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Harry Potter star in new naked roleDate: July 30, 2006Level: Harder (Try the easier lesson.) Downloads: Word Doc | PDF Doc | Listening Audio: (2:11 - 256.7 KB - 16kbps)
THE ARTICLEDaniel Radcliffe, the boy actor who immortalized Harry Potter in four movies, has taken on a daring and daunting new role. In a part world’s apart from the onscreen boy wizard, he is set to shed his cloak and scarves for nothing but his birthday suit in his London stage debut, scheduled for early 2007. The 17-year-old, multimillionaire has been cast in the controversial drama Equus. He’ll play a psychologically disturbed youth who inexplicably maims and blinds horses and then rides them naked for sexual thrills. It is a huge departure for Radcliffe but one his publicist Vanessa Davies said he is relishing: “It is an extraordinary play, and he's very much looking forward to the role. He is maturing as an actor and beginning to take on new and challenging roles.” Potter cohort Richard Griffiths, who played Harry’s uncle, will also star in the play as the youth’s psychologist. Equus was penned by playwright Peter Shaffer, whose works include Amadeus - the life story of Mozart. It is the second time the play will hit London theaters, following its sensational initial onstage outing in 1973. After rave reviews in London, it moved to Broadway, where it ran for 1,200 performances. Anthony Hopkins, star of Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, helped make it one of the most successful plays in New York theater history. It gained further international acclaim in 1977, when screen legend Richard Burton starred in the Hollywood version. The latest production of Equus will be directed by Thea Sharrock of the Gate fringe theatre in Notting Hill, west London. Radcliffe, meanwhile, recently wrapped up the shooting of December Boys, an Australian film about four orphans up for adoption in the 1960s. He finishes work on 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 at the top of these professions at the age of 17. 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 take on his new role 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 boy actor who immortalized Harry Potter in four movies, has taken on a daring and __________ new role. In a part __________ __________ from the onscreen boy wizard, he is set to shed his cloak and scarves for nothing but his birthday suit in his London stage debut, scheduled for early 2007. The 17-year-old, multimillionaire has been __________ in the controversial drama Equus. He’ll play a psychologically disturbed youth who __________ maims and blinds horses and then rides them naked for sexual thrills. It is a huge departure for Radcliffe but one his publicist Vanessa Davies said he is __________: “It is an extraordinary play, and he's very much looking forward to the role. He is maturing as an actor and beginning to take on new and challenging roles.” Potter __________ Richard Griffiths, who played Harry’s uncle, will also star in the play as the youth’s psychologist. Equus was __________ by playwright Peter Shaffer, whose works include Amadeus - the life story of Mozart. It is the second time the play will hit London theaters, following its sensational initial onstage __________ in 1973. After __________ reviews in London, it moved to Broadway, where it __________ 1,200 performances. Anthony Hopkins, star of Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, helped make it one of the most successful plays in New York theater history. It gained further international __________ in 1977, when screen legend Richard Burton starred in the Hollywood version. The latest production of Equus will be directed by Thea Sharrock of the Gate __________ theatre in Notting Hill, west London. Radcliffe, meanwhile, recently __________ up the shooting of December Boys, an Australian film about four orphans __________ adoption in the 1960s. He finishes work on the fifth Harry Potter film later this year. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘naked’ and ‘role’.
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 plot of a new play. You must use the following words (preferably in this order). Write ideas for the plot 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 immortalized Harry Potter in four movies, has taken on a daring and daunting new role. In a part world’s apart from the onscreen boy wizard, he is set to shed his cloak and scarves for nothing but his birthday suit in his London stage debut, scheduled for early 2007. The 17-year-old, multimillionaire has been cast in the controversial drama Equus. He’ll play a psychologically disturbed youth who inexplicably maims and blinds horses and then rides them naked for sexual thrills. It is a huge departure for Radcliffe but one his publicist Vanessa Davies said he is relishing: “It is an extraordinary play, and he's very much looking forward to the role. He is maturing as an actor and beginning to take on new and challenging roles.” Potter cohort Richard Griffiths, who played Harry’s uncle, will also star in the play as the youth’s psychologist. Equus was penned by playwright Peter Shaffer, whose works include Amadeus - the life story of Mozart. It is the second time the play will hit London theaters, following its sensational initial onstage outing in 1973. After rave reviews in London, it moved to Broadway, where it ran for 1,200 performances. Anthony Hopkins, star of Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, helped make it one of the most successful plays in New York theater history. It gained further international acclaim in 1977, when screen legend Richard Burton starred in the Hollywood version. The latest production of Equus will be directed by Thea Sharrock of the Gate fringe theatre in Notting Hill, west London. Radcliffe, meanwhile, recently wrapped up the shooting of December Boys, an Australian film about four orphans up for adoption in the 1960s. He finishes work on the fifth Harry Potter film later this year.
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