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Completely Unexpected Tales
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Information
- First editions:
- Penguin Books, 1986, Great Britain.
- Contains:
Description
"Completely Unexpected Tales" brings together in one volume "Tales of the Unexpected" and "More Tales of the Unexpected." The 25 tales add up to a deliciously dark and bitter soufflé with a sting at the center. [from roalddahl.com]
Teacher Resources
- "Dip in the Pool"
- "Galloping Foxley"
- "Lamb to the Slaughter"
- Classroom Activities
- Includes a reading jigsaw, ranking features of the perfect murder, and vocabulary matching task
- Wide Reading Coursework
- Various activities that involve comparing this story to Thomas Hardy's "The Withered Arm", Charles Dickens's "The Signalman", and Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Speckled Band"
- "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat"
- "My Lady Love, My Dove"
- "Parson's Pleasure"
- "Poison"
- Online Games
- Online matching, concentration, and flash card games with concepts from the book
- Classroom Activities
- Includes vocabulary, plot summary, and creative writing
- "Taste"
- "The Butler"
- "The Hitchhiker"
- "The Landlady"
- "The Way Up to Heaven"
Cover Illustration

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