Miss Trunchbull frightens the children and Miss Honey. But then Matilda discovers something very unusual about herself, and everythin changes, Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Cardiff, Wales. His parents were Norwegian, and his mother often told him Norw He wrote in notetooks every day and hid them in the garden. He didn’t want his sisters to find them, Dahl flew planes in the Second World War. He began writing stories after the war. Some of his children’s books be: famous ~ James and the Giant Peach, Charic and the Chocolate Factory and The BEG, as well as Matilda, There are films of all these stor s. He also wrote frightening adult stories with surprises at the end. Dabl wrote his books in a small wooden building in his garden. He died in 1990 in England, The film of Matilda stars Danny DeVito as Matilda’s dad and Pam Ferris as Miss Trunchbull, Mara Wilson plays Matilda, Chapter 1 The Reader of Books Ies a strange thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their child is the dirtiest litle animal you have eyer seen, they still think that he or she is wonderful. But there are parents who are not interested in their children in any way, and these of course are much worse, Mr and Mrs Wormwood had an ordinary litle boy, Michael, and a daughter, Matilda, But they were so busy with their unimportant business that they did not realize Matilda was clever = very clever. ‘Mr and Mrs Wormwood had an ordinary litle boy, Michael, and a daughter, Matilda 1By the age of one and a half, she could speak perfectly and knew as many words as most grown-up people, By the time she was three, Matilda could read newspapers. At the age of four, she could read fast and well. “Daddy; she said, ‘could you buy me a book?" *A book? he said." What’ wrong with theT’ TV and now you come asking for a book! We're too good to you already, my girl! Neatly every afternoon, Matilda stayed in the house while her brother (who was five years older than her) went to school, her father went to work and her mother went to the cinema, ‘One afternoon, Matilda walked to the library in the village. Mrs Phelps, the woman at the library, was surprised to see this small gic “Where are the children’s books, please?’ asked Matilda, ‘Mrs Phelps showed her. ‘Shall I find you a nice one with lots Of pictures in it? she said, “I'm sure I can find something’ said Matilda, fier that, she walked dowa to the library every afternoon and sat quietly in a corner reading, “What can I read next?" she asked Mrs Phelps one day. ‘I've finished all the children’s books. "You mean you've looked at the pictures? “Yes, but I've read the books, too; said Matilda Mrs Phelps was very surprised.‘How old are you, Matilda?’ she asked, ‘Four years and three months’ answered Matilda, ‘Mrs Phelps was even more surprised, but she was too sensible to show it. What sort of book would you like to read next?” she asked. *A really good ore; said Matilda.‘A famous one. So Mrs Phelps gave her Great Expectations by Charles Dickens a very famous English writer. For the next few Every afternoon Matilda read. The books took her to Africa with Emest Hemingway, t0 India with Rudyard Kipling and to many other wonderful places. afiernoons she watched Matilda in the corner with the book on her knees. During the next six months, Matilda read fourteen “famous books’ by different writers, and Mre Phelps watched with surprise and excitement. *You can borrow books from libraries and take them home, Matilda, she said one day."Did you kno. “Can I?’ said Matilda, And after that, she visited the library once every week to borrow new books and to return the old ones. And every afternoon she read. The books took her to Africa with Ernest Hemingway, to India with Rudyard Kipling? and to many other wonderful places. A famous American writer. +A famous Engl writer.Chapter 2. Mr Wormwood Matilda's father bought and sold cars, and he seemed to make quite a lot of money from doing it Sawdust, he said proudly. ‘That’ the secret. And it nothing. I get it from the wood shop. Tow can sawdust help you to sell cars, daddy?" asked Matilda I don’t understand) ‘That’ because you're a stupid little girl? her father said. He turned to his son. ‘I'm always glad to buy a car with an old gearbox, one that makes a terrible noise it cheap. Then I mix a little sawdust with the oil in the gearbox and it beautifilly — for a day or two. How long will it go like that before it starts making noises again?” asked Matilda Long enough for the buyer to get a long way away’ her father said, laughing, But thar’s not honest, daddy’ said Matild Nobody gets rich by being honest? he said. He was a small atty-looking man with a thin moustache, He liked to wear brightly coloured jackets with yellow or green ties.“For example yone who buys a car asks “How many Right, Michael Right; said his son. So, | buy an old car that’s done a hundred and fifty thousani miles, and get it cheap. Thew ask myself,“How can I change the lock so that it reads ten thousand?” If run the car backwards, he numbers will go backwards, But who's going to drive a cat backwards for thousands and thousands of miles Nobody’ young Michael said Right? said his father. ‘Now this clock thing runs off one of the front wheels. So I use an electric drill on it, and when thi drill turns, it turns che clock backwards — very fast! I can take fifty thousand miles off the car in a few minutes! And by the tme I nish, the car's only done ten thousand, and I tell the customer It belonged to an old person who only used it once a week for shopping.”’ He I But daddy? s ighed loudl Matilda, who was listening carefully, that’s terrible, rs not honest, and You're just a stupid litte girl” he shoute That’ right, Harry! said his wife.’ Keep your ugly little mouth shut, Matilda, We want to watch the TV They were in the living-room, eating their supper with their plates on their knees in front of the TV Mummy, said Matilda, ‘can I eat my supper in the dininy room so that I can read my book Jer father looked at her. ‘Supper is a family meal} he said angrily.’ Nobody will leave the table until we've finished. But we don't eat at the table’ said Matilda, ‘We always ea ith our plates on our knees while we watch the TV But we don't eat"And what's wre with watching the TV? her father said. His voice was suddenly soft and dangerous. Matilda didn't answer. She was too angry Now it was time to do something. Chapter 3 Ghosts and Glue The next morning, before her father went to his garage, Matilda secretly took his hat and put a thin line of glue round the inside. Te was very strong glue Mr Wormwood didn’t notice anything when he put the hat fon, but when he got to the garage he couldn't take it off. He had. to keep his hat onall day, and people thought it was very strange. When he got home that evening his wife said, "Come here. Pll take it off for you, And she pulled the hat hard, Matilda secretly took his hat and put a thin line of glue round the inside 6 “Stop!” he screamed.‘ You'll pull the skin off my head!" Did your head get bigger, daddy? asked Matilda. ‘Shut up!” said her father. He had to keep his hat on all through supper. Later, his wife watched him as he went round the bedroom in his purple pyjamas with his hat on his hesd, and ‘thought ‘How stupid he looks" In the morning, she cut the hat off his head. She had to cut the hair down to the skin, which left a white ring and bits of brown hat round his head, "You must try to get them off, daddy? Matilda said co him at breakfist."They look like little brown fli Be quiet!” shouted her father. Te was quiet for about a week after this. Then one evening Mr Wormwood arrived home from the garage with a face as dark and angry asa storm cloud. Matilda. was reading in a corner of the living-room. Mr Wormwood switched the TV on to the noisiest programme that he could find, then looked angrily at his daughter. Don't you ever he shouted at her stop readin, Did you have a good day, daddy® she asked nicely ‘What's this stupid book? he said, and pulled it out of her hands It isn’t stupid, daddy’ said Matilda. ‘Its about ‘[ don't want to know what its about shouted Mr Wormwood. ‘Go and find something useful to do’ And he began to pull che pages out of the book Matilda was frightened. "That's a library book!’ she said.T have to return it to Mrs Phelps! Then you'll have to buy a new one for your dear Mrs Phelps, won't you?’ said her father, He dropped the last few pages on to the floor and walked out of the room. Matilda did not cry. She sat very still for several minutes. A plan began to grow inside her head. But an important questionneeded an answer: ‘Can Fred's parrot talk as well as Fred says he can?’ she thought She went to find out. Fred was a small boy of six who lived just round the corner. He ofien talked about his wonderful parrot."My father gave itt ime he said. “Make it talk Matilda said now. *You can’t make it talk; said Fred. But suddenly the parrot said, Hello, hello, hello!” “That's wonderfil!” said Matilda, “Dead man’s dinner! Dead man’s dinner!’ said the bird, this time with a voice like a ghost. “He's always saying that’ said Fred “Can [borrow him, just for one night?’ she asked. “All right, said Fred, “But you must promise to bring him back tomorrow! Matilda hid the parrot behind a cupboard in the dining-room of her house. That evening, while they were all having supper in the living-room in front of the TY, a voice came loud and clear from the dining-room, “Hello, hello, hello! it said. “Harry!” cried Matildas mother. “There's someone in the house! I heard a voie ‘Matilda switched off the TY, and they stopped eating. “Hello, hello, hell!” came the voice again. “Ics robbers!” cried Matilda’s mother. “They'e in the dining- room. Go and catch them, Harry!” “Let's = let’ all go and look together’ he sud. The four of them walked quietly towards the dining-room door. Mr Wormwood stayed a long way behind the others. ‘Matilda pushed open the door, and they looked round the room, ‘There was nobody there. “He's here somewhere!’ said Matilda. ‘l heard him!" Then the voice came again ~ like a ghost’ this time. Dead ‘man’s dinner!’ it sid."Dead man’s dinner!” ‘They all jumped (even Matilda) and looked round the room. ‘There was still nobody there. “Ies a ghost} said Matilda. ‘I know its a ghost! I've heard it before in this room? “Save us!” screamed her mother. And she threw her arms round her husbands neck. “Tm getting out of here!” said her husband, his face grey. And they all ran out of the room, ‘The next afternoon, Matilda took the parrot back ‘My parents loved it} she told Fred. + Both mother and father were quite polite to their daughter for about a week. Then one evening Mr Wormwood came home and said to his son, “Well, my boy, I sold five cars today! Sawdust in the gearboxes, the electric drill on the old clock, a bit of paint here and there, and the stupid people couldn't wait to buy? He took a piece of paper from his pocket. “Get some paper and a pen, boy. I want to see if you clever? The boy got some paper and a pencil and returned ‘Write this down; said Mr Wormwood.’ bought car namber ‘one for two hundred and seventy-eight pounds and sold it for fone thousand four hundred and twenty-five. Car number two ‘cost me one hundred and eighteen pounds and sold for seven hundred and sixty. Car number three cost one hundred and leven pounds and sold for nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds fifty pence. Never say one thousand pounds, son. Always ask for nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds fifty. It seems much smaller than a thousand, but it isn't? “Very clever dad, sid the boy. “Car number four cost eighty-six pounds and sold ‘or six 9hundred and ninety-nine pounds fifty. Car number five cost six hundred and thirty-seven pounds and sold for sixteen hundred and fe down’ orty-nine pounds and fifty pence, Did you write all that "Yes, daddy’ said the ten-y. “Right, now cell me this) said Mr Wormwood. ‘How much money did I make on each of the five cars, and how much money did your clever father make today?” “That's difficult? suid the boy. “Thad an answer in ten mimutes, said his father, "You mean you got an answer without writing anything down?’ said the boy, his eyes wide open with surprise. "Well, no; said his father.‘ Nobody could do that? Matilda said quiely, Four thousand three hundred and three pounds and fifty pence? Her father looked at her. Be quiet, we're... wh-what did you ‘Four thousand three hundred and three pounds and fifty pence? said Matilda Her father was silent, and his face began to go red. “I’m sure it's right said Matilda And, of course, it wa. Chapter 4. Miss Honey Most children begin school when they are five years old, or just before, but Matilda’s parents forgot to send her. She was five and a half when she went for the first time. Crunchem Hall School had about two hundred and fifty children, and the head teacher was called Miss Trunchbull. She was a terrible woman who frightened the children and the teachers. When she came neat you could almost feel danger coming from her; and if four or five 10 Miss Honey Their teacher was Miss Honey, aed she wus about twenty-threechildren got in he: way, she crashed straight through them, pushing them right and lef. Matilda found herself in a group with eighteen other small, boys and girls about her age. Their teacher was Miss Honey, and she was about twenty-three. She had a pretty face, with blue eyes and brown hair. She never shouted, but she did not seem to smile, But all the children loved her. ‘After calling all their names, Miss Honey said, “This is your first day at Crunchem Hall, children. The head teacher is Miss ‘Trunchbull, and when she tells you to do something, you must do it. Never argue with her. you make her angry she will break you into little pieces and turn you into fish-food. Don't laugh, Lavender! Ie nothing to laugh about. Do you all understand?” “Yes, Miss Honey! replied nineteen litle voices. [want to help you to learn quickly’ said Miss Honey. ‘By the cend of this week [ want you all to be able to multiply by two. ‘Can any of you do that already?” ‘Matilda put up her hand. She was the only one. Miss Honey looked carefilly at the small girl with the dark hair and the round serious face.‘ Wonderful; she said, Please stand up and show us? Matilda stood up and sai six..." And when she got to two twelves are twenty-four, she ‘went straight on with, “Two thirteens are twenty-six, two “Two twos are four, ewo threes are fourteens are twenty-eight. “Stop! said Miss Honey-"How far can you go’ ‘Miss Honey thought for a second or two. Then she said, "Can ‘you tell me what ovo twenty-eights are?” “Fifty-six, Miss Honey’ answered Matilda, “What about something much more difficult sid the teacher. “Something like foar hundred and eighty-seven multiplied by two! “Nine hundred and seventy-four’ said Matilda, Miss Honey tried to speak calmly. ‘Th-that is really wonderful? she said. ‘But can you multiply by any other numbers? Three? Four?” “Yes, Miss Honey! said Matilda, “Well, can you multiply all the way up to, ewelve? said Miss Honey."What are twelve sevens?” “Bighty-four, said Matilda. Miss Honey tried to stay calm. ‘Multiply fourteen by nineteen ...10, that’ too difficult; she sad. “Its two hundred and sixty-six’ said Matilda. Miss Honey was careful not to show that she was very very surprised. “Who taught you to multiply like chis, Matilda?" she asked. “Was it your mother? “No, Miss Honey! said Matilda “Was it your father? asked Miss Honey. “No, Miss Honey? Matilda said again. “Did you teach yourself? asked Miss Honey: “Ldon't quite know? said Matilda.‘I just don’t find it difficult to multiply one number by another. I'S hard to explain... just put the fourteen down in my head and multiply it by nineteen? Miss Honey was feeling quite strange. But she had to find out ‘more about this surprising lite girl “Well! she said looking at all che children. Let’ leave nurabers, for a minute or ewo and see if any of you can spell. Hands up anyone who can spell cat? Three hands went up. They belonged to Lavender, a small boy called Nigel and to Matilda, “Spell cat, Nigel, said Miss Honey. [Nigel spelled it. ‘Then Miss Honey asked a question that she had never asced a 13group of children before on their first day.Can any of you three read a book?’ she said. I can, Miss Honey’ said Matilda. I've read all the children’s books in the library in the High Street Miss Honey's voice was shaking when she asked, ‘And ~ and what are yor 10 read now, Matild I'm reading other books? said Matilda. ‘Mrs Phelps at the library helps me to choose them. ‘What. .. other books?’ asked Miss Honey. Her legs and her voice were shaking now like Charles Dickens’s books, said Matilda. Miss Honey suddenly found that she had to sit down, Chapter 5 Miss Trunchbull A little later, when the children went outside to play, Miss Honey went to Miss Trunchbull’ office What do you want, Miss Honey?” said Miss Trunchball, in a voice like an angry dog. ‘I'm busy Ther is a litde girl in my group. called Matilda Miss Honey began, That's the daughter of that nice man who has the garage in the village - Wormwood Cars’ said Miss Trunchbull, ‘I was in there yesterday. He sold me a car Its only got ten thousand miles on the clock. It belonged to an old woman who only took it out once a year. Yes, [like Wormwood. But the daughter is a bad girl “Watch her? will be my daughter who did it.” [ haven't met the litle snake he said. “If anything bad happens in the school, it yet. What does she look like? Dirty, oily little thing, probably. Was it her who put those bad eggs under my desk this morning? I'm sure it was, Terrible smell ‘Oh, no, I'm sure you're wrong; said Miss Honey. 15‘Vm never wrong, Miss Honey!” shouted Miss Trunchbull. “Don't argue with me! Now, what do you want? Why are you ‘wasting my time?” came to talk to you about Matilda; said Miss Honey. “What did she do? Put broken glass on your chait?” “No!” said Miss Honey. ‘Matilda is very, very clever! Miss Trunchbulls face went purple. ‘Don't be stupid!” she shouted. "Her father says she's little criminal!” “Her father is wrong? said Miss Honey. And she went on to describe some of the wonderful things that Matilda could do. Finally she said, We must put her in with the group of eleven year-old children? “Oh! So she’ toc difficult for you, I see’ said Miss Trunchbul “Too unpleasant! You want to send her to the top group so that she can do terrible chings to them, don't you? Well, the answer is no! Matilda stays with you! “But Miss Trunctbull, please..." began Miss Honey. ‘Don’t say another word!’ shouted Miss Trunchbull So Miss Honey tured and walked out of the office. ‘I'm ‘going to do something for this child; she told herself."'m going to find a way to help her! She went to sce the teachers who taught the older children, and borrowed several books from them. Then she found Matilda and asked her to come inside. “You can't sit and do nothing while I'm teaching the rest of the children to mukiply by two and to spell cat? she said.‘During ‘each lesson I'm gong to give you one of these books to study. Then you can come and ask me any questions and I'll ry to help you. All right?” “Yes, thank you very much, Miss Honey! said Matilda “What a nice child she is thought Miss Honey. ‘ll go and have a secret talk with her mother and father this evening. They ‘must understand thit their daughter is very special? 16 Miss Honey got Matilda's address from the school office and walked t0 the Wormwoods house just after nine o'clock that evening. She waited until then to be sure that Matilda was in bed. She found the house in a pleasant street and knocked on the door. A small, ratty-looking man wearing, an orange and red Jjacket opened it he said. ‘Tm not} said Miss Honey. ‘I'm Matilda's teacher, and is important that I speak to you and your wife “Has she got into trouble already? he said “No!” said Miss Honey. "I have good news. Can I come in and talk to you about her for a few minutes?” “We're watching our fivourite programme on TV! sid Mr Wormwood.“Come back some other time? Miss Honey began to get angry: ‘Is a TV programme more important than your daughter? she said.Then perhaps you aren't very good patents! Why don't you switch the thing off and listen tome!” ‘That surprised Mr Wormwood. ‘Oh, all right’ he said. ‘Come in and be quick about it! Miss Honey followed hinn inside. “Who is it?’ said Mrs Wormwood. She was looking at the TV and did not turn round. “A school teacher; said Mr Wormwood. ‘She wants to talk to us about Matilda. Ie all right, you ean watch TV while we're talking? "My name is Jennifer Honey’ said Miss Honey: Nobody asked her to sit down, but she chose a chair and sat on it. ‘Mrs Wormwood, did either you or your husband teach Matlda to read? Perhaps your're both great readers. Do you love books, Mr Wormwood?” "No! Nobody ever got rich reading books!" said Mr If you'e selling something, we don’t want any? 7Wormwood. ‘We don't keep them in the house’ “Well, [just came to tell you that Matilda is very clever; said Miss Honey."But you probably know that? “I knew that she could read? said Matilda's mother. ‘She’, allays up in her room with a stupid book “A. five-year-old. girl is reading. books by Dickens and Hemingway said Mis Honey."Aren't you excited?” “Not specially’ said Mrs Wormwood. ‘A pretty face is more mportant than books fora girl, Miss Hunky “The name is Honey? said Miss Honey. Mrs Wormwood pointed at the TV. ‘Look at that handsome ‘man kissing that gitl’ she said."Do you think she got him to do that by reading books? Of course not! Now he’ going to marry her, and they're going to live in a big house and have lots of “I can’t believe I'm hearing this!” thought Miss Honey. “These are terrible parents! Oh, poor Matilda! She tried again. "I think that Matilda will probably be ready to go to university in ewo oF three years from now, with the right teaching’ she said.“And “University?” shouted Mr Wormwood. ‘Nobody learns anything sensible there!” “That's not true; said Miss Honey."But I can see that we're not ‘going to agree about this’ And she got up from her chair and walked out of the house. Chapter 6 The Chocolate Cake ‘Among Matilda’: new friends was the gist called Lavender. A small gis] with brown eyes and dark hair. Before the end of the first week, they ead some terrible stories about Miss ‘Trunchbull. A ten-ysar-old girl, Hortensia, who they met in the 18 school field told them, ‘She doesn‘ like very small children, And have you heard about'The Chokey?” “What's The Chokey?” asked Matilda “eS a very tall, narrow cupboard in Trunchbulls room) said Hortensia. ‘Its too small to sit down in, so you have to stand up. ‘And the walls and doors have bits of broken. glass all over them, So you have to stand up straight all the time when she locks you in there? “Have you ever been in there?’ asked Lavender. “In my first year, Iwas in there six times! said Hortensia “Twice fora day and the other times for + She stopped. Suddenly all the children in the field were silent. Miss Trunchbull was walking across the field towards a girl of about ten. The git! had very long fair hai.‘Amanda Thripp,come here!’ shouted Miss Trunchbull “Trunchbull doesnt like very long hair’ Hortensia sid Miss Trunchbull was now standing above Amand: like someone who wanted to put their foot down on something small and smelly. ‘Cut off some of that dirty long hair before you come back to school tomorrow!” she shouted. ‘Do you hear?” mummy likes it long, said the frightened “Do as I tell you, you little rat!” shouted Miss Trunchbull. And she put out a large hand, took Amanda by the hair and lifted the girl off the ground. Then she turned her round and round sbove her head ~ faster and faster! Amanda screamed when, suddenly, Miss Trunchbull stopped holding her hair and the gitl flew up into the sky! She came down again in the next field. Then she got up on to her feet and walked back again! ‘Matilda's mouth fell open with surprise. 19Miss‘Tunclbull stopped holding her hair and the gil flew up into the sky! At lunch time the next day, all two hundred and fifty children in the school got orders to go into the big room, and to sit on the floor and wait for Miss Trunchbull When she came in, she stood at the front of them and shouted, ‘Bruce Bogtrotter, come up here! A very fat eleven-year-old boy went out to the front. this robber went into the school kitchen yesterday This thie and stole some of my special chocolate cake!’ shouted Miss Trunchbull."Te was not boys’ cake! Cook made it with real butter and real chocolate ~ for me! And this selfish little snake ate it! The cook saw him! When she spoke again, her voice was dangerously friendly. ‘Do you like my chocolate cake, Bogerotter? Tes very good, the boy said, before he could stop himsel “Youre right, it is very good, said Miss Trunchbull, then she turned to the door. Cook! Come in here! The school cook came into the room, She was carrying the largest chocolate cake you have ever seen. There was a small table and a chair next to Miss Trunchbull, and the cook put the cake on the table, “Sit down, Bogtrotter; said Miss Trunchbial The boy sat down and looked at the big cake. “Iv all for you, Bogtrotter’ said Miss Trunchbull, "You wanted cake! Now you've got cake! And nobody will Ieave this room until you've eaten every bit of it!” ‘The boy looked at the cake, then began to eat. “He'll be sick before he eats half of it? Lavender said to Matilda. She was wrong, Bruce Bogtrotter ate half the cake before he stopped for a few seconds ‘Eat! Eat!’ shouted Miss Trunchbull ‘The boy cut another piece of cake. He didn’t be sick!” He went on eating... and eating Two hundred and fifty children watched. Suddenly, someone 21shouted, ‘Come on Bruce, you can do i! Be quiet! shouted Miss Trunchbul, angrily The boy continued to h cake into his mouth. As the last sce disappeared, the children shouted ‘Well done, Bruce!” But Miss Trunchbull picked up the empty plate and crashed it down on his head. Bruce was too fall of cake for it o hurt him. He just smiled c walked out of the room, with the cook behind her, ut of here, all of youl’ screamed Miss Trunchbull, and she In the middle of the first week, Miss Honey said to her group, Tomorrow afternoon, Miss Trunchbull wil give you your lesson. You must not speak until she speaks to you, and you must stand up to answer her questions. And a large glass of water must aways 1¢ on the table here when she comes in, She never gives a lesson without one. She keeps her special large glasses in the school kitchen, Now, who will see that h of water is ready for I will; said Lavender at once. She wanted to be as brave as Matilda, after hearing the stories about the glue-on-the-hat and he talking ‘ghow’ parrot, Like Matilda, Lavender thoughe that ad people needed to have something bad happen to them After school that day, she went down to the river at the bottom of her garden, There was a fimily of newes in the rver.A stomach. It can live in or out of water. Lavender caught ore and pur it in her pencil box. The next day, she took it to school. Immediately after lunch, 1e went to the kitchen and found one of Miss Trunchbull’ lange glasses, She put some water into the glass and took it te Miss Honey's room,Then she dropped the newt into the water and put the glass on the table. And smiled. ‘Chapter 7 Matilda’s Eyes “I feel quite sick when I realize that I'm going to have you in my school for the nex: six years? Miss Trunchbull told the children, She looked slowly along the lines of small faces.*You!” she shouted, pointing at a small boy called Rupert. What is two sevens?” “Sixteen, answered Rupert, too quickly. ‘Miss Trunchbull walked towards him like a dangerous animal ‘who has just found something nice to eat. “Eighteen!” Rupert cried, Eighteen, not sixteen!” “You stupid litle sausage!” shouted Miss Trunchbul."You oily litle hamburger!” She put one of her large hands round Ruperts beautiful golden hair and lifted him out of his chair. The boy kicked and screaried like a frightened pig. “Two sevens are fourteen! Two sevens are fourteen!” shouted Miss Trunchbull. ‘Say it? From the back of the room, Miss Honey cried, "Please put him down, Miss Trunclbull. You're hurting hina!” “Say it, boy!’ shouted Miss Trunchbull “Pt-two sevens are ff-fourteen; cried Rupert, and Miss ‘Trunchbull opened her hand and dropped him on the ground like a rubber ball Rupert went back to his chair, making small noises. Miss Trunchbuil looked at the others. ‘I don't like small people. Why do children take so long to grow up? I think they do it on purpose! A very brave boy called Eric said, But you were a small person ‘once, Miss Trunchbul” “L was never a small person!” she shouted, ‘Don't be rude! And 24 stand up when you speak to me’ Eric stood up. “Spell what; said Miss Trunchbull “Pardon?” ssid Eric."What do you want me to spell?” “Spell what, you stupid boy! Spell the word “what"!” “W...0...T) said Eric. G “Wrong!” screamed Miss Trunchbull. She walked actos and looked down at is frightened little fice. W..H...0...T, "he said, trying again quickly. Miss Trunchbull put her hands round each of the boy's ears and lifed him out of his chair. “Help!” cried Eric."You're hurting me!” From the back of the room, Miss Honey cried, ‘Miss ‘Tranchbull, dont! His ears will come off! “Small boys' ears do not come off!” shouted Miss Trunchbull “You spell the word “what”, W...H...A.....T. Now spell it, you little snake!” % 'W...H... A... T spells what! cried Bric. Miss Trunchbull dropped him back into his chair. Thar the way to do it, Miss Honey!” she said. "You're too soft with them. Read Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens. Read about Mr Wackford Squeers of Dotheboys Hall school. So thae they learned, what did he do with boys? He hit them, Miss Honey! Hit them hard! Read it Its a very good book. “I've read it! said Matilda quietly Miss Trunchbull looked down at her."Don't lie to me, git!” she shouted.'Stand up. What is your name?” Matilda stood up and said, ‘Matilda Wormwood, Miss ‘Trunchbull’ “Wormwood?” said Miss Trunchbull.“Are you the daugh:er of the man Wormwood of Wormwood Cars?” “Yes, Miss Trunchbul said Matilda "He's a robber!” shouted Miss Trunchbull."A few days ago he 25sold me a car. “Ies almost new,” he said. But today the gearbox blew up! Ane it was fall of sawdust!” ‘Hie’ clever at his business} said Matilda “Clever? No, he’ not!” shouted Miss Trunchbul Miss Honey tells me that you're clever, too! Wel, I don’t like clever people, so T'm going to watch you very carefully. Now, sit down and be quiet? Matilda sit down and Miss Trunchbull turned and picked up her glass of water ~ and screamed! Then all the children saw the Jong, thin thing swimming round and round in the glass. They jumped up and shouted ‘What is i?"It’S a snake!” and "Be cateful, it bites!” Miss Trurchbull was shaking. ‘Wh-what is it? she said. She did not know. She just knew that it was something very ‘unpleasant, ‘Matilda!’ she shouted. Stand up! Stand up you dirty little rat” “I didn't do it’ shouted Matilda ‘Oh: yes, you did!" shouted Miss Trunchbull. “Your father was right to warn me about you!” ‘Bue I didn’t doit” screamed Matilda “Shut up and sit down!” shouted Miss Trunchbull Slowly, Matilda sat down. She got angrier...and angrier and angrier... .“T'll low up in a minute!” she thought. She looked at Miss Trunchbull, then she looked at the newt in the glass “{ want to pick up the glass and drop the newt on Trunchbull’s head!” she thought: ‘And then, quite slowly, Matilda began to feel something strange. It was mostly in her eyes. A sort of electricity seemed to be inside them. A strong feeling. ..and her eyes were beginning to get hot. She looked at the newt in the glass.. and the feeling in each eye got stronger and stronger... ‘Push it over!” she said very sofiy. ‘Push it over? And suddenly the glass fell over, and the water and 26 the newt went on to the front of Miss Trunchbulls dress! ‘Miss Trunchbull screamed and knocked the newt off with the back of her hand, and it went flying across the room. It landed on the floor near Lavender’ desk, and she quickly picked it up and put it into her pencil box. “Who did it?” Miss Trunchbull was screaming, "Come oa! Who pushed this glass over?” Nobody answered."Matilda! I know it was you!” Matilda did not move or speak. She was suddenly very calm, and not frightened of anybody. “Speak, you ugly little spider!” said Miss Trunchbull ‘Matilda looked straight at Miss Trunchbull and said calmly, ‘T have not moved from my desk since the lesson began, Miss Trunchbull? ‘And suddenly everybody was shouting, ‘She didn't move! Nobody moved! You knocked it over!” “I did not!’ shouted Miss Trunchbull. “The children are right, Miss Trunchbull? said Miss Honey. ‘Nobody moved. You probably did knock it over. Its in easy thing to do’ “LL will not waste any more of my time in here” shouted Miss, ‘Trunchbull. And she walked out of the room and shut the door behind her with a loud CRASH! Chapter 8 Miss Honey’s Story Later, Matilda waited until only she and Miss Honey were in the room. ‘Please can I talk to you for a minute?” she asked, ‘Something very strange happened to me. The glass of water: “What about jit, Matilda?” asked Miss Honey. ‘I know you didn’t push it over, and I told Miss Trunchbull! “But I did push it over? said Matilda.‘I did it with my eyes. I 27‘was very angry, and [ looked hard at the glass and my e got all hot and strange. Then I said “Push it over..." and the glass fell ‘Children often get strange ideas) Miss Honey thought to herself. But she put the empty glass in the middle of the table and said, C 2 Can you do it again, Matilda? Matilda sit at her desk and looked hard at the glass on the table, Slowly, the strange feeling in her eyes got stronger and stronger. Again and again, inside her head, she shouted the words, ‘Fall over! Fal over!" And the glass moved .. and fell over! Miss Honey’s mouth dropped open. She looked across at the child who was sitting behind ehe desk. Matilda srailed."I did ie much quicker that time? Miss Honey shut her eyes to calm herself, then she opened them and said to Matilda, ‘Will you come back and have tea at my little house? I want to talk to you Miss Honey lived outside the village. Matilda walked next to her along the country road. “Do you lve by yourself, Miss Honey?’ she asked ‘stil Miss Honey atilda saw it between the trees. It had very small sa very stall house: windows, and a litle green wooden door. The grass in the garden was almost as high as Matilda, and the big tree next to the house seemed to be trying to hide it from the rest of the world Miss Honey opened the door and they went inside, The ceilings were very low, and the kitchen was not much bigger than a cupboard. In the living-room there were three boxes on the floor. Two to sit on, and one for a table. There was no real it down’ Miss Honey told Matilda." We'll have a nice cup of tea! And she went into the kitchen to make it. 28 ‘Suddenly, Matilda saw it between the tees.Matilda did not understand. Did her school teacher really live ‘here? It was very strange. Miss Honey came back with two cups of tea and two plates of bread and butter When they were eating, Matilda asked, ‘Are all teachers very poor, Miss Honey? Do they all live like this, with no furniture?” Miss Honey’ fice went red and she looked down at the floor. "No! she said quietly. Then she looked at Matilda. Until now, its been difficult for me to talk about my problems, but suddenly 1 ‘want to tell somebody. I know that you're only a little gir, Matilda, but can [tell you a story?” “Yes, of course; said Matilda, ‘Tim twenty-three years old, said Miss Honey. “When I was ‘born, my father was a doctor in this village and we lived in a beautifill old house. Then my mother died when I was two and my aunt came to live with us. My father was a busy doctor and he needed somebody to look after me. But my aunt was not a kind person, Then, when I was five, my father died suddenly? “How did he die? asked Matilda “That's an interesting question, said Miss Honey. ‘I was too ‘young to ask questions at the time, but later I learned that there was a lot of mystery about his death. He was a very calm and sensible man, and nobody really believed that he did it? “What did he do?’ asked Matilda ‘Killed himself} said Miss Honey. ‘Or it looked like that. So I had to live with my aunt. And my father’s house was suddenly hers! How? I don’t really know? “What happened then? asked Matilda. Was your aunt nicer to your" “She was worse than before!” said Miss Honey,‘It was terrible. I ‘was very frightened of her? “Did you go to schoo!” asked Matilda “Yes! said Miss Honey. I_went to the same school that you're 30 going to now: But I lived at home, and I had to clean the house and do all the cooking. Then, when I grew up, 1 got a job as a teacher. But my aunt said, “Since you were a small child I've bought your food and clothes, and now you must pay me for them. For the next ten years you must give me all the money you {get fiom your teaching, and I'll give you back one pound every week.” “That was wrong’ said Matilda, “L know; but I was aftaid, said Miss Honey'She could still hurt me badly? “When did you escape from her? asked Matilda “Two years ago! said Miss Honey. ‘One day I saw this little house. It was empty, but it belonged to a farmer and I asked him about it.“Ies very uncomfortable and cold there,” he said, *but if you really want to live in it you can pay me ten pence a week.” So I do, and I use the other ninety pence a week to buy milk and bread and tea. have my lunches at school because I don't Fave to pay for them. “Does your aunt still ive in your old house?" asked Matilda “Yes! said Miss Honey‘ think my father wanted me to have it alter he died, but nobody can find his will. My aunt has @ letter saying that he ygive the house «© het. It loos like my father's ‘writing, but I don't chink its. But who will believe me? My aunt is a very important person in the village? “Who is she?" asked Matilda "Miss Trunchbull said Miss Honey. "Miss"Trunchbulll” cried Matilda.*She's your aunt?" “Yes, but thats enough about me; said Miss Honey."We came here to talk about you. I’m interested in those wonderful eyes of yours. How much can you move and push with them? We must know more about it all? “Not today, Miss Honey? said Matilda." want to go hore and think about all this. 've got a bit of an idea, and ...” She stopped, 31then said, What did your aunt call your father?” ‘She called him Magnus, said Miss Honey asked Matilda, He called her Agatha, said Miss Honey. “And what did they call you?” asked Matilda. ‘They called me Jenny’ said Miss Honey. ‘And what did your father call her? Thank you; said Matilda. “Goodbye, Miss Honey. And thank you for the tea” And she raa out of the litte house smiling. Chapter 9 An Unpleasant Surprise for Miss Trunchbull For the next few evenings after school, Matilda secretly practised moving things with her eyes ~ pens, pencils, books. Soon she could ff things, and push and pull them any way that she wanted (On Thursday, Miss Trunchbull came to teach the youngest children again. Everybody watched her lift up her large glass of ‘water and look carefully a it.'I'm glad to see there's nothing in it today! she said. She looked round at them with an unpleasant (on her face. "Today I'm going to see if you can multiply by You!’ She pointed at a boy called Wilfed. ‘Stand up!” Wilfred stood up. ‘Give me the answer to this. I have seven apples, seven oranges and seven bananas. How many pieces of fruit do I have? Quickly! Give me the answer!” “That isn’t multiplying; began Wilfred, “That's ‘You stupid boy!” shouted Miss Trunchbull. "You dirty litle snake! That i: multiplying by three. Doesn't Miss Honey teach you anything? You have three sorts of fruit and each sort has seven pieces. Three sevens are twenty-one, you ugly litle spider!” ‘She kicked him out of his chair and caught his fet in her hands And she walked across to Wilffed, kicked him out of his chair and caught his feet in her hands. “Say this after me!” she screamed, Seven threes are twenty-one! Seven threes are twenty-one!” Just then, Nigel jumped up and and pointed at the blackboard The chalk!” he shouted. ‘Look at the chalk! It's moving ~ and nobody is holding it!” Everybody looked at the blackboard. And it was true’ A piece halk was moving across it As writing something! screamed Nigel And it was. Agatha “Who's doing it?’ shouted Miss Trunchbull, when she saw her name. She dropped Wilfied on his head. ‘Agatha, this is Magnus... the chalk continued to write. 33No’ screamed Miss Trunchbull "It can’t be Magnus!” Agatha, give my Jenny back her house Miss Honey looked quickly at Matilda. The child was st very stil and her eyes were bright. Give Jenny he: money Miss Trunchoulls fice was very white now, and she was making strange noises, then go away from here or I will come and get yout I will come and get you, like ou got me. I’m watching you, Agatha: ‘The chalk stopped writing and fell on the floor. Then Wilfred screamed, Miss Trunchbul is on the floor!” Everyone ran to look. Miss Trunchbuill was lying on her back. oon the floor with her eyes shut “Somebody go and get one of the other teachers’ said Miss Honey. Three children ran out of the room. Miss Trunchbull was lying on her back on the floor with her eyes shut. ot “My Dad says that cold water is the best way to wake up people who don't want to wake up’ said Nigel. And he took the lass fom the table and lifted it above Miss Trunchbull’s Everyone watched as the water went all over her, but Miss Tranchbull didn’t move. ‘ Matilda was still siting at her desk. She had a strange but ig inside her. ‘I did it!” she thought. Miss Honey spoke to the children. ‘Please go out into the field and play until the next lesson, she said quickly wonderfl fe The children began to go past her, As Matilda went past, Miss Honey gave the litele girl a big kiss . 2 left the schoo! and she left the village. Two days later, Miss Honey got Nobody ever saw Miss Trunchbull again after that day. $I an important-looking letter. It said: ‘Dear Miss Hone, Your father’s wil has suddenly arved at our office by post today. Where or who did it come from? We do not know. tis mystery. But the will says tha your father: house is yours. His money is sil safely inthe bank, and that is «ako yours. Could you please come to our office as som as posible?” Miss Honey went that same day. Two weeks later, she was living in her father’s beautiful old house. Matilda. went there every evening after school. At school there was a new Head Teacher, and Matilda was now with the older, cleverer group of children. Ox strange, Miss Honey. This morning I tied to move something with my eyes, and I couldn't do it.I don’t think that FIL ever be evening, a few weeks later, she said, “Ids very able to do it again? ‘Well, I'll never be able to thank you enough, said Miss Honey."You've done so: much for me, Matilda? ‘One day, Matilda went home and saw a big black car outside When she went in, her mother and father were pushing elothes 35and other things into suitcases. ‘What's happening, daddy?” asked Matilda, “We'e leaving’ he said. We're going to Spain? “Tdon'e want to go to Spain!” she cried. I love it here, and 1 love my school. When are we coming back?" “We aren't} said Mr Wormwood, “What!” Matilda turned and ran all the way to Miss Honey’ house. Miss Honey was in the garden “My mummy and daddy and brother are going to Spain, Miss Honey! cried Matilda."And daddy says that we're never coming. back!” ‘Miss Honey did not speak fora minute, then she said, ‘I'm not surprised. Everyone in the village knows that your father buys stolen cars, He paints them a different colour and changes their numbers, then he sells them to people. Now he's running away to Spain before the police come for him. Someone probably told them about him “I don't want to go!” cried Matilda. “I want to live here with you. Can I stay with you? I think mummy and daddy will say yes if Lask chem. “Well, yes, but ~ began Miss Honey, smiling. We'll have to hurry! said Matilda. And she pulled Miss Honey after her as she began to run home again, The Wormsoods were putting suitcases into the car. “I don't want to go to Spain’ said Matilda. want to stay here and live with Miss Honey. She says that I can, Please say yes! Please, please!” “It was Matilda's idea, Mr Wormwood, said Miss Honey: ‘But TI love her and look after her carefully, and Tl pay for everything. It won't cost you a penny’ “Come on, Harry’ said Mrs Wormwood. She pushed a suitease into the car."Say yes! We have enough to worry about without Matilda 36 L “All right; said Mr Wormwood. ‘If she wants to stay, she can stay’ ‘Matilda threw her arms round Miss Honey and kissed her. ‘Then they watched the big black car race off down the oad and disappear for ever.ACTIVITIES Chapter 1 Before you read 1 Look at the Word List at the back of the book. What are the words in your language? : 2 Read the Introduction to this book. Choose the right words in italics. ‘a Miss Trunchbull/ Matiiais clever and unusual b Miss Honey /Miss Trunchbull will probably help Matilde. ‘© Roald Dah's parents came from Wales /Norway. Roald Dahl wrote stories for children /children and adults 3. Discuss these questions with other students. ‘a How old were you when you learned to read? bb What was the first book that you read? ‘© Do you remember your first day at school? What happened ‘and how did you feet? While you read 4 Are these sentences right (7) or wrong (x)? Mr-and Mrs Wormwood are good parents, Matilda's brother is not as clever as Matilda. ‘There are lots of books in the Wormwood house. Alot of small children go to the vilage library alone. Matilda loves the llbrary. Matilda reads a book by a famous writer when she four years old. Alter you read 5 Look at the picture of the family on page 1. Work with another student. Take turns to describe what they are wearing. 6 Who does each word describe? fa busy b ordinary ¢ clever d surprised ‘amous 39Chapter 2 Before you read 7 Mati is often alone in her house. Answer these questions, ‘8 When did your parents first leave you alone in the house? 'b_ How old were you when you first went out alone? While you read 8 Tick () the things that Wormwood Cars does, ‘buys good cars from careful owners. buys cars with old gearboxes buys cars with 150,000 miles on the clock ‘mixes sawdust into the oil in the gearbox ives cars backwards for thousands of miles ses a dillto turn car clocks back to 10,000 miles is very honest with its customers e@reaoe After you read 9 Answer the questions, ‘a Why is Mr Wormwood angry with Matilda? b Why's Matilda angry with Mr Wormwood? 410 Work with another student. A customer is buying a car from Mr Wormwood. Fave their conversation ‘Student A: You are Me Wormwood. ‘Try to sell your ear. ‘Student B: You are a customer. You want a cheap car, but you want a good car. Ask some questions. Chapter 3 Before you read 11. Matida wants to punish her father. She has two ideas, What do Yyou think her ideas will be? (The title of Chapter 3 can help you guess.) 40 While you read 12 Are these sentences right (/) or wrong (x)? ‘a. Mr Wormwood can't take off his hat because his head is bigger than it was. b_ MrWormwood pulls the pages out of Matilda's book because Matilda is rude to him. {© When her father destroys the book, Matiéa thinks of a new plan. d_ Mr Wormwood says they must go into the dining-room together? This is because he isn't very brave. © Matilda has heard the ghost before. 1 Matilda answers Mr Wormwood's money question ‘most quicky, {9 Mr Wormwood is not pleased because Matiida’s answer is wrong. ‘After you read 13 Which plan worked best - the glue or the ghost? Why? Chapters 4-5 Before you read 14 In this chapter, Mata starts school. Discuss these questions. ‘a What will Matida’s teacher think of her? 'b What problems will Matida have at school? ‘© How will Matiida’s parents feel when they find out that she is very clever? While you read 15 Who do you think says these things? Write the names. ‘a “Shouldn't Matilda be at school, Harry?" b "We must work very hard, children, so that Miss Trunchbull doesn't get angry with us.’ © 974" d CAT! @ ‘Haven't the other children read Charles Dickens?" a"You won't find a better car i's cheap and ‘only got 10,000 miles on the clock. 19 ‘My class is too easy for her: hh “Try these science books.” 1 'm pretty, and you lke books, Miss Honey. One of us has a clever, ich husband. And i's not your | {j_'She's got some stupid ideas ~ books! universty! Hub!" Alter you read 16 Look at the pictures of Miss Honey on page 11 and Miss Trunchbull (on page 14 ‘a Which words go with which person’? ccaim frightening strong kind rude ‘angry dangerous never shouts always right b Think of other words to describe them, Chapter 6 Before you read 17 There is a chocolate cake, a glass of water and a newt in Chapter 6. What do you think wil happen? While you read 18 Wile these words in the sentences, brings water hair newt piece plan sick six steals ‘8 Hortensia went in The Chokey times in her frst yea. Miss Trunchbull doesn't like long © Bruce Bogtrotter apiece of cake, Miss Trunchbull thinks Bruce Will Be .cu.n:nnenne Before HE finishes the chocolate cake, Bruce eats every of cake, 1 Lavenderhas a 9 She catches a... at the bottom of her garden, h She sense the newt to schoo! in her pencil box, i ‘She puts the newt in Miss Trunchbull's 2 Attr you read 19 Join the sentence halves to complete Miss Trunchbul's school rules. ‘a You must not have + a glass of water on her table. You must not eat * until she speaks to you © Youmust not speak * when you answer her questions. You must stand up + her chacolate cake. @ You must put + long hair. What isthe worst rule in your school? ‘Chapter 7 Before you read 20 Discuss these questions. ‘a Have you ever played a joke on a teacher? What happened? 1b What will happen when Miss Trunchbul finds the newt in her lass of water? © This chapter is called ‘Matilda's Eyes’. Why, do you think? While you read 21 Underline the mistakes. Write the right words. ‘2 Miss Trunchbul lifts Rupert up by his toos because he can't multiply two by seven. bb She ls Eric up by his nose because he can't spel ‘what’ = © Miss Trunchbul thinks Mr Wormwood is a d_ When Miss Trunchbull sees the newt in her lass, she laughs. ‘@ Miss Trunchbul thinks that Lavender put the new in the glass. {1 Matilda pushes the glass over with her hands. 9. The children say that Miss Trunchbull pushed the desk over. 8‘After you read 22 Who are these people? ‘a He screams like a frightened pig, 'b Miss Trunchbul drops him lke a rubber ball. © He's very brave. Miss Trunchbull calls hima litle snake. @ He's a robber {| Miss Trunchbul calls her a dt litle rat 9 Miss Trunchbull calls her an ugly litle spider. Chapter 8 Before you read 23 Matilda pustes a glass over with her mind and her eyes. How strong is your mind? Try this with a friend: Write five English words on a piece of paper. Do not show your friend. Think yery hard about the words. Try to tell your fiend with your mind ony. Your friend writes five words. Are any the same as your words? While you read 24 Tick the things that are true about Miss Honey's lf, ‘Miss Honey's mother dled when she was two. Her aunt came to live with her and her father ‘She was very kind to Miss Honey. ‘Miss Honey's father died suddenly when she was five, Her aunt murdered him, Her aunt was kinder than before. Miss Honey had to do all the work in the house. Her aunt gave her money for food and clothes. ‘She pays ten pence a week for the litte house, 1 She spends ninety pounds a week on food. After you read 25 Did Miss Honey's father really kil himself? What do you think happened? Write your ideas. -sereacce 4 Chapter 9 Before you read 26° Maticia learns that Miss Honey's first name is Jemy, Miss ‘Trunchbull’s fist name is Agatha and Miss Honey's father was called Magnus. Why does Matiida want to know this, do you think? What is her plan? While you read 27 Underline the correct words in ales. ‘The chalk starts writing on the flor /blackboard. Miss Trunchbull drops /kicks Witfred on in his head. ‘The chalk has a message for Jenny/ Agatha from Magnus. Nigel throws cold water/ orange juice over Miss Trunchbull ‘Miss Honey moves into her old house/father's office. ‘Mata can can't move things with her eyes now. The Wormwoods are running away to/coming back from Spain. fh They are happy/ worried about leaving Matilda in England. e+ceacce ‘After you read 128 Imagine that a friend asks you about the book. What wil you say about: ‘a the story: Is ita good story? What is it about? the people in the story: What are thay like? Writing 29 Write a conversetion between Matida and Lavender at schoo! the next day. ‘90 You work for the town newspaper. Wormwood Cars suddenly ‘closes down. The Wormwoods suddenly leave the county. Write a story for your newspaper. 31. You work for the government. You visit Crunchem Hall before ‘Matida starts there, Write a report about the school. 32 Wiite a ist of some of the rules at your school. 39 Think of a joke to play on Miss Trunchbul. How wil it work? Write about it. 45‘34 Miss Trunchbull wants ajob as a teacher at a new school far away. She writes a letter to the head teacher about herself. Some of her information is not true. Write her letter. ‘35 Which part or parts of the story did you enjoy most? Why? Do you think Roald Dabt is @ good writer? Why (not)? 36 Look at the picture of Miss Honey's house on page 29. Write a description of it ‘87 Compare the two teachers, Miss Honey and Miss Trunchpole, ‘98 Have you read any other books by Roald Dah!? Have you seen any flms of Roald Dahl books? Choose one. What happened in the story? Write about i ‘taf te Heri Tce Sport Progen ch es Pras Te ‘nn Galt Kener Gace For mr orton, He ae WORD LIST ‘argue (v) to have a disagreement backwards (adv) towards a place that is behind you blackboard (1) the big thing that the teacher writes on at the fiont of | ‘a classroom blow up (v) to destroy itself with a very loud and Sudden noise; the pas form is blew up chalk (0) a small stick of sof white tock that is used for writing drill a) a too! that turns fast and is usually used to make holes gearbox (n) an important part ofa ear {host (1) a dead petson who has left their body and returned to the world ‘glue (n) something that can stick owo dings together multiply by (v) to add a number to iselfa number of times ‘new (x) a siall water animal with four legs and a tail parrot (n) a colourful bind that can learn to say a few words rat (n) a small animal with a long sawdust (n) very small pieces of wood that are left when you cut ‘wood ‘several (quant) more than a few ‘snake (1) long chin animal with no legs epider (n) 2 small living thing with eight legs Warn (v) to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen | ail waste (v) to use something in a way that is not sensible will (x) a paper which says who you give your money to when you die