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Harry Potter star in new naked roleDate: July 30, 2006Level: Easier (Try the harder lesson.) Downloads: Word Doc | PDF Doc | Listening Audio: (1:57 - 229.2 KB - 16kbps)
THE ARTICLEDaniel Radcliffe, the boy actor who became famous by playing Harry Potter in four movies, has taken on a completely different role. He will swap his wizard cloaks and scarves for just his bare skin. The 17-year-old, multimillionaire will appear naked in his London stage debut in early 2007. He will star in the erotic drama Equus. He’ll play a troubled youth who blinds horses and then rides them naked. It is a huge change of direction for Radcliffe. His agent Vanessa Davies said he can’t wait for the new challenge. She told reporters: “It is an extraordinary play, and he's very much looking forward to the role.” Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths, who played Harry’s uncle, will also star in the play as the youth’s analyst. Equus was written by playwright Peter Shaffer. He also wrote Amadeus - the life story of Mozart. It is the second time Equus will be in London theaters. The initial performance was in 1973. After great reviews in London, it moved to Broadway, where it played 1,200 times. Anthony Hopkins, star of Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, helped make it one of the most successful plays in New York theater history. Equus gained more international success in 1977, when Hollywood legend Richard Burton starred in the movie version. Radcliffe recently finished shooting an Australian film called December Boys. It’s about adoption in the 1960s. He finishes making the fifth Harry Potter film later this year. WARM-UPS1. CHILD ACTOR: With your partner(s), imagine you are multimillionaire child actors. Talk about acting, your daily life, your friends, what you spend your money on, etc. When you have finished, find a new partner and describe what you talked about. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. 3. EARLY SUCCESS: With your partner(s), talk about what life might be like to be 17 and at the top of these professions. Think of three disadvantages for each. Do you know of any real life examples? Change partner(s) and share your disadvantages.
4. QUICK DEBATE: Students A believe Daniel Radcliffe should not act in the play Equus. Students B believe Daniel Radcliffe is making a good move. Debate this with your partners. Change partners often. 5. OPINIONS: With your partner(s), talk about the following opinions on the theater. Change partners and share your findings.
6. HARRY POTTER: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with boy wizard Harry Potter. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the gaps in the text. Harry Potter star in new naked role
LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. Harry Potter star in new naked roleDaniel Radcliffe, the ____________ who became famous by playing Harry Potter in four movies, has taken on a completely different role. He will swap his wizard cloaks and scarves for just his ____________. The 17-year-old, multimillionaire ____________ naked in his London stage debut in early 2007. He will star in the erotic drama Equus. He’ll play a troubled youth who blinds horses and then rides them naked. It is a huge change of direction for Radcliffe. His agent Vanessa Davies said he ____________ for the new challenge. She told reporters: “It is an extraordinary play, and he's very ____________ forward to the role.” Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths, who played Harry’s uncle, will also ____________ the play as the youth’s analyst. Equus was written by playwright Peter Shaffer. He ____________ Amadeus - the life story of Mozart. It is the second time Equus will be in London theaters. ____________ performance was in 1973. After great reviews in London, it moved to Broadway, where it played 1,200 times. Anthony Hopkins, star of Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, helped make it ____________ most successful plays in New York theater history. Equus gained more international success in 1977, when Hollywood legend Richard Burton starred in the ____________. Radcliffe recently finished shooting an Australian film called December Boys. It’s about adoption in ____________. He finishes making the fifth Harry Potter film ____________ year. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘bare’ and ‘skin’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. STUDENT “HARRY POTTER” SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about Daniel Radcliffe and the Harry Potter movies.
6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:
DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
SPEAKINGYou are a playwright. With your playwright partners, decide on the story of a new play. You must use the following words (in this order). Write ideas for the story next to each word. Decide on a name for the play.
HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find information on the play Equus and the playwright Peter Shaffer. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. POSTER: Make a poster about Harry Potter the books, the movies and its international success. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. 4. LETTER: Write a letter to Daniel Radcliffe. Tell him what you think of his new role. Give him advice on what he should do from now. Ask him three questions. Read your letter to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. Which letter did you like best and why? ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Harry Potter star in new naked roleDaniel Radcliffe, the boy actor who became famous by playing Harry Potter in four movies, has taken on a completely different role. He will swap his wizard cloaks and scarves for just his bare skin. The 17-year-old, multimillionaire will appear naked in his London stage debut in early 2007. He will star in the erotic drama Equus. He’ll play a troubled youth who blinds horses and then rides them naked. It is a huge change of direction for Radcliffe. His agent Vanessa Davies said he can’t wait for the new challenge. She told reporters: “It is an extraordinary play, and he's very much looking forward to the role.” Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths, who played Harry’s uncle, will also star in the play as the youth’s analyst. Equus was written by playwright Peter Shaffer. He also wrote Amadeus - the life story of Mozart. It is the second time Equus will be in London theaters. The initial performance was in 1973. After great reviews in London, it moved to Broadway, where it played 1,200 times. Anthony Hopkins, star of Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, helped make it one of the most successful plays in New York theater history. Equus gained more international success in 1977, when Hollywood legend Richard Burton starred in the movie version. Radcliffe recently finished shooting an Australian film called December Boys. It’s about adoption in the 1960s. He finishes making the fifth Harry Potter film later this year.
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