Harry Potter - Quidditch

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Read the text.

Ace Out 3 p. 27

Or you can find the text on Google Classroom.

Afterwards we will quiz your understanding of the words from the text.

Now find the words used in the English version of Harry Potter.

een slurk - a ball that is used for scoring goals

een beuker - a ball for stopping the other team from scoring

de gouden snaai - a small ball that ends the game if you catch it

een jager - a person trying to score a goal

een drijver - a person throwing Bludgers at the other team

de wachter - the person trying to stop the other team from scoring

de zoeker - the person who has to catch the Golden Snitch

Watch the clip of Harry Potter's first Quidditch match.

Go to Google Classroom < Harry Potter - First Quidditch game < link to the video

Describe four differences between 'magic' Quidditch (the clip) and 'muggle' Quidditch (text).

Possible answers

CLIP	TEXT
the players are flying	the players are running
Golden Snitch: a ball	Golden Snitch: a player
a quaffle	a volleyball
Golden Snitch: a ball with wings	Golden Snitch: a sock with a tennis ball

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

How do you form the present simple?

When do you use a present simple?

USE - present simple

to talk about routines

to talk about general truths

to talk about timetables

to talk about permanent situations

How do you form the present continuous?

When do you use a present continuous?

USE - present continuous

to talk about actions going on right now

to talk about temporary situations

How do you form the past simple?

When do you use a past simple?

USE - past simple

to talk about actions that clearly took place in the past.

OVERVIEW - STUDY!!

Complete the extract from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with the
verbs in brackets in the correct tense (present simple, past simple, present continuous).

Go to Google Classroom

You can find the Word document there. Fill it in.

• 1. are reading
• 2. don’t want
• 3. caught
• 4. was
• 5. decided
• 6. came

• 7. had
• 8. ran
• 9. dropped
• 10. saw
• 11. dived / dove (US)
• 12. hung

Correction

translation of
eigenlijk

1. rather
2. external
3. essentially
4. opposing

translation of
tegenpartij

1. counter party
2. opposing team
3. neutral player
4. external observer

translation of
vastgemaakt

1. attached
2. scoring
3. hoop

translation of
toernooi

1. game
2. goal
3. Quidditch
4. tournament

translation of
ontwijken

1. run
2. throw
3. stop
4. dodge

translation of
zwaartekracht

1. gravity
2. reality
3. league
4. muggle