Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin,Ireland in 1854. His mother was Lady Jane Francesca Wilde, a well-known poet and journalist, and his father was Sir William Wilde, a talented writer as well as a doctor. He had an older brother, William, and a younger

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Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin,Ireland in
1854. His mother was Lady Jane Francesca Wilde, a
well-known poet and journalist, and his father
was Sir William Wilde, a talented writer as well
as a doctor. He had an older brother, William,
and a younger sister, Isola.
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Oscar was a very good student. He studied at
Trinity College, Dublin, and at Oxford University
in England. When he finished university,
Oscar moved to London where he met his wife.
They married and had two sons, Cyril and
Vyvyan.
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He was a popular Irish poet, novelist and
dramatist. He wrote a collection of fairy tales
called The Happy Prince, a novel, The picture of
Dorian Gray, The importance of Being Earnest, as
well as some excellent short stories like The
Canterville Ghost.

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The Canterville Ghost is a fantastic
adventure story. This story is about an American
ambassador and his family who buy a house
although the locals warn them that ghosts live in
it.
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TEST
1) When and where was Oscar Wilde born?
a) London, 1864 b) Dublin, 1854 c) Paris, 1874

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c) Dublin. 1854
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2) What was his father?
a) doctor, writer b) journalist, writer c) poet,
doctor
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a) Doctor ,writer
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3) Where did Oscar Wilde study?

• Trinity College in Dublin
• Trinity College in Cambridge
• Trinity College in London

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a) The Trinity college in Dublin
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4) Where did he meet his future wife?

1. Dublin
2. London
3. Paris

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b) In London
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5) What kind of story is The Canterville Ghost?

1. A detective story
2. A romantic story
3. A fantastic adventure story

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c) A fantastic adventure story
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• Used websites
• Webquest of Sidelnikova Anna
• www.englishstory.ru
• www.oscarwildesociety.co.uk/index.html
• www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/index.php

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