Do you know, that Ernie's last name is a play on words, as "prang" is English slang meaning "to wreck an automobile. |
Riding the Knight BusHarry Potter: "How come the Muggles don’t hear the bus?" What are they?
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Watch the video 2 and answer the questions below
Video 1
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Video 2
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Answer the following questions.
- What is the Knight Bus and how did it know where to find Harry?
- Why does Harry say his name is "Neville Longbottom" when he boards the Knight Bus?
- What does the driver look like?
- Does Ernie Prang drive the bus carefully?
- Does he follow road signs?
- Does he talk much to passengers on the Night Bus or prefer to concentrate on his driving?
- What was Harry impressed with?
- Are there any speed limits for the Knight Bus? Do you think this is too high or too low?
- In the driver’s side window of the Knight Bus, in front of the steering wheel there is a hanging shrunken head, isn’t it? Where’s the steering wheel in the bus?
- Where’s Ernie sitting?
- What is inside the bus?
- Does the driver use the accelerator (gas pedal)?
- Does anybody in the bus wear front seat belts?
- How are the gear and the handbrake (parking brake) operated with?
- There was another passenger aboard the Knight Bus at the same time as Harry, what was her name?
- How much did it cost to ride on the Knight Bus?
- Would you like to ride the Knight Bus? Why?
Describing the picture
What is in the picture?
In the picture I can see ...
There’s / There are ...
There isn’t a ... / There aren’t any ...
Say what is happening with the present continuous
The man is ...ing
The people are ...ing
It’s night.
Where in the picture?
At the top/bottom of the picture ...
In the middle of the picture ...
On the left/right of the picture ...
next to
in front of
behind
near
on top of
under
If something isn’t clear
It looks like a ...
It might be a ...
He could be ...ing
Maybe it’s a ...
I like the picture because _____________________.
It makes me think of _______________________.
That’s all I wanted to say.
In the picture I can see ...
There’s / There are ...
There isn’t a ... / There aren’t any ...
Say what is happening with the present continuous
The man is ...ing
The people are ...ing
It’s night.
Where in the picture?
At the top/bottom of the picture ...
In the middle of the picture ...
On the left/right of the picture ...
next to
in front of
behind
near
on top of
under
If something isn’t clear
It looks like a ...
It might be a ...
He could be ...ing
Maybe it’s a ...
I like the picture because _____________________.
It makes me think of _______________________.
That’s all I wanted to say.