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Today 

• Tests to expect and explanation speaking test 
• Small talk about coronation 
• Reading matters  

What to expect 

Test	When	"weight"
Irregular verbs	24.05	1x
Speaking test	in June	3x
Chapter 4	Test week 3	2x

definitely

Speaking test 

King Charles III

King Charles III

When did King Charles become King?

1. On September 8, 2022, following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II
2. During the Coronation on May 6, 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London

Did you see (parts of) the coronation?

Yes

No

Which is NOT a feature of the coronation coach?

1. air conditioning
2. hydraulic system
3. electric windows
4. navigation system

Where did the coronation take place?

1. Buckingham Palace
2. Westminster Abbey
3. Houses of Parliament
4. St Paul's Cathedral

How long ago was the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II?

1. 90 years ago
2. 10 years ago
3. 70 years ago
4. 30 years ago

What is the purpose of a coronation?

Coronations are more of a symbolic ceremony where the new Sovereign is crowned and swears to rule with justice and mercy in front of court, clergy and other attendees.

Now 

Read the article on the next slide and be ready to tell us what it is about .

You have 5 minutes 

www.bbc.com

Today 

CNN 10 

Reading matters  

After this lesson you will know what dystopia is 

In the end of this lesson you will know what dystopia is. 

What do these books have in common?

Dystopian Novels

Opposite of Utopia (ideal world) - Thomas More in 1516

The central themes of dystopian novels generally fall under these topics:

Government control (1984 - George Orwell)

Environmental destruction (Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood)

Technological control (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick)

Survival (Lord of the Flies by William Golding)

Loss of individualism (The Giver - Lois Lowry)

The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.

The frame story leads readers from a first story into one or more other stories within it

The term “utopia” was coined by Sir Thomas More in his 1516 book Utopia, which was about an ideal society on a fictional island. 

Characteristics of Dystopian society:

• Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.
• Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.
• A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.
• Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.
• Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
• Citizens live in a dehumanized state.
• The natural world is banished and distrusted.
• Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad. 
 • The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.

the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held

dissent

Kurt Vonnegut's writing

Simplistic and dry

Themes: 

Pacifism

Social equality 

Need for common decency
Main villain: dehumanisation 

a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.

Vonnegut believed: simplicity is a lost art, one that when utilized correctly could convey every emotion in human language in only a few words.

He targets dehumanization through technology, sexuality and violence as his main villains.

Meet Harrison

Harrison Bergeron is the fourteen-year-old son of George Bergeron and Hazel Bergeron, who is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, a genius, and an extraordinarily handsome, athletic, strong boy.

00:38

What is the definition of a Utopia

1. Perfect society
2. Netherlands after lockdown
3. Beach holiday
4. Non existent place

01:40

Why does the creation of a perfect world seem to be impossible?

02:16

What was the prediction of H.G. Wells in 'The Time Machine'?

1. Time travel would upset the space-time continuum.
2. that time travel would eventually be possible for everyone
3. That the rich and poor would become separate species

03:19

Which of these events was NOT a major influence on dystopian fiction?

1. The Protestant Reformation
2. The demise of Michael Jackson
3. World wars
4. The industrial and digital revolutions

03:47

What was Orwell trying to critique in his novel "1984"?

1. communism
2. propaganda
3. capitalism
4. human nature

04:49

What are the underlying theme of 'V for Vendetta' and 'The Handmaids' Tale'?

05:49

What is the underlying fear expressed by science-fiction writers

00:38

What did the early philosophers try to create?

The
story takes place in the year 2081, a time in which everybody is completely
equal to each other. What do you expect this means?

Read the introduction. Do you agree with the way people are made equal? Why? Why not?

Let's read the story together 

1 Harrison Bergeron has to wear a lot of handicaps. Which ones are described in the story?

2 Why is Harrison Bergeron seen as a danger to society?

3 Why does George Bergeron not want to take any of the lead balls out of his handicapping bag? Name two reasons.

4 What elements of this story make it a typical science-fiction story?

5 What is the moral of this story according to you?

Now do 

Revision and enrichment ex 12, 13 

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