The landlady

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Roald Dahl's parents came from...?

1. Denmark
2. Wales
3. Norway
4. England

What have you learnt about Roald Dahl?

1. As a kid, Roald Dahl was already very good at writing

1. true
2. false

Roald Dahl was

1. a writer of children's books
2. a writer of adult fiction
3. an RAF fighter pilot
4. all these things

What does 'irony' mean in literature? Tip: Roald Dahl is known for using Irony in his stories, just like using unexpected endings and using themes such as 'good and bad'

1. When something funny happened.
2. An outcome contrary (tegenovergesteld) to what you expected to happen.
3. Something is explained beforehand.
4. A question to which you know the answer beforehand

Roald Dahl is born in Llandaff, Where is Llandaff?

1. Near the Welsh capital of Cardiff
2. In Cardiff
3. Norway
4. London

Fill in:
Roald Dahl invented ______ 250 words.

1. more than
2. almost
3. exactly
4. less than

Which book was NOT written by Roald Dahl

1. Matilda
2. Charlie and the Chocolate factory
3. Charlotte's web
4. The BFG (GVR in Dutch)

other interesting
facts are:

Short stories by Roald Dahl

In this lesson series you will first practise with 3 short stories and the assignments.

A similar story will be used to make a test. Practising means preparing for the test ...

Practise: how to do that

- Please try to answer in English as best you can

- Writing is also part of the test, so ask questions while you       practise

- Some assigments are individual, others in groups

Make practice count!

You will receive a grade in how you participate in class and hand in your work.  Ensure timely uploading to the correct part in Google classroom to get those points.

The grade will be according to Onvoldoende/Voldoende/Goed translated to 4 / 6 / 8.

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Assignment A: writing your own story

With a partner, use the sentences in the next slide to make up a story. (You may use the sentences in any order you like.) Add your own ideas.  Upload in Google classroom at the end of the lesson - fill in both you names at the top of your story.

1. He pressed the bell.
   
2. There were no other hats or coats in the hall.
   
3. “Would you be kind enough to pop into the sitting-room on the ground floor and sign the book?”
   
4. “Wasn’t that the name of the Eton schoolboy who was on a walking tour, when all of a sudden…”
   
5. She put out one of her white hands and patted him comfortingly on the knee.
   
6. “This last entry is over two years old.”
   
7. “Only you.”
   

Score your points

upload to Google classroom before the deadline

See magister for the appropriate link and deadline

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Assignment B: questions to the story

1. Why does Billy Weaver walk “briskly” down the street (line 21)?

a) He wants to impress his boss.

b) He wants to act like a successful businessman.

c) He wants to keep warm.

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2. Which aspects of the house make Billy feel it would be a good place to stay?

3. Why did Billy not go to the pub?

4. What was unusual about the way the landlady responded to the doorbell?

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5. Which aspects of the landlady’s appearance and voice make her seem trustworthy (lines 87-118)?

6. What evidence is there that the landlady had been expecting a guest?

7. What are the first signs that the landlady is very odd?

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8. Billy doesn’t finish his sentence about Christopher Mulholland. What was he about to say?

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9. What kind of thing do you think the landlady smelled like? Billy describes it:

Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to emanate directly from her person. It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him - well, he wasn't quite sure what it reminded him of. Pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital?

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10. Why is it frightening when the landlady says Mr Temple had perfect skin “just like a baby’s”?

11. What do you think the landlady means when she says “I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away?”

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*Bonus Question: How do you think Billy will die? Explain why you think so.

Mention the main theme of The landlady according to you