"MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS" by Gerald Durrell

I hope you've enjoyed watching the trailer of the first 10' of a BBC film based on the book My Family and Other Animals, from which Conversations is taken from.

Now, work on these questions. Do not post the answers as we'll discuss them in class.
1- Where's the family in the first scene?
2- What's wrong with: Margo, Leslie, Gerald?
3- Time of the year: .............
4- Where does Larry get the idea of moving to Corfu from?
5- Mother's comments about moving to Corfu: ............
6- Comment on the customs scene.
7- What's the dog's name?
8- What's the customs officer's excuse for not giving mother the suitcase?
9- Why does Margo get upset at the table?
10- What explanation does Larry give for the taxi drivers behaving in such a crazy way?
11- Why does Spiro speak English? Characterize his driving. What's his attitude once he gets to know the family?
12- Why do they move to another villa?
13- What do Larry and Leslie think of mother?
14- How old is mother?
15- Find at least 5 phrasal verbs used by the characters.