Engaging with the opening chapter of 'The BFG'

Reading aloud involves using an expressive voice, varying volume, emphasising keywords and using facial expressions. Roald Dahl uses repetition, ambiguity and a cliffhanger to create a scary atmosphere in the opening chapter. Inferring is about drawing conclusions or making educated guesses based on information and clues provided in a text. Evidence from the text is used to support inferences we make about a character or an event in a text. Precise vocabulary choices, setting descriptions and purposeful sentence structures are used to build suspense.