3) The court decided that the company’s actions ________________ unfair dismissal. amounted to 4) You could improve the tree by _________________ some chopping off of the upper branches. 5) It includes tips on how to write for kids and why certain appeal to stories __________________ different ages.
Conclusion
A.
Both children and adults enjoy reading the books.
B. The books introduce young readers to a very high standard of entertainment.
Reading Focus – Detailed Information
Reading Focus – Global Understanding
Author’s comment
A. The Harry Potter books have much merits: Example 1: They are beautifully crafted works of entertainment,
2-delivered 4-intervals 6-wanderings 8-jealousy 10-absorbed
Reading Focus – Global Understanding
There is every reason to say that Harry Potter all the earmarks of a classic possesses _________________________.
Task 2
Work in groups to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage. (P 73)
Key: 1F 2 F 6T 7 F
3 T 4 F 5 F 8 T 9 F 10 F
Reading Focus – ry in Action
the literary counterpart of Steven Spielberg. Example 2: They amount to much more than just the sum of parts of children’s classic, and they can be read by children and adults with equal pleasure.
• Key 1-A 8- A
2B
3-C
4B
5-A
6-B
7- C
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action Task 2
Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box. Change the form if necessary. (P76) stack up against thrust … upon … appeal to strike a chord pull off fade away amount to bring together chop off turn out keep clear of pick up on
Reading Focus – Global Understanding
Introduction The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling have achieved huge success in spite of challenges.
A. The Harry Potter books appeal to an enormous number of people. Example 1: The first three books have earned a conservatively estimated $480 million in 3 years. Example 2: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire promises to break all previous bookselling records. Example 3: In Britain and North America, thousands of children rushed to claim their copies when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was on sale. B. Some parents and conservative religious leaders disapprove of the Harry Potter books because they think that these books advocate witchcraft _____________________________________________. Example: Reading of the books has been challenged in 25 school districts and the books have been banned in schools in Kansas and Colorado.
Example 3: The language of the books may be unadorned, but th
way with naming people and things is quirky and original. Example 4: Adults also find the books appealing because of the deepintellectualism in them. B. A disadvantage of the Harry Potter books is an absence of an interesting villain ___________________ in the first four books.
stack up against 1) How does our product ________________ those of our competitors? 2) Mr. Jenkins’ arguments for stability _________________ struck a chord with Europe’s two most powerful politicians.
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action
stack up against pull off chop off thrust … upon … fade away turn out appeal to amount to keep clear of strike a chord bring together pick up on
6) He has learned to _________________ his superior’s pick up on moods and act accordingly.
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action
stack up against pull off chop off thrust … upon … fade away turn out appeal to amount to keep clear of strike a chord bring together pick up on 7) As it _______________, he passed the exam quite easily. turned out 8) Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to _________________. faded away 9) We ___________________ researchers from three brought together different universities to work on the project.
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action
stack up against pull off chop off thrust … upon … fade away turn out appeal to amount to keep clear of strike a chord bring together pick up on 10) This is the most delicate deal that we’ve ever ________________: we have reason to be proud of pulled off ourselves. 11) I’ve had three of the neighbors’ children ____________ thrust on me for the afternoon. be kept clear of 12) All exits must _________________ baggage.
Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action
Task 3
Read the excerpt from the Harry Potter books, then fill in the ten blanks. (P77)