1984
What is Newspeak and what is its aim?
It is a simplified language imposed by Big Brother so as to control the amount of thought citizens can produce.
Why is The Lord of the Flies a Dystopian allegory?
because characters and objects have allegorical meanings.
Archaeologists working at a site in Jordan recently found the oldest reported ..................... of bread. Identified by means of new..........................developments involving the magnification of tiny fragments of food, the bread is about 14,400 years old and ...........................the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 year
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Conversely, if a third child is born, the parents are much more .......................(RELAX) and confident in bringing up infants, so there is a .................. (TEND) for the child to grow up being fun-loving and ..............(SOCIETY) in group situations such as parties. Both second and third-born children are likely to have had to compete to get their parents’ attention, and scientists think this makes them more independent
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TENDENCY
SOCIABLE
What are the main themes in Joyce's Dubliners?
Paralisis and Epiphany. ( elaborate)
What is the meaning of Winston Smith's name?
Winston= Churchill and he represents the last man with human values
Smith = the most common surname in Britain
What do Ralph - Jack -Simon - Piggy represent?
Ralph democracy
Jack totalitarianism
Simon reason
Piggy Common sense and rationality
At one time, many experts believed that students would become more eff ective learners .................. they were made aware of learning styles that suited them. ............................ the 1980s onwards, theorists identified a number of learning styles, some of .................... were visual, verbal, auditory and kinaesthetic learning. A kinaesthetic learner, for example, would benefit from using their body and sense of touch when learning
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Graham practised every day because he desperately wanted to beat his old rival in the tennis match.
DESPERATE
Graham practised every day because he ..............................the tennis match against his old rival.
Graham practised every day because he was desperate to win the tennis match against his old rival.
What does W.Owen mean by "the old lie"?
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What is Double Think and can you give some examples?
The practice of putting together two contrasting ideas forcing people to accept both. War is Peace for example.
What is Simon killed and what does his killing represent?
He finds out that there is no beast and his killing is the beginning of savagery and the end of democtìracy. The children loose their innocence.
Wherever you buy petrol, the price is always the same.
DIFFERENCE
It doesn’t...............................you buy petrol because the price is always the same.
It doesn’t make any difference where you buy petrol because the price is always the same.
‘Do you mind if my junior colleague observes this consultation?’ Dr Matthews asked her patient.
OBJECTED
Dr Matthews asked her patient ........................a junior colleague observing the consultation.
Dr Matthews asked her patient if he objected to a junior colleague observing the consultation.
What is the Victorian compromise and how did Victorian authors describe it?
open answer
What is the role of History and Memory in 1984?
Who controls history controls the present.
By changing history it is possible to feed BB needs and Memory is erased to make this possible. Though crimes are punished by the thought police.
What do Piggy's glasses represent?
Power and Strength because with them you can make fire which is a powerful tool for survival.
My grandfather can’t play any complicated tunes on the piano any more.
CAPABLE
My grandfather is no............................... any complicated tunes on the piano.
My grandfather is no longer capable of playing any complicated tunes on the piano.
Tom’s mum said he should have some food before going to football practice.
SOMETHING
Tom’s mum told him to ............................eat before going to football practice.
Tom’s mum told him to have something to eat before going to football practice.
What are the main features of the Modern novel and what technique was used?
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What role does torture play in 1984 and why do they have Two minutes of hate a day?
Torture is a way to control the masses. Fear is used to force people into trusting BB.
Hate also brings people closer because they have an enemy in common.
What is the difference between Utopia and Dystopia?
No one else apart from Keith complained when he had to work late.
OBJECTED
It was only Keith..............................ate.
It was only Keith who objected to having to work late.
For the first 24 years..................... of my life, I strongly disliked running. At school, I’d been completely put.....................running after being made to do cross country running in shorts in the middle of winter. But when I started my first job I found.......................socialising with a different set of people, who persuaded me to come and...................a go at training in a gym.
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Why is "The soldier" considered a piece of propaganda and why is it so different from Owen's "Dulce et decorum est"?
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