Презентация к уроку английского языка Биография Оскара Уайлда

Extensive Reading Across the curriculum: literature

“ TIME STANDS STILL IN CANTERVILLE FOR AGES THIS CURSE LAYS UPON PASS THE NIGHT WALKING

FOR FOUR HUNDRED YEARS LONGING FOR THIS LIAISON…”

Oscar Wilde

(16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900)

Answer the questions:

• Where was O. Wilde from?
• Who were his parents?
• What do you know about his education?
• When did he write his book? What kind of book was it?
• What can you say about his marital status?
• What kind of books did he write?
• What are his well-known books?

Biography

Correct the sentences:

• Oscar Wilde’s mother was interested in Scottish fairy tales.
• Oscar Wilde published fairy tales and fantastic adventure stories for his father.
• The Canterville Ghost is a scary ghost story.
• Oscar thought there were many physical differences between English and American people.
• The story has been made into a film three times.
• The book is published in English only.

Background information

Read and mark TRUE, FALSE or NOT STATED

• R.Burns was born in Alloway, on the 25 th of January

2) FALSE

1) TRUE

3) NOT STATED

• His father William Burns was a rich farmer

1) TRUE

2) FALSE

3) NOT STATED

• There were seven children in his family

1) TRUE

2) FALSE

3) NOT STATED

• He was a ploughboy and he worked at the field

1) TRUE

2) FALSE

3) NOT STATED

• His nurse told Robert many tales and ballads

1) TRUE

2) FALSE

3) NOT STATED

• He was fond of reading , hi favorite writer was Shakespeare

1) TRUE

2) FALSE

3) NOT STATED

The plot

Describe the main heroes.