Magic and Wizardry

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Magic and Wizardry
LESSON 16
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• In this lesson, you will
• find out about wizardry.
• learn about a very special school called
  Hogwarts.
• listen to a song and imagine you are going to
  visit a wizard.

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• You will also
• reinforce your knowledge of the
• Past Simple form of the verb.
• learn some modals and semi-modals.
• study the layout of a letter.
• enrich your knowledge of words.
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Do you think this is how a wizard should look?  
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Everyone knows the Wizard of Oz. Do you know
any other wizards?  
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Lets look up the word wizard in Websters
dictionary. www.webster.com  
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• wizard comes from a
• 15th century word meaning wise
• wizard has three meanings today
• a wise man
• one skilled in magic
• a very clever or skillful person
• A wizard is always clever and
• skillful.

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Have you heard of Harry Potter? Harry Potter is
a wizard. When Hagrid, the giant, came to visit
Harry, he told him, Harry yer a wizard. An a
thumpin good un, Id say, once yehve been
trained up a bit.

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It was time for Harry Potter to go to Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF
WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY  
Dear Mr. Potter, We are
pleased to inform you that you have
a place at Hogwarts School of Wizardry.
Term begins on September 1st..
We await your owl, which should
arrive no later than 31
July.
Yours
sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress    
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What do young wizards need to have for
Hogwarts?    Uniform First-year students will
require 1. Three sets of plain work robes
(black) 2. One plain pointed hat (black) for
day wear
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3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon
hide or similar). 4. One winter cloak (black,
silver fastenings) Please note that all
pupils clothes should carry name tags.  Robes, a
pointed hat, special gloves, and a long cloak,
all have to be marked with Harrys name
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Students are also informed Students may also
bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.    
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   PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST-YEAR
STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN
BROOMSTICKS. So, for the
meantime, no
broomstick for
Harry
Hogwarts
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A magic wand this was what Harry had really
been looking forward to. A magic wand, made of
. holly and phoenix feathers, eleven inches,
nice and supple.      
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Harry took the wand. He felt a sudden warmth in
his fingers. He raised the wand above his head,
brought it swishing down through the dusty air
and a stream of red and gold sparks shot from the
end like a firework, throwing dancing spots of
light on to the walls.      
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Harry now had everything in order to start
learning wizardry. He had robes, a pointed hat,
special gloves and a cloak. He had a magic wand.
And he had an owl to send and receive
messages.  
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To get to Hogwarts, Harry had to start his
journey at Kings Cross Station in London. The
train would leave from Platform Nine and
Three-Quarters. 
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Harry looked for the platform. Platform Nine
Platform Ten. Where was Platform Nine and
Three-Quarters?
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Not to worry, said a kind woman. All you have
to do is walk straight at the barrier between
platforms nine and ten. Dont stop and dont be
scared youll crash into it. Thats very
important. Best do it at a bit of a run if
youre nervous.  
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Harry began to run the barrier was coming
nearer and nearer he wouldnt be able to stop.
He closed his eyes ready for the crash. Then he
opened them.  
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 A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a
platform packed with people. A sign overhead
said Hogwarts Express. Harry looked back and saw
Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. He had done
it.
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Hogwarts
Harry soon learned that there was a lot more to
magic than waving your magic wand and saying a
few funny words. Harry had to study the night
skies, the stars and the planets. He had to
learn about magical plants. He had to know a
thousand different spells. As Hagrid said to
Harry, Yehll be a thumpin good
wizard, once yehve been
trained up a bit.  
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Hobbits, dwarves, elves, goblins, dragons they
are all part of Tolkeins world, The Lord of the
Rings. When Gandalf knocked on Bilbo the
Hobbits door, Bilbo exclaimed,
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Gandalf, Gandalf! Good gracious me! The wizard
that used to tell such wonderful tales at parties
about dragons and goblins and giants and the
rescue of princesses and the unexpected luck of
widows sons! What stories and tales do you know
of princesses and widows sons?    
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Can you tell the story of Sleeping Beauty, The
Frog Prince, The Twelve Dancing Princesses?
They are all stories about princesses.
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And Jack and the Beanstalk. Jacks mother is a
poor widow, who sent Jack to market to sell their
only cow. Instead of money or food, he brought
home some very special seeds. They grew into a
beanstalk to take Jack to the giant.
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Now let us go with Dorothy and visit a wizard,
the wonderful wizard of Oz. Who are Dorothys
three special friends? Why do they want to see
the Wizard?   Check on the website http//childre
nsbooks.about.com/ library/weekly/aa052900a.htm
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Dorothys special friends are The Scarecrow, The
Tin Woodman and the Lion. The Scarecrow wants
brains. The Tin Woodman wants a heart. The Lion
wants some courage. The Wizard of Oz can help
them have all of these.  
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If ever a wonderful Wiz there was The Wizard of
Oz is one because Because because because
because Because of the wonderful things he
does!
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Because of the wonderful things he does!
Wonderful things thats what all wizards do!

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Enter the world of wizards and you enter the
world of fantasy and imagination.   How do you
get there?
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Simply open a book. Harry Potter, The
Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, King Arthur
and the Knights of the Round Table the world
of wizardry is waiting for you.  
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• In this lesson, you
• found out about wizardry.
• learnt about a special school called Hogwarts.
• listened to a song and imagined you were on your
  way to visit a wizard.
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• You also
• reinforced your knowledge of the Past Simple form
  of the verb.
• learnt some modals and semi-modals.
• studied the layout of a letter.
• enriched your knowledge of words.

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