Harry Potter

A complete Harry Potter course from A1 to B1. Each of the six main characters — Harry, Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, Dumbledore and Draco — has a graded text with its own recording and comprehension quizzes, so every pupil can work at the right level.

Then come vocabulary and grammar activities, a culture quiz, two famous movie scenes and a set of LearningApps games that work well as warm-ups or homework.

Meet the characters (A1 → B1)

Six portraits to listen to, from very easy to more difficult.

• Listen to the characters Six portraits, one recording per level: who are they, what do they look like, what are they like?

Read and listen: one character at a time (A1 → B1)

Choose your level: complete the text as you listen, then check your vocabulary and grammar with the quiz.

• HarryA1A2B1Quiz A2Quiz B1Focus on adjectives
• HermioneA1A2B1Quiz A2Quiz B1
• RonA1A2B1Quiz A2Quiz B1
• HagridA1A2B1Quiz A2Quiz B1
• DumbledoreA2B1Quiz A2Quiz B1
• DracoA2B1Quiz A2Quiz B1

Vocabulary (A2/B1)

The words you need to describe the characters, what they look like and what they are like.

• Vocabulary revision A2 Scar, freckles, bossy... one page per character: listen to each word and drag its French translation.
• Vocabulary revision B1 80 words, from tangled to henchmen: listen, translate and meet every character again.
• Match the description with the character Read or listen to each description: is it Harry, Hermione, Ron... or Draco?
• Match the vocabulary with the character A2 Who is clever, who is bossy, who has a scar? Give each word to the right character.
• Match the vocabulary with the character B1 The same challenge with more precise words: gangly, eccentric, quick-tempered...

Culture and grammar (A2/B1)

Test your Potter knowledge and practise some useful grammar.

• General knowledge quiz Are you a real Potter expert? 15 questions about the wizarding world.
• When were the novels published? Seven books, ten years of magic: put a year on each book.
• What happened before Hogwarts? (past tense) Listen to each sentence about Harry's childhood and show you understand the past tense.
• Compound adjectives: the lesson A lightning bolt-shaped scar, a world-famous author: learn how compound adjectives are built.
• Compound adjectives: put the words in order Rebuild each sentence word by word: where does the compound adjective go?

Harry's birthday: a scene from the movie (A2)

Harry turns eleven, and a giant knocks on the door...

• Watch the scene and do the activities Three activities around the scene where Hagrid tells Harry he is a wizard.

Wingardium Leviosa: act out the scene (A2/B1)

In groups, you are going to act out the famous Charms lesson in English. These three activities will help you prepare your performance.

• Watch the scene and complete the script Watch the Charms lesson and complete the dialogue: it will be your script!
• Learn the words of the scene Feather, wrist, swish and flick... solve the crossword to learn the key words before you rehearse.
• Say the lines like a wizard Listen slowly, then at normal speed, and repeat the four trickiest lines of the scene before you perform.

On other websites: LearningApps games (A1/A2)

Quick games for warm-ups or homework.

• A famous wizard How well do you know Harry?
• Teachers at Hogwarts (1) Who teaches what at Hogwarts?
• Teachers at Hogwarts (2) A second round with the Hogwarts teachers.
• Animagi Which wizards can turn into animals?
• Diagon Alley Go shopping in the most magical street in London.
• Hagrid's magic creatures Dragons, hippogriffs and three-headed dogs!
• Pets and magical beasts Owls, rats, cats... and much stranger pets.
• Pets in Harry Potter Who owns which pet?
• Fantastic creatures Name the fantastic creatures of the wizarding world.
• Pet names Hedwig, Scabbers, Crookshanks... can you remember their names?
• House ghosts Each Hogwarts house has its own ghost. Do you know them?
• Personality traits at Hogwarts Brave, loyal, clever or ambitious: match each house with its qualities.
• On the Quidditch pitch Seekers, Bludgers and the Golden Snitch: learn the words of Quidditch.
• Places at Hogwarts The Great Hall, the Forbidden Forest... find your way around the school.
• J.K. Rowling quiz A quiz about the author of Harry Potter (to do with a video about her).