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a.“I admit that I think that it is better to be beautiful than to be good. But on the other hand no one is more ready than I am to acknowledge that it is better to be good than to be ugly” (p.189)

b.“Ugliness is one of the seven deadly sins…” (p.190)

4.Dorian Gray and love. Is he really able to love? Comment on the following:

“… and women rule the world. I assure you we can’t bear mediocrities. We, women, as someone says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your eyes, if you ever love at all” (p.191)

Chapters XIX and XX

I.Tasks and questions for discussion

1.Summary of each chapter;

2.Compositional elements of the novel.

3.The massage of the author. What philosophical ideas does the author touch upon in the novel?

4.Full character-sketches of Dorian Grey, Lord Henry and Basil Hallward. Whom do you approve of and whom do you blame? Why?

5.Your impressions of the novel.

Tasks for individual work

1.Descriptions of nature and interior. What are they given by the author for? Names of plants, insects, animals (enriching the vocabulary)

2.Words and phrases for the topic “Painting”. Thoughts about Art and Beauty. (enriching the vocabulary)

3.Words and phrases for the topic “Music.”

4.Words and phrases for the topic “Feelings and Emotions”. Thoughts about

Love.

5.Vocabulary and thoughts about women’s role in society and married life.

6.Words and phrases for the topic “Crime and Punishment”.

7.Words and phrases for the topic “Talking about people. Traits of character.”

8.Lord Henry's aphorisms you approve and disapprove.

9.Lord Henry's aphorisms and our today’s life.

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10.The usage of Modal Verbs.

11.The usage of Oblique Moods.

12.Composing sentences of your own with the vocabulary of the chapters. 13.Making up exercises of your own on the training of the vocabulary. 14.Simulating of speech situations based on lexical and grammar material of the

book, which can help to develop speaking and writing skills of the students.

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Учебное издание

Залешина Ирина Григорьевна

OSCAR WILDE. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY. ОБСУЖДАЕМ ПРОЧИТАННОЕ

Учебно-методическое пособие

Печатается в авторской редакции.

Иркутский государственный лингвистический университет 664025, г. Иркутск, ул. Ленина, 8

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