George Orwell

1984 is a dystopian novel which follows the life of Winston Smith, a state clerk who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of The Party and its disquieting and omnipotent leader, Big Brother.
 Orwell explores the themes of mass media control, government surveillance, totalitarianism and how a dictator can manipulate and control history, thoughts and lives in such a way that no one can escape it. The novel also coined many new words and phrases which regularly appear in popular culture, such as ‘Big Brother’, ‘thoughtcrime’, ‘doublethink’ and ‘Newspeak’.
 The reader contains in-depth analyses of the major themes in 1984.
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 1984 è un romanzo distopico anti-totalitaristico. Orwell esplora le tematiche del controllo dei mezzi di comunicazione di massa, della vigilanza capillare del Governo sui cittadini e di come esso possa manipolare la storia, le vite e persino i pensieri delle persone. Il romanzo coniò diverse nuove parole ed espressioni, quali ‘Big Brother’, ‘thoughtcrime’, ‘doublethink’ e ‘Newspeak’. Il reader contiene approfondimenti sulle principali tematiche presenti in 1984.

Chapter 1 – Winston Smith

Chapter 2 – Taking risks

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: What influenced Orwell and 1984

Chapter 3 – In love

Chapter 4 – Thoughts of rebellion

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Main themes of 1984

Chapter 5 – Face to face

Chapter 6 – Room 101

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Appendix: the principles of Newspeak

Summing-up activities

Glossary

4. According to the Party   but not to Winston s mother   a g. .................................... action was h. ..................................... 5. For Winston s mother, if you i. ......................................... someone but you had j. .................................................... to give, you still gave him k. ........................................... For her, it was l. ........................................................ 6. The Party had persuaded people that m. ............................................................. and n. ............................................ were o. ................................................. 7. What you did or didn t do, what you felt or didn t feel made no p. ....................................................... to q. ...................................................... because you would be r. ............................................... anyway. 8. People of s. ........................................ before did not try to t. .................................... history but obeyed u. .......................................... For them, v. .......................................... were important and a w. ........................................................... gesture could have x. .................................... in itself. Speaking 7 In the text, Winston is obsessed with the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons. Prepare a short presentation to discuss it. Follow the guiding questions. a. What is the nursery rhyme about? b. Where does first Winston hear it? c. Who helps him find its additional verses? d. What are the final verses of the rhyme? e. What can the nursery rhyme, its disclosure step by step and the ending verses represent? Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clement s. You owe me five farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin s. When will you pay me? Say the bells at Old Bailey. When I grow rich, Say the bells at Shoreditch. When will that be? Say the bells of Stepney. I do not know, Says the great bell at Bow. Here comes a candle to light you to bed, And here comes a chopper to chop off your head! Chip chop chip chop the last man is dead. Writing 8 Write a short essay talking about the different strategies the Party adopts to acquire and preserve its power. Think about: War   Newspeak   Crimestop, doublethink, blackwhite   Alteration of the past   No human relationships   Big Brother and Emmanuel Goldstein   Telescreens, microphones, spies, and the Thought Police   Pain and torture   Poverty and ignorance   Propaganda 120 

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Narrativa inglese, livello B2 intermedio, romanzo anti-totalitaristico di Orwell che esplora temi come il controllo statale dei mass media.

1984 - Collana RAINBOWS

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1984

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