HARRY POTTER - A way to learn while having fun

Step 1:​ ​J.K. ROWLING AND HARRY POTTER TITLES

1. Repère et souligne les verbes au présent avant de les conjuguer au prétérit pour rédiger une courte biographie de JK Rowling
:
a. Birth on July 31st 1965.
➢ She ​was ​born on July 31st 1965.
b. From 1983 to 1986 she studies French at Exeter University.
➢ From 1983 to 1986 she ​studied ​French at Exeter University.
c. Between 1987 and 1990 she does different jobs in London.
➢ Between 1987 and 1990 she ​had ​different jobs in London.
d. In 1990 she starts to imagine Harry Potter on a long train journey.
➢ In 1990 she ​imagined ​to imagine Harry Potter on a long train journey.
e. Three years later, she moves to Edinburgh where she finishes her first book.
➢ Three years later, she ​moved ​to Edinburgh where she ​finished ​her first book.
f. The first 500 copies of ‘HP and the Philosopher’s Stone’ are published in 1997.
➢ The first 500 copies of ‘HP and the Philosopher’s Stone’ ​were ​published in 1997.
g. Finally, in December 2006, her final book of the Harry Potter Series is published.
➢ Finally, in December 2006, her final book of the Harry Potter Series ​was ​published.

2. A l’aide de cette mini biographie, retrouve les mots qui signifient :

Etudier: ​to study Commencer: ​to start Voyage: ​a journey Plus tard: ​later Déménager: ​to move out
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3. Réécris les bons titres anglais sous les couvertures françaises.

The Order of the phoenix - The prisoner of Azkaban - The Half-Blood prince - The Philosopher’s stone - The Deathly Hallows

- The Chamber of Secrets - The Goblet of Fire

The Philosopher’s The Chamber of The prisoner of The Goblet of The Order of the The Half-Blood The Deathly
stone Secrets Azkaban Fire phoenix prince Hallows

4. Go to this website and do the escape game: Harry Potter, an introduction 1

Harry Potter Rowling Escape Game
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Step 2:​ ​WHO’s WHO?

1. Find out who is described in the different excerpts from chapter 1 and 2 from Harry Potter and the Philosoher’s stone;
A little bit of help: HAGRID McGONAGALL DUMBLEDORE HARRY

‘​A man appeared so suddenly and silently you’d have thought he’d just popped out of the ground. ​/.../Nothing like
this man had ever been seen in Privet Drive. He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and

DUMBLEDORE beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak which swept
the ground and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-moon
spectacles and his nose was very long and​ ​crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. ‘

‘​If the motorbike was huge, it was nothing to the man sitting​ astride it. He was almost twice as tall as a normal man
and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild, long tangles of bushy black hair
HAGRID
and beard hid most of his face. He had hands the size of dustbin lids and his feet in their leather boots were like
​ olding a bundle of blankets.
baby dolphins. In his vast muscular arms he was​ h

​ he, too, was wearing a cloak, an​ ​emerald

She was a rather severe-looking women who was wearing square glasses. S
McGONAGALL one.

​ e had always been small and skinny for his age. He looked even smaller and skinnier​ than he really ​was
‘/.../ H
because all he had to wear were old clothes of Dudley's, and Dudley was about four times bigger than he was. He

HARRY had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes. He wore round glasses held together with a lot of
Scotch tape because of all the times Dudley had punched him on the nose. The only thing he liked about his own
appearance was a very thin​ ​scar on his forehead that was shaped like a bolt of lightning​.’/.../’
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2. Read the descriptions again and write down the words corresponding to the pictures below:

a belt round glasses a bundle of blankets a robe a bolt of lightning

a dustbin lid an emerald cloak half-moon spectacles square glasses leather boots

3. Go to this website and do the escape game: Harry Potter, an introduction 2

Harry Potter Rowling Escape Game
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Step 3:​Reading and performing

1. Read the text several times and then record yourself reading and interpreting each character.

In the hall AUNT ​(to Dudley)

AUNT Aren’t they wonderful, darling ?
Up ! Get up ! Now ! DUDLEY
DUDLEY How many are there ?
Wake up, cousin! We’re going to the zoo! UNCLE
36. Counted them myself.
In the kitchen DUDLEY
AUNT 36 ! But last year … last year I had 37 !
Oh ! Here he comes, the birthday boy. UNCLE
UNCLE Yeah, but some are bigger than last year’s.
Happy birthday, son. DUDLEY
AUNT ​(to Harry) I don’t care !
Cook breakfast and try not to burn anything. AUNT
HARRY Oh ! oh ! oh ! This is what we’re going to do. When
Yes, Aunt Petunia. we go out we’re going to buy two new presents. How’s
AUNT that, pumpkin ?
I want everything to be perfect … for my Dudley’s
special day!
UNCLE ​(to Harry)
Hurry up ! Bring my coffee, boy.
HARRY
Yes, Uncle Vernon.
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Step 4 : ​Sweets

1. Sweets are a big part of Harry Potter’s world. Can you match the English names of these sweets to their French equivalent
and their pictures:
1. Dragées surprises de Bertie Crochue 1-d a. Creamy Nougats
2. Praline longues langues 2-e b. Pumpkin Pasties
3. Ballongommes de Bullard 3-g c. Ice Mice
4. Chocogrenouilles 4-f d. Bertie’s Bott’s Every Flavour Beans
5. Patacitrouilles 5-b e. Ton-Tongue Toffee
6. Fondants du Chaudron 6-k f. Chocolate Frogs
7. Baguettes magiques à la réglisse 7-l g. Drooble’s best Blowing Gum
8. Fizwizbiz 8-h h. Fizzing Whizzbees
9. Plumes en sucre 9-m i. Blood-Flavoured Lollipops
10. Nougats moelleux 10-a j. Pepper Imps
11. Gnomes au Poivre 11-j k. Cauldron Cakes
12. Souris Glacées 12-c l. Liquorice wands
13. Sucettes parfumées au sang 13-i m. Sugar Quills

Fizzing Whizzbees Sherbert lemon Bertie’s Bott’s Every Flavour Beans Acid pop
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Pumpkin Pasties Drooble’s best Blowing Gum Blood-Flavoured Lollipops Liquorice wands

Ice Mice Ton-Tongue Toffee Chocolate Frogs Pepper Imps

Sugar Quills Creamy Nougats Cauldron Cakes

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2. Do the online matching exercises (threre are two)

sweets honeydukes bonbons Harry Potter
3. Create your own bizarre sweet:
a. Find a shape
b. Find a colour / colours
c. Find the wrapping paper
d. Describe it properly
e. Make a nice drawing / sketch of your sweet
f. Explain your choice(s)