Escuela de los Padres Nº3082
English Literature 2nd Year
Teacher: Lic. Gabriela Duaigües
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
Solve the following activities on a Word document. Then send them to our email: secondyearedlp@gmail.com. Do not forget to write your name!
1. Making your own story
With a partner, use the following sentences to make up a story. (You may use the sentences in any order you like.) Add your own ideas. You will have to share your story with the rest of the class.
• He pressed the bell.
• There were no other hats or coats in the hall.
• "Would you be kind enough to pop into the sitting-room on the ground floor and sign the book?"
• "Wasn't that the name of the Eton schoolboy who was on a walking tour, when all of a sudden..."
• She put out one of her white hands and patted him comfortingly on the knee.
• "This last entry is over two years old."
• "Only you."
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2. Dahl's Story
Read Roald Dahl's story, then answer the following questions.
1. Why does Billy Weaver walk “briskly” down the street (page 220/ 2nd column)
a) He wants to impress his boss.
b) He wants to act like a successful businessman.
c) He wants to keep warm.
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?
5. Which aspects of the landlady’s appearance and voice make her seem trustworthy (Page 222/ 2nd column)?
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?
8. Billy doesn’t finish his sentence about Christopher Mulholland. What was he about to say?
9. Why is it frightening when the landlady says Mr Temple had perfect skin "just like a baby's"?
10. What do you think the landlady means when she says "I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away?"
11. How do you think Billy will die? Explain why you think so.
3. Exploring Foreshadowing Through Letter Writing
Pretend you are Billy and you are staying in the bed and breakfast. As you go up to bed after tea, you decide to write a letter to a friend or relative expressing your growing concern that something is not right with your situation.
In your letter, include five clues (examples of foreshadowing) that are making you nervous about staying in the bed and breakfast. Express your concerns but do not change the plot. You cannot, for example, throw the tea in the landlady's face and make a run for it.
1. Making your own story
With a partner, use the following sentences to make up a story. (You may use the sentences in any order you like.) Add your own ideas. You will have to share your story with the rest of the class.
• He pressed the bell.
• There were no other hats or coats in the hall.
• "Would you be kind enough to pop into the sitting-room on the ground floor and sign the book?"
• "Wasn't that the name of the Eton schoolboy who was on a walking tour, when all of a sudden..."
• She put out one of her white hands and patted him comfortingly on the knee.
• "This last entry is over two years old."
• "Only you."
________________________________________
2. Dahl's Story
Read Roald Dahl's story, then answer the following questions.
1. Why does Billy Weaver walk “briskly” down the street (page 220/ 2nd column)
a) He wants to impress his boss.
b) He wants to act like a successful businessman.
c) He wants to keep warm.
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?
5. Which aspects of the landlady’s appearance and voice make her seem trustworthy (Page 222/ 2nd column)?
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?
8. Billy doesn’t finish his sentence about Christopher Mulholland. What was he about to say?
9. Why is it frightening when the landlady says Mr Temple had perfect skin "just like a baby's"?
10. What do you think the landlady means when she says "I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away?"
11. How do you think Billy will die? Explain why you think so.
3. Exploring Foreshadowing Through Letter Writing
Pretend you are Billy and you are staying in the bed and breakfast. As you go up to bed after tea, you decide to write a letter to a friend or relative expressing your growing concern that something is not right with your situation.
In your letter, include five clues (examples of foreshadowing) that are making you nervous about staying in the bed and breakfast. Express your concerns but do not change the plot. You cannot, for example, throw the tea in the landlady's face and make a run for it.
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