Roald Dahl - Listening

You are going to listen to Susan
Brown talking about one of her

favourite authors: Roald Dahl.
Are these statements true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones.
a) Roald Dahl was born in America in 1916.
b) He was an unhappy schoolboy.
c) Roald Dahl first worked for Shell Company in East Asia.
d) In the Second World War he joined the army as a sailor.
e) His marriage with Patricia Neal ended in divorce.
Listen again and answer the following questions.

Write complete sentences.
a) Where did Roald Dahl started his career as a writer?
b) How is his first children’s book called?
c) How are his adult books’ endings?
d) How many children did he have?
e) When and where did he die?
Complete the following sentences with the word or

words you have heard.
a) His adults’ books are stories that combine
___________________ and a touch of _________________.
b) His adults’ books are full of ____________________ and
_________________.
c) His secret for becoming a good writer is a
______________ imagination and a ______________ work.
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You are going to listen to Susan
Brown talking about one of her
favourite authors: Roald Dahl.
Are these statements true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones.
a) Roald Dahl was born in America in 1916. FALSE

(Wales)
b) He was an unhappy schoolboy. TRUE
c) Roald Dahl first worked for Shell Company in East Asia. FALSE
(Africa)
d) In the Second World War he joined the army as a sailor. FALSE
(pilot)
e) His marriage with Patricia Neal ended in divorce. TRUE
f) He wasn’t a generous man. FALSE
(was)
Listen again and answer the following questions.

Write complete sentences.
a) Where did Roald Dahl started his career as a writer?

He started his career as a writer in Washington.
b) How is his first children’s book called?
It was called The Gremlins.
c) How are his adult books’ endings?

They are usually shocking.
d) How many children did he have?

He had five children.
e) When and where did he die?

He died in Oxford in 1990.
Complete the following sentences with the word or

words you have heard.
a) His adults’ books are stories that combine
____humour________ and a touch of ___cruelty_______.
b) His adults’ books are full of ____fantasy_____ and
___imagination___.
c) His secret for becoming a good writer is a
____lively____ imagination and a ___hard____ work.
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Roald Dahl was born in Wales, in 1916. He was an unhappy
schoolboy, so after graduating from school he decided to look for adventure. He
first worked for the Shell company in East Africa, where he lived in the jungle,
and then he joined the Royal Air Force, or RAF, as a pilot, when the Second
World War broke out. He was injured while he was flying, so in 1942 he went to
Washington, where he started his career as a writer.
In 1943 Dahl published The Gremlins, his first children’s book, which was followed by many others. They
were all very successful because he really connected with the children’s interests. He later admitted
he couldn’t have written children’s stories if he hadn’t had children of his own. Actually, his books are
based on bedtime stories he made up for his own children.
He also wrote books for adults. His adult books are stories that combine humour and a touch of
cruelty. They are full of fantasy and imagination, usually with a shocking ending and deceptive
intrigues. Nevertheless, Dahl recognised that the ideas for stories didn’t just come out: he had to
think hard to get them.
As for his family life, he married Patricia Neal, an actress, and they had five children. However, they
were not happy. Patricia suffered a stroke but later recovered. Their marriage ended in divorce.
Dahl died in Oxford in 1990. He was a generous man who always donated money to those who needed
it. He was awarded several important prizes. His secret for becoming a good writer is a lively
imagination and hard work.
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You are going to listen to Susan

Brown talking about one of her

a) Roald Dahl was born in America in 1916.

b) He was an unhappy schoolboy.

c) Roald Dahl first worked for Shell Company in East Asia.

d) In the Second World War he joined the army as a sailor.

e) His marriage with Patricia Neal ended in divorce.

Listen again and answer the following questions.

a) Where did Roald Dahl started his career as a writer?

b) How is his first children’s book called?

c) How are his adult books’ endings?

d) How many children did he have?

e) When and where did he die?

Complete the following sentences with the word or

a) His adults’ books are stories that combine

___________________ and a touch of _________________.

b) His adults’ books are full of ____________________ and

c) His secret for becoming a good writer is a

______________ imagination and a ______________ work.

a) Roald Dahl was born in America in 1916. FALSE

Listen again and answer the following questions.

a) Where did Roald Dahl started his career as a writer?

c) How are his adult books’ endings?

d) How many children did he have?

e) When and where did he die?

Complete the following sentences with the word or

a) His adults’ books are stories that combine

____humour________ and a touch of ___cruelty_______.

b) His adults’ books are full of ____fantasy_____ and

c) His secret for becoming a good writer is a

____lively____ imagination and a ___hard____ work.

Roald Dahl was born in Wales, in 1916. He was an unhappy

schoolboy, so after graduating from school he decided to look for adventure. He

Washington, where he started his career as a writer.

based on bedtime stories he made up for his own children.

think hard to get them.

imagination and hard work.

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___ and a touch of _.

imagination and a work.

humour__ and a touch of _cruelty_______.

b) His adults’ books are full of fantasy_ and

__lively imagination and a _hard____ work.