Top five places that inspired Harry Potter – ANSWERS
1. Match them up!
Match the words with the definitions.
a wizard A place where we put dead people in the ground
a landmark Strange
a graveyard Someone who can do magic
packed The place where we get on and off trains
a character A big or important place that many people know
unusual An animal with cold blood that lays eggs, like a snake
a reptile A person in a story or a film
a platform Completely full
2. Fill it in!
Watch the video. Write the places next to the ideas they gave the author.
King’s Cross station, London A café in Edinburgh The reptile house at London Zoo
Edinburgh Castle Greyfriars Kirkyard
a. The idea for a wizarding school: A café in Edinburgh
b. The idea for what Hogwarts looks like: Edinburgh Castle
c. Ideas for the names of some of the characters: Greyfriars Kirkyard
d. An idea for what magic Harry can do: The reptile house at London Zoo
e. The idea for where Harry takes the Hogwarts train: King’s Cross station, London
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3. True or false?
Watch the video. Circle true or false for these sentences.
a. JK Rowling went to a café to write the Harry Potter books. true false
b. People come from around the world to visit the café. true false
c. You can see Edinburgh Zoo Castle from a window in the café. true false
d. Edinburgh Castle has got lots of towers. true false
e. Some characters’ names come from flowers, stars and English Latin. true false
f. The reptile house has got lots of windows. true false
g. Harry meets his teacher best friend on platform 9¾. true false
h. The Hogwarts Express train leaves at 9 11 o’clock. true false
4. Write and draw!
Children write about their favourite book and draw a picture of a place or
character from the book.
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