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Why Are the British Mad about Harry?
Who has the most recognized face in Britain at the moment? No, it’s not the Queen, nor the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, it’s not even Robbie Williams! The most recognized face 1 _____ to a young man called Daniel Redcliffe. Although he is not generally known to the public 2 ____. Daniel Redcliffe. In fact, some people know his face as being that of. Harry Potter. Daniel Redcliffe is the actor who plays Harry Potter on film and whose face 3 _____ out from a thousand posters across the nation. The image of Harry Potter is so familiar that even people who haven’t read of the books or seen 4 ____of the films know exactly 5 ____ he is and exactly what he looks like.
The phenomenal success of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books has been one of the most talked about. The big surprise has been how many children have been drawn to the books. The subsequent success of the films and merchandise that goes with them is far less 6 ____, but the fact 7 ____ thousands of children have actually read the original books has been seen as almost incredible. It 8 ____ to be said that many parents and teachers also have been impressed by the books of the Harry Potter series.
Since the 1960s Britain has seen a steady decline* in the 9 ____ of reading amongst school-age children and this has been blamed on television, films, computer games and excitingly presented magazines. The popularity of the Harry Potter series was seen so unusual that many newspaper and magazine articles were written about it to try 10 ______ its success.
*decline – спад, падение
