Roald Dahl - The BFG

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

A lesson about

Roald Dahl  - The BFG

What do you know about Roald Dahl?

After today:

- You know a bit more about Roald Dahl

- You can make new words Roald Dahl style

Watch the clip

On a separate piece of paper, make notes about what you hear about Roald Dahl.

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What have you found out?

Use your notes and discuss with some classmates what you've learned about Roald Dahl.

In the end, I would like to hear from some of you.

Reading

We will read the following extract from the BFG together.

What are things you notice?

Some more reading

Let's read another extract.

What is the name of the language that the BFG uses?

1. fiddlesplitter
2. gobblefunk
3. langwastic
4. tandria

Gobblefunk

If you gobblefunk with words, you play around with them and invent new words or meanings. The word gobblefunk sounds a bit like gobbledegook, a kind of language that some grown-ups use that is full of meaningless words.