Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde takes place in London in the nineteenth century. Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respected scientist, is doing research into human nature. He believes that human beings have a good and evil side and that these sides are always in conflict. Dr. Jekyll’s colleagues disagree with his ideas and disapprove of his research. So Dr. Jekyll starts doing secret experiments on himself to prove his ideas. He takes special medicine which changes not only his character, but also his appearance. For a short time after he takes the medicine, he becomes Mr. Hyde, an evil man who looks frightening, has a violent personality and commits terrible crimes.

Later, friends think something strange is happening when Dr. Jekyll rewrites his will, leaving everything to Mr. Hyde, a man they do not know. They worry more when the police start asking questions about Mr. Hyde. Who is this stranger who is never seen at the same time as Dr. Jekyll? They think that Dr. Jekyll may be protecting Hyde from the police, or that Hyde is blackmailing Dr. Jekyll.

Dr. Jekyll has now proved that human nature is both good and evil, but soon he starts to enjoy being Mr. Hyde. He changes into Mr. Hyde more often and finds it more difficult to change back into Mr. Jekyll.

Eventually Dr. Jekyll changes into Mr. Hyde without taking any medicine and finds he cannot change back again. This means that he cannot leave his house, because someone might see him and he might be arrested. The story ends badly for “both” characters.

Definitions:

admit	agree or say that something is true, although you do not want to
biography	a book about a person's life
knock (v)	hit a door with your hand in order to attract someone's attention
permanently	for all future time, or for a very long time
profession	a job that needs special education and training
recuperate	to spend time getting better after an illness, injury, etc.
respectable	behaving in a way that people think is socially acceptable or morally right
appearance	the way that someone or something looks or seems to other people
blackmail	to make someone pay you money or do what you want by threatening to tell secrets about them
colleague	someone you work with .
commit a crime	do something illegal
human nature	behaviour, faults qualities. etc. that are typical of ordinary people
in conflict	a situation of disagreement or fighting between people or groups or ideas
personality	someone's character, especially the way they behave towards other people
will (n.)	a legal document in which you say who you want to give your money and property to after you die

Language Notes

۩ Would rather + inf. = would prefer + to + inf. تفيد التفضيل

I'd rather stay at home. = I'd prefer to stay at home.

Would rather + inf. ………….than + inf.يفضل

I’d rather go to the cinema than watch TV.

Would rather + inf. +n.-------than + n. يفضل

 I’d rather have coffee than tea.

۩ rather + adj. / adv. = fairly / to some degree إلي حد ما

It's rather hot today, isn't it?

Prefer to + inf. / V+ing. يفضل

He prefers to play tennis. He prefers playing tennis.

would prefer to + inf. يفضل

I'd prefer not to discuss this issue.

Prefer + V+ing. + to + V+ing

He prefers watching football to playing it.

 It is time to + inf. لقد حان وقت It is time to go home.

 It is time for + n. لقد حان وقت It is time for dinner.

 It is time + فاعل . + Past simple

It is time she went home. لقد حان وقت

۩ Biography سيرة حياة (يكتبها شخص عن آخر)

۩ Autobiography سيرة حياة (يكتبها الشخص عن نفسه)

 He wrote a biography of Queen Victoria.

 He described his childhood in his autobiography.

● at the end (of) غالبا يأتي بعدها الاسم

● in the end يأتي بعدها جملة أو تأتي في نهاية الجملة

My house is at the end of this street.

We went shopping and visited some friends. In the end, we went home.

۩ Respected (adj.) يحظي بالاحترام والإعجاب بسبب عمله أو انجازاته

۩ Respectable (adj.) محترم (يتصرف بطريقة مقبولة اجتماعيا وأخلاقيا)

۩ Respectful (adj.) يُظهر الاحترام لـ

He is one of the most respected managers.

He comes from a respectable family.

We should be respectful towards elderly people.

۩ human (adj.) بشري / إنساني

The accident was the result of human error .

۩ humane (adj.) عطوف

The refugees اللاجئون receive humane treatment .

۩ Find + obj. + adj.

I find it easy to study English.

۩ Fend for (yourself) يعتني (بنفسه) defend (yourself) يدافع عن نفسه

The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away.

You should be able to defend yourself in dangerous situations.

۩ Fault خطأ Foul خطأ في الرياضة

I'm very sorry. It's my fault.

He had committed 3 fouls in the match.

۩ fall / fell / fallen يسقط fail يفشل / يرسب  fell يقطع (شجرة)

The book fell from his hands.

He failed the English exam.

More than 50 trees were felled.

۩ relation علاقة رسمية (بين الدول مثلا) relationship علاقة شخصية أو أسرية

Relations between the two countries have improved recently.

I have a good relationship with my parents.

۩ Make + someone + inf. يُجبر شخص علي عمل شيء

۩ Make + Obj. + adj. ۩ Make = be / become

They made me sign the cheque. He did everything he could to make us happy.

I don't think he will ever make a good doctor.

Exercises on Vocabulary and Language Notes:

Choose the correct answer:

1. My brother went on holiday to Aswan. Now he's decided to live there (annually – permanently – perfectly – strangely).

2. I thought the test would be easy, but I must (admit – deny – try – refuse) that I'm finding it quite difficult.

3. Someone (booked – locked - knocked – shocked) on our door late last night, but I didn't open it.

4. Doctors and nurses belong to the medical (procession – confession – division – profession).

5. All my friends come from very (respect – respecting – respectable – irresponsible) families.

6. My grandfather is (recombining - recuperating – recounting – recalling) at the moment after a long illness.

7. I'm reading a new (biology – demography – biography – graph) of William Shakespeare. He had a very interesting life.

8. Ali wasn't badly injured in the accident, but his (recuperation – realization – reclamation – recommendation) took longer than we thought.

9. I've worked in a lot of different places. Now I'd like a more (temporary – permanent – partly – divided) job.

10. You can find (electrical – anatomical - biographical –arithmetical) information about many writers on the internet.

11. When he said he was sorry, it was an (aggression - admission – ambition – absorption) that he was wrong.

12. I (inspect – expect – inject –respect) people who are honest and do hard work.

13. If you are a doctor, it's very important to behave (professionally – accidentally – annually – automatically) towards your patients.

14. Where (did – could – was – were) you born? In Cairo.

15. She has a very nice (acidity – activity – personality – ambiguity). She's kind to everyone she meets.

16. People who (commit – emit – submit – vomit) serious crimes should be sent to prison.

17. He left everything to his son in his (receipt – cheque – card – will).

18. When my brother started his new job, all his (catalogues - colleagues – dialogues – presenters) were friendly and helpful.

19. If you are going to a job interview, your (appearance – acquaintance – allowance – audience) is important. You must look your best.

20. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (takes – makes – does – acts) place in London.

21. Dr Jekyll was (taking – making – doing – acting) research into human nature.

22. He (did – planned – made – gave) a special medicine for himself.

23. When he (gave – did – put – took) the medicine, he changed into Mr Hyde.

24. The medicine (made – took – had – acted) him do terrible things.

25. (Annoyance – Approval – Conflict – Anger) is a situation of disagreement or fighting between people or groups.

26. A (well – will – wall – wail ) is a legal document saying what would happen to someone's money and things after they die.

27. A (classmate – neighbour – enemy – colleague) is a person you work with.

28. (Personality – Behaviour – Conduct - Appearance) means someone's character or the way someone behaves towards others.

29. Human (race – kind – nature – goal) means behaviour or qualities typical of ordinary people.

30. To (conflict – connect – contact – commit) a crime is to do it.

31. (Endurance – Appearance – Difference – Independence) is the way someone looks to other people.

32. To (intend – decide – deny – admit) means to agree or say that something is true, although you do not want to

33. A/An (biography – research – experiment - survey ) is a book about someone's life.

34. A (job – position – career - profession) is a job that needs special education and training.

35. To (recuperate – recreate – recognize - reconsider) means to spend time getting better after an illness.

36. To (kidnap – embezzle - blackmail - steal) means to make someone pay you money or do what you want by threatening to tell secrets about them.

37. I'm sure my cousin will (make – take – do – act) a good accountant. He loves mathematics.

38. She believes it was the doctor's (false – foul - fault – fake) that Peter died.

39. It was raining. There were no taxi. (At the end – To the end – In the end – Of the end) we managed to arrive home.

40. She wrote a/an (autograph – telegram – autobiography – biography) of Winston Churchill.

Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:

1. It is time thinking about buying a house.

2. She'd rather watching TV than go to the cinema.

3. At first he denied stealing the money but he later indebted it.

4. He locked on the door before he entered.

5. Smoking is likely to damage your health parentally.

6. She spent a month in the country cooperating from the operation.

7. She has a very nice person. Everyone likes her.

8. May I introduce one of my colleges at the bank?

9. It's only human creature to want the best for your children.

10. There was a lot of infect between him and his father.

11. She left me some money in her wool.

12. He was sent to prison because he had connected murder.

13. They changed the whole annoyance of the house just by painting.

14. He felled in his attempt to break the record.

15. We should restrict the environment and not pollute it.