•Have you read the Harry Potter books or seen the Harry Potter films ?

•Which of the Harry Potter books or films do you like best? Why ?

•Which character in these do you like best? Why ?

•Why do you think the Harry potter books and films are so popular around the world?

•Have you seen the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

• If so, did you like the film? •What did you like about it ?

Who wrote Harry Potter?Quiz

J K Rowling

Who directed Harry Potter?

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Mike newell

Who acts Harry Potter?Quiz

Daniel Radcliffe

Who acts Hagrid?

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Rollie Coltrane

Who acts Ron Weasley?Quiz

Rupert Grint

Who acts Hermione Granger?

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Emma Watson

Who acts Professor Snape?

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Alan Rikman

Who acts Headmaster Dumbledore?

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Richard Harris

Who acts Professor Mcgonagall?Quiz

Maggie Smith

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• Part 1

• Part 2

• Part 3

• Part 4

• (Paragraphs 1-3) brief introduction of the film’s plot• (Paragraphs 4 － 5 ） the writer’s commentary on the special effects and acting in the film• (Paragraphs 6-7) problems of the film• (Paragraph 8) the recommendation by the writer

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Harry Potter

A sensitive young boy whose parents were a wizard and a witch and were killed by an evil wizard when Harry was a baby;Living with his relatives, the Dursleys, and abused, ignored and hated by them;Having the magical powers of a wizard and a reputation in the world of witches and wizards because of his parents.

Daniel Radcliffe

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characters

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HagridRon WeasleyHermione GrangerVoldemort

A very large person who works at Hogwarts and rescues Harry from the Dursleys and takes him to the schoolRobble ColtraneHarry’s friend and schoolmate Rupert GrintHarry’s friend and schoolmate

The school’s evil wizard, who killed Harry’s parents

Emma Eatson

Questions• Where is the film set?• What does the writer think about the

three young actors?• What is the complaint many people have

made about the film?• What problem does the writer think the

film has?

Language points• ignore vt. 忽视 , 不理睬 ; 抹煞 ( 建议 ) • He completely ignored all these facts as though they

never existed. 他完全无视这一切 , 好象它们根本不存在似的。 • She saw him coming but she ignored him. • 她看见他走过来 , 但装做没看到他。 • I tried to tell her but she ignored me. • 我打算告诉她，可是她不理睬我。 • "Ignore the child if he misbehaves, and he'll soon sto

p." • " 小孩不乖时 , 别去理他 , 不久他就会不闹了。 "

Language points• suspect vt. 怀疑 , 猜疑 , 疑心 , 觉得 , 以为• suspect sb. of giving false information • 怀疑某人提供假情报 • suspect sb. of a crime 怀疑某人犯罪 • I suspected her motives. 我怀疑她的动机。 • We suspect they'll be a little late. • 我们揣想他们会晚来一会儿。• He seems poor, but I suspect that he has quite a

lot of money. • 他看上去很穷，可是我怀疑他很有钱。

Language points• contrary 反面， [pl.] 对立物， 相反的事物 • Cruelty is the contrary of kindness. • 残忍是仁慈的反面。• I know she's unhappy, all her brave talk to the contr

ary. 我知道她不幸的，尽管她嘴上逞强。 • 【习惯用语】 be contrary to 与 ... 相反 • on the contrary ( 与此 ) 相反， • ‘You must be tired.’ ‘On the contrary, I feel wide awa

ke.’ “ 你一定累了。”“相反 , 我感觉很清醒。” • contrary adj. （常与 to 连用）别扭的；固执的 • Mrs. Smith is too contrary to make friends easily. • 史密斯太太过于固执而不易交朋友。

Language points• complain vi. 抱怨 ; 控诉； 抗议（ of ， abou

t ） • She is always complaining about something. • 她总是怨天尤人。 • The boy complained of a pain in his stomach. • 这孩子说他肚子痛。 • They complained about the food. • 他们抱怨这糟糕的食物。 • Almost immediately he began to complain about the

weather. • 他几乎马上就开始抱怨起天气来了。 • Jean is always complaining about something. • 琼总是满腹牢骚。

Language points• dedicate vt. 献给 , 献身 , 致力 捐赠 • dedicate a book to a certain person • 将 ( 所著的书 ) 题献给某人 • The mayor dedicated the World Fair yesterday. • 昨天市长主持了世界博览会的开幕式。 • 【习惯用语】 • be dedicated to... 献身于 ... • dedicate oneself to... 献身于 ... • dedicate ... to sb. 把 ( 作品 ) 奉献给某人 • He dedicated his life to the service of his country. • 他献身于为国服务 • He dedicated his first book to his mother. • 他把第一本书献给他母亲。

Language points• tendency n. 倾向 , 趋势 癖好 , 脾性 (to, toward) • The tendency is toward higher prices.• 物价趋向于上涨。• tendency, trend 和 drift都含“倾向”“趋势”的意思。 • tendency 指“向某一方向移动或在确定的趋向中行动” , 如 : • show a tendency to improve 显示改善的倾向。 • trend 指“总的趋向或倾向” , 如 : • a recent trend in literature 文学的最近倾向。 • drift 指“事情进行的趋势或动向” , 如 : • The drift of opinion was against war. • 舆论的趋势是反对战争。

Language points• recommend vt. 推荐；劝告；使诱人 ; • （与 to 连用）交付；• Can you recommend a good dictionary? • 你能介绍一本好词典吗？ • I recommend you to wait. 我劝你等一等。 • This hotel has nothing to recommend it. • 这家旅馆没有什么可吸引人的。 • The dying man recommended his soul to God. • 这垂危病人把灵魂交付上帝。• Your plan has very little to recommend it. • 你的计划几乎毫无可取之处。

Questions• What film has your group decided to review?• Will you watch the film in a cinema, on television, or on DVD?• Will you each review a different part of the film (e.g., direction, acting, costumes and special effects) or will you discuss each part in your group an agree on one viewpoint?• Who will be in charge of researching the credits(who the actors are, who the director is, how long the film is, ect.)?• Who will write each section of the review? • Who will proofread the review?

•Now let’s begin to write the film review

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