Hogwarts School

Hogwarts is a boarding school for magicians.It is a School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (ШколаЧародействаиВолшебства) It is located in Scotland inside Hogwarts Castle.

The castle is huge; it has the Black Lake, a large Forbidden Forest, several greenhouses and a full-size Quidditch Pitch.

T here are about a thousand boys and girls between the age of 11 and 18.Students begin their studies at Hogwarts when they are 11, and finish when they are 17 or 18. The school is free but pupils have to buy a broomstick and a magic wand.

The uniform is as boring as most school uniforms – a white shirt, a tie, a grey jumper and black trousers or a skirt.

The big difference is that pupils have to wear a black cloak and a pointed hat for lessons! Pupils can only take off their uniforms and put on “normal” clothes at weekends and on holidays.

Students at Hogwarts live in one of four school houses (факультета): Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. The houses represent some of the characteristics that individuals belonging to each house possess.

Gryffindors are brave, Ravenclaws are smart, Hufflepuffs are fair players, and Slytherins have a reputation as crafty (коварный), power seeking (властолюбивый), and occasionally evil.

Teachers give pupils the house points for good work and behaviour. At the end of the year, the house with the most points wins the House Cup.

In all but the fourth and sixth books, Gryffindor has won the house championship. Harry Potter went to the House of Gryffindor. Hogwarts' motto is: "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus". The translation is: Never tickle a sleeping dragon. Each house has a “common room”. Pupils can do their homework there or get together with their friends. The pupils sleep in dormitories in groups of 5 or 6.

The Houses of Hogwarts

C oat of Arms

Gryffindor is well known for bravery. The house colours are deep red and gold, and the house is symbolized by a lion. The entrance to the common room is on the seventh floor hidden behind a portrait of the Fat Lady. In order to get into the common room, Gryffindor students must say the correct password.

Hufflepuff is well known for loyalty, fair play, honesty, and tolerance. The house is symbolized by a badger (барсук), and the house colours are yellow and black. Its common room is near the kitchens.

Ravenclaw values smart and creative children. The house is symbolized by an eagle and the house colours are blue and bronze. The Ravenclaw common room is located in a high tower.

Slytherin values ambition, cleverness, cunning (хитрый) and resourcefulness. The house is symbolized by a snake, and the house colours are green and silver. Its common room is located in the dungeons, underneath the Black Lake, and hidden behind a stone wall.

Hogwarts is not as modern as schools today and there aren’t any computers or other electronic devices at school. In fact mobile phones and computers don’t work because there is too much magic in the air.

Term begins on September 1st.

Students usually reach Hogwarts via the Hogwarts Express, which leaves from Platform 9 3/4 of London's King's Cross Station at 11 a.m. sharp. Ordinary people (muggles – простаки,лохи) do not see it. TheHogwarts Express brings the students to Hogsmeade Station, where the first years traditionally cross the Black Lake in boats with the gamekeeper.Older students travel on the road in carriages pulled by thestrals to the castle (the thestrals are generally invisible to students except those who have witnessed death).

Many pupils take part in after-school activities. If you want to take up chess, be careful – the chess pieces are big and they actually kill each other! The traditional sport at Hogwarts, Quidditch, takes place outside on the sport pitch. Players take off and fly on broomsticks. The rules are very complicated and the game has 3 different balls.

Test

Questions:

What kind of school is Hogwarts?

state school

boarding school

Where is Hogwarts?

In England

In Scotland

Hogwarts is the school for

Children with magic abilities

Muggles

How many years do pupils study at Hogwarts?

7

9

How can pupils get to Hogwarts?

By plane

By train

When does it leave?

On the first of September, at 11a.m

ON the first of September, at 11 p.m.

What station does the Hogwarts Express arrive at?

Hogsmeade, it is a very little village

Edinburgh

Do pupils wear a uniform?

No

Yes

How did Harry and his friend Ron get to Hogwarts?

By train

By car

What subjects do pupils study at Hogwarts?

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What house does Harry Potter go to?

Gryffindor

Slytherin

Why is chess dangerous at Hogwarts?

They may bite you

They kill each other

How many teachers are there at school?

10

13

11

Who is the head of the school?

Mac Gonogall

Argus Filch

Professor Dumbledore

What holidays do the pupils celebrate at school?

Victory Day, Independence Day

1 September, Halloween, Christmas, Easter

Mother’s Day, New Year, School Day

How many terms are there in the school year?

3

4

Where do the pupils do their homework?

In dormitories

In the common room

Where do the pupils sleep?

In dormitories

In the common room

How is the school uniform different from other schools?

They wear a black cloak and a pointed hat on holidays

They wear a black cloak and a pointed hat for lessons

Look at the chart. Find the verbs in bold in the text and match them to their meanings:

Take care of - a) a join in an activity

Take up - b) remove (something you're wearing)

Take place - c) keep (smb \ smth) safe

Take off - d) spend time doing some activity

which you are interested in

Take part in - f) fly up ( a plane)

Take off - e) smth is held in a particular place

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