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English club #3: J.K. Rowling: Harry-Potter and the Half-blood Prince


English Club №3: J.K. Rowling: Harry-Potter and the Half-blood Prince

Hi, dear subscribers!

New Year has came. I wish you a Happy New Year! Thank you for reading and supporting the subscription the previous year. This subscription is very young, but I hope, that in New Year it would become bigger, more interesting and a lot of new people would join us. And finally, in 2007 I will open a site. I worked on it all the December, and it is almost ready to be shown.

With these words she turned gracefully and seemed to float out of the room, closing the door quietly behind her.

Mrs. Weasley made a noise that sounded like, "tchah!"

"Mum hates her," said Ginny quietly.

"I do not hate her!" said Mrs. Weasley in a cross whisper. "I just think they've hurried into this engagement, that's all!"

"They've known each other a year," said Ron, who looked oddly groggy and was staring at the closed door.

"Well, that's not very long! I know why it's happened, of course. Its all this uncertainty with You-Know-Who coming back, people think they might be dead tomorrow, so they're rushing all sorts of decisions they'd normally take time over. It was the same last time he was powerful, people eloping left, right, and center..."

"Including you and Dad," said Ginny slyly.

"Yes, well, your father and I were made for each other, what was the point in waiting?" said Mrs. Weasley. "Whereas Bill and Fleur... well... what have they really got in common? He's a hardworking, down-to-earth sort of person, whereas she's..."

"A cow," said Ginny, nodding. "But Bill's not that down-to-earth. He's a Curse-Breaker, isn't he, he likes a bit of adventure, a bit of glamour... I expect that's why he's gone for Phlegm."

"Stop calling her that, Ginny," said Mrs. Weasley sharply, as Harry and Hermione laughed. "Well, I'd better get on... Eat your eggs while they're warm, Harry."

Looking careworn, she left the room. Ron still seemed slightly punch-drunk; he was shaking his head experimentally like a dog trying to rid its ears of water.

Let us extract something useful from the text above. It is a good way to learn language to read books. But don't forget about your listening skills! I am intend putting a lot of audio materials to the website, when it would be built up. (Words are the same as in the previous issue not because I am lazy. I am only trying to draw your attention to listening skills importance.)

gracefully - graceful movement is smooth and beautiful

it seems - used for saying that something appears to exist or be true

float - to move in a very soft and graceful way

whisper - to say something very quietly so that other people cannot hear you

cross whisper means, than Mrs. Wheasley answered to Ginny with a whisper

engagement - the period during which two people are engaged to be married

oddly - in an unusual way that attracts your interest or attention

groggy - feeling tired, weak, or confused, especially because you are sick or have not had enough sleep

rushing all sorts of decisions just well phrase to notice

elope - if two people elope, they go away secretly to get married

sly - a sly smile, look, or remark shows that the person doing it knows something that other people do not know

the point - the reason for something

down-to-earth - practical and sensible

curse - to use magic powers to make bad things happen to someone

phlegm - the ability to be calm in a dangerous or frightening situation

careworn (literary) - looking tired, worried, and unhappy

slightly - not very much, only a little

punch-drunk - confused because you have not had enough sleep, or are in a very difficult situations

rid - to be no longer affected by someone or something annoying, unpleasant, or not wanted

Why am I like books of J.K. Rowling? First of all, I like the plot. People relations in a magical environment. What can I say about English over that books is that it based on dialogs - the books are filled with a lot of words and phrases connected with emotions, senses, mimicry. In my opinion it is an interesting fiction giving an opportunity to enrich your vocabulary a lot.

P.S. I am still looking forward a mail from you.

See you later,
Sincerely yours, Denis
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