Liz has come back to London from Holland. Her brother Tom has just met her at Liverpool Street Station. Tom: Hi Liz. Do you want some tea or coffee after your journey?
Liz: Thanks. I 1) (have) a tea.
Tom: I 2) (carry) your bag – you look tired. We 3) (go) to that café, over there. Here we are. So, welcome back to England. How was Holland?
Liz: Well, it was great to have some time to think, and I’ve made some decisions. I 4) (talk) to the boss tomorrow, and I 5) (ask) him if I can move to another department.
Tom: Good. I’m sure he 6) (give) you what you want. Now, would you like something to eat?
Liz: Um, yes. I 7) (have) a sandwich. Thanks. What about you?
Tom: No, thanks, I don’t want to spoil my appetite. I’ve reserved a table for this evening at the Mexican restaurant in Leicester Square. I 8) (take) Jill. What 9) (you/ do) this evening?
Liz: I haven’t thought about it. I 10) (probably/ cook) something. Oh, and I must ring Dad. Did you remember that it’s his birthday tomorrow?
Tom: Yes. I remembered. He 11) (be) fifty. Promise me you’ll relax a bit?
Liz: Sure.
Tom: OK. I 12) (get) you a taxi. Call me tomorrow. You 13) (forget), will you?
1. John takes after his dad. He is also a good tennis player , too.
2. Kate took to swimming like a duck to water.
3. Take off those muddy boots before you come in, please!
4. My dad took up golf when he retired.
5. The plane took off an hour late.
5. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.
1. You are unfit . Look how out of breath you are after coming up those stairs.
2. I am totally in favour of contact sports.
3. Losing this match is out of the question!
4. Jack is in charge of the sports equipment.
5. These golf clubs are in excellent condition.
6. Match to form exchanges .
1. Would you like to go to watch the match? – d) Yes, please. That would be nice.
2. I’m sorry I can’t join you. – e) That’s a pity.
3. Are you busy later? – a) No, not at all. Why ?
4. Can you play tennis ? – c) Of course I can.
5. It’s very nice of you to ask. – b) Don’t mention in.
We can only guess that the action starts in year 1984, but an interesting thing is that it was published in 1948, so we can see that two last numbers were shifted.
The protagonist is Winston Smith, who finds courage to approve, that he hates Big Brother, the dictator. Later, he fells in love with Julia and they decide to somehow protest against regime. So they go to O'Brien, who is the member of Inner Party and he get them acquainted with the existense of Brotherhood, the forbidden underground organization that does not accept the regime of Big Brother. However, finally it appears that they've been tricked by O'Brien and taken to prison. They are tortured there and made to bertray each other.
I liked this book very much and I would advise to read it because it describes perfectly to what degree can dictatorship lead if it takes place in nowadays society. Thus, it can explain the mechanism how totalitarian system works and make the tendencies of modern society clearer.