Roald Dahl was a British writer who wrote popular children's books and books for adults. He was also a screenwriter. He was born in Wales but had Norwegian parents. After attending boarding school, he worked for Shell Oil in Africa. During World War II, he was a pilot and spy for Britain. After the war, he moved to the US and married actress Patricia Neal, with whom he had five children. He later divorced Neal and remarried. Dahl wrote over 20 books for children as well as 50 stories for adults, drawing from his own life experiences. He died in 1990 at age 74 of a blood disease.

2.  Roald Dahl was an British writer.
 He wrote a lot of popular books for children.
 He also wrote books for adults.
 He was a screenwriter, too.

3.  Roald Dahl was born in Llandaf,
Wales. He was born on September 13,
 His parents were both Norwegian, but they
lived in Wales. Roald spoke Norwegian at home
and English at school. Dahl attended Llandaff
Cathedral School for just two years.
 When he was 3, his sister Astri and his father
died within a short period of time. His mother
was left to care after 6 children all by herself.
She used to tell them stories.
 He went with his mother to Norway
during his summer holidays.

4. When he was 9, he attended to St.
Peter’s, a British Boarding school.
He didn’t like this school because
he was treated poorly and often
beaten.
He was very good at sports and was
made captain of two teams
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5.  After graduating from Repton School,(in
Derby shire) he went to work for the
Shell Oil Company of East Africa.
 He was an ace fighter pilot and a spy for
England during World War II.
 He lived in Nairobi, Kenya; Iraq;
Alexandria, Egypt; Eleusina, Greece; and
Haifa, Egypt.
 After his return to Britain, Roald Dahl moved
to Washington, DC.
He married actress Patricia Neal with whom
had five children. Olivia, Tessa, Theo,
Ophelia, and Lucy. Then they divorced. After
that, he married Felicity Crossland

6.  In 1954, Road bought "Gipsy House" in Great
Missenden in Buckinghamshire, England, which
was his home until his death in 1990.
 Roald Dahl died on November 23rd.
He died in Oxford.
He died at the age of 74 of a blood disease.

7.  He took inspiration from his life incidence and
people he met.
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8.  He wrote 21 books for children- including
picture books, novels and poetry collections.
 He wrote over 50 stories for adults.

9.  Dahl has been accused of racism and anti-
Semitism, although he always denied the
charges.
 Dahl always seemed to stir up some kind of
controversy.
 He had a bad time at school.
 He was severely injured when he was a pilot.
 His father and sister died while he was still a
toddler. As an adult, his oldest daughter died
because of an illness, then his only son was left
brain damaged after a terrible accident. His
first wife, actress Patricia Neal, had a severe
stroke during this period of time as well.

10.  http://www.charlieandthechocolatefactory.com
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was published in
1964.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published
in the United States.
The story was originally inspired by Roald Dahl's
experience of chocolate companies during his
schooldays. Cadbury would often send test packages
to the schoolchildren in exchange for their opinions
on the new products.
The story is about a boy, Charlie Bucket and Charlie
Wonka, the owner of a chocolate factory.

12. Revolting Rhymes is a
collection of Roald Dalh’s
poems published in 1982. A
parody of traditional folk
tales in verse, Dahl gives a
re-interpretation of six
well-known fairy tales ,
featuring surprise endings in
place of the traditional
happily-ever-after finishes.
The poems are illustrated
by Quentin Blake . It is the
shortest children's book he

14.  Write a short biography about Roald Dahl.
READ THE 6 STORIES
 Identify the main characters, key facts &
settings. ( 6 stories)
 Description of the characters. ( 6 stories)
◦ What’s their role? Hero / heroine/ victim?
◦ How have they been changed compared to the traditional
ones?
◦ Have they been changed for the better or the worse?
 Summary of the story ( 6 stories)
 All the stories have a moral in them. Is this
message different in the traditional tale and Roald
Dahls’? How does it change? Do you think the
moral is as meaningful?

15.  Choose the stories you liked most and….
 Compare the traditional tale to one of Roald
Dahls altered versions. Look for similarities and
differences. ( choose 1)
 Set one of the characters in a modern setting
and write a short description. (Character &
setting)
( choose 1)

16. Information
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