appeal to sb. for sth. 如： Farmers have appealed to the government for help. 农民向政府呼吁请求帮助。 appeal to sb. to do sth. 如： Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic. 组织者呼吁人群不要惊慌。
4. Harry Potter stories are so appealing that they___. a. must be included in the school curriculum b. encourage children to read more c. are shown on television in other countries d. have been criticized for bad style
1. What did J.K Rowling use to write the first Harry Potter story? She wrote the first story with a pen because she couldn’t afford a typewriter.
2. Where did she write it?
part of the school curriculum, much to the pleasure of the schoolchildren. 2. And the Harry Potter effect is not just restricted to the English – speaking world.
Read the text carefully and put the following sentences in correct order according to the text.
1. She completed the first Harry Potter story in 1997. 2. It took her about ten years to finish the series. 3. She grew up in the southwest of England. 4. She began the first draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 5. She went to teach English in Portugal. 6. Her books have been translated into more than 55 languages, and have been distributed 250 million copies. 7. The idea for Harry Potter occurred to her. 8. Harry Potter has become part of the school curriculum. 9. She accumulated more than one billion dollars in 2005.
Words revision:
Match the words in the box with their meanings.
accumulate adjustment anecdote attain format gifted output roots stubborn thus
1. not prepared to change your ideas stubborn 2. the amount of work produced output 3. to collect accumulate 4. the place you come from roots 5. to reach attain
5. The Harry Potter stories___. a. can now read in only 50 languages b. are easy to translate c. have made J.K Rowling very rich d. are distributed in 55 countries
3. As soon as the first book was a success, ____. a. J.K Rowling finished the series more quickly than planned b. the publishers asked her to finish one book a year c. she wrote The Order of the Phoenix d. it was clear that the others would be successful too
常用作不及物动词。
(1) 意为“有吸引力；引起兴趣”, 常
与介词to连用。如：
Does the idea of working for a
foreign enterprise appeal to you? 作? 你有没有兴趣到外企去工
(2) 意为“呼吁；恳求”。 appeal for sth. 如： They are appealing for money to build a new school. 他们呼吁希望得到钱来建一所新 学校。
2. Looking after a baby and writing a book at the same time ___. a. is extremely hard work b. means you haven’t got much money c. is impossible in Edinburgh d. make J.K Rowling give up
b. What is the appeal of Harry Potter? Paragraph 5
c. What does J.K Rowling plan to do next? extra question
d. Where did the idea Paragraph 1 for Harry Potter come
3. Rowling’s style has been a target for
some criticism, but what makes the
books so important is that, because
they appeal to readers of all ages,
they create a special literary bond between parents and children.
from?
6 e. How many people haveParagraph read Harry Potter? f. How did J.K Rowling begin writing the first Paragraph 2 book? Paragraph 3 g. When did success arrive?
Answer: 3-7-5-4-1-2-8-6-9
Choose the correct answers: 1. When J.K Rowling added flesh to the bones of the Harry Potter story, she ___. a. sold the story for food b. created the other characters c. gave more details to the main ideas d. finished writing the story
She wrote it in a cafeteria in
Edinburgh. 3. Who did she write the books for? She wrote them for schoolchildren.
4. How many books a year did she intend to write? She intended to have an output of one book a year. 5. What is the appeal of the Harry Potter series? It appeals to readers of all ages, including parents.
1. appeal 用作名词。 (1) 意为“吸引力; 感染力;魅力”, 常
用作不可数名词。如：
The Beatles have never really
lost their appeal.
披头士乐队的感染力经久不衰。
(2) 意为“恳求;呼吁”, 常用作可数名词。 如： The boy’s mother made an emotional appeal on TV for his return. 男孩的母亲在电视上恳切地要求儿子 回家。
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 哈里波特与火焰 杯
Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix
哈里波特与凤凰社
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 哈里波特与混血
王子
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 哈里波特与死圣
6. the basic plan format 7. a small story anecdote 8. talented gifted thus adjustment
9. as a result
Байду номын сангаас
10. a small change
Sentences revision:
1. Harry Potter has even become