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HARRY POTTER

BOOKS vs. MOVIES

🎧 LISTENING TASK
Watch the video and choose the correct option in each drop-down menu.

The left column describes the characters as they appear in the books. The right column describes how they were portrayed in the movies.

When you finish, click CHECK ANSWERS.

📖 IN THE BOOKS	🎬 IN THE MOVIES
1. Harry Potter Harry has his mother's eyes. He also has hair that refuses to be styled.	Daniel Radcliffe Radcliffe has eyes rather than green eyes. His hair is not as as Harry's book description.
2. Hermione Granger Hermione has a thick of chestnut hair. She also has large front .	Emma Watson Emma Watson had this thick bush only in the movie. She had nice from the very beginning.
3. Ron Weasley Ron has a long and in the books.	Rupert Grint Rupert Grint does not have Ron's long nose or . However, they got the right.
4. Severus Snape Snape has black hair and a nose. He was supposed to be just over at the beginning of the first book.	Alan Rickman The actor who played Snape was much than the book character. The video calls this an example of age .
5. Albus Dumbledore Dumbledore had eyes. He wore glasses. He had a very long and nose.	Richard Harris & Michael Gambon Dumbledore was played by different actors. Richard Harris looked a bit more the book's Dumbledore.
6. Alastor Moody Moody has a badly face. The tip of his is also damaged.	Brendan Gleeson In the movie, Moody looks relatively apart from his Mad-Eye and several lines on his face.
7. Viktor Krum Krum is described as and slim. He has a hooked nose, eyebrows and dark hair.	Stanislav Krum Some of these details made it into the movie, but of them did not. Nevertheless, his general did not change.
8. Petunia Dursley Petunia has a long which allows her to spy on her neighbours. She also has hair.	Fiona Shaw In the movies, Petunia and Dudley are both . The blonde hair is from the movies.
9. Minerva McGonagall McGonagall is tall, haired and severe-looking. She was years old when Harry first came to Hogwarts.	Maggie Smith Her appearance was reflected in the films quite . However, her was different from the book character.
10. Dolores Umbridge Umbridge looks rather like a . She has round, bulging eyes, a large mouth and skin. She has a small black bow in her short hair.	Imelda Staunton The actress portrayed Umbridge brilliantly, but the video says she was too for the character.
11. Rufus Scrimgeour Scrimgeour resembles an old because of his graying ginger hair. He wears wire-rimmed and limps.	Bill Nighy Bill Nighy looked a lot like the book character, but the and hair colour are missing.
12. Bill Weasley Bill is tall, thin and handsome. He looks like a star. He usually wears his hair in a . After the werewolf attack, he receives huge .	Movie Bill In the movie, we see only some mere . They are nothing close to the book's description.
13. Narcissa Malfoy Narcissa is tall and very . She has long hair.	Movie Narcissa The detail about her long white hair was in the movies. The video also mentions her unusual hair.