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In this programme we’re talking about an interesting type of adjective.\u003Cbr>Callum\u003Cbr>Yes, they’re adjectives that are formed from the names of famous people such as authors, politicians and scientists. There’ll be lots of examples.\u003Cbr>Callum\u003Cbr>But first, here’s Ruth. She’s talking about some common adjectives from names that we use.\u003Cbr>Finn\u003Cbr>And listen out for the answer to this question: Which adjective comes from the name of the author George Orwell? Here’s Ruth.\u003Cbr>INSERT\u003Cbr>Ruth\u003Cbr>Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of Victorian England and many of his books describe the poverty of that time. So what do we mean by Dickensian social conditions? And what about an Orwellian future? Have you read the book1984 by the author George Orwell? A Churchillian speech is clearly the kind of speech made by the politician Winston Churchill. And you can probably guess which famous people these adjectives come from: a Freudian slip and a Thatcherite outlook on life.\u003Cbr>STING\u003Cbr>Callum\u003Cbr>So that was Ruth. And we asked you which adjective comes from the name of the author George Orwell?\u003Cbr>Finn\u003Cbr>And the answer is Orwellian. The suffix –ian is often added to the names of famous |  |\n\n6 Minute Vocabulary  \n[bbclearningenglish.com](bbclearningenglish.com)  \n©British Broadcasting Corporation 2015 Page 1 of 4  \nwriters and scientists to form new adjectives.  \nCallum  \nNow these adjectives describe something that person is famous for. Orwell wrote about a nightmare vision of the future in his book1984, so an Orwellian future or society is terrible like the one in the book, with no individual freedom.  \nFinn  \nAnd people sometimes say that reality TV programmes are Orwellian because they spy on what people are doing.  \nCallum  \nAnd I’ve heard politicians’ views described as Orwellian too.  \nFinn  \nListen for more of these adjectives in our first clip.  \nINSERT 1 CLIP 1  \nCharles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of Victorian England and many of his books describe the poverty of that time. So what do we mean by Dickensian social conditions?  \nFinn  \nNow which two adjectives came from the names of famous people in that clip?  \nCallum  \nWell, there was Victorian. Victorian England means England when Queen Victoria ruled, which was from1837 to 1901.  \nFinn  \nOther queens and kings whose names are commonly used as adjectives include Elizabethan, Edwardian and Georgian.  \nCallum  \nAnd with kings and queens it’s always their first names that are made into adjectives, not their surnames. Now that clip also used the adjective Dickensian. Ruth asked us what Dickensian social conditions are.  \nFinn  \nYes, well, because Charles Dickens wrote a lot about the poverty of Victorian England, Dickensian social conditions are very poor, like those in his novels.  \nCallum  \nYou could also say that a street or house is Dickensian, meaning that it is very old and in  \n6 Minute Vocabulary  \n[bbclearningenglish.com](bbclearningenglish.com)  \n© British Broadcasting Corporation 2015 Page 2 of 4  \npoor condition. But onto our second clip:  \nINSERT 1 CLIP 2  \nA Churchillian speech is clearly the kind of speech made by the politician Winston  \nChurchill. And you can probably guess which famous people these adjectives come from: a Freudian slip and a Thatcherite outlook on life.  \nFinn  \nA Churchillian speech. Now Churchill is famous for being a powerful, determined politician and a brilliant speaker.  \nCallum  \nSo, a Churchillian speech is a powerful and brilliant speech. And we also heard a Freudian slip and a Thatcherite outlook on life.  \nFinn  \nYes. Freudian from Freud, the psychologist. Freud wrote a lot about the unconscious mind. 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