2. Answer the questions:

• Why was Harry nervous at the beginning of the term?

• What did they learn about N. Flamel?

• Why did they need precautions at the match?

• What happened at the stadium?

• What did Harry hear in the forest?

• How did they try to cheer up Quirrell?

• What was the spring like for them?

• What did they try to learn from Hagrid?

• What did Hagrid show them?

• Who else saw the dragon?

• What did they decide to do to the dragon?

• What happened to Ron?

• How did they manage to get rid of Norbert?

• Did they get into trouble?

3. Themes for discussion:

• If you had a chance, what pet would you like to have? How would you treat it?

• Can you sing a lullaby? Which of them do you know in English?

Hapter fifteen the foribidden forest

1. Find the words and word-combinations in the text, reproduce the situation and fill in the Working Vocabulary:

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feeble	twig
meddle in	transfixed
well oiled	livid
moan	dense
At one’s heel	feverish

2. Answer the questions

• Who was caught at night and got a detention?

• What was the punishment?

• How did the other students take the punishment?

• What did Harry hear? What did he guess about Snape and Quirrell?

• How did Filch get the kids’ punishment?

• What did they have to do in the forest?

• Who did they see in the forest?

• Why did it happen that Hagrid had to leave Harry with Malfoy?

• What did Harry see in the clearing?

• How did he manage to escape?

• What did he learn from Firenze?

• What did Hermione think of the matter?

3. Continue the sentences to make up a short story:

• There was no reason on earth why…

• Things couldn't have been worse

• I would never have believed

• It doesn't take a genius

• I've never been more ashamed of

4. What magic creatures have we read about in the chapters? Tell what you have learnt about them.

Chapter sixteen through the trapdoor

1. Find the words and word-combinations in the text, reproduce the situation and fill in the Working Vocabulary:

To fret about	On one's own
To flutter	In exasperation
To throw caution to the winds	Jolt of the heart
Out of earshot	To have a knack for
Get hold of	In one gulp

2. Answer the questions

• How were the exams for each of the students?

• How did Harry feel? Why?

• What idea did Harry have? What did the friends learn from Hagrid?

• What was their plan? Did they bring it to life?

• Who tried to stop them?

• How did they escape from Peeves?

• How did they manage to pass Fluffy?

• What obstacles did they meet in each of the rooms? How did they cope with them?

3. What do the following spells do?

• Petrificus Totalus

• AntiCheating spell

• Alohomora charm