Thomas More

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When and where was Sir Thomas More born?

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*In my opinion, some of the ideas may seem to be
unrealistic, for example …
*Some of them, such as …, look like strange.
*Others are at least wrong, like ….
*Nevertheless, I would like to agree with the idea
of …
*And, of course, some of them came true to life,
for instance, the idea of …

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* no separate social classes;
* no private property;
* the same type of clothing;
* no jewellery and finnery;
* no leisured or idle classes;
* 7 – hours working day;
* no forcing his opinions or religious beliefs;
* choosing a marriage partner without somebody‘ insistance;
* a divorce;
* unskilled labour;
* euthanasia;
* division into mental and physical activities;
* a superior elected from an educated class;
* international trade;
* modest pleasures, enjoyed by everyone

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“He travels best that knows when to return.”
“Ask a woman's advice, and whatever she
advises, do the very reverse and you're sure to
be wise”
“One of the greatest problems of our time
is that many are schooled but few are
educated”

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* 1478
* Oxford University
* Latin, 1516
* The Lord Chancellor
* Henry VIII`s divorce
* The Tower of London
* To cut off
* 1535
* 300 years after
* 1835
* 22 of July
* Utopia
* Philosophical treatises
* Unskilled labour
* Private property, jewellers, fineries
* Compulsion, exploitation, social division
* Modest pleasures
* Hotly discussed and even struggled for

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Do you agree with these statements?
*Sir Thomas More was a self-educated person.
*Utopia is a fiction book.
*Sir Thomas More couldn`t speak any language
except Latin.
*The word “Utopia” means “nowhere land” in
Russian.
*There were privileged classes in Utopia.
*People couldn`t be banished from the island.
*The king couldn`t be removed as a monarch.
*There were no divorces.
*No ideas of Sir Thomas More came true to life.
*People paid no attention to the book “Utopia”.

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1) Speak about Sir Thomas More (conspect).
2) “Utopia” – Ex.9 p.71.
3) Which of the ideas do you consider:
-unrealistic;
-wrong;
-strange;
-right?
Which of them finally came true to life?
4) Conclusion: finish your topic with any
sayings by Thomas More.