
- •George Orwell Animal Farm
- •Introduction Text 1. George Orwell
- •Text 2. George Orwell’s Biography
- •Text 3. Historical Context
- •Text 4. About “Animal Farm”
- •Chapter 1
- •Look up the following words in the dictionary. Write them in transcription. Practise reading the words.
- •Learn the following words. Quote the sentences in which these words were used. Give all the derivatives of these words
- •Find English equivalents of the following phrases
- •Paraphrase the following sentences
- •Read the summary of Chapter 1. Fill in the blanks
- •Analyzing Political Speeches
- •Use the audioscript to help you master speech making Chapter 2
- •1. Look up the following words in the dictionary. Write them in transcription. Practise reading the words.
- •2. Learn the following words. Quote the sentences in which these words were used. Give all the derivatives of these words
- •Find English equivalents of the following phrases in the text
- •Paraphrase the following sentences
- •Read the summary of Chapter 2. Fill in the blanks
- •7. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter 2
- •8. Discussion Points
- •10. Project Work
- •Chapter 3
- •6. Read the summary of Chapter 3. Fill in the blanks
- •7. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter 3
- •8. Discussion Points
- •Chapter 4
- •5. Write the summary of Chapter 4. Use the following hints, if necessary
- •6. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter 4
- •7. Study the pair of verbs and point out connotations (additional senses) in the second word of the pair
- •8. Listen to the passage beginning from “The animals decided unanimously…..” up to the end of Chapter IV. Prepare it for reading. Translate the passage into Russian (in writing).
- •Discussion Points
- •Chapter 5
- •1. Look up the following words in the dictionary. Write them in transcription. Practise reading the words
- •2. Learn the following words. Quote the sentences in which these words were used. Give all the derivatives of these words
- •3. Find English equivalents of the following phrases in the text
- •4. Match the definition with the verb from the text. Quote the sentence in which the verb was used
- •5. Paraphrase the following sentences
- •6. Write the summary of Chapter 5. Use the following hints, if necessary
- •7. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter 5
- •A) Find the names of agricultural implements in Chapter 5. Say what kind of work could be done with each of them (See also Chapter 3) (optional)
- •Discussion Points
- •Chapter 6
- •1. Look up the following words in the dictionary. Write them in transcription. Practise reading the words
- •2. Learn the following words. Quote the sentences in which these words were used. Give all the derivatives of these words
- •3. Find English equivalents of the following phrases in the text
- •4. Paraphrase the following sentences
- •5. Write the summary of Chapter 6. Use the following hints, if necessary
- •6. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter 6.
- •8. Discussion Points
- •Chapter 7
- •5. Write the summary of Chapter 7. Use the following hints, if necessary.
- •6. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter 7
- •8. Discussion Points
- •Chapter 8
- •1. Look up the following words in the dictionary. Write them in transcription. Practise reading the words
- •2. Learn the following words. Quote the sentences in which these words were used. Give all the derivatives of these words
- •3. Find English equivalents of the following phrases in the text
- •4. Paraphrase the following sentences
- •5. Choose the synonym from the following set which best fits into the sentence
- •6. Compare the following pairs of words. Make up sentences to show the difference in their meanings
- •7. Write the summary of Chapter 8. Use your active vocabulary and the following hints, if necessary
- •8. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter 8.
- •10. Discussion Points
- •Chapter 9
- •6. Write the summary of Chapter 9. Use your active vocabulary and the following hints, if necessary.
- •7. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter 9
- •9. Discussion points
- •Chapter 10
- •5. Choose the word with the opposite meaning:
- •6. Write the summary of Chapter 10. Use your active vocabulary and the following hints, if necessary.
- •7. Translate into English using active vocabulary of Chapter10
- •8. Listen to the passage beginning from “There was a deadly silence…”up to “ All animals are equal…”. Prepare it for reading. Translate the passage into Russian (in writing).
- •9. Discussion points
- •Tasks for Final Discussion and Essay Writing.
- •Appendix
- •1. Which animal doest it belong to?
- •2. Which animal makes the sound?
- •3. Match the animal with its young ones
- •Characters: Dynamic/Static & Round/Flat
- •Contents
- •Introduction………………………………………………………………....3
7. Study the pair of verbs and point out connotations (additional senses) in the second word of the pair
eat devour
strike peck
push prod
hit butt
hit dash
move rush
throw fling
jump leap
touch paw
8. Listen to the passage beginning from “The animals decided unanimously…..” up to the end of Chapter IV. Prepare it for reading. Translate the passage into Russian (in writing).
Discussion Points
A. 1. How has the news about Animal Farm spread across the country? What was the reaction to this news of the farmers who had adjoining farms with Mr Jones ? Why did they delay helping Jones to recapture the farm? What made them eventually arrange the attack on the farm?
2. Speak on Snowball’s role in organizing the “defensive operations” Was he a skilled tactician? What made the men retreat?
3. Describe Boxer’s exploits. Why do you think he regretted “killing the stable man”?
4. How did the animals celebrate their victory?
B. Project Work
Allegory is a form of extended metaphor: it is a symbolic representation of abstract ideas in the form of a fable. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. The underlying meaning may have moral, social, religious, or political significance. Orwell used allegory as a method of satire
List the events, behaviors or actions of the characters that have symbolic meanings. Find cases of verbal, dramatic or situational irony in the text.
Does Orwell sympathize with any of the characters (animals and humans)?
Chapter 5
1. Look up the following words in the dictionary. Write them in transcription. Practise reading the words
appetite, stroll, blithely, prance, conjure up, dispute, learned (adj.), silage, scheme, controversy, dynamo, machinery, incubator, unintelligible, manger, eloquence, growl, disinterred
2. Learn the following words. Quote the sentences in which these words were used. Give all the derivatives of these words
troublesome (adj.);
excuse oneself;
canvass (v);
procure (v);
faction (n);
side with;
conquer (v);
dismay (v);
articulate (adj.);
exaggerate (v);
3. Find English equivalents of the following phrases in the text
под любым предлогом;
«Дай мне честное слово»;
ничего не было известно о ее местонахождении;
в клетчатых бриджах и гетрах;
ратифицировать большинством голосов;
выжидать, ожидать благоприятного момента;
рисовать заманчивые картины (будущего);
стараться изо-всех сил;
держаться в стороне, особняком;
наблюдать украдкой, исподтишка;
поставить на голосование;
бросить косой взгляд;
председательствовать;
разобраться со своими мыслями;
до мельчайших подробностей
4. Match the definition with the verb from the text. Quote the sentence in which the verb was used
to walk in a slow unhurried way stroke
move one’s hand gently over something stroll
to walk in lively springing steps tread on
to walk or step on something prance
say something bound
to move quickly or energetically with large strides or jumps utter
bring up children assemble
gather rear