Roald Dahl - The Landlady

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

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Reading Comprehension

Reading at your internship

‘Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable...’ – Matilda

Roald Dahl 1916-1990

The story 

'The Landlady' is a short

story about a young man

who arrives in an

unfamiliar city one

evening and is looking for

a place to stay. He seems

irresistibly attracted to a

private house with yellow

flowers in the window

next to a notice: BED & BREAKFAST

The characters 

• Billy Weaver
• The Landlady
• Pre-reading 

Time to read 'The Landlady'

Remember: underline or write down words that you don't know

 ( and that cannot be found in the glossary) 

It it time to answer some questions (in English!) about 'The Landlady'

What was Billy doing in the city of Bath?

Why didn't Billy go to the Bell and Dragon Pub?

How many other guests were there before Billy?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

What did Billy find disturbing about the guestbook?

What do you think happened to Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple?

Thank you for staying... 

Let's read some more! 

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