THE HAPPY PRINCE

JAVIER MUÑOZ 1ºB IES Cristo del Rosario – Zafra (Badajoz) 05/01/2013

* THE HAPPY PRINCE /THE SELFISH GIANT * OSCAR WILDE * PUBLISHING HOUSE: VICENS VIVES * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: - NAME: OSCAR WILDE - BORN: IN DUBLIN, IRELAND - WHEN: 16 OCTOBER 1854 - FIRST BOOK: POEMS (1881) - MOST FAMOUS SHORT STORIES:THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES(1888) - MOST FAMOUS NOVEL: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY(1891) - MOST FAMOUS PLAYS: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST(1895), AN IDEAL HUSBAND - MOST FAMOUS POEM: THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL(1898) - TRAVELS: UNITED STATES, ITALY, FRANCE. - DIED: 30 NOVEMBER 1900. *MAIN CHARACTERS: - THE HAPPY PRINCE: IS A STATUE OF GOLD AND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY. - SWALLOW: IS SMALL AND FLY WITH HER FRIENDS. *PERSONAL OPINION: THE HAPPY PRINCE is a book very interesting and emotional,

because is sad. *SUMMARY: THE HAPPY PRINCE The book goes about the happy prince and the swallow. The happy prince need help and uses a swallow.

The happy prince is in the middle of the city and he can see all city.

He see poor people . So he gives a ruby to a sick child by the swallow. He see a poor writer . So he gives a sapphire to the writer by the swallow too.

Finally he see a match girl poor too. So he gives another sapphire to her by the swallow too.

Finally the swallow dies and the happy prince´s heart breaks .

God instructs one of his angels to bring to happy prince and the swallow come into his garden of PARADISE, in which little bird can sing and the happy prince live forever.

*MAIN CHARACTERS - GIANT:IS VERY BIG AND SELFISH. - CHILDREN: ARE PLAYFUL AND NAUGHTY. * PERSONAL OPINION THE SELFISH GIANT is a book educational because teaches you not to be selfish. * SUMMARY THE SHELFISH GIANT

The giant is very big and selfish.

He goes to a friend´s house for a few years.

Then the children advantage come into his garden One day saw them and says: only I can play here.

The children run away.

Then the wind, the snow, the hail and the ice reigned in his garden.

The spring never doesn´t come to his garden.

There is a hole in the wall of the garden and the children come in. They returns the spring to the giant ´s garden So he decided that children play in the garden.

When the giant became old, died under one of his trees.

VOCABULARY CHART Name: Javier Mu単oz Hernandez Date: 7/01/13

Class:1b2

Title: The Happy Prince.

WORD

MEANING

Chapter:1

SENTENCE

drop

gota

Suddenly a big drop of water falls on him.

tears

lagrima

There are tears on his golden face.

was

Era/estube

In the castle I was happy.

misery

miseria

But now I am on this column and I can see all the misery of my city .

heart

corazon

My heart is made of metal but I cry.

tomb

Tumba

They sleep in the tomb of the great king

messenger

mensagero

Can you stay with me for one night and by my messenger.

ill

enfermo

The boy is very ill and his mother is very sad.

Passes by

Pasa por

He passes by the church and see statues of white angels.

feathers

plumas

All birds have faethers.

Backwards

Hacia atras

Up down or backwards.

VOCABULARY CHART Name: Javier Mu単oz Hernandez Date:

Class:1b2

Title: The Happy Prince

WORD

MEANING

Chapter:2

SENTENCE

lions

leones

At midday the yellow lions.

roar

rugido

They have big green eyes and a terrible roar.

attic

atico

I can see a young man in an attic.

firewood

le単a

He can sell it and buy food and firewood.

Nest

nido

My friends are making a nest.

Match girl

cerillera

There is a little match girl

puddle

charco

Look her matches are falling in a puddle of water.

VOCABULARY CHART Name:Javier Mu単oz hernandez Date:

Class:1b2

Title: The Happy Prince

Chapter:3

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

ibises

ibises

In Egypt there are red birds called ibises.

sphinx

esfinge

There is a sphinx too.

misery

miseria

But misery is the biggest secret

leaf

Hoja

Leaf, by leaf.

dull

aburrido

Now the prince looks dull and grey.

lagh

sonreir

They laugh and play in the street.

VOCABULARY CHART Name: Javier Mu単oz Hernandez Date:

Class:1b2

Title: The Selfish Giant

Chapter:1

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

peach

melocoton

There are twelve peach.

ogre

ogro

He is visiting his friend the ogre.

builds

construir

So the giant building.

Stones

piedras

There are a big stones.

cloak

vestido

The snow covers the grass with her big white cloak

silver

plata

The frost paints the trees silver.

VOCABULARY CHART Name: Javier Muñoz Hernandez Date:

Class: 1b2

Title: The Selfish Giant

Chapter:2

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

climb

escalar

He is very small and he can´t climb the tree.

Know down

destruir

Know down the wall.

playground

patio

The children´s playground forever.

axe

hacha

He takes a big axe.

VOCABULARY CHART Name: Javier Muñoz Hernandez Date:

Class: 1b2

Title: The Selfish Giant

Chapter:3

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

enormous

enorme

So he sits in an enormous armchair.

wounds

heridas

What are these wounds?

Marks nails

Marcas clavos

There are marks of the nails on the child´s hands and foot.

kneels

De rodillas

He kneels in front of the little child.