Georges Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl Roald 1981

George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl, Roald 1981, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Jonathan Cape Ltd & Penguin Books Ltd Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

Grandma pages 1– 21 Filthy old woman Wicked little eye Horny finger Grizzly old grunion Thin icy smile Selfish grumpy old woman Throaty sort of voice Pale brown teeth Frosty smile Small puckered-up mouth Brilliant unblinking eyes Horrid old witchy woman Miserable old grouch Very tiny person Mouth became a tiny little hole Old hag Always complaining, grousing, grouching, grumbling, griping Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

George pages 1– 21 Small boy Bored to tears ‘You’re growing too fast. Boys who grow too fast become stupid and lazy. ’ Little boy ‘stupid as you are’ He began to feel frightened George began to tremble He was shaking a little He hated Grandma Eight years old A brave little boy Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

George’s Marvellous Medicine INGREDIENTS – what you need George used ingredients from the bathroom, bedroom, laundry, kitchen, shed and garage. From the bathroom, George used bottles, tubes and cans of bathroom stuff. Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

George’s Marvellous Medicine INGREDIENTS – what you need continued From the laundry, George used polish, powder and pet food. From the kitchen cupboard, George used tins, bottles and cans of spice and sauce. Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

George’s Marvellous Medicine INGREDIENTS – what you need continued From the shed and garage, George used things meant for animals and things meant for cars. Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

George’s Marvellous Medicine Equipment – what you need George used the following equipment: large two-handled saucepan, stove, long wooden spoon, small medicine bottle and a small jug. Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

George’s Marvellous Medicine METHOD – what you do To cook his magic medicine, George had to do the following: add all the ingredients to the saucepan, put the saucepan on the stove, turn the gas flame up, stir the mixture, turn off the heat, let it cool down, dip a small jug in the saucepan and fill the medicine bottle. Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

What happens to Grandma? Pages 52– 53 • shoots up in the air with a whoosh • stays suspended mid-air … about two feet up … still in a sitting position … but rigid now … frozen … quivering … the eyes bulging … the hair standing up on end Page 54 • she came down with a plop, back into her seat • smoke comes out of her mouth and nostrils • she is on fire Page 56 • she begins to bulge/swell/puff up all over • her face turns from purple to green • returns to her normal size Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med Page 57 • she flips out of her chair and stands on her two feet Pages 58– 64 • she begins to grow. Getting taller and taller, longer and longer, thinner and thinner • pushes her head through the first-floor ceiling • George gives her another spoonful of magic medicine and she crashes through the second-floor ceiling until her head is in the attic

Words to describe the brown hen Pages 70– 71 • it shoots up into the air • its feathers stick straight out from its body • it makes funny noises • black smoke pours out from its beak • it’s on fire Page 72 • it jumps and does a summersault • it begins to grow Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med Page 73 • it gets bigger • it stays nice and plump Page 80 • it lays an enormous egg

Noun Groups The brown hen It was a pretty sick hen. The hen stayed nice and plump. George was pointing at the enormous hen. Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med

Goal: What you need Ingredients • • • bottles from the bathroom tubes from the bathroom cans from the bathroom polish from the laundry powder from the laundry pet food from the laundry tins from the kitchen bottles from the kitchen cans of spices cans of sauce things meant for animals things meant for cars Text extracts taken Eng_Y 02_U 5_SS_George. Marv. Med Materials • • • from Dahl, Roald 2011, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Penguin, VIC. large two-handled saucepan stove long wooden spoon small medicine bottle small jug