- •The picture of dorian gray (study guide)
- •(The Preface; Chapters 1-4)
- •The Preface
- •Chapter 1
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •State which characteristics and features from the box below refer to the main characters of the book:
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •State which characteristics and features from the box below refer to the main characters of the book:
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Chapter 3
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •State which characteristics and features from the box below refer to the characters of the book:
- •Chapter 2
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Chapter 4
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •State which characteristics and features from the box below refer to the characters of the book:
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Follow-up activities
- •Comment on the following quotes:
- •Learn the pronunciation and meaning of these proper names
- •Comprehension tasks. Chapter 5
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •State which characteristics and features from the box below refer to the main characters of the book:
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Chapter 6
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Combine the intensifying adverbs in the left-hand column with the adjectives and a verb in the right-hand column as in the book. Use them in your own sentences:
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Chapter 7
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Combine the intensifying adverbs in the left-hand column with the adjectives and in the right-hand column as in the book. Use them in your own sentences:
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Chapter 8
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Vocabulary in use
- •Translate the following sentences into English using the vocabulary from this unit.
- •Follow-up activities
- •Comment on the following quotes:
- •Chapter 11
- •Chapter 9
- •Give your opinion on the following quotations:
- •Chapter 10
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Give your opinion on the following quotations:
- •Chapter 11
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Give your opinion on the following quotations:
- •Chapter 12
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Give your opinion on the following quotations:
- •Chapter 13
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
- •Chapter 14
- •Unit IV (Chapters 15-20)
- •Chapter 15
- •Chapter 17
- •Chapter 19
- •Chapter 15
- •Chapter 16
- •Chapter 17
- •Chapter 18
- •Chapter 19
- •Give your opinion on the following quotations:
- •Chapter 20
- •Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •Give extensive answers to the following questions:
Give extensive answers to the following questions:
Why could ‘only England have produced Lord Fermor’?
What is the story of Dorian Gray’s parentage?
Does Lord Henry enjoy his influence on Dorian Gray?
Why does Lord Henry think that Dorian Gray “could be made a Titan or a Toy”?
Why is Basil Hallward interesting from a psychological point of view?
What does Lord Henry seek to be to Dorian Gray?
Why are paradoxes ‘good in their own way’?
What can’t Lord Henry sympathize with?
What ‘delightful theory’ does Lord Henry put forward this time?
How does Dorian Gray explain his desire to come with Lord Henry?
Chapter 4
Explain the meaning of the word-combinations and set phrases from the list below. Quote the sentences in which they were used in the book. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
cosmopolitan, commonplace, idle, consistency, wretched, be on friendly terms with, be disguised as, appeal to one’s imagination, run down, a conspiracy against, to have seen better days, lay one’s eyes for, in unison/ at discord.
State which characteristics and features from the box below refer to the characters of the book:
Lord Henry Wotton
Lady Victoria Wotton
Sibyl Vane
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Give extensive answers to the following questions:
What are Dorian Gray and Lady Victoria talking about?
What are Lord Henry’s views on women?
How did Dorian Gray first meet Sibyl Vane?
What difference in Dorian Gray does Lord Henry notice?
Has Dorian Gray change his attitude to Basil Hallward since he met Lord Henry?
How does Lord Henry apply methods of natural science to the investigation of human soul?
In what sense was the lad ‘Lord Henry’s creation’?
Follow-up activities
Comment on the following quotes:
“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter” (Chapter 1).
You change too often…(Chapter 1).
“All influence is immoral” (Chapter 2).
“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it” (Chapter 2).
“It is part of myself. I feel that” (Chapter 2).
“That would be a murder” (Chapter 2).
“If a man is a gentleman, he knows quite enough, and if he is not a gentleman, whatever he knows is bad for him” (Chapter 3).
“A great poet, a really great poet, is the most unpoetical of all creatures” (Chapter 4).
UNIT II
(Chapters 5-8)
BACKGROUND READING
Chapter 5
Dandy – old-fashioned a man who spends a lot of time and money on his clothes and appearance.
Chapter 6
Puritan [] – someone with strict moral views who thinks that pleasure is unnecessary and wrong.
Individualism [] – the belief that the rights and freedom of individual people are the most important rights in a society.
Chapter 7
Covent Garden [] – an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden. The official name is The Royal Opera House.
Chapter 8
The Louis XV style or Louis Quinze [] was a French Rococo style in the decorative arts, and, to a lesser degree, architecture. The style was characterized by supreme craftsmanship and the integration of the arts of cabinetmaking, painting, and sculpture. French furniture of the period was highly ornamental and elegant, and designed to mesh with the rest of the home décor.
Sow poppies in one’s garden = to forget
PRE-READING TASKS.