Learn English with Harry Potter

#8. The Magic Cloak


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Published: 15 Jan 2020   [ UPDATED OCT 2026 ]
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 4:07
Accent: British

Harry gets a special anonymous present for Christmas.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ barbaric adj. - violent
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pack v. - put your things in a suitcase for traveling
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the restricted section n. - an area that people are not allowed to enter
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a possession n. - something that a person owns
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a cloak n. - a piece of clothing without sleeves that hangs loosely from the shoulders [image] vocab image

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Harry Hermione Ron Hagrid
Harry Potter Hermione Granger Ron Weasley Hagrid
  • Christmas is coming soon.
  • Harry is an orphan. (Both of his parents have died.)

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. What is Hagrid dragging?
    A large feast
    A dragon's body
    A Christmas tree

  2. What game are Harry and Ron playing?
    Romanian Chess
    Magic Chess
    Wizard's Chess

  3. Where will Ron spend Christmas?
    In Romania
    At home
    At Hogwarts

  4. Where will Ron's parents spend Christmas?
    In Romania
    At home
    At Hogwarts

  5. What does Ron's brother study?
    Magic
    Dragons
    Romanian

  6. What does Harry plan to do over Christmas?
    Do research
    Play chess
    Practice magic

  7. Where does Hermione suggest that they go?
    To Slytherin House
    To the kitchen
    To the restricted area of the library

  8. What gift did Ron get for Christmas?
    A cloak
    A dragon
    A sweater

  9. Who gave the cloak to Harry?
    Harry's father
    Ron's brother
    Voldemort
    Unknown

  10. What is special about the cloak?
    It was made by his parents.
    It makes people invisible.
    It protects people from dragons.

  11. Who did the cloak use to belong to?
    Harry's father
    Ron's brother
    Voldemort
    Unknown

  12. Where does Harry go while wearing the cloak?
    To Slytherin House
    To the kitchen
    To the restricted area of the library

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Story Order 이야기 순서 Ordem da história Orden de la historia Порядок подій


Directions: Put the events in the correct order, then press Check.

  1. Hagrid drags a giant Christmas tree through the snow.
  2. Harry and Ron play a game of wizard's chess.
  3. Hermione notices that Ron has not packed.
  4. Ron says his parents are visiting his brother Charlie in Romania.
  5. Hermione tells Ron to help Harry do research in the library.
  6. Ron yells at Harry to wake up on Christmas morning.
  7. Harry opens a gift and finds a cloak.
  8. Harry puts the cloak on and his body vanishes.
  9. Harry uses the cloak to enter the restricted area of the library.

Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. That's totally [ savage ]!

    [ barbaric ]



  2. That's wizard's chess. I see you've [ filled your suitcase ].

    [ packed ]



  3. Not in the [ off-limits area ]...Happy Christmas.

    [ restricted section ]



  4. "Your father left this in my [ keeping ] before he died."

    [ possession ]



Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (be vs have)


Directions: Choose the word or expression that best completes the sentence.

Instrucciones: Elija la palabra o expresión que mejor complete la oración.

Instruções:: Escolha a palavra ou expressão que melhor completa a oração.

지시 사항 : 문장을 가장 잘 완성하는 단어나 표현을 선택하십시오.

Інструкції: Виберіть слово або вираз, який найкраще завершує речення.


  • Knight to E-5.
  • Queen to E-5.
  • That totally barbaric!
  • That wizard's chess. I see you packed.
  • I see you .
  • Change of plans. My parents decided to go to Romania to visit my brother, Charlie. He studying dragons there!
  • Good. You can help Harry, then. He going to go and look in the library for information on Nicholas Flamel.
  • We looked a hundred times!
  • Not in the restricted section...Happy Christmas.
  • I think we had a bad influence on her.
  • Harry, wake up! Come on Harry, wake up!
  • Happy Christmas, Harry.
  • Happy Christmas, Ron. What you wearing?
  • Oh, Mum made it. (It) looks like you got one too!
  • I got presents?
  • Yeah!
  • Oh!
  • There they are.
  • "Your father left this in my possession before he died. It time it returned to you. Use it well."
  • What it?
  • Some kind of...cloak.
  • Well, let's see then. Put it on.
  • Whoa!
  • My body gone!
  • I know what that is! That an invisibility cloak!
  • I invisible??
  • They really rare. I wonder who gave it to you.
  • There no name. It just said, "Use it well."

Score:



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково



Sentence 1

Harry / Ron / play / wizard / chess / during / Christmas / break

Harry and Ron are playing wizard's chess during [their/the] Christmas break.



Sentence 2

when / Hermione / notice / Ron / not / pack / Ron / explain / he / stay / Hogwarts / over / break

When Hermione notices (that) Ron hasn't packed, Ron explains (that) he is staying at Hogwarts over the break.

When Hermione notices (that) Ron hasn't packed, Ron explains (that) he is going to stay at Hogwarts over the break.



Sentence 3

Hermione / then / tell / Ron / help / Harry / look / information / about / Nicholas / Flamel / library

Hermione then tells Ron to help Harry look for information about Nicholas Flamel in the library.



Sentence 4

although / Ron / complain / they / already / look / hundred / time / Hermione / point / out / they / not / look / restrict / section

Although Ron complains (that) they have already looked a hundred times, Hermione points out (that) they haven't looked in the restricted section.



Sentence 5

on / Christmas / morning / Ron / wake / Harry / up / and / tell / him / he / have / present

On Christmas morning, Ron wakes Harry up and tells him (that) he has (some) presents.



Sentence 6

Harry / open / present / and / find / cloak / with / note / say / it / belong / father

Harry opens a present and finds a cloak with a note saying (that) it belonged to his father.



Sentence 7

when / Harry / put / it / on / body / disappear

When Harry puts it on, his body disappears.



Sentence 8

Ron / wonder / who / give / Harry / cloak / but / Harry / say / note / not / have / name

Ron wonders who gave Harry the cloak, but Harry says (that) the note doesn't have a name.



Sentence 9

sometime / later / Harry / wander / into / library / wear / cloak / and / enter / restrict / area

Sometime later, Harry wanders into the library wearing the cloak and enters the restricted area.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте


Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.


Clip 1
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That's totally barbaric!



Clip 2
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Change of plans. My parents decided to go to Romania.



Clip 3
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Good. You can help Harry, then.



Clip 4
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He's going to go and look in the library for information on Nicholas Flamel.



Clip 5
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I think we've had a bad influence on her.



Clip 6
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(It) looks like you've got one too!



Clip 7
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Your father left this in my possession before he died.



Clip 8
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It is time it was returned to you. Use it well.



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

What is it?



Clip 10
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Well, let's see then. Put it on.



Clip 11
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I know what that is! That's an invisibility cloak!



Clip 12
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They're really rare. I wonder who gave it to you.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Why is Harry spending Christmas at Hogwarts? Why is Ron spending Christmas at Hogwarts?
  2. The cloak once belonged to Harry's father. But who do you think (or know) gave Harry the cloak? Why?
  3. Hermione always follows the rules. Why do you think she encouraged the boys to break the rules in this situation?
  4. Ron's parents went to Romania without him. Did your parents ever go on (an international) vacation without you? How did you feel? If not, how would you feel?
  5. If you had an invisibility cloak, what would you do? Where would you go? Would you tell anyone?
  6. What is the best Christmas gift that you have ever received? What is the best Christmas gift that you have ever given?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Harry: Knight to E-5.

Ron: Queen to E-5.

Hermione: That's totally barbaric!

Ron: That's wizard's chess. I see you've packed.

Hermione: I see you haven't.

Ron: Change of plans. My parents decided to go to Romania to visit my brother, Charlie. He's studying dragons there.

Hermione: Good. You can help Harry, then. He's going to go and look in the library for information on Nicholas Flamel.

Ron: We've looked a hundred times!

Hermione: Not in the restricted section. Happy Christmas.

Ron: I think we've had a bad influence on her.


Ron: Harry, wake up! Come on Harry, wake up!

Ron: Happy Christmas, Harry.

Harry: Happy Christmas, Ron. What are you wearing?

Ron: Oh, Mum made it. (It) looks like you've got one too!

Harry: I've got presents?

Ron: Yeah!

Harry: Oh!

Ron: There they are.

Harry: "Your father left this in my possession before he died. It is time it was returned to you. Use it well."

Ron: What is it?

Harry: Some kind of cloak.

Ron: Well, let's see then. Put it on.

Ron: Whoa!

Harry: My body is gone!

Ron: I know what that is! That's an invisibility cloak!

Harry: I'm invisible?

Ron: They're really rare. I wonder who gave it to you.

Harry: There was no name. It just said, "Use it well."

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