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The Landlady

The Landlady. by Roald Dahl. Title. A landlady is the owner of a “ boarding house ” People pay to stay in her home. They have their own room She provides breakfast Sometimes it is called “ Bed and Breakfast ”. Setting. Bath, in the south of England, in the 1950’s.

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The Landlady

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  1. The Landlady by Roald Dahl

  2. Title • A landlady is the owner of a “boarding house” • People pay to stay in her home. • They have their own room • She provides breakfast • Sometimes it is called “Bed and Breakfast”

  3. Setting Bath, in the south of England, in the 1950’s In the 1950’s, not many people had cars. They travelled by train, by bus and on foot. In the 1950’s men wore hats like this. This hat is called a trilby. Bath has many famous old buildings

  4. Pubs Pubs are places where British people go to drink beer and other alcoholic drinks There is usually a sign to show the name of the pub. Some pubs have very strange names.

  5. Predicting the characters • There are two characters in the story: • Billy Weaver (a businessman) • The Landlady • How do you imagine them? What do you think they will be like?

  6. Paragraphs 1-4 • What time of year and day is it? • Winter (very cold) • Dark (nine o’clock, moon is rising) • What do we learn about Billy? • seventeen years old • never been to Bath before, knows nobody there • all his clothes are new • he is starting a new job • he is ambitious and wants to be a successful businessman • his company did not provide a place for him to stay

  7. Paragraphs 5-8 • What did Billy notice about the house? • sign • flowers in window • Why did the house seem a nice place to stay? • comfortable, warm, cosy • animals are “always a good sign” • Do you think Billy should stay at the boarding house or go to the pub?

  8. How does the writer describe the landlady at first? Does she seem nice? forty-five or fifty warm, welcoming smile round pink face gentle blue eyes What things seem strange about the boarding house and the landlady? the sign seemed to pull Billy inside landlady appears immediately at the door no other hats, coats etc everything is always ready bed sheets turned back Paragraphs 9-16

  9. Paragraphs 17-20 • What does the landlady remember about Mr Mulholland and Mr Temple? • tall, handsome • young • beautiful skin (Mr Temple) • liked tea (Mr Mulholland) • What is the landlady’s hobby? • taxidermy (stuffing dead animals) • What do you think happened to Mr Mulholland and Mr Temple?

  10. Questions for discussion • How do your feelings about the landlady change as you read the story? • How does Billy feel about her? Are his feelings different from yours? • Why does Billy’s tea taste of almonds? • What do you think will happen to Billy?

  11. Taxidermy

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