Assignment 1

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 Assignment 2 – The Witches is based on a novel by Roald Dahl
Look for some information about the author . At least 5 or 6 ideas.

Assignment 3 - THE CHARACTERS.- Complete the chart.

General Posture& Hairstyle Clothing Voice
apperance habitual qualities
gestures
The
grandmother

Luke

Bruno

The Hotel
Manager

The Grand High

Witch

Assignment 4 - BECOMING A MOUSE

One of the most exciting parts of the story in when Bruno joins the Grand High Witch on the
platform of the hall, and then suddenly, “Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-maker” takes
effect and Bruno turns into a mouse.Could you explain the process?

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Assignment 5 – Find the correct answer.
1. What is the name of the hero of this story?
a. Luke b. Bruno c. William d. Luis
2. What happened to the hero’s parents?
a. Car accident. b. Plane crash c. eaten by a rhino d. Turned into mice
3. What’s the Grand High Witch’s formula called?
a.Formula 17 b. Formula 86 c. Formula 128 d. Formula 251
4. What’s the name of the first person to be turned into a mouse?
a. Bruno b. Luke c. William d. Mary
5. Real witches are …
a. men b. women c. children d. animals
6. Luke was:
a. five years old b. ten years old c. three years old d. twenty years old
7. How are witches different from ordinary people?
a. They ride broomsticks. b. They have no hair.
c. They have no toes and square feet. d. They have no noses.
e. They have green eyes. F. They always wear gloves.
8. The formula has a “delay mechanism”. This means…
a. It works only with 500 doses. b. It works two hours after a child eats it.
c. It is the work of a genius

Assignment 6 – Match the words in the first column to the best available answer in the
second.
____ Wretched 1. Having a grand or magical appearance.
____ Majestic 2. The regular condition or course of events.
____ Peculiar 3. The desire for personal advancement.
____ Acrobat 4. Extremely bad.
____ Ambition 5. One that performs gymnastics tasks requiring
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____ Ordinary 6. Norway
____ Particular 7. The main character.
____ Roald Dahl was born in 8. James and the Giant Peach
____ The main character in the book is 9. Different from the usual or normal
____ Norway is located on the 10. Having to do with one person or thing.
____ The setting of the book The Witches is 11. Roald Dahl
____ The book The Witches was written by 12. A Little boy.
____ Roald Dahl was born in the year 13. Norway
____ Roald Dahl also wrote 14. Scandinavian península.
____ in the book The Witches the narrator is 15. 1916

Assignment 7 - AN INTERVIEW
Interview your favourite character from the film. Ask at least ten questions and answer
them using at least two sentences.

Assignment 8 -SUMMARY
Write a summary of the film. Write at least 20 sentences (about 150 words). Make sure you
write about all the main events in the film.

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Assignment 9 – THE ENDING
 Describe briefly the last few scenes from when Luke and his granny return to
England.

 Did you like the film? Why? Why not?

 What did you dislike about the film?

 Would you end the film in the same way?

 Try to invent a different ending.