1. art and entertainment
2. movies and tv
3. movies

Activity worksheet
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 1
Daniel Radcliffe
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While reading
Pages 1–7
1 Writethecorrectname.
AnAustralianactor,(a)…………………,
playsRadcliffe’sfatherinThe Tailor of Panama.
(b)…………………thinksthatRadcliffe
istherightactorforHarryPotter.
(c)…………………,afilmmakerinLos
Angeles,hasawriter,(d)…………………,
andafilmdirector,(e)…………………for
Harry Potter.(f )…………………iselevenyears
oldand(g)…………………istenyearsold.
Theyareinthefilm,too.
2 WhatdoesRadcliffedoonthesetwhenheis
notworking?Write3nexttotherightanswers
and7nexttothewronganswers.
a listenstomusic
c
b watchesTV
c
c watchesfilms
c
d readsbooks
c
e playsjokes
c
f doeshomework
c
3 Completethecrosswordpuzzle.
4
1
5
6
2
3
4
Across
1 DavidHeyman’snationality.
2 Radcliffe’seyesare…...
3 Radcliffelikesactingwiththespecial…...
Down
4 RadcliffeworksonaBBCtelevisionseriesof
oneof…..’sbooks.
5 ThedirectorstartsmakingthefirstHarry
Potterfilminthemonthof…...
6 Whenheisworkingontheset,Radcliffe
doesn’tseehisoldschoolfriendson…...
Writethenumberof…..
a auditionsthatRadcliffedidforthepartin
David Copperfield.…..
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
b daysthatRadcliffeworkedonthesetofHarry
Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.…..
c yearsbetweentheyearthefirstHarryPotter
bookarrivesinthebookshopsandtheyear
thefilmismade.…..
Pages 8–13
5 Completethesentences.Writethecorrect
number.
a In2001,…..
b In2002,…..
c In2003,…..
d In2004,…..
e In2005,…..
f In2006,…..
g In2007,…..
1) RadcliffeisworkingwithdirectorAlfonso
Cuarón.
2) onefilmarrivesinthecinemasand
filmmakersbeginanewfilm.
3) RadcliffemakesHarryPotter and the
Chamber of Secrets.
4) Radcliffeisinaplayforonenight.
5) HarryPotterhashisfirstkiss.
6) filmnumberfourisinthecinemas.
7) Radcliffemakesafilm,isonTVandina
TVfilm.
6 Completethesentences.Writethewordsinthe
puzzle.Whatisthewordinthebox?
a Radcliffetravelstomanycountries.Heis
famous.Thisisanew…..forhim.
b In2007,RadcliffeplaysAlanStrang…..
Equus.
c Harry Potter and the Prisoner of …..arrivesin
cinemasin2004.
d In2006,Radcliffemakesafilmin…...
e Actor…..GriffithsisinEquuswithRadcliffe.
f Radcliffelikesmakingfilms;perhapsheis
goingtobea…...
↓Thiswordis……………….
a
b
c
d
e
f
Daniel Radcliffe - Activity worksheet
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PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 1
Daniel Radcliffe
1 Correctthemistake.
a DanielRadcliffewasborninLosAngeles,USA.
b OneyearRadcliffewasinaschoolplay.Heplayed
thepartofatree.
c ThefirstpartofDavid CopperfieldisonTVin
2000;peopledon’tlikeit.
d Thefilmmakerswantafamousactorforthepartof
HarryPotter.
e DavidHeymanandSteveKlovesmeetthe
RadcliffesatthecinemainLondon.
f RadcliffedidnotreadRowling’sbooks.
2 Choosetherightanswer.
a Radcliffe’smotherandfather…..
1) workwithactorsandwriters.
2) areactorsandwriters.
3) don’tlikeactorsandwriters.
b Radcliffe’sfirstpartisin…..
1) Oliver Twist.
2) David Copperfield.
3) Harry Potter.
c Inthebook,HarryPotterhas…..
1) blueeyes.
2) browneyes.
3) greeneyes.
d Radcliffelikesplayingjokeson…..
1) RupertGrintandEmmaWatson.
2) thefilmmakers.
3) alltheactors.
3 Makewordsandputtheminthesentences.
tele-
-ers
child-
-phone
mak-
-ish
go-
-ors
Brit-
-es
act-
-ren
Thefilm(a)…………wantanewface;theywanta
(b)…………child.Alotofyoung(c)…………have
auditionsforthepart,becausemany(d)…………
wanttoplaythepartofHarryPotter.Radcliffe
(e)…………tothreeauditionsandthenthey
(f )…………him.Hehasthejob!
4 Underlinetherightanswers.
a 40% /80%ofRowling’sreadersarenotchildren.
…..
b Thefilmmakershave a lot /don’t have a lotof
moneyforthefirstfilm.…..
c HarryPotter and the Philosopher’s StoneisRupert
Grint’sandEmmaWatson’sfirst/second film.…..
d GrintandWatsonoften /neverplayjokeson
RadcliffebecauseheisHarryPotter!…..
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
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5 Completethesentences.Usethewordsinthebox.
teenager part life normal(×2)
glasses(×2) series kiss(×2)
Radcliffewears(a)……………becauseHarryPotter
wears(b)…………….Hetravelsfromcountryto
countryandspeaksabouthis(c)……………inthe
films.
NowRadcliffeisveryfamous,buthehastimetoplay
withhisdogs,watchhisfavouriteTV(d)……………,
seehisfriendsandlivea(e)……………life.Many
peoplelikehimbecauseheisfamousbuthecanbea
(f )……………(g)…………….
InHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,Radcliffe
giveshisfirst(h)……………inafilm.Butisithis
first(i)……………inreal( j)……………?Wedon’t
know!
6 Completethesentences.Writethecorrectnumber.
a AfterHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
Radcliffewantsanewjobandhe…..
b AfterthelastfilmoftheHarryPotterseries,he…..
c SomepartsofHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fireare
difficultforayoungactor,forexample,Radcliffe
…..
d InExtras,Radcliffe…..
1) hastogiveadeadboytohisfather.
2) worksinaplayinLondon.
3) hastohearalotofjokesabouthim,Daniel
Radcliffe!
4) isinEquus,adifficultplay.
7 Makethelettersintowordsandcompletethe
sentences.
itsmesemo uohes uot lyfrdine
waay smoafu ettlesr wsyaal
Radcliffegetsalotof(a)……………fromgirls.
Somegirlswanttogo(b)……………withhim
becauseheis(c)…………….(d)……………girls
cometothedoorofhis(e)……………inLondon.
Radcliffe’smotheris(f )……………tothembutshe
(g)……………sendsthem(h)…………….
8 Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?
a Thesamedirectormadeallfilms.
c
b DanielRadcliffeisveryfamousbuthedoesn’t
havealotofmoney.
c
c Radcliffeneverwatcheshisfilmsafterthefirst
nightincinemas.
c
d Radcliffeworkedinfilms,onTVandinthe
theatre.
c
e Radcliffe’sworkinEquuswasnotverygood.
c
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