Hogwarts is a boarding school for magicians. It is a School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (Школа Чародейства и Волшебства) 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.

There 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

Coat 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. The Hogwarts 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.

Subjects

 

1. Заклинание

Spells lesson

2. Зелеварение

Magical Drafts and Potions

3. Астрономия

Astronomy

4. История Магии

History of magic

5. Травология

Magical Herbs

6. Прорицания Тёмные силы

The Dark Forces

7. Трансфигурация (превращения)

Transfiguration

About time-table

Test

Questions:

1. What kind of school is Hogwarts?

1. state school

2. boarding school

2. Where is Hogwarts?

1. In England

2. In Scotland

3. Hogwarts is the school for

1. Children with magic abilities

2. Muggles

4. How many years do pupils study at Hogwarts?

1. 7

2. 9

5. How can pupils get to Hogwarts?

1. By plane

2. By train

6. When does it leave?

1. On the first of September, at 11a.m

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

7. What station does the Hogwarts Express arrive at?

1. Hogsmeade, it is a very little village

2. Edinburgh

8. Do pupils wear a uniform?

1. No

2. Yes

9. How did Harry and his friend Ron get to Hogwarts?

1. By train

2. By car

10. What subjects do pupils study at Hogwarts?

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11. What house does Harry Potter go to?

1. Gryffindor

2. Slytherin

12. Why is chess dangerous at Hogwarts?

1. They may bite you

2. They kill each other

13. How many teachers are there at school?

1. 10

2. 13

3. 11

14. Who is the head of the school?

1. Mac Gonogall

2. Argus Filch

3. Professor Dumbledore

15. What holidays do the pupils celebrate at school?

1. Victory Day, Independence Day

2. 1 September, Halloween, Christmas, Easter

3. Mother’s Day, New Year, School Day

16. How many terms are there in the school year?

1. 3

2. 4

17. Where do the pupils do their homework?

1. In dormitories

2. In the common room

18. Where do the pupils sleep?

1. In dormitories

2. In the common room

19. How is the school uniform different from other schools?

1. They wear a black cloak and a pointed hat on holidays

2. They wear a black cloak and a pointed hat for lessons

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

1. Take care of - a) a join in an activity

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

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

4. Take off - d) spend time doing some activity

which you are interested in

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

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