Another quarrel and two more reconciliations BEFORE READING 5 Chapter 1 Briefly recap on what you know about the plot so far by completing the sentences. 1. Jack Worthing uses an alias, a. .........................................., to go to town as often as he likes and to have the chance to see b. ..................................... . He finally finds the courage to c. ....................................... to his loved one and therefore decides to kill his alias, who is known to everybody as his younger d. ..................................... . 2. Algernon Moncrieff is an attractive young man who likes enjoying himself. To escape from his family obligations, he has invented an e. ..................................... friend, whom he has called f. ....................................., to go to the country whenever he likes. Hearing that his friend Jack has a good-looking g. ....................................., he goes to visit her and pretends to be Jack s brother, h. ..................................... . 3. Gwendolen Fairfax is the daughter of a strict, posh woman, i. ....................................., who wants her to marry the ideal candidate and who, therefore, doesn t accept her love for j. ....................................., whose origins are k. ..................................... . She is a very strong, romantic and jealous woman who is ready to fight for her man. 4. Cecily Cardew is a young and sweet woman whose l. ................................... is Jack. She has a fervid m. ..................................... and she is in love with n. ............................., whom, she believes, is her Uncle s o. ................................. brother. She is prepared to defend her love from any woman who, she says, could p. ..................................... her fiancé into a trap. 2 Imagine what could happen in the next chapter and write a sentence for each of the protagonists. a. Jack ........................................................................................................................................... b. Algernon ............................................................................................................................... c. Gwendolen .......................................................................................................................... d. Cecily ...................................................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 5 – Another quarrel and two more reconciliations