Before reading Taking risks - Chapter 2 a. Oceania is at war with Eurasia. ▢ b. Winston works at the Ministry of Love. ▢ c. Winston supports the Party. ▢ d. Big Brother is loved by the population. ▢ e. Children tend to report their parents. ▢ f. You cannot express negative emotions against the Party. ▢ g. Emmanuel Goldstein is the leader of the Party. ▢ h. Winston’s mother died because she had loved him. ▢ i. Telescreens monitor the population continuously. ▢ j. Newspapers are reliable. ▢ 1 Remember the previous chapter. What is true about Oceania? Tick (✓) the correct sentences. a. He will buy a book. ▢ b. He will not show his hate during a session of the Two Minutes Hate. ▢ c. He will not go to a programmed meeting. ▢ d. He will enter a pub and talk to a prole. ▢ e. He will sing an old song. ▢ f. He will keep writing in his diary. ▢ 2 Read the title of the next chapter. What risks do you think Winston is going to take? Tick (✓) what you think he will do. • The past cannot be changed. • There are books to read. • Two plus two make four. • Gravity pulls us towards the ground. • If you’re free, you’re not a slave. • Language is enriched every day to express nuances. ............................................................................... 3 We are used to taking many things for granted in our society. Read the list of examples and add another three things you take for granted.