II. Match the active vocabulary words with their exact synonyms:

eye contact cease;

a rapidly firing automatic gun;

to surrender visual communication;

devoted;

firearm intended;

personal contract;

dedicated a portable gun;

part with;

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

1) What was the message for Dupont?

2) What piece of advice was given to Preston by a council member?

3) Why did they have to run a test on Preston?

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

What are Preston’s chances to go through the test?

V. Act out the episode by heart:

Policeman: You have a message for the Vice-Council? You have a message for the Vice-Council?

Preston: It's done. I've located the Resistance. Come now. You'll have them all.

Council member: Do not address Father unless first addressed by him. Avoid eye contact. If you should break his personal security zone, you will be immediately put down by snipers. Is that understood? You'll be required to surrender your firearm, of course, and then there's the test.

Preston: Test?

Council member: Yes. You didn't imagine we would risk exposing Father to even such a dedicated servant as yourself without first having tested you, did you? Please.

Policeman: Cleric... your weapon, please.

Equilibrium (part XXXI)

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

riddle – a question that is deliberately very confusing and has a humorous or clever answer, that you ask sb as a game;

capacity – someone's ability to do sth;

to infiltrate – to secretly join an organisation, especially in order to get information that can be used against it;

to hit – (about an idea or the truth) to come suddenly into sb’s mind; to strike;

undetected – not noticed or seen;

midst – in the middle of sth, among the group of people or things;

provocateur – a secret agent who encourages suspected persons to do sth illegal so that they can be arrested;

political puppet – a politician whose actions are fully controlled by another;

to pursue – to try to achieve sth or to continue to do sth over a period of time;

paternal – connected with being a father; typical of a kind father;

saviour – a person who saves someone or sth from trouble or danger; redeemer;

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IV. Fill the gaps with your active vocabulary:

The _______ say that to _______ & _________ a ________ so that you’ll be _________ an audience without being _________ in the _________ you need to be _________ towards your demands.

V. Use all active vocabulary to make 1 s-ce but leave them as gaps for others to fill in:

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

1) Why did Preston easily agree to have his premises searched?

2) What did Preston offer in exchange for seeing the head of the state?

3) How did Preston feel when he found out that his son was a very smart sense offender too?

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

Would Dupont let Preston meet with Father?

Dupont: Of course... since a complaint has been lodged, law and the letter is that I allow a team to carry out the search of your premises. Do you think that's entirely necessary, Cleric, or am I being too... exacting?

Preston: As you say, sir, it's the law and the letter.

Dupont: And it doesn't disturb you in the least that your colleague is going to his end?

Preston: The only thing that disturbs me, sir, is that I am Father's instrument against the Underground, and yet... I've never had the honour of meeting him.

Dupont: Yes, but, Cleric, you know that Father never grants an audience to anyone.

Preston: Even to the man who brings him the Resistance?

Policeman: Sorry, sir. Just a formality. The search team will be up momentarily.

Preston: Excellent. I have nothing to hide.

Policeman: The search teams are already inside, sir.

Preston: Excellent.

Robbie: Looking for something? If I were you... I'd be more careful in the future.

Preston: How long?

Robbie: Since Mom.

Preston: And Lisa?

Robbie: Of course.

Preston: How did you know?

Robbie: You forget... it's my job to know what you're thinking.

Preston: Then you know what I'm gonna do now.