4º HC - Final Assignment - Short Stories

Story 1: The picture of Dorian Gray

I. THE AUTHOR: OSCAR WILDE
http://www.wilde-online.info/oscar-wilde-biography.htm
http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/
http://www.wilde-oscar.com/
1.1. Complete the following fact file:
Full name:
Parents:
Cause of death
Wife’s name

1.2 Complete the timeline with Oscar Wilde’s biography:
Date Event
1854
1864-71
1881
1884
1895
1900

II. THE STORY
Search the Web and find information about the book "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

Year of Publication:
Genre:
Main Characters:
Secondary Characters:

2.1 Read the Summary of the story and answer the questions below:
http://www.bookrags.com/notes/dg/SUM.html

a) What is Dorian’s wish?
b) According to Dorian what are the only worthwhile aspects of life?
c) What is the name of this philosophy?
d) Why does Dorian reject Sibyl?
e) Why did Dorian kill basil?

2. 2 Match these words with its proper definition

A	B
1. portrait	…… . having committed or tending to commit sin
2. engagement	……. feeling fear, dread, apprehension, or solicitude
3. ephemeral	……. a state of happiness or felicity.
4. slightly	……. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some misfortune
5. thoroughly	…….To a small degree or extent
6. sinful	…….A painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, especially of the face.
7. joy	….. performance of moral or religious acts
8. get rid of	…….lasting a very short time
9. fearful	…… using the voice; not silently
10. out loud	…… a pledge of marriage
11. anxiety	……Completely, in detail.
12. deeds	…… dispose of something or somebody
13. muse	…… the source of an artist's inspiration
14. beliefs	……. any cognitive content held as true

2.3 Choose 7 words or phrases from the list and create 7 full sentences in English.

III. THE VIDEO

3. 1 Watch the trailer of the movie and complete the text below using the words given below:

Terrifying First Remember Never True Yours
Only Key Seen London Things Price
Soul Kill Perfect Having There Made
Youth Suggest Face Secret

• · I’ve done dreadful …………………………, monstrous things and there would be a ………………………...
• · Do you ………………………… when I ……………….. came to …………………….?
• · You have the …………… two things worth ……………… looks and ………………..
• · The world is …………………..
• · I ……………………… we rattle a little hell
• · You’re ………………………...
• · This is not my …………………. ……………………….
• · You ……………………… age.
• · Not a scar
• · What are you?
• · I am what you ………………….. me.
• · What’s your ……………………….?
• · If I told you I’d have to ………………….. you.
• · How ……………………………...
• · Who’s in there?
• · Give me the …………………………!
• · I have ……………………… my ……………………………….
• · And ………………………. would be a price.