Roald Dahl

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

Have a seat.

Get your pencil case, your notebook and eraseboard.

Starting exercise:

What do you know about Roald Dahl?

Write it down on your eraseboard.

Plan

Discuss starting exercise

Roald Dahl:

reading and watching

READING PRACTICE

Lesson goals

In this lesson you:

• learn about Roald Dahl
• practise reading

Roald Dahl

2016 is the centenary of Roald Dahl's birth. Find out about the life and works of one of the most popular authors in the UK.

Which of Roald Dahl's books do you know?

Roald Dahl

Get your erase board.

Read the text and answer the questions.

READ Paragraph 1

1) Roald Dahl is a well-known ___ from the UK.

1. actor
2. journalist
3. author

READ Paragraph 2

2)Roald was born in ___ on 13 September 1916.

1. Wales
2. England
3. the United States
4. Norway

3)In many of his stories, the characters are treated ___ by other people, but they win in the end.

1. kindly
2. cruelly
3. fairly

4)Roald hated ... and cruel behaviour.

1. swearing
2. rude
3. stupid
4. violence

READ Paragraph 3

5) During the Second World War, Roald ___.

1. flew fighter planes
2. wrote novels
3. worked for the Shell company
4. worked at the American Embassy

6)In which American city did Roald get a new job?

READ Paragraph 4

Watch this short clip.

Have you seen this movie?

7) Charlie needs a ... ticket to get into the factory.

1. silver
2. bronze
3. golden

8) What is Mr Wonka's first name?

Read Paragraph 5

9)'BFG' stands for:

1. Big Fiercely Giant
2. Big Friendly Gentleman
3. Big Friendly Giant
4. Big Fiercely Gentleman

10) Sophie asks the ... to help her.

1. President
2. King
3. Minister
4. Queen

Read Paragraph 6

11)Matilda is a very ... girl.

1. smart
2. naughty
3. tall
4. sad

12)Matilda's teacher is called Miss ...

Read Paragraph 7

13)Luke's grandmother comes from ...

1. the United Kingdom
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. the United States

14) The witches hate ...

Final exercise

Did you remeber?

Complete the sentences.

 Use the words in blue.

1. Roald Dahl could ... a story in a fun and interesting way.

2. To ... a trick on the owner of a sweet shop, he put a dead mouse in one of the jars of sweets!

3. Roald was happy to ... a job in East Africa.

4. In 'The BFG', Sophie decides to get ... to help: the Queen!

5. Why not ... a go at reading one of his books?

6. ... the official Roald Dahl website.

check out

get

tell

play

have

someone

Round up

We are going to watch the beginning of 

Charlie and the Chocolate factory. 

Try to answer the QUIZ questions while watching