Chapter 6. The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.

1. Find the English equivalents for the following word combinations and reproduce the context in which they are used.

1. шум, гомон

2. малыш

3. ведите себя прилично

4. староста

5. держите себя в руках

6. обменяться

7. странно

8. брюссельская капуста

9. требуха

10. фальшивка

11. прятать смешок

12. оттенок

13. подонки общества

14. нервно дергаться

2. React to the statements.

1. Harry decided to call his owl Hermione.

2. Harry`s relatives were watching soap-opera on TV.

3. They were sorry Harry was leaving.

4. Uncle Vernon agreed to give Harry a lift to London.

5. Harry asked a passing guard for help and the latter helped him.

6. The red woman indeed confused her twin sons.

7. The womane`s twin sons were hooligans.

8. Harry Potter knew for sure where he was going and it had to be even worse he was leaving behind.

9. Ron had 5 wizard brothers and all of them were brilliant ones.

10. Ron`s family was very wealthy.

11. At Hogwarts Harry was the only pupil from a Muggle family.

12. Quidditch was a very famous sport game.

13. Harry made friends with Draco Malfoy.

14. Hagrid met all the freshers.

3. Answer the following questions.

1. Why did the Dursleys need to go to London?

2. How did Harry find his way to the station?

3. How did they get to school?

4. In the world of Muggles nobody helped Harry, did they? What about the world of wizards?

5. How did wizard families treat their Muggle relatives?

6. What can you say about Harry`s attitude to money and friends?

7. Is Harry a kind boy? Can you prove it?

8. Do you think Hermione Granger will be a top student? Why?

9. What happened to Gringotts one day?

10. Why did Malfoy leave Harry and Ron in peace?

11. Do you think Harry, Ron and Hermione will make friends?

4. Don`t you think that wizard world is very much alike the real world with their problems? Find every proof of it?

5. Make the list of all the boys and girls Harry met on his way to school and characterize them.

6. Retell the chapter as an onlooker.

Chapter 7. The Sorting Hat.

1. Find the English equivalents for the following word combinations and reproduce the context in which they are used.

1. монах

2. свинец

3. бокал

4. впадать в панику

5. чувствовать себя не по себе

6. свистеть

7. одобрять (поднятием большого пальца вверх)

8. шесть лет подряд

9. наполовину

2. Choose the right ending for the sentences to check the understanding of the chapter.

1. Before the start-of-term banquet there was:

1. a test

2. wrestling troll

3. a sorting into the house

2. How were the children sorted?

1. they put on a Thinking Cap

2. the master decided how to sort

3. the children decided where to go

3. Where did Harry go?

1. Gryffindor

2. Slytherin

3. Hufflepuff

4. Ravenclaw

4. The Sorting Hat chose Harry

1. at once

2. having thought for a long time

3. having asked him

5. After he had been chosen Harry got:

1. the quietest cheer

2. the strangest cheer

3. the loudest cheer

6. In the centre of the High Table there was:

1. Dumbledore in a large gold chair

2. Pr. McGonagall

3. Pr. Quirrell in a large purple turban

7. Harry`s family

1. had starved Harry to death

2. never allowed him to eat as much as he liked

3. gave him exactly the food he liked

8. Transfiguration is:

1. turning something into something else

2. turning matches into needles

3. turning Muggles into wizards

9. Before going to bed the school:

1. went for a walk

2. got acquainted with the ghosts

3. sang the school song

10. If you need to enter Gryffindor common room you need:

1. a key

2. a password

3. a poker