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The Landlady

The Landlady. A short story by Roald Dahl. Pre-reading vocabulary list. Branch Manager lodgings settled overcoat, trilby hat, new brown suit brisk( ly ) big shot porches and pillars swanky residences bed and breakfast pub boarding house. Comprehension Questions. Page 40 to 42

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The Landlady

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  1. The Landlady A short story by Roald Dahl

  2. Pre-reading vocabulary list • Branch Manager • lodgings • settled • overcoat, trilby hat, new brown suit • brisk(ly) • big shot • porches and pillars • swanky residences • bed and breakfast • pub • boarding house

  3. Comprehension Questions Page 40 to 42 • What was the weather like when Billy arrived in Bath? • Why do you think Billy had gone to Bath? • What different emotions do you think Billy was experiencing when he got off the train in Bath? • What do Billy´s clothes tell us about his personality and his situation? • How would you describe the atmosphere of the town as he walked through it? • What kind of room did Billy see through the window with the green curtains? • How would you describe the atmosphere in the room?

  4. vocabulary • rapacious • kippers • dithering • jack-in-the-box • five and sixpence a night • my little nest • slightly dotty • who gives a damn • flight of stairs • a hot water-bottle

  5. Comprehension Questions pages 42-45 • What accommodation did Billy decide would be the most suitable for him? • What was strange about the way the woman answered the door bell and opened the door? • What kind of impression did Billy have of the woman? • What finally made Billy decide to rent the room? • What was strange about the fact that the woman had put a hot water bottle between the sheets on the bed?

  6. vocabulary • handsome • biscuit • she fussed • Eton schoolboy • tantalizing • Cambridge undergraduate • he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell • dachshund slightly off her rocker • guest book • it rings a bell

  7. Comprehension Questions pages 45-50 • Why did the woman need Billy to go to the sitting room the first evening? • What impression was Billy forming of the woman? • What was strange about the guest book? • What was familiar, to Billy, about the other names in the guest book? • Where are Mr Mulholland and Mr Temple, according to the woman? • What two clues tell us that Billy is in grave danger?

  8. Creating conflicts combine any three or four elements to make a conflict of some kind • handsome youth • missing persons • cold nights • cup of tea • Dachshund • warm, cosy fire • kind, middle-aged lady • taxidermist • boarding house • parrot • smell of almonds • journey by train

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