The landlady worksheet 2 (0)

Roald Dahl “The Landlady ”
Worksheet 2
13. Billy has now entered the B&B. What rooms and places does he find himself in, chronologically? ……………………………………………………………………………………..
14. Find information about the B&B: price of a room, number of floors, who was there at the different floors?
PRICE OF A ROOM: Five and sixpence a night, including breakfast
NUMBER OF FLOORS: 3
floor
who/what was there
First floor
Was landladys
Second floor
Was Billys; there were rooms, where the Billy and the other two dead men were
Ground floor
Was sitting room; guest-book lying open on the piano
15. Find information about the second character: how she is referred to and what it means, age, physical description, perfume, she’s compared to, when she meet visitors she is (2 adjectives), the man thinks she is (3 adjectives).

• She is referred to landlady, it means  a woman, who is paid rent by people for the use of a room, building , or piece of land that she owns;
  
• AGE: 45 or 50 years old;
  
• PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: pink face, gentle blue eyes;
  
• PERFUME: ?
  
• SHE IS COMPARED TO mother of one’s best schoolfriend welcoming one into the house to stay for the Christmas holidays;
  
• WHEN SHE MEETS VISITORS SHE IS nice and kind;
  
• THE MAN THINKS SHE IS middle-aged, cheerful and talkative.
  

16. List all the elements that are strange or unusual about the B&B.

• Very cheap place ;
  
• There were only two other entries above his on the page;
  
• There were stuffed animals ( parrot , dog).
  

17. List all the elements that show that the landlady is welcoming (which word is used 6 times in the story?
She offered food and didn’t asked too much money, she was very polite. She seemed terribly nice and kind. She looks exactly like the mother of one’s best schoolfriend welcoming one into the house to stay for the Christmas holidays. “My dear” is used 6 times in the story.
18. Find out about the previous guests: full names, age, address, when he came.

• NAME: Christopher Mulholland
  

ADDRESS: 231 Cathedral Road, Cardiff
WHEN HE CAME: more than 3 years ago
AGE: 17

• NAME: Gregory W. Temple
  

ADDRESS: 27 Sycamore Drive, Bristol
WHEN HE CAME: 2 years ago
AGE: 28
19. The names are familiar to Billy (justify by 2 quotes). Where has he seen them ?
They were both famous for the 340 same sort of things like Dempsey and Tunney, for example, or Churchill and Roosevelt. He has seen them in the newspapers.
20. What words does the landlady use to speak of them?
The landlady uses the past tense for them (was, they were tall and young and handsome).