大学英语泛读教程 unit 9

Unit9Review:QuestionsfromUnit8AnyquestionsinTextIIandexercises?(10minutes)Vocabulary–dictation(text15minutes)ReadingReportGroupActivity(10minutes):exchangewithyourpartnerswhatyouhavereadinthepastweek.ClassReport(5minutes):2studentswillspeaktothewholeclassText1MotheroftheMagic

AnInterviewwith

J.K.Rowling

Pre-readingQuestions:

Pre-readingQuestions:WhoisHarryPotter?Doyoulikethestory?whypeoplearesocrazyaboutMagicLanguagePointsStudy:P.1HarryPotterisaseriesofsevenfantasynovelswrittenbyBritishauthorJ.K.Rowling.ThebookschronicletheadventuresoftheadolescentwizardHarryPotter,togetherwithRonWeasleyandHermioneGranger,hisfriendsfromtheHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.ThecentralstoryarcconcernsHarry'sstruggleagainsttheevilwizardLordVoldemort,whokilledHarry'sparentsinhisquesttoconquerthewizardingworldandsubjugatenon-magicalpeople(Muggles)tohisrule.Severalsuccessfulderivativefilms,videogamesandotherthemedmerchandisehavebeenbasedupontheseries.Sincethe1997releaseofthefirstnovelHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone,whichwasretitledHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStoneintheUnitedStates,thebookshavegainedimmensepopularity,criticalacclaimandcommercialsuccessworldwide.AsofJune2008,thebookserieshassoldmorethan400millioncopiesandhasbeentranslatedinto67languages,andthelastfourbookshaveconsecutivelysetrecordsasthefastest-sellingbooksinhistory.P2.fallinto:anideasuddenlyoccurstosb.Wizard:wizardwizards Inlegendsandfairystories,awizardisamanwhohasmagicpowers. (magician,conjuror,magus,necromancer,occultist,shaman,sorcerer,warlock,witch)Endup: =finishupIfyouendupdoingsomethingorendupinaparticularstate,youdothatthingorgetintothatstateeventhoughyoudidnotoriginallyintendto.

Ifyoudon'tknowwhatyouwant,youmightendupgettingsomethingyoudon'twant.

Everytimetheywentdancingtheyendedupinabadmood.

Shecouldhaveendedupamillionairess.Languagepoints

P.4sequel:续集；续篇amovie,novel,orplaythatcontinuesastorybeguninapreviousmovie,novel,orplay

P.6conceive:consider,thinkof;toformanideaorconceptofsomethinginyourmindInclusive:包括…的；…也算入的(of)。•theperiodfromOctober1toJuly31,inclusiveP.7

hint:anideaorinformationconveyedinaroundaboutway提示，线索

P8.

runthrough:贯穿，

Casualties:somebodyorsomething

destroyedorsufferingasanindirectresultofaparticulareventorcircumstances伤亡

Vulnerable：opentophysicaloremotionalharm易受伤的，脆弱的；

Youmusttrynottoappearvulnerable.

P.9

Comeupwith:toproduceordiscoversomething,inresponsetoaneedorchallenge

She'scomeupwithabrilliantsolution.

Intriguing:

interesting

anintriguingsmile动人的微笑。amostintriguingpieceofnews最引人兴趣的消息。

P.10bumble嗡嗡叫；营营响~bee野蜂

P12.life’sambition:agoalorobjectivethatsomebodyistryingtoachieve人生目标理想

Fulfillmentisafeelingofsatisfactionthatyougetfromdoingorachievingsomething,especiallysomethinguseful.

...professionalfulfillment.=satisfaction

P14

Putaside:Ifyouputsomethingaside,youkeepittobedealtwithorusedatalatertime.

Shetookupasliceofbread,brokeitnervously,thenputitaside.

Encouragechildrentoputasidesomeoftheirpocket-moneytobuyChristmaspresents.

P18:

Longhand:Ifyouwritesomethingdowninlonghand,youwriteitbyhandusingcompletewordsandnormallettersratherthantypingitorusingshortenedformsorspecialsymbols.