CEC – EPN

SUPERIOR TOEFL PREPARATION

Name: Freddy Cachumba Date: Friday, June 30th

TOEFL LECTURE 7
“Art History class”

1) Questions about the lecture

 2) Summary of the lecture
Lecturer talks about romanticism from the point of view of Charles Fourier, who
was a philosopher who had many ideas of a society in harmony, which considered
him as a utopian philosopher. Charles Fourier according to the lecturer was also a
socialist who manifested in his writings equality and justice in society, in fact he
stressed that women should have the same rights as men. Another of the details
mentioned by the lecturer is that Charles Fourier stated that the human being has
emotions which many times have been repressed; therefore, they must be
expressed.

3) List of new vocabulary words

1. Enlightenment: the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.

2. Stifled: restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion).
3. Loathed: feel intense dislike or disgust for.
4. Rationalism: a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based
on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional
response.
5. Demolished: pull or knock down (a building).
6. Penned: write or compose.
7. Backdrop: a painted cloth hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the
scenery.
8. Dub: give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something).
9. Broadly: in general and with the exception of minor details.
10. Fairness: It is like equity.
11. Inherited: receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the
previous holder.
12. Harnessed: control and make use of (natural resources, skills)
13. Nonsense: spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no
sense.
14. Kernel: a softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed
15. Captivated: attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.