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JUNIOR LEVEL

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Replace the highlighted words with words from the news article.

A Catholic church in Poland has drawn 1. flak for burning books, including those from the Harry Potter series. The church there 2. denounces Harry Potter books, saying that they 3. encourage sorcery. The church had asked people to 4. rid their homes of 5. devilish objects. But the burning event was 6. lambasted by many people online.

1._____ 2._____ 3. _____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____

ADVANCED LEVEL

A. Fill in the mind map

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B. CRITICAL THINKING

1. Have you read the Harry Potter books or seen the movies?

2. Do you like the series? Why or why not?

3. Would the books make you think that magic and spells are real?

4. Do you see anything wrong with the series?

5. Do you agree that the Polish church’s action “taught hatred”?

[Answers]

Junior level

1.criticism; 2.objects to; 3.promote; 4.clear; 5.evil; 6.condemned

Advanced level

A. Fill in the mind map

1.northern Poland; 2.evil forces; 3.JK Rowling; 4.sorcery; 5.condemned; 6.Nazi Germany

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Details: among the books burnt were the Harry Potter series written by 3. _______.

Why: the owners thought those books and items had 2. ________.

A church in 1. ________ burned books and other items.

Response: netizens 5. ________ the book burning, likening it to 6. _______ before WWII.

Objection: the Catholic Church there does not like Harry Potter books as they say the books promote 4. ________.

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