Roald Dahl is considered one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century. He drew inspiration for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from experiences receiving chocolate samples from Cadbury as a student. Dahl had a tall stature and excelled at sports in school. He later served as a fighter pilot in World War II and passed away in 1990 in England.

1. Roald Dahl is considered
one of the greatest
storytellers for children
of the 20th century

5. Roald Dahl was named after the Norwegian polar explorer
Roald Amundsen

6. Dahl was
exceptionally tall. He
was 1.98 m in adult
life

7. At school he excelled in sports. He was captain of the school fives and
squash teams. He also played in football teams.
FIVES
It is an English
sport. In fives a
ball is hit
against the walls
of a special
court using a
gloved or bare
hand

10. During his years at Repton School, Cadbury, the chocolate company,
would occasionally send boxes of new chocolates to the school to be
tested by the pupils

11. Dahl would dream
of a chocolate bar
that would win the
praise of Mr
Cadbury himself

12. This was the inspiration for his children’s book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’(1964)

13. He served as a fighter pilot in the British Royal Air Force during the World War Two

14. Roald Dahl died on 23
November 1990, at
the age of 74. He was
buried in Great
Missenden
Buckinghamshire,
England

15. Sets of stamps have been issued featuring Quentin Blake’s original
illustrations of Dahl’s books.

17. In 2002 Cardiff’s Oval Basin Plaza was renamed ‘Roald Dahl Plass’.
Plass is the Norwegian word for place or square

19. In June 2005, The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Center in the
author’s home village Great Missenden was officially opened
MUSEUM

21. He played with language and
created a lot of words and
expressions:
HUMAN BEAN
(Human Being)
SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS
(Excellent, Splendid,
Delicious)
CATASTEROUS
(Really bad)
…and more

22. There are a lot of films
based on Roald Dahl books.
These are the TOP FIVE
1. Matilda (1996)
Director: Danny DeVito
MATILDA

23. 2. James and the Giant Peach
(1996)
Director: Henry Selick
PEACH

24. 3.Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory (2005)
Director: Tim Burton

25. 4. The Fantastic Mr.Fox
(2009)
Director: Wes Anderson

26. 5. The BFG
(2016)
Director: Steven Spielberg
BFG: Big Friendly Giant

27. Now it is your turn to speak about Roald Dahl (5-minute talk)
Topics:
1. Roald Dahl Biography.
2. Roald Dahl Books (Characters, story…)
3. Films based on Roald Dahl books.
4. Recipe and pictures of something made of chocolate (chocolate cake,
brownies, chocolate chip cookies, etc)
Films and Books
a. Matilda
b. James and the Giant Peach
c. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
d. Fantastic Mr Fox
e. The BFG

28. This project will be a:
1. Powerpoint presentation or similar presentation
2. Poster
3. Timeline: You can type ‘School Timelines’ in Google Images and you will get
great examples of timelines

29. Now are you ready to draw or write your most imaginative dream in the
jar to keep it safe?