Zhang Jihua Nov.20,2009

Module 2 Fantasy Literature

Clues for you 1. A boy 2. A special train 3. A pair of glasses 4. flying broomstick 5.

Listen What’s the main idea of the passage? How do you know it?

We can summarize the main idea of a passage from the title or the main idea of each paragraph. Learning to learn

Read the text and try to get the main idea of each paragraph.

Para 1. Para 2. Para3. Para 4. Para 5. Para 6. mainly about how Rowling started writing Harry Potter. anecdotes about how she began writing her first book. Rowling’s first book was published. Rowling spent about ten years completing her series. Rowling’s books appeal to readers of all ages. Rowling’s great achievement

--- to get a general idea Reading strategy -- Skimming We skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about. We can get the general idea from the title the first and last sentences of each paragraph the first and last paragraphs pictures charts …

1 Smoking cigarettes is harmful to your health. Experiments show that cigarette smoking can cause cancer. Besides the most serious and terrible disease(illness), cancer, cigarette smoking also can cause other health problems. For example, it can give one a “smoker’s cough”. Finally, studies have shown it is easy for cigarette smokers to catch colds. Whether you get an unimportant cold or terrible killer, cancer, smoking is harmful. Is it worth it? Skim & find the main idea

2 Often no one looks more guilty than the innocent. On the other hand, nobody may look more innocent than a professional criminal. And the man who knows “everything” may really only be trying to hide his own weakness. So, it is foolish to try to judge a person only by his appearance.

Read the text again and do the true or false exercises. ①. J. K. Rowling had the idea of Harry Potter on a delayed train.( ) ②. Only the first book was very successful.( ) ③. Rowling has attained the status of being the writer to become a millionaire.( ) T F F

2. Read & put the following sentences in correct order 1)She completed the first Harry Potter story in )It took her about ten years to finish the series. 3)She began the first draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 4)She went to teach English in Portugal. 5)Her books have been translated into more than 55 languages, and have been distributed 250 million copies. 6)The idea for Harry Potter occurred to her. 7)She accumulated more than one billion dollars in

Why is Rowling so successful? What can you learn from her? Thoughts after reading --- to understand the writer better Work in pairs and discuss

Who is your favourite? Why?

Marie Curie( ) Albert Einstein( ) Qian Xuesen( ) Father of China’s aerospace, King of rockets

Organization of an introduction of a person Brief introduction Name of the person His/Her job or status Main body Personality characteristics His/Her activities or achievements Conclusion Your comments/feelings about the person

1.Write a short passage to introduce a famous person; 2.Do reading comprehension in Workbook(99) Harry Potter--- the Boy Wizard, using the reading strategies we talked about. Homework

Finish your own writing after the class! Thank you!