Matilda by Roald Dahl
Chapters 4-6
Main characters
Mother:
Father:
Matilda
Brother: Michael
Mrs Wormwood
Mr Wormwood
Brilliant, clever
An idiot
Hooked on bingo and telly
An average boy
Eager reader
A cheater
Talented
A boaster and bullier
Family “unattender”
The dreaded box
Beyond one’s reach
Chapter 4:
The Ghost
Snatch
Ripping the pages out of the book
Counter-attack
Hatch
Soot
A poker
Shriek
Expressions
and
phrasal verbs
Freeze in horror
“Rattle my bones”
Hang around
Hiss
Simmer down
Collar/catch someone red-handed
Make out
Dash off
Stagger back
Get on with it
Brandish a knife
Chapter 5:
Arithmetic
Asinine
Safety-valve
Cocky and unbearable
Stiffen
Appalling
Sheer
Expressions
and
phrasal verbs
To run rings around someone
Long for
Go round the bend
Put up with sth/so
Alas!
Work out
Flare-up
Cool down
Don’t butt in!
Be hot stuff at sth
Don’t give me that rubbish!
Chapter 6:
The Platinum-Blond
Man
A tight-rope walker
Glistening silvery
To tip
Beauty parlour
Expressions
and
phrasal verbs
Her mind was made up
Freshen up
To part your hair / A parting
Dash out
That’s the stuff!
Boot someone off the list
So far so good!
Spring into action
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