Roald Dahl

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Lesson goals
In this lesson you:
  • learn about Roald Dahl

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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.

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Which of Roald Dahl's books do you know?

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Introduction
Roald Dahl is one of the greatest storytellers the world has ever known. He’s sold well over 200 million books and you might also know stories like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG and Matilda from the film versions. Roald Dahl had a way of telling stories that makes them fun and easy to read. This, according to Roald himself, is because he found it very easy to remember what it was like to be a child.

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Roald Dahl is a well-known ___ from the UK.
A
actor
B
journalist
C
writer

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His life
Roald was born in Llandaff in Wales on 13 September 1916. His parents were both from Norway but they moved to the UK before he was born. He went to several different boarding schools, living away from his parents for most of the year. Once, to play a trick on the owner of a sweet shop, he put a dead mouse in one of the jars of sweets! As punishment for that, he was caned (hit with a stick) at school. In fact, Roald hated violence and cruel behaviour, and in many of his stories the main characters are treated cruelly by their family, carers or teachers. However, they always come out on top.

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Roald was born in ___ on 13 September 1916.
A
Wales
B
England
C
the United States
D
Norway

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In many of his stories, the characters are treated ___ by other people, but they win in the end.
A
kindly
B
cruelly
C
fairly
D
unkindly

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Roald hated ... and cruel behaviour.
A
swearing
B
rude
C
stupid
D
violence

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Work
Roald’s dream was to go to exciting foreign places, and he got the chance when he got a job with the Shell Company supplying oil in East Africa. When the Second World War broke out, he became a fighter pilot and he almost died when he crashed his plane in the desert. Although he flew again after that, he soon became too ill to continue and was sent home and given a new job in the British Embassy in Washington DC. There, he started writing speeches and war stories, and his first pieces of writing were published.

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During the Second World War, Roald ___.
A
flew fighter planes
B
wrote novels
C
worked for the Shell company
D
worked at the American Embassy

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In which American city did Roald get a new job?

Slide 13 - Open question

Slide 14 - Video

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie is a young boy from a poor family and, like most children, he loves chocolate. Charlie buys Wonka chocolate bars hoping to find a golden ticket inside because whoever finds a golden ticket is invited to visit the Wonka chocolate factory and meet its eccentric owner, Willy Wonka. However, there are some wonderfully strange things inside the factory!

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Charlie needs a ... ticket to get into the factory.
A
silver
B
bronze
C
golden

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What is Mr Wonka's first name?

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The BFG
The BFG is the Big Friendly Giant and he brings sweet dreams to children while they are sleeping. One night he is seen by a girl called Sophie, and he kidnaps her and carries her away to his homeland because he is scared she’ll tell the world about his existence. He is actually friendly, but the other giants are not. They bully the BFG and want to eat people. Sophie decides to get someone to help: the Queen!

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'BFG' stands for:
A
Big Fiercely Giant
B
Big Friendly Gentleman
C
Big Friendly Giant
D
Big Fiercely Gentleman

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Sophie asks the ... to help her.
A
President
B
King
C
Minister
D
Queen

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Matilda
Matilda is a genius and she loves books, but her parents don’t understand her intelligence and are cruel to her. Matilda’s brainpower is discovered by her teacher, Miss Honey, who helps her to develop her intellect – and amazing mental powers! But Miss Honey is also being mistreated by Miss Trunchbull, the cruel headmistress, so Matilda tries to find a way to help her ...

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Matilda is a very ... girl.
A
smart
B
naughty
C
tall
D
sad

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Matilda's teacher is called Miss ...

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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

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