1、 J.K. Rowling Name：Joanne Kathleen Rowling She was born in Chipping Sodbury(格温特郡) , England, on July 31, 1965. （ How old is she now?)J.K. Rowling In 1992 , Rowling left off working in offices and moved to Portugal to teach English as a Second Language. J.K. Rowling In1992, she married to a Portugues
2、e TV journalist . One year later, their lovely daughter Jessica was born. But their marriage ended in divorce when their daughter was only 4-month-year old.J.K. Rowling Then Rowling returned to Britain with her infant daughter She would duck into( 躲进） coffee shops to write when the baby fell asleep.
3、 J.K. Rowling Divorced, living on public assistance（救济金） in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, Rowling had attempted suicide many times. Its really a hard time for her, but she struggled for her daughter. In the end , she finished the book Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone ,which
4、changed her life completely.J.K. Rowling The series of Harry Potter achieved almost instant success, which made her one of the richest women in the United Kingdom. According to a research, J.K. Rowling has already overtook（赶上） Elizabeth with the property（财产） of 10 billion.J.K. Rowling In December 20
5、01, she married a doctor. In March 2003, they had a son named David, and in January 2005, they had a lovely daughter. Now the couple with three children live a happy and low-key（低调的） life in Edinburgh. What gave her inspiration for her books?The inspiration In 1990, while Rowling was on a boring tra
6、in journey, a little wizard(男巫） with thin body , black hair and glasses leaped to her eyes. The smiling boy suddenly broke into her life and she began to design the image of Harry Potter. At the time, she imagined it in her brain just like a heavenly steed(天马）soaring across the skies with no pen or
7、paper. Finally, she pushed the boy to the whole world.J.K.Rowling1、Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone 2、Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets3、Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4、Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5、Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix6、Harry Potter and the Half-
8、 Blood Prince7、Harry Potter and Deathly HallowsHarry Potter is designed for _A. schoolchildren B. adults C. old peopleI. Predict before readingII. SkimmingA. She met some difficulties while writing.B. She overcame the difficulties and published the first book. C. Rowling, Harrys creator came up with
9、 the idea.D. The books appeal to readers of all ages. E. The effect of the books are great. F. It took her ten years to complete the successful booksActivity 1. Match the mains ideas with the paragraphs.Para. 1. Para. 2.Para. 3.Para. 4.Para. 5.Para. 6.Activity 2. Divide the passage into 3 parts acco
10、rding to the main ideas. Part One(Para _) Coming up with the ideaPart Two (Para _- _)Meeting difficultiesPart Three(Para _-_)Achieving Success12 34 6III. Scanning1. When J.K. Rowling added flesh to the bones of the Harry Potter story, she ( )A. gave more details to the main idea B. created the other
11、 charactersC. sold the story for foodD. finished writing the story.A2. True or false questionJ. K. Rowling had the idea of Harry Potter on a delayed train and wrote it on a paper.( )Part 1Fon the back of an envelopePart. 22. Where did she write it? And why did she write there?She wrote it in a cafet
12、eria in Edinburgh. Because she was too poor to pay for the heating at home.1. What did J.K. Rowling use to write the first Harry Potter story?She wrote by hand, since she could not afford to buy a typewriter. 3. Looking after a baby and writing a book at the same time ( )A. is impossible in Edinburg
13、h B. means you havent got much moneyC. is extremely hard workD. made J.K. Rowling give upcPart 31. True or false questionA. Only the first book was very successful. ( )B. Rowling has attained the status of being the first writer to become a millionaire. ( )After the first book, the success of each o
14、f the following titles was automatic.FFbillionaire2. Harry Potter series are so appealing that they ( )A. must be included in the school curriculumB. encourage children to read moreC. have been criticised for bad styleD. are shown on television in other countries.3. The Harry Potter stories ( )A. ca
15、n now read in only 50 languages.B. are easy to translate.C. have made J.K. Rowling very rich.D. are distributed in 55 countries.BC4. DiscussionWhy is Rowling so successful? What can we learn from her?IV. SummaryJ.K Rowling is the elder of British fantasy literature. She is famous as the creator of H
16、arry Potter. One day she was on a train, the idea for Harry Potter her. When she created the first Harry Potter story, she had to write and her baby daughter. In cold winter, she often wrote it in a . At last, she the first Harry Potter story in 1997. The Harry Potter series readers of all ages, bec
17、ause they create a special_ between parents and children. In an age of computer games, they make people interested in . The books have been translated into over languages and over 250 million copies. So she has attained the status of being the first writer to become a .stateswomangifteddelayedcame t
18、oby handlooked aftercafeteriacompletedappeal toliterary bondreading55 distributedbillionaireV. After reading1. Free discussionWhy do you think the Harry Potter stories are so popular? Have you seen the films? If so, what did you like best?What do you think is the most popular book for children in Ch
19、ina? Have you read it?2. Finish Exercise 5 on Page 24 AND read aloud the wordsaccumulate 3 积累 gifted 8 有天赋的 adjustment 10 调整 output 2 产量 anecdote 7 趣闻 roots 4 根基 attain 5 得到 stubborn 1 固执的 format 6 构成 thus 9 因此3. Use the following phrases to make sentences by yourselves.（1）对某人有吸引力: appeal to (2) 成长；长大: grow up (3) 和有联系: be associated with（4）一系列；一连串 a series of (5) 对负责: be responsible for
