- •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:
- •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.
- •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:
- •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:
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:
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perfectly
thoroughly
absolutely
passionately
really
extraordinarily
wonderfully
quite
true
stupid
delightful
adore
handsome
wonderful
practical
incorrigible
Give extensive answers to the following questions:
What news did Lord Henry break to Basil Hallward?
What ‘great difference’ is there between being married and being engaged?
What was the excellent effect that the portrait produce on Dorian Gray?
Why did Lord Henry never approve or disapprove of anything?
What ‘real drawback’ did Lord Henry see in marriage?
How did Lord Henry explain his contempt for optimism?
How was Sibyl Vane playing Rosalind?
Did Dorian Gray formally propose to Sibyl? What is Lord Henry’s theory of proposals?
How did Dorian Gray describe Lord Henry’s theories about love and pleasure?
What did Lord Henry mean by ‘good’ and what did Dorian Gray mean by ‘pleasure’?
Why did the painter get so downtrodden when he learned about Dorian Gray’s engagement?
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.
for some reason or other, adoration, flesh and blood, cynical, overemphasize, fiasco, see through, dawn on, mimic (v), third-rate, shallow and unworthy, infinite.
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:
terribly horribly curiously thoroughly absolutely absolutely horribly absurdly simply entirely |
oppressive shrill listless artificial false incompetent disappointed artificial self-contained callous and cold altered melodramatic apparent |
Give extensive answers to the following questions:
How, according to Dorian Gray, did Sibyl Vane make common people in the audience different?
Did the painter approve of Dorian Gray’s decision?
Why was Sibyl Vane’s acting a complete failure?
How did the friends react to her acting?
Was the girl upset when the performance was over?
How did she explain why she acted so badly?
Did Dorian Gray share his girlfriend’s excitement? What did he accuse her of?
Did Sibyl Vane ask to forgive her? Why did the girl mention her brother?
What changes did Dorian Gray spot in the portrait?
What did these changes mean?
At what decision did Dorian Gray finally arrive?
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.
on tiptoe, mix up in, downright, put ashes on your head, spare (v), feel up to, feign.