READING AND SPEAKING Focus on the structure How many paragraphs does the text consist of Four Are the paragraphs of the same length No they arent How are the paragraphs linked to one another List the linking words phrases ID: 474447
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READING AND SPEAKING
Focus on the structure.
How many paragraphs does the text consist of?
Four
Are the paragraphs of the same length?
No, they aren’t.
How are the paragraphs linked to one another? List the linking words /phrases.
Statements and adverbs are a link in the chain of thought between paragraphs.
Paragraph 2 “The first.... the second ... the third .... (l.3);
Paragraph 3: “Herby it is manifest” (l. 9);
Paragraph 4 “Whatsoever therefore” (l. 14)
Focus on the content.
What is Hobbes’ idea of the nature of man?
Competition, diffidence and glory are the causes of men’s violent
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READING AND SPEAKING
Focus on the content.
How does Hobbes express his pessimistic philosophy of man and society?
He says that without a strong government (power) man’s violent nature prevails (ll. 9 -11)
What does he consider similar to a state of war?
The lack of social security. (ll. 15-16)
Personal response
Do you think the passage is coherent with Hobbes’ famous statement “man is wolf to man”?
Yes, the passage is fully coherent with his famous statement. Hobbes in fact affirms man’s inability to live naturally in peace
among other men.