The picture of Dorian gray

O. WILDE

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

CHAPTER 1

1. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS TO BE REMEMBERED:

To shoulder one’s way through

To give rise to smth

To mirror

To toss one’s head

To elevate one’s eyebrows

To gain (to lose) a reputation

To set smb far above all

To put too much of oneself into smth

To stretch oneself out

Upon one’s world

To be vain

To fascinate

In the least

To bring ruin upon smb

To get confused over smth

To make a (no) row

Virtue

To go to a crush

On the verge of

To lionize smb

1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1) Why didn’t Basil want to tell Lord Henry his friend’s name?

Why was Dorian so dear to Basil?

2) Was Lord Henry right in his views as far as married life was concerned?

3) How did Lord Henry treat the people (his friends, enemies) in his own opinion? In Basil’s opinion?

4) How do you account for Lord Henry’s saying “I like persons better than principles…”

1. SPEAK ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS; MAKE USE OF THE ACTIVE WORDS AND WORD COMBINATIONS GIVEN ABOVE:

1. Dorian Gray
2. Basil Hallward
3. Lord Henry’s cynicism, his opinion of the masses, his personality

1. REPRODUSE THE CONVERSATION (p. 23-25) FROM THE WORDS: “I’m afraid….” to “…escape.”

CHAPTER 2

1. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS TO BE REMEMBERED:

To catch sight of smb

To extend a hand

To make peace with smb

To be in sulky moods

To bite one’s lip

To oblige smb

To have a bad influence over smb

To take a fancy to smb

To bewilder smb

To be at work

To hit the mark

To resume a pose

1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS; MAKE USE OF THE ACTIVE VOCABULARY:

1) Do you agree with Lord Henry’s idea of the two things that govern us?

2) In what words of Lord Henry do you see his anarchism and Hedonism?

3) With what did Dorian compare Lord Henry’s words which influenced on him?

4) What did Dorian feel when he looked at his portrait?

1. SPEAK ON:

1) Dorian’s appearance

2) Your opinion of Lord Henry’s poisonous ideas of Hedonism (p- 42-43)

3) Prove that Dorian responded to Lord Henry’s ideas.

1. FIND IN THE CHAPTER ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS TO THE FOLLOWING RUSSIAN WORD COMBINATIONS:

Выполнять обещание

Нарушать обещание

Его лицо исказилось болью

Не иметь ничего общего с

Бросился на диван

Вскочил с дивана

CHAPTER 3

1. SPEAK ON AUNT AGATHA’S GUESTS

2. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1) How is Oscar Wilde’s satire revealed in his descriptions of aristocratic people?

2) What decision concerning Dorian did Lord Henry undertake?

3) How did Lord Henry explain his detest for sufferings?

3. PROVE:

1) Lord Henry’s cynicism

2) His being a good actor

4. GIVE AN ORAL REPRODUCTION OF THE SITUATION FROM THE TEXT WITH THE FOLLOWING WORD COMBINATIONS:

To invent a facile excuse

I don’t feel up to the journey

To be vexed with smth

To lead smb astray

To sweep out the room

To have literary ambitions

5. FIND IN THE CHAPTER ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS TO THE FOLLOWING RUSSIAN WORD COMBINATIONS:

Продвинуться в чинах

Старомодный

Сводить с ума

Дело замяли

Попасть в хорошие руки

Благотворительные просьбы

Устать от чего-либо

Авторитетно заявить

Обанкротиться

6. MAKE UP YOUR OWN SITUATIONS ON 4-5 WORD COMBIATIONS TO YOUR CHOICE.

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