4 Task 2: An Interview with jK. rowlil Q traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into my head. At that point it was essentially the idea for a body who didn ' t know he was a wizard Q: Did you always plan to write Harry's story in more than one book? If so, how many A: I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would take seven years, from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive to train as a wizard, and each of the books would deal with one year of Harrys life at the school Q: Any clues about the next book? A: I don' t want to igive anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker. Harrys going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary! Q: Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry Potter, what are some of your A: My very favorite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear me read at the Edinburgh book festival. At the end of the festival, the queue for signing was very long When the girl finally reached me, she said, "I didn't WANT there to be so many people here, because this is MY books! "That is exactly how I feel about my favorite books. Nobody else has a right to know them: let alone like them! L.T2.F3.F4.T5.F Task 3: The Secret of the Next harry Potter book The harry potter books rapidly became one of the most in-demand book series among eaders and have earned large sums of money. Movies based on the books won several nominations. Readers are now keen to know the plot of the next book Harry Potter movie fans will get a long-awaited treat. The movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret is finally about to come out. This time around, Harry discovers a frightening secret at Hogwarts School. Eager readers of the first four Harry Potter books are also trying to discover a secret, the secret plot of the fifth book in the series. Because of the long wait since Book Four, they are guessing many things. Some think that Professor Lupin will die or that Harry and his friend Ron may be related J K. Rowling herself has only said that Book Five will be shorter and scarier than Book Four. To make sure her readers hear only rumors, she locks all her ideas for the books in a hidden place Since the next book does not come out until 2003, for mow Harrys secret is safe with her 1.D2C3.A4.B Speaking Ⅴ lews on movies4. a loud boom 5. his line Task 2: An Interview with J.K. Rowling Q: How did you get the idea for Harry Potter? A: I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into my head. At that point it was essentially the idea for a body who didn’t know he was a wizard. Q: Did you always plan to write Harry’s story in more than one book? If so, how many? A: I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would take seven years, from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive, to train as a wizard, and each of the books would deal with one year of Harry’s life at the school. Q: Any clues about the next book? A: I don’t want to i\give anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker. Harry’s going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary! Q: Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry Potter, what are some of your favorites? A: My very favorite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear me read at the Edinburgh book festival. At the end of the festival, the queue for signing was very long. When the girl finally reached me, she said, “I didn’t WANT there to be so many people here, because this is MY books!” That is exactly how I feel about my favorite books. Nobody else has a right to know them; let alone like them! 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F Task 3: The Secret of the Next Harry Potter Book The Harry Potter books rapidly became one of the most in-demand book series among young readers and have earned large sums of money. Movies based on the books won several Oscar nominations. Readers are now keen to know the plot of the next book. Harry Potter movie fans will get a long-awaited treat. The movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret is finally about to come out. This time around, Harry discovers a frightening secret at Hogwarts School. Eager readers of the first four Harry Potter books are also trying to discover a secret, the secret plot of the fifth book in the series. Because of the long wait since Book Four, they are guessing many things. Some think that Professor Lupin will die or that Harry and his friend Ron may be related! J.K. Rowling herself has only said that Book Five will be shorter and scarier than Book Four. To make sure her readers hear only rumors, she locks all her ideas for the books in a hidden place. Since the next book does not come out until 2003, for mow Harry’s secret is safe with her! 1. D 2.C 3.A 4.B Speaking Views on Movies