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Answer these questions in English: What is the story about? o    The story is about a prince that criying because he saw the misery of his city. Is this a sad or happy story? o    Is a story happy because the prince wanted to help the people of his city. How many characters are there in this story? o    T had thirteen characters . Who is your favorite character and why? o    My favorite character is the pigeon because although he wanted to leave he stayed and helped until he died.

Summaries Write a brief summary  (6 lines) of the following Oscar Wilde´s stories. Include one picture for each book. 1)The picture of Dorian Gray. A painter is fascinated by the extraordinary beauty of Dorian, his young model, who lives in full victorian age and fulfills all their wishes, without limits or prejudices. The painter declares that it would be happy if Dorian could forever stay exactly as it is. This desire translates into a pact that leads Dorian to commit all sorts of atrocities, until you get to the crime. 2) The importance of being Ernest. Two men play to be called Ernesto, when in reality their names are pretty simple, and looking for the loves of two women obsessed with marriage with Ernesto, which leads to the multiple entanglements and confusions. This book is entertaining and entangled.    3) An ideal husband. Undersecretary of State Sir Robert Chiltern is an ideal husband for his wife Lady Chiltern, a brilliant politician and a p

Write a short biography of Oscar Wilde. Include a picture.   Write a list of Oscar Wilde´s books. Birth name:  Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Birth date:  October 16, 1854 Birth place:  Dublin, Ireland Nationality:  Irish  Wilde at Oxford (april, 1876 – age 22) Educated: ·          Trinity College (Dublin) ·          Magdalen College (Oxford) 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 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

The Nightingale and the Rose - Activities Activity I: Write a brief summary of "The Nightingale and the Rose". Include the following words (7p) - And                  - Or - So                     - Then -After that           - Finally The story is about a young man student that who is in love with the teacher's daughter. He wanted to dance with the girl and she fell in love with him , but she requested a red rose for dancing with him. So the student looking a red rose. One day a nightingale saw the student and then decided to help you looking for a red rose.  the nightingale after that flew to different locations looking for the rose he met a rose who told him that only his blood would create the red rose that both wanted, but had to be buried the heart in thorns while singing until I die or not get the rose. Finally the nightingale died so that the young man was happy with the red rose, but the girl rejected the rose red and he. Activity II: Ex