Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde A class project
Abraham Fuentes 2ยบ B IES Cristo del Rosario- Zafra (Badajoz) 25/2/2014 -1-
Title: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Author: Robert Louis Stevenson. Publishing House: Macmillan Readers. Main characters: Dr Henry Jekyll. He was a rich man. So he didn't have to earn any money. He spent all his time studying medical and scientific problems in his laboratory. Mr Edward Hyde. He was small ad his face was pale. His clothes were too large for him. He spoke in a low, rough voice. J.G.Utterson. He was a lawyer. In the year 1885 he was fifty-five years old. He was a tall, thin man. His face was pale and the colour of his hair was silver. He always wore a white shirt and a black suit. These were the clothes of a lawyer. He lived alone in a large house near the centre of london. Mr Utterson was a serious man who did not smile very often. But he was kind and intelligent and had many good friends. Mr Enfield. Mr Utterson's cousin, a younger man who is assumed to be slightly more wild than his respectable and sedate relative. Dr Lanyon. He had thick white hair. He was an old man but he still looked young. He always happy and lively. Sir Danvers Carew. A highly respected and prominet member of English society who Edward Hyde brutally murders. Poole. Dr. Jekyll's faithful butler. When fearful for his master's life, Poole seeks out Mr. Utterson's assistance. Maud Doyle. Mr Maw. • Summary: Dr Jekyll try to find a formula to disappear the evil in the hearts of mortals and for it he decided to try this formula with himself, but the effect was the opposite, whenever ingested the formula became a grotesque being both physically and mentally. Identity changes occurred quite often without the doctor take the formula. One night in the midst of transformation and in a fit of rage attacked a person. after that he could not go home because he knew that everyone was awaiting him. He turned to a friend to steal the formula for your home and back to normal. After days no one knew anything or Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde. • I like the book because is about mystery and intrigue. • • • •
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WORD silver
MEANING plata
empty dirty side
vacĂo sucio lado
knock injured
golpear lesionado
envelope
sobre
reply nearby narrow
responder cercano estrecho
pocket several sure pull trouble recognize
bolsillo varios seguro tirar problema reconocer
care shall bandages
cuidado deberĂĄ vendajes
label
etiqueta
jar
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SENTENCE I have a silver coin in my purse The pail is empty The street is very dirty On the other side of the wall I knocked in the door My friend was injured in the football match They open the envelope I reply the question I am nearby to she He found the narrow street I've a coin in my pocket He had several balls I am sure of it They pull a rock We have troubles You must recognize your problems I have very care He shall break it A mummy has bandages The shirt hasn't got label There is a jar with water
murderer
asesino
mad mirror drug
loco espejo droga
afraid letter
asustado carta
poison
t贸xico
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He is the famous murderer You are very mud The mirror is broken Drugs are bad for our body I am very afraid This is a very important letter The food is poison