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WORKSHEET ON THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by O. Wilde

1. Read the story and underline the adjectives you find.

2. Choose the correct answer:

a) Where did Lord Henry first meet Dorian?
-at the theatre
-at Basil Hallward´s house
-at a dinner party

b)When Dorian got closer to Lord Henry…
-he became more intelligent
-he became richer
-he lost his innocence

c)What happened between Sybil and Dorian?
-she killed herself
-eventually they got married
-they broke their engagement and were happy forever.

d)What did James, Sybil´s brother, want?
-an explanation
-to punish Dorian
-to talk to Sybil and Dorian

3.Match the word with its definition:

PUNISH/ ART/ PORTRAIT/ YOUTH/ SOUL
-A picture or painting of someone
-Making beautiful things like pictures and paintings
-Inflict penalty on someone
-The part of a person that is not the body
-The period between childhood and manhood

4.Fill in the gaps with the following words ( some changes may be needed):

fear/ locked up/ influence/ exhibit/ stab
-“ I can´t…………………..the picture in an art gallery”
- In despair, he ……………………… his portrait.
- Dorian has nothing to………………………….
- “Don´t change him. Don´t try to……………………….him”
- Only he knows about the portrait he keeps ………………………
in his attic.

5. Who would say these sentences?

“ I have put too much of myself into this painting”
                                          “There is nothing in the world as important as youth”
“ I wish that I could always stay young and the picture could grow old”
                                            “It´s the best portrait that you´ve ever painted”

6. Dictation

7.Discussion points.

How much can we tell of a person´s personality by looking at their face or expression?

Is it possible for someone to look innocent and beautiful , but be evil and ugly inside, like we read that happens in the story?