you’ve just been told that next year you are going to be attending a new school? Write about your feelings on this subject.

VIII. Questions to think about:

1. Cite specific instances where the author blends the real world with Harry's fantasy world. Why do you think she places the characters in two very different worlds? 

2. While Professor Snape did not turn out to be the villain of the story, what incidents led you to believe that he was? Why do you think the author kept pointing the finger of suspicion at him? 

3. What abilities did Harry have that allowed him to become the star of the Quidditch team? Do you think the author is saying that everyone has special abilities to enable them to star at something? Why or why not? 

4. Was it the cloak of invisibility, Harry's magic powers or Harry's determination not to give up that saved the stone? Why do you think so? 

5. What role did Hagrid's dragon play in the story?

6. What lessons about life did Harry learn outside the classrooms at Hogwarts?

Ideas for Writing!

Story writing

Use the setting and characters of the novel as a starting point for new adventures. You might like to use one of the following titles for your own story: The Midnight Feast, The Day The Quidditch Cup Vanished, Hermione’s Big Mistake, Hagrid Loses The Key, The Broomstick Challenge, Neville’s Lucky Day, Lost In The Dungeon, Hogwart’s Parents’ Evening.

Diaries

Imagine you are a new student at Hogwarts – Write a series of diary entries about your first days or weeks at your strange new school.

Write diary entries for some of the characters: You could choose Harry or Ron, or Draco Malfoy, Dumbledore or Snape for more of a challenge.

The Daily Prophet

Write stories suitable for inclusion in the best-selling wizard newspaper.

MORE THINGS TO DO WITH THE BOOK

THE CHARACTERS:

1. Discuss how the main character is like or unlike people you know.

2. Pretend you're one character and introduce the other characters to your class.

3. As an interior decorator, how would you decorate a character's bedroom and why?

4. Invite one character to dinner and write a note of explanation to your mother.

5. Invite three celebrities to a party for the main character and explain your choice.

6. Write a chronology for one character.

7. Make up five interview questions (with answers) for the main character.

8. Explain what the main character would prefer for Christmas and why.

9. Explain where the main character would prefer to vacation and why.

10. Explain what the main character would prefer for dinner and why.

11. Explain what the main character would prefer to wear and why.

THE AUTHOR:

1. Write to the author and explain your reaction to his book.

2. Write to the author and explain why his book appeals to your age group.

3. Make up five interview questions (with answers) for the author.

4. Pretend you're the author and explain why you chose the title of your book.

5. Pretend you're the author and describe the part that was most fun to write.

6. Pretend you're the author and tell what else you've written.

7. Pretend you're the author and tell about your life and how this book fits into it.

THE PAST:

1. Imagine that you're an eighteenth century student: How would you react to the book?

2. If the story took place one hundred years earlier, how would the main character act?

THE FUTURE:

1. Describe what you think happened to the main character after the book ended.

2. Explain why the book should be included in a capsule to be dug up in one hundred years.

3. Make a horoscope for the main character explaining his sign and his future.

COMPARISONS:

1. Describe an experience you've had that was like the experience of a character.

2. Compare the book with a movie.

PRESENTING:

1. Write an ad for your book.

SPEAKING:

1. Deliver a sales talk for your book.

2. Write ten discussion questions for your book.

CREATIVE WRITING:

1. Write a letter to a friend describing this book you are going to send him.

2. Write a different ending for the book.

3. Keep a journal as you read the book: your reactions, thoughts, feelings.

4. Write a five-line "easy" poem about your book: a noun, then two adjectives, then three verbs, then a thought about the noun, and finally a synonym for the noun.

5. Write a diary for your favourite character.