The devoted friend. Oscar Wilde

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The devoted friend
Oscar Wilde

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Nationality: Irish , born in Dublin
Father: Sir William Wilde (eye doctor)
Mother: Jane Francesca Elgee (poet and journalist)
Siblings: brother William, sister Isola
Spouse: Constance Lloyd
Children: two sons - Cyril and Vyvyan
Educated:
Trinity College (Dublin)
Magdalen College (Oxford)
Occupation: Playwright, novelist, poet, editor, critic
Period: Victorian era (1837–1901)
Literary movement: Aestheticism
Famous Works:
The Picture of Dorian Gray (novel)
The Importance of Being Earnest (play)
The Ballad of Reading Gaol (poem)
Died: November 30, 1900 (aged 46) in Paris, France
Resting place: Le Pére Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie
Wills Wilde
1854-1900

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Have you read any of these books?
Wilde’s
works

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5.

There are two main characters in
the tale: Hans and Hugh the
Miller.
It’s very easy for you to guess
that everyone likes Little Hans.
He is described by the author as a
simple, innocent and kindhearted man, such an image of an
English commoner of that time.
He is a hard-working toiler, who
lives in his small cottage and
taking care of his garden.

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Learn the words
plucking
ashamed
unselfishness
spoil
envious
temptation
drowsy
sternly
срывающий
пристыженный
бескорыстие
испортить
завистливый
соблазн
сонный
строго

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Andrea never forgets to
say “please” and “thank
you”
Erin thinks she is so
beautiful and
constantly looks at
herself in the mirror
Bob wants whatever
his friends have
Professor Daven can
answer any grammar
question!
Valerie doesn’t think
things through
sometimes
polite
silly
envious
clever
vain
compassionate
kind-hearted
selfish
If somebody is upset or
sad, Kyle always shows
them a lot of
understanding.
Alan is so caring and
generous.
Jacob only cares about
himself and not other
lonely
He’s so unhappy as
he has nobody to
speak to
charming
Hillary has a great
personality and she’s
very attractive too

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Comprehension questions
1. Oscar Wild was born in Northern Ireland F
2. Oscar Wild wrote novels. F
3. Little Hans had a great many friends. T
4. It wasn’t surprising for neighbours that the Miller
never gave Hans anything in return. F
5. In autumn Hans was extremely lonely as the Miller
never came to see him. F
6. The Miller’s son was eager to help Little Hans. T
7. The Miller was proud of his son. F
8. According to the Miller’s words “envy is the a most
terrible thing” T
9. The Miller’s son was crying into his tea because he
was so sorry for Hans. F
10. The Water - rat narrated the story. F

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Collective Nouns
• Collective nouns are names of a group of people, animals or
collections of things:
a crowd
a family
a class
an audience
a government
a team

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Learn some new collective nouns
of sheep
a flock
стадо
of birds
стая
a swarm of bees
рой

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of wolves
cтая
a pack
of dogs
свора
a crew
экипаж

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of cows
a herd
of deer
стадо
of elephants

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of fish
косяк
a school
of whales
стая
a pride of lions
стая

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a bunch
of keys
связка
of flowers
букет
a bundle
связка, вязанка, узел

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Singular or plural
1. People in developed countries live/lives longer than their parents.
2.A crowd is/ are a group of people which usually has a common goal.
3. A large group of journalists is/are waiting for President’s speech.
4.The angry mob outside the jail is/are ready to riot.
6. The staff in this shop is/are always very creative and helpful.
5. Our hockey team is/are winning 3:0.
6. The team is/are heading for the international championship.
7.The jury is/are having its/their lunch.
8. Our staff work/works hard on Black Friday
9. The family live/lives in different places around the world.
10. Half of my colleagues is/are Irish.