ProjectlWriting a film reviewJoanne Kathleen Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury, a small town in southern England. Rowling knew she wanted to be a writer as early as age six, when she wrote her first story. She graduated from the University of Exeter in England and afterward worked in various jobs while attempting to write fiction for adults. Rowlin g moved to Portugal at age 26. She married a Portuguese journalist, and they had a daughter in 1993 . She has written a series of books about Harry Potter. She spent 5 years in writing the book Harry Potter I . Her books are about magic and strange creatures. Many of the creatures in her books are not real.Her books also tell us something about real life.In 1997 Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone was published in Britain. In 1998, A sequel , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, was published in Britain. In 1999, a third volume, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.In 1997 Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stonewas published in BritainIn 1998, A sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, was published in Britain.In 1999, a third volume, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban .In July 2000, a fourth volume, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, reached bestseller lists weeks before its publication In 2003 Harry Potter and the order of Phoenix哈利波特与魔法 石(2001)Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone 1哈利波特与密室 (2002)Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 2哈利波特与阿 兹兹卡班的囚徒 (2004)Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban3哈里波特与火焰 杯(2005)Harry Potter an d the Goblet of Fir e4哈里波特与凤凰社 (2007)Harry Potter and the Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix order of the Phoenix 5lAre you familiar with these pictures?lHave you read or seen any about it?lWhy do you think that Harry Potter books and films are so popular around the world?Read the review quickly and try to find how is this reading passage organized. lPart 1: (Paragraphs 1-3) brief introduction of the films plot lPart 2: (Paragraphs 4-5) the writers commentary on the special effects and acting in the film lPart 3: (Paragraphs 6-7) problems of the film lPart 4: (Paragraph 8) the recommendation by the writer listen to the recording of the review and try to answer the following questions:l1. Where is the film set?l2. What does the writer think about the three young actors?l3. What is the complaint many people have made about the film?l4. What problem does the writerthink the film has?Check the answersl1. Where is the film set?It is set in England.l2. What does the writer think about the three young actors?The three young actors are the real highlight of the film. They do very well even compared with the experienced adult actors.l3. What is the complaint many people have made about the film?The film is too long. At 142 minutes, it is almost a half hour longer than an average film. l4. What problem does the writer think the film has?The writer feel too much time is dedicated in showing the sport of Quidditch and several interesting scenes were deleted from the film. Read the review again. While reading, find more detailed information to complete the following table:Main charactersInformation about the characterPlayed by Harry PotterHagridRon WeasleyHermione Granger Voldemort Harry Potter a sensitive young boy whose parents were a wizard and a witch and were killed by an evil wizard when Harry was a baby; living with his relatives, the Dursleys, and abused, ignored and hated by them; having the magical powers of a wizard and a reputation in the world of witches and wizards because of his parentsDaniel Radcliffe Main char- actersInformation about the characterPlayed byMain characters Information about the character Played by Hagrid a very large person who works at Hogwarts and rescues Harry from the Dursleys and takes him to the school Robbie Coltran e Ron Weasley Harrys friend and schoolmate Rupert GrintHermione GrangerHarrys friend and schoolmate Emma EatsonVoldemort the schools evil wizard, who killed Harrys parent Main characters Information about the character Played by Work in groups of four and discuss the questions in Part B. One of you in each group should write down the answers to questions 6-8. First choose a film to review. Assign different jobs to each group member. Part Bl1. Who has not dreamt of suddenly finding out that he or she is actually someone special and famous? (P62)dream verb I dreamed or dreamt, dreamed or dreamt 梦想1) I dream of living on a tropical island. 2) He never dreamed that one day he would become President.l2. Harry, a sensitive young boy, has been living with his relatives. (P62)sensitive adjective 灵敏的，敏感 的sensitiv