The Magic Finger - Roald Dahl (1)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 2

Good morning 

This Lesson

• Is about Reading in English
• We will all try to speak more English during the lessons
• It will be great if you also try to speak English. 
  Difficult? We will start slowly.

Don't be afraid to make mistakes. We're all learning!
Let's help each other.

Classroom English

After this lesson...

• you can tell who Roald Dahl was and what he did.
• you've been introduced to one of his books we are going to read the coming lessons

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Roald Dahl

Do you know who he is? 
What do you know about him? 

Find a word or phrase.... that says something about Ronald Dahl. 

You have 1 minute.  

(have a look on the internet...if you can't think of something) 

Roald Dahl

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00:24

How many books has Roald written?

1. 100
2. almost 10
3. almost 50
4. 1000

02:16

What did his teacher think of his writing?

1. He has a lot of talent
2. He is not very good at it

02:50

What did Roald like to do in his free time?

1. dancing, drawing and photographing.
2. football, squash and drawing
3. football, squash and photographing
4. only writing books

03:42

In which country did he crash with his plane?

1. Norway
2. Egypt
3. England
4. Germany

04:12

What did Roald Dahl do during the war?

1. He was captain of a warship
2. He was a fighterpilot
3. He was a teacher
4. He repaired planes

07:13

What does Roald really love to eat?

1. chips
2. candy
3. chocolat
4. crisps

07:57

Where did he usually write his books?

1. In a chair in the garden
2. In the kitchen
3. In his bathroom

08:09

How many hours did he spend on writting books every day?

1. 4 hours
2. 2 hours
3. 6 hours
4. 8 hours

08:20

What is the name of his first book?

1. The Grems
2. The Gremlins
3. BFG
4. Matilda

Do you know some of his books?

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the magic finger

Now you know Roald Dahl a bit...We are going to read "The Magic Finger". 

What will it tell us?

Predict what will happen in this story:

Write it down.
You can discuss it in pairs.

In English, please :)

I think......

The bowl

The results

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The Magic Finger

Listen and read along.

(you can find your book at
Teams or in

your email)

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What do you think of this lesson?

Have you tried to speak English?

What do you think of the book?

Next Lesson

• More of The Magic Finger and the characters
• Plotagon: how does it work and record your own 
  video!
  
  
•   Homework: Read 4 pages for the next lesson and write down difficult words you come across. 
  
• You can find your book at Teams or in your email