What do you know about Lamb so far?
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Lesson duration is: 15 minItems in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Slide
books Roald Dahl
Slide 3 - Mind map
Did you like the story?
and why
and why
Slide 4 - Mind map
Who is initially the 'lamb' in the story?
A
Mary Maloney
B
Patrick Maloney
Slide 5 - Quiz
Who ends up being the 'lamb' in the end?
A
Mary Maloney
B
Patrick Maloney
Slide 6 - Quiz
What is the atmosphere at the beginning of the story?
A
boredom/indifference
B
worry
C
suspense
D
routine/cosiness
Slide 7 - Quiz
What is the Patrick's job?
A
grocer
B
detective
Slide 8 - Quiz
What suggests that this evening is different from other evenings?
Slide 9 - Open question
Did Mrs. Maloney really want to kill her husband? Was it a premeditated murder?
Slide 10 - Open question
Guess the last word of the story. What did Mrs. Maloney begin to do?
A
cry
B
giggle
C
shiver
D
walk
Slide 11 - Quiz
Why does the writer not specify what Mr Malony told Mary?
A
To focus not on the adultary but on Mary's response
B
To create suspense about what had happened
C
Because it is obvious what happened
D
Because adultary was considered quite an offence when the story was written
Slide 12 - Quiz
How does Mary respond to the bad news?
A
She grabs the leg of lamb and hits Patrick over the head
B
Her actions are automatic, but calm until she has killed him and awakes as from a shock
C
She is furious and smashses his head in
D
She pretends to be calm, but then kills Patrick with a leg of lamb
Slide 13 - Quiz
Why does she go grocery shopping?
A
She needs some vegetables to go with the lamb
B
The Police would never believe her if she served the lamb without vegetables
C
She needed fresh air to calm down and think about what to do next
D
It's her aliby, that Sam saw her when Patrick supposedly got killed
Slide 14 - Quiz
Welke rol speelt het moordwapen in het niet op kunnen lossen van de moord?
Slide 15 - Mind map
which sentence in the story is most ironic?
A
Get the weapon, and you’ve got the man
B
That’s why it ought to be easy to find.”
C
Probably right under our very noses
D
She wants us to finish it. She said so. Be doing her a favor
Slide 16 - Quiz
Which two themes can be found in 'Lamb'?
A
love and hate
B
revenge and betrayal
C
life and death
D
irony and foreshadowing
