Adapted from the original text, matilda, by roald dahl chapter 1. Wormwood, the great car dealer the hat and the superglue chapters 4 6 the ghost arithmetic the platinumblond man chapters 7 9 miss honey the trunchbull the parents chapters 10 11 throwing the hammer. Wormwood is a car dealer, a person who sells used cars. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated. He insults matilda, who finally decides to do something in return. The reader of books mr wormwood, the great car dealer the hat and the superglue the ghost arithmetic the platinumblond man miss honey the trunchbull the parents throwing the hammer bruce bogtrotter and the cake lavender the weekly test the first miracle the second miracle miss honeys cottage miss honeys story. Matilda makes a decision that every time her father or. Harry is also a used car dealer, and right from the start we learn that he is a dishonest business man. Harry is also a used car dealer, and right from the start of the book we learn that he is a dishonest business man. Matilda colour edition kindle edition by dahl, roald. He is the owner of wormwood motors, the husband of zinnia wormwood and the father of matilda and michael wormwood. Matilda is an extraordinarily gifted fouryearold whose parentsa crass, dishonest used car dealer and a selfcentered, blowsy bingo addictregard her as nothing more than a scab. Matilda kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake, quentin. Matilda books for children by the same author james and the giant peach charlie and the chocolate factory fantastic mr fox.
The rscs 2010 matilda the musical, featuring words and music by tim minchin and book by dennis kelly, includes a solo piece by mr wormwood all about his main love. I was simply trying to find out if she came from a family that loved good literature. In this chapter, the reader is given additional insight about matilda s parents and their character. Name section matilda comprehension questions chapters 1. Wormwood, the great car dealer we meet matildas father, mr. Wormwood, the great car dealer diddle verb to cheat or swindle synonyms. A crooked used car dealer who knowingly sells clapped out old bangers, hes also a. Life with her beastly parents is bearable only because matilda teaches herself to read, finds the public library, and discovers literature. In the movie matilda, hes played by danny devito who also directed the film, and did the films narration. A novel of the great tribulation in america the days of elijah volume 2 free.
Her father was a dealer in secondhand cars and it seemed he did pretty well at it. Matilda by roald dahl, quentin blake nook book ebook. Precocious matilda is largely ignored by her parents. Wormwood is a secondhand car dealer, and very proud of the way he cheats his customers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He fits into the stereotype of what a car dealer is because he uses many dishonest ways of selling. Despite posing as an honest businessman, harry is actually a crook and a conartist who sells defective cars to people at.
Wormwood is matildas father, and he is obviously not the positive role model a father should be. Books this adapted literature resource is available through the. Wormwood motors is a car dealership that deals in used and secondhand cars. Mr wormwood, the great car dealer matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. Just like you dont want the trunchbull for a headmistress, you definitely dont want mr. One day matilda discovers the library and at the age of four and a half, reads books by charles dickens, ernest hemingway and william faulkner. Wormwood, the great car dealer summary and analysis. Matilda but pg by 1987 standards transcript wiki fandom. Sawdust, he would say proudly, is one of the great secrets of my success. Matilda colour edition kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake, quentin.
Mr wormwood, the great car dealer in this chapter, matilda s father tells a story on how he deals second hand cars. How did matilda react after her father destroyed her book. Mr wormwood, the great car dealer pages 3065 the hat and the superglue. I used some of the best books lists to find a good chaptered book for my seven year old granddaughter. He is the secondary antagonist of the novel and the film. It was adapted as an audio reading by actress kate winslet. He is even quoted as saying, no one ever got rich being. Matilda makes a decision that every time her father or mother are beastly to her, she will get them back. Wormwood, the great car dealer matilda, by roald dahl. Wormwood is a car dealer, but his success is based on cheating his customers in various ways, like selling them older, less functional cars but sprucing them up in certain ways that make them appear better than they actually are so he can fetch more money from the sale. Name section matilda comprehension questions chapters 18 due. Adapted from the original text, matilda, by roald dahl chapter 3. Mr wormwood, the great car dealer matilda s parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen.
Adapted from the original text, matilda, by roald dahl. Wormwood, though successful, is a dishonest salesman who regularly fills his customers gearboxes with sawdust and turns back the mileage. Harry buys them for little, and sells them for high prices. Begin reading matilda by roald dahl, preferably reading in the following reading chunks. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including james and the giant peach, matilda, the bfg, and. I read the autocar and the motor from cover to cover every week. As a secondhand car salesman, he only sells used cars, which gives him the opportunity to mess with each one, and lie about his products. One day he tells matilda and her brother about one of the tricks which he uses to help him sell more cars. Wormwood, the great car dealer matildas fathers job was selling secondhand cars.
He told matilda that he uses sawdust from the sawmill, without paying anything. Kim reads a podcast on anchor we meet matildas father, mr. Matilda read aloud 2mr wormwood, the great car dealer. Matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the.
Worldwide sales have reached 17 million, and since 2016 sales have spiked to the extent that it outsells dahls other works. Matilda online read by roald dahl free online books to read. Wormwood s personality is unpleasant, to say the least. Mr wormwood husband to mrs wormwood and father of michael and matilda is a secondhand car salesman who likes to swindle his customers. The reader of books mr wormwood, the great car dealer the hat and the superglue the ghost arithmetic the platinumblond man miss honey the trunchbull the parents throwing the hammer bruce bogtrotter and the cake lavender the weekly test the first miracle the second miracle miss honeys cottage miss honeys story the names the practice the third. Matilda books for children by the same author james and the giant peach. Instead, he loves to tell his son michael and matilda if she happens to be listening, how it is easy to cheat your customers when you are a used car salesman like he is. Wormwood, the great car dealer extract from matilda, roald dahl matilda s parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. When matilda by roald dahl arrived, i read about 14 of it. Mr wormwood, the great car dealer matilda, by roald dahl. Summarise choose one word to describe matilda and explain your choice. Mr wormwood tells his children that secondhand cars, which have had their gears wornout by their.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading matilda colour edition. Harry was a used car salesman and the owner of wormwood motors, which sold used cars for more than what they. Roald dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Did you know, mrs phelps said, that public libraries like this allow you to borrow books and take them home. This adapted literature resource is available through the.
Matilda was adapted for the screen in 1996, with danny devito playing the role of harry wormwood. This child has already read an astonishing number of books, miss honey said. Unbeknownst to his customers, the cars are actually stolen from all over the country, and arrive in wrecked states. Matilda wormwood, also known by her adoptive name matilda honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 childrens novel matilda by roald dahl. Wormwood, the great car dealer the hat and the superglue chapters 4 6 the ghost. Harold harry wormwood is the father of michael and matilda wormwood and the husband of zinnia wormwood. Harry was a used car salesman and the owner of wormwood motors, which sold used cars for more than what they were worth. Find out what happens in our chapter 2 summary for matilda by roald dahl. Wormwood, the great car dealer extract from matilda, roald dahl matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. Matilda s parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. Matilda expresses her disapproval, and in response, he calls her names like ignorant little squirt. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It was published in 1988 by jonathan cape in london, with 232 pages and illustrations by quentin blake. Mr wormwood, an unscrupulous second hand car dealer and mrs wormwood, a woman obsessed with bingo and tv dinners.
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