Roald Dahl

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Have a seat.

Get your pencil case, your notebook and eraseboard.

Starting exercise:

What do you know about Roald Dahl?

Write it down on your eraseboard.

Plan

Discuss starting exercise

Roald Dahl:

reading and watching

READING PRACTICE

Lesson goals

In this lesson you:

• learn about Roald Dahl
• practise reading

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.

Which of Roald Dahl's books do you know?

Starting assignment: Roald Dahl

Read the parts: 'Introduction' and 'His life' (5 min). 

Underline the answers to these questions:

1. What was his job?

2. When was he born?

3. What do the characters have in common?

4. What did Roald Dahl hate?

5. What did he do during the 2nd world War?

6. In which American city did Roald Dahl get a new job?

Time to check!

Grab your erase board

Answer the questions

1) Roald Dahl is a well-known ___ from the UK.

1. actor
2. journalist
3. author

2)Roald was born in ___ on 13 September 1916.

1. Wales
2. England
3. the United States
4. Norway

3)In many of his stories, the characters are treated ___ by other people, but they win in the end.

1. kindly
2. cruelly
3. fairly

4)Roald hated ... and cruel behaviour.

1. swearing
2. rude
3. stupid
4. violence

5) During the Second World War, Roald ___.

1. flew fighter planes
2. wrote novels
3. worked for the Shell company
4. worked at the American Embassy

6)In which American city did Roald get a new job?

Now read about his books 

(back of text)

5 min

Remember: Read with a pen in your hand!

Finished? Which book would you like to read? Write down why.

7) Charlie needs a ... ticket to get into the factory.

1. silver
2. bronze
3. golden

8) What is Mr Wonka's first name?

9)'BFG' stands for:

1. Big Fiercely Giant
2. Big Friendly Gentleman
3. Big Friendly Giant
4. Big Fiercely Gentleman

10) Sophie asks the ... to help her.

1. President
2. King
3. Minister
4. Queen

11)Matilda is a very ... girl.

1. smart
2. naughty
3. tall
4. sad

12)Matilda's teacher is called Miss ...

13)Luke's grandmother comes from ...

1. the United Kingdom
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. the United States

14) The witches hate ...

Final exercise

Did you remeber?

Complete the sentences.

 Use the words in blue.

Round up

We are going to watch the beginning of 

Charlie and the Chocolate factory. 

Try to answer the QUIZ questions while watching

Online Practise tests

1. Magister
2. Leermiddelen
3. Stepping Stones
4. Select book
5. Chapter 1
6. 'Oefentoets'
7. Finished? Choose chapter RM (reading)

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