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THE LAST LESSON, Alphonse Daudet, Think as you read →, Ani Franz was, 2.1 what was Franz expected to be prepared with for, school that day!, Ans Franz was to expected to be prepared with, • Participles for school that day. His teacher,, M. Hamel had asked him to prepase it as he, would question them on participles., 22 What did Franz notice that was unusal about, the school that day?, And Usually, when school began, there was a great, bustle which could be heard out in the street., But it was the day of surprises for Franz as, on reaching the school, he found everything, to be quiet and still. His classmates were, already in their places., is instead of being scolded by teacher, he, asked Franz very quietly to go to his place, quickly. Mrs Hamel was wearing his beautiful, green coat his frilled shirt which he wore only, on inspection and prize days.
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But the thing that surprised him most was to, All, on benches the village people were, sitting quietly. The whole school seemed so, strange and solemn., Q.3 What had been put up on the bulletin board?, Ans When Franz passed the town hall there was a, crowd in front of the bulletin board. For the, last two years all bad news had come there, like the lost battles, the draft, the orders of, the commanding offices. On that day the order, has come from Berlin to teach only yorman., in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. This, had been put on the bulletin board., Q4 How did Franz's feelings about M. Hamel and, school change/, Ans Franz was feeling sorry for not learning, his lessons. Instead of learning lessons he, indulged himself is seeking birds' eggs or, going sliding, on the saar. But now he, listened to him quite attentively as he came, & know about order of discontinuity of, French langacage. He began to love his school, to
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Additional questions: -, to, 2. Why was the narrator scared of going, school that morning!, Ans Franz's teacher had asked the students to, prepare a lesson on participles but he knew, nothing about them. Moreover, he was late for, school, so he thalight that he would be scolded., This is why the narrator was scared of going, to school that morning, 8.2 Who were the village people? How did they look?, And the village people sitting quietly on the, back benches were old Hauses, the former Mayor,, the former post master and several others. They, were looking very sad upon knowing about the, German order., 2.3 What did Mr. Hamel say about the french, language?, Ans. Mr. Hamel is a great lover of his language, His praise for his mother tongue shows his, great love for french. He says that French is, the most beautiful language in the world. It, is the clearest and the most logical language.
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2.4 How did Mr Hamel bid farewell to his, school?, And at the time of dismissing the class, Mr., Hamel did not say anything to the students, because he got sentimental, He just leaned, ., his head against the wall and without a, word made a gesture with his hand school, is dismissed - you may go, Understanding the texts, Q.The people in this story suddenly realise how, precious their language is to them what, shows you this? Why does this happen!, Ans People don't realise the value of the thing, when they have plenty of them. The absence, makes the heart grow fonder of these very, things to delive deliver his last bas lesson,, Mr. Hamel put on his ceremonial dress shows, his respect for his best con country and, language, even the presence of the villages, show that the people suddenly realise that, their language is extremely precious to them-, Franz regrets for not taking having taken, his lesson seriously loven the teacher regrets, for not to teaching properly.
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When people came to know their own language,, French will not longer be taught in their, schools and they will be forced to read, German instead, they get emotional at, happens because the importance of their own, language suddenly downs upon them, ., 22 Franz think, "Will they make them sing, in German, even the regions?" what could, this mean!, Any. While writing, Franz heard coo of pregions on, the roof, it occur occurred to him if the, German soldiers would force to even pigeons, to speak german. Franz was of the opinion, that nobody is powerful enough to replace a, language which people of a particular place, speak just by imposing another language in, schools., just as birds speak the language of ther, own, people speak their mother tongue - Nobody, should be allowed to force anyone to change, his or her language. Just as figions cannot be, made to change their language, nobody can, be forced to change his language., -X-
