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George Orwell

British author
(1903 - 1950)



(Liens vérifiés le 24/09/2009)


 

 


The author -
'1984'
- 'Animal Farm'

 


The author :
  • George Orwell (Wikipedia)
    1 Biography
    1.1 Education
    1.2 Burma and afterwards
    1.3 Spanish Civil War
    1.4 World War II and after
    2 Orwell's work
    3 Literary influences
    4 Quotations from George Orwell
    5 Miscellaneous trivia
    6 Books
    7 Essays
    8 See also
    9 Books about George Orwell
    10 External links
  • Talking to - Your chance to talk to the great names of the past (talkingto.co.uk) :
    Jane AUSTEN - Charles DICKENS - William SHAKESPEARE - George ORWELL - Virginia WOOLF - Thomas HARDY
    - Abraham LINCOLN




  • George Orwell - Gapfill exercise - interactive (annie.gwynn)
  • George Orwell - with a text
    + Extras :
    See Vocabulary
    Comprehension quiz
    Transcript
    (BBC)

 

'1984' :

  • '1984' - a study guide (enotes.com)

  • GEORGE ORWELL S 1984 - a teacher's guide
    "It provides challenging reading, stimulating themes of dehumanization,
    isolation, repression, loneliness, social class disparity, and abuse of power,
    and a basis upon which students can form their own opinions about today s society."
    (penguinputnam.com)

  • Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (Wikipedia)


'Animal Farm' :

  • Animal Farm
    "Animated barn animals act out human faults in life and politics in Orwell's captivating tale."  

    (YouTube)

 

 

 

  • Animal Farm - Fictional vs Real -
    "A matching activity to make sure you can see what created event - in Animal Farm - corresponds to a real event in history." (interactive)
    (wwwedu.ge.ch)
  • Animal Farm -
    "A short-answer activity with questions about the historical characters who are represented in the novel Animal Farm." (interactive)
    (wwwedu.ge.ch)
  • Animal Farm - A worksheet about the characters (english-teaching.co.uk)
  • Animal Farm (Vocabulary) - crossword -
    "In this exercise you will be able to practise the use of vocabulary that you need to explain elements in the book Animal Farm." (interactive)
    (wwwedu.ge.ch)
  • Animals by Pink Floyd (Wikipedia)
    "The album appears to be heavily inspired by George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' as, through the central three songs,
    Roger Waters uses three animals as metaphors for human behavior: dogs, pigs, or sheep..."