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by
Roald Dahl
Roald
Dahl
The
book
The
film by Tim Burton
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 ROALD
DAHL
Go to answers.com
and type
keywords "Roald Dahl"
Read about Dahl's life
and works, then check your comprehension
QUIZ
1
Can you find the
following information?
1. What nationality was
Roald Dahl?
2. Was he the same nationality
as his parents?
3. What happened to his elder
sister?
4. Who died of pneumonia?
5. Did he keep good memories of
school?
6. Find the title of his book
about violence at school.
7. What was his first job?
8. What did he do during
the Second World War?
9. Was the plane crash
serious?
10. When did he write his first
work?
11. Who
did he marry in 1953?
12. How many children
did they have?
13. Where is the Roald Dahl Museum
located?
14. In "The BFG",
what do the initials mean?
QUIZ
2
Find either the
title OR the date!
(short stories and children's
stories)
The G....... 1943
Lamb to the Slaughter
19..
The W.. Up to H.....
1954
Danny : The C.......
of the W.... 1959
The L....... 1959
James and the Giant Peach
19..
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory 19..
F........ Mr ... 1970
The BFG 19..
M...... 1988
short
biography
The
BOOK
Extract
"Twice a day, on his way
to and from school, little Charlie
Bucket had to walk right past
the gates of the factory. And
every time he went by he would
begin to walk very, very slowly,
and he would hold his nose high
in the air and take long deep
sniffs of the gorgeous chocolatey
smell all around him. Oh, how
he loved that smell! And oh, how
he wished he could go inside the
factory and see what it was like."
- Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
Patrick's
recording
Charlie
Bucket comes from
a poor family, and spends most
of his time dreaming about the
chocolate that he loves but usually
can't afford (1).
Things change when Willy
Wonka, head of
the very popular Wonka Chocolate
Empire, announces a contest (2)
in which five golden tickets have
been hidden in chocolate bars
and sent throughout the country
(3). The
kids (4)
who find the tickets will be taken
on a tour of Wonka's chocolate
factory (5)
and get a special glimpse
(6) of the wonders (7)
within. Charlie miraculously finds
a ticket, along with four other
children much naughtier (8)
than him. The tour of the factory
will hold more than a few surprises
for this bunch (9)...
The winner of the tour
inherits Willy's chocolate factory.
Charlie wins and his whole family
comes and lives in the factory
with him.
The 4 other golden ticket
holders :
Veruca
Salt - a spoiled
rich girl
Augustus
Gloop - a gluttonous
kid who stuffs his face with sweets
Violet
Beauregarde -
a gum-chewing champion
Mike
Teavee - a kid
who spends more time watching
TV and playing video games than
anything else.
VOCABULARY NOTES
(1) can't afford : ne
peut pas se payer
(2) a contest : un concours
(3) throughout the country : à
travers tout le pays
(4) kids (= children)
: enfants
(5) factory : fabrique,
entreprise
(6) glimpse : coup d'oeil, aperçu
(7) wonders : merveilles (wonderful
: merveilleux)
(8) naughty : vilain, effronté
- naughtier than : plus vilain
que
(9) bunch
: groupe, bande
Check
your comprehension
(22 questions)
KEY
1
What is Charlie's father's job?
A
he works as a carpenter (menuisier)
B he works in a toothpaste factory
C he works in a bottle factory
2 Why do Charlie's four
grandparents sleep in the same
bed?
A to tell stories in the evenings
B to stay in the warm
C there's just one bed in the
house
3 What does Charlie have
for breakfast?
A a bowl of cereals
B tea and croissants
C bread and margarine
4 What will the
children visiting the factory
win?
A a trip to Africa
B a hot-air balloon trip
C sweets
5 Who was the Prince
who had a palace made of chocolate?
A Charlie
B Pondichéry
C Willy
6 Why did Mr
Wonka close his chocolate factory?
A he left for India
B the workers didn't want to work
any longer
C spies stole his recipes
(recettes)
7 How many children can
visit the chocolate factory?
A three
B five
C seven
8 Where are the
winning tickets hidden?
A inside the wrapping paper of
candy bars
B in newspapers
C in a garden
9 Why was Augustus
Gloop the first child to find
a golden ticket?
A he
had a machine that could find
gold
B he buys lots of chocolate
C Mr Wonka gave him a golden ticket
10 How old is Mike Teavee?
A nine
B seven
C eleven
11 Who found
the third ticket?
A Veruca Salt
B Violette Beauregard
C Cornelia Prinzmetel
12 Where does
Violette Beauregard stick her
chewing-gum at meal time?
A behind her ear
B under the table
C in a piece of paper
13 How could
Charlie buy his second candy bar?
A thanks to Grandpa Joe's savings
(économies)
B his father gave him a coin
C he broke his piggy bank (tirelire)
14 When is the
visit?
A on February 1st
B on January 15th
C on March 1st
15 Who accompanies
Charlie during the visit?
A Mr Bucket
B Grandpa Joe
C Grandpa Georges
16 Which animal does
Mr Wonka look like?
A a monkey
B a hippopotamus
C a squirrel (écureuil)
17 What did the
Oompa-lompas eat?
A snails
B bananas
C green caterpillars (chenilles
vertes)
18 How did Mr Wonka persuade
them to leave their country?
A he promised to give them cocoa
every day (cacao)
B he gave them money
C he threatened them (menacer)
19 What colour
is the meal chewing-gum?
A pink
B grey
C blue
20 Who owns a peanuts
factory? (cacahuètes)
A Mr Teavee
B Mr Salt
C Mr Bucket
21 Why is Charlie the
only child at the end?
A he's the poorest
B he's the wisest
C he doesn't like chocolate
22 Where does
Charlie's family go to live after
the visit?
A in Africa
B in the chocolate factory
C in a palace made of chocolate
The
FILM
Go to IMDb
and type keywords "Charlie
chocolate factory"
Read about the genre, the cast,
the plot...
QUIZ
Can you get the
answers?
1. When was the film released
in the USA?
2. Who is the director?
3. Use the link and find 2 famous
films by this director.
4. What is Johnny Depp's
part?
5. What is the real name of Charlie
Bucket?
6. Use the link and find how old
he is.
7. How long is the movie?
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