The world of Roald Dahl

Watch the video about Roald Dahl and the inspiration behind some of his works and answer the questions below:


Roald Dahl: From Books To Film por MojoSupreme

1. Where was Dahl born and how long did he live?
2. Why was he expelled from school?
3. Which two of his children books were inspired by his experiences of abuse in boarding schools?
4. Where did he get the inspiration for some of the fantastical elements of his stories from?
5. Which event in his life inspired him to write ‘James and the Giant Peach’?
7. Which event in his life inspired him to write ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
8. Which life experiences led him to write some adaptations for the cinema of Ian Fleming´s work?
9. Which collection of short stories became a TV series?
10. Which famous film director adapted some of his more mature stories for TV?

After watching, discuss in pairs:
Which film/TV adaptations of Roald Dahl’s work have you seen?
Which other books by Roald Dahl have you read?
Which life event did you find most surprising?
For more information on Roald Dahl, visit his website:

Interview with Jamie Oliver

And Food Revolution Day song. You can try to sing along.

US Elections

Bitter presidential debate for Trump and Clinton.

A Ted Talk Appraisal

This is the framework you can use to give an appraisal of a Ted Talk.

Title of the talk:
Speaker:
The reason why I have decided to choose this particular talk is:
This talk is about:
The talk is divided into X sections:
The main point being made by the speaker is that:
The best adjectives to describe this talk would be:
Regarding the speaker’s body language, I would like to point out that
My overall assessment of the talk is:
I would/wouldn´t like to watch more talks by the same speaker...
Key vocabulary I have leant after watching the talk:

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day

Watch the interview and complete the gaps in the interviewer's questions:


1. What is the _________ for food revolution day?


2. How do you ________________ getting kids passionate about food?
What is the problem with kids _____________________ today?






3. How do you get kids interested in even cooking, you __________ even in academics and you developed this _________________ for cooking.




4. What do you think the biggest problem is ___________________ you face in dealing with schools’ food systems?





5. What about schools though, schools are ___________________, what is the answer? to start parents making healthy lunches?
 

The King's Speech

The highlights from the Oscars ceremony

You can see the highlights of this years ceremony here.