Equilibrium (part VI)

I. Look through the words necessary to understand the episode;

fortuitous – неожиданный; synergistic – related to synergy, the potential ability for individuals or groups to be more successful working together than on their own – синергический;

precept – правило поведения, принцип; to triumph – праздновать победу, ликовать;

march – марш, строевой шаг; unwavering – непоколебимый;

II. Memorise the following words & be ready to use them in speech as active vocabulary;

simultaneous – happening or done at the same time;

to report – to complain about someone to people in authority;

unquestionably – definitely true, without question and beyond doubt;

infinitely – very much (used esp when comparing things);

in pursuit of – trying to achieve sth;

to comply – to obey a rule or law, or to do what someone asks you to do;

warrant – a document written by a judge that gives the police permission to do sth, for example to arrest someone or to search a house;

to charge with – to accuse someone officially of committing a crime;

unified – behaving or treated as one group, country, or system;

III. Match the English words with their Russian Equivalents:

simultaneous крайне, очень;

to report обвинять;

unquestionably в стремлении;

infinitely единый, общий, унифицированный;

in pursuit of одновременный;

to comply ордер;

warrant доносить, сообщить;

to charge with несомненно;

unified выполнять, исполнять;

IV. Read the questions below and find the answers in the film:

1) Was there a decline or rise in the political and psychological sciences in the later 20^th century? What “single inescapable fact” was discovered by Father? Did he regard Librians as individuals with their separate destinies?

2) Did Preston approve of his son’s informing police against other people?

3) What was Preston’s wife arrested and charged with? Did she love her husband?

V. Discuss the following questions in pairs or groups of threes using your active vocabulary:

1) How would you characterise Preston so far? Why did he have nightmares?

2) Can you describe the state regime in Libria? Are there parallels in the modern world?

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III. Read the questions below and find the answers in the film:

How did Preston manage to escape the punishment?

IV. Discuss the following questions in pairs or groups of threes using your active vocabulary:

Did Preston manage to restore his impeccable reputation of the best Tetragammaton cleric?