Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’: Full Movie

Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’: Full Movie

Task One
Watch the movie version of Roald Dahl's 'The Landlord' via the link above. Then complete the following table:

Difference between movie and written version of the story	Positive/Negative effects of this difference
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Task Two

Finally, do you prefer the movie version of the story, or the written version? Justify your decision, providing clear reasons for your opinion (6-8 sentences).

'Man from the South', By Roald Dahl

Copy and paste the following tasks into a Word document and complete them, focussing on key information from the story:

For each of the characters, you need to choose the best possible quotation and analyse it...

Step 1 - What characteristics does the character have?

Step 2 - Find a good quotation which reveals a characteristic.

Step 3 - Think of a way to infer from the quotation

Step 4 - Use your best, most precise vocabulary in writing your analysis

For the oldish man x 2

“...................................”	This could suggest that... The word ‘......’ emphasises...
“...................................”	This shows... The reader...

For the cadet x 2

“...................................”	This quotation reflects the cadet’s... He is also described as “....” which reiterates...
“...................................”	Ostensibly, this quotation... The effect of this quotation/word is ...

For the narrator x 2

“...................................”	From this passage, the reader can infer that... However, perhaps...
“...................................”	The reader is given the impression... This characteristic is repeated later in the story, when...

How does Roald Dahl build tension in this story? Write three different points with quotations.

·      Firstly.../ The opening of the story... / Initially...

Words / Adjectives such as...

·      Gradually...

The reader... / The atmosphere/mood begins to change when...

This is apparent in the passage / quotation...

·      Towards the end of the story, the tension is increased when...

The use of short sentences like ‘...’

Short Story Writing: Some Common Errors

Copy and paste the following sentences into a Word document and underneath each one write a version that is grammatically correct and without spelling errors.

1.Before the travel we called to the company.

2.The experience was so stressfull.

3.On 2235, the world experienced it’s first apocolyptic disaster.

4.On May, his mum adviced him to choose a carreer.

5.The next day, I carried Lily on my back for almost all day.

6.“Where I can go?”, Shouted Antonio.

7.I can asure you, the long drive was worth it.

8.I was hurt, specially by Ian.

9.When I arrived to this new place, I was amazed by it.

10.I was other two days more walking before I found my destination.

11.That day, my live change radically.

12.In that moment, I new I was save.

13.I didn’t prepare nothing for the journey.

14.My breakfast was on the table, so I suposed my family were home before ten minutes.

15.I was so exiting for going to England.

'Man from the South', by Roald Dahl

‘Man from the South’, by Roald Dahl

Homework for Monday 22.4.16: 'The Landlady': Literary Techniques

Foreshadowing:

Find at least three examples of foreshadowing the ‘The Landlady’ and record them in a table, under the following two headings:

Example of foreshadowing (quote):

What this suggests may happen:

Dramatic Irony and Billy Weaver:

What does the reader know that Billy does not? Write down three examples.

 

'The Landlady', by Roald Dahl

‘The Landlady’, by Roald Dahl

Phrasal Verbs: 'Get'

• Get across
• Get along / Get on with
• Get around
• Get at
• Get away
• Get down
• Get down to
• Get on
• Get out of
• Get over

Get across

= to communicate.

= to make someone understand something. (Especially if the details are too difficult to understand or if the person being explained to understands poorly).

• Although I couldn't speak the language, I managed to get my meaning across when necessary.
• Your meaning didn't really get across.
• He's not very good at getting his idea across.

Get along - Get on with

= to have a good / friendly relationship with someone.

(get on is used more in Britain)

• Even though there are six of them sharing the house, they all get on well with each other.
• He doesn't get along well with his mother-in-law.
• Our new boss is very easy to get on with.

Get around

1. = to become known. To spread or to circulate. If news or information gets around, people tell other people, so that soon many people know about it.

• It's a small place, so news and gossip get around pretty quickly.
• The news of his arrest got around quickly.
• News soon got around that Matthew was back in town.

2. = to find a way of avoiding a difficult or unpleasant situation, so that you don't have to deal with it.

• There is no way of getting around it - you are going to have to tell her the truth.
• Isn't there any way of getting around the regulations?

Get at

1. = to reach, to access to something.

• The cupboard is too high for me to get at.
• The report is locked in the cabinet and I can't get at them.

2. = to suggest something indirectly, to imply. (used only in the continuous tense)

• What exactly are you getting at? (=trying to say, suggest)

Get away

1. = to go away from someone or something

• Get away from me!
• Get away from that cake!
• It was so busy that Francisca couldn't get away from the phone all day.

2. = to escape from someone who is chasing you.

• They tried to get away from the police but they weren't quick enough.

3. = to have a holiday.

• We hope to get away for a couple of weeks around Christmas.

Get down

1. = to cause someone to be depressed.

• This weather is getting me down
• Don't let these problems get you down too much.

Get down to

1. = to reach the point of dealing with something.

2. = to begin to work on something seriously. To give serious attention to something.

3. = to finally start doing something, after you have been avoiding it or after something has prevented you from doing it.

• Now, let's get down to business
• It's time I got down to some serious work.
• Once it is Summer, we will get down to painting the house.

 

Get on

1. = to put yourself on or in something

• I get on the bus at 8am every morning.
• We got on the train just before it left.

2. = to remind someone to do something; to continue

• Your story is taking all day. Get on with it!

Get out of

1. = to avoid something

• He always tells his parents he has homework to get out of doing the dishes.
• She was lucky to get out of that dangerous situation.

2. = to physically remove yourself from somewhere or something

• I got out of bed as soon as my alarm went off.
• The police officer told me to get out of the car.

Get over

1. = to recover from something or return to your usual state of health or happiness.

• I thought he would never get over her illness.
• It took her a long time to get over their separation.
• He never got over the shock of losing his wife.

2. = to overcome or deal with or gain control of something.

• She can't get over her shyness.

Can't get over

1. = to be amazed or surprised by something.

• I can't get over how much your kids have grown.

Now work through the following exercises:

Phrasal Verbs with Get (1)

Phasal Verbs with Get (2)

Phrasal Verbs with Get (3)

Practice Writing Task

Create your own narrative based on an image provided.

You must write 300-400 words.

Include:

- A clear narrative structure

- ‘Showing not telling’

- Adverbs of manner and frequency

- Direct speech

- Connectives

- A variety of past tenses

- Shoud + have + Past Participle

Questions for Practice Listening Exam

1. Where does Casey start his journey?
2. How many degrees is it in Paris?
3. How does the audience know that this is an unplanned trip?
4. Why is the effect of the P.O.V camera?
5. How is the airplane food presented to us? What two reasons could there be for filming it this way?
6. In your opinion? why does Casey run in several scenes in the film?
7. What is the effect of him “continuing to run” but the scene changing behind him?
8. What is the effect of the use of the personal pronouns used throughout?
9. Why does the music stop when he is above the water?
10. What effect does filming the jump in slow-motion have?
11. Name at least 5 places that he visits during his trip…
12. What moments can be described as humorous? Why are they included at this point?
13. What moments can be described as sad/ poignant/ sobering? Why are they included at this point?
14. What is the key message of the story to the audience (imperative, two words!)
15. Why do the lyrics of the song tie in with the final scene in the story? (Identify the lyrics and consider the impact of the final scene of the story)
16. What effect does the marker pen being drawn throughout on the world map have?
17. What famous brand is he “advertising” here? 

Copy these questions into a word document. 

Split the questions into three groups:

Easy to answer/ identify

Difficult to remember and explain

Opinion, able to reflect individually