Unit 1 Ideal World
Text A
Knowledge Focus
2.1) F 2) F 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) T 7) F 8) T 9) T 10) F
Language Focus
1.1) feigned 2) adopt 3) allotted 4) discretion
5) apprehend 6) languish 7) hinder 8) upright
9) commend 10) undermine
2.1) inexperienced 2) idleness 3) inclination 4) mischief
5) scarcity 6) pursuit 7) beneficial 8) diligence
9) virtuous 10) curiosity
3.1) wore out 2) passed down 3) for show 4) see to
5) as it were 6) take up 7) marked out 8) as though
9) went about 10) given rise to
4.1) by; by 2) by 3) to 4) with
5) on 6) on; with 7) between; against 8) from; for
9) up; for 10) in; to
5.1) prefer→prefers; commend→commended
2) beggar→beggars; feign→feigning
3) those→that; by the money→by money
4) is→are; marking→marked
5) anything→nothing; so→such
Comprehensive Work
2.Euthanasia, slavery, married priest, private ownership, easy divorce
Text B
1.1) D.H.C., the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning.
2)It creates and conditions new human life.
3) “...COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY.”“Community”means that all persons must work together to maximize the greatest happiness for society as a whole, and it occurs through the artificially implanted ideas of “Identity”that each person has.Some are Alphas, Betas, Gammas, etc., but each person is supposed to be happy with their own identity.Finally, “Stability”is the ultimate goal of society because only through stability can happiness be maintained and all unpleasant feelings and emotions be eradicated.
4)In the future (A.F.63 2).All dates are preceded by “a.f.”“After Ford”, just as today’s calendar system begins with the birth of Jesus, a.d.( Anno Domini, meaning “in the year of the lord”).
Yes.A world of anonymous and dehumanized people dominated by a government made overwhelmingly powerful by the use of technology.