After reading Beasts of England - Chapter 1 WORKING ON THE TEXT a. Who is Mr Jones? b. Where do all the animals meet? c. Who is Old Major? d. According to Old Major, what are animals’ lives like? e. Why do animals live in a miserable condition? f. Why is Man the only real enemy of animals? g. What examples of cruelty to animals are given by Old Major? h. What message does Old Major give to the animals? i. What are the seven human vices that animals must not copy? j. What is Old Major’s dream? k. Which animals are able to learn the entire song in a few minutes? l. The loud noise from the barn wakes up Mr Jones. Why does he seize his gun and start to shoot? 1 Answer the following questions. a. All the animals are present in the barn except the cat. ▢ T ▢ F b. Old Major starts his speech by talking about his strange dream. ▢ T ▢ F c. No animal is happy or has had free time since they were born. ▢ T ▢ F d. Old Major says that the farm is capable of giving large quantities of food to a greater number of animals. ▢ T ▢ F e. He says that when Man is overthrown, the cause of hunger and overwork will be abolished forever. ▢ T ▢ F f. Man is the only creature that produces without consuming. ▢ T ▢ F g. Old Major is twenty years old and has had forty children. ▢ T ▢ F h. The Rebellion might come at any time. ▢ T ▢ F i. Only the dogs and the cat vote that wild animals, such as rats and rabbits, should not be considered “comrades”. ▢ T ▢ F j. All living beings on two legs, except birds, are enemies. ▢ T ▢ F k. Old Major’s mother taught him the melody and the lyrics of Beasts of England. ▢ T ▢ F l. The animals want to sing the song all night but Mr Jones’s shooting makes them flee to their own sleeping-places. ▢ T ▢ F 2 Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Then correct the false ones.