A1 & A2 listening lessons feature easy vocabulary, basic grammar, and slow speech with short pauses.
🏰 castle – A large, old building like a palace.
Example: Hogwarts is a big castle where the students go to school.
🍽️ Great Hall – The big dining room at Hogwarts.
Example: The students go into the Great Hall with long tables.
🎩 Sorting Hat – A magical hat that chooses student houses.
Example: The Sorting Hat knows which house is best for each student.
🪄 magic – A special power to make strange and amazing things happen.
Example: There is magic everywhere at Hogwarts.
🧙 Professor – A teacher at a university or magic school.
Example: Professor McGonagall calls the students’ names.
😟 nervous – Worried or a little afraid.
Example: Harry feels nervous before the hat chooses his house.
🧭 adventure – A fun and exciting story or journey.
Example: It is the start of a new adventure for Harry!
Harry Potter is at Hogwarts School for the first time! It is a very big castle. There are many students here, all first-years. They feel excited and a little nervous.
The students go into the Great Hall. It is a huge room with many tables. There are also many teachers sitting at a long table. Is there magic in the air? Yes, there is magic everywhere!
A teacher, Professor McGonagall, calls the students’ names. There is a special hat called the Sorting Hat. The hat talks! It knows which house is best for each student. There are four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.
Harry’s friends, Ron and Hermione, are there. There is a boy named Harry Potter. He feels nervous. Is there a bad boy? Yes, there is a boy named Draco Malfoy, and he doesn’t like Harry.
The Sorting Hat calls names. It puts students into houses. There are happy faces when students go to their new tables. Harry waits for his turn. There are many people watching him. Where does Harry go? He goes to Gryffindor! It is the start of a new adventure!