windows. M. Hamel stood up, very pale, in his chair. I never saw him look so tall.
“My friends,” said he, “I—I—” But something choked him. He could not go on. Then he turned to the blackboard, took a piece of chalk, and, bearing on with all his might, he wrote as large as he could - “ Vive La France !” Then he stopped and leaned his head against the wall, and, without a word, he made a gesture to us with his hand — “School is dismissed — you may go.” g. What did M.
Hamel say about the French language? h. How many years had M. Hamel been in the village?
10th - - chirping (v) - making a short, sharp high pitched sound (usually by small. birds or insects) bustle (v) - move in an energetic manner unison (n) - simultaneous utterance of words rapping (v) - striking with a series of rapid audible blows thumbed (v) - a book which has been read often and bearing the marks of frequent handling Saar (n) - a river in northeastern France and western Germany cranky (adj.) - strange Angelus (n) - a Roman Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Jesus and including the Hail Mary, said at morning, noon, and sunset. About the author Alphonse Daudet ( - ) was a French novelist and short-story writer. The Last Lesson is set in the days of the Franco-Prussian War ( - ) in which France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck.
Prussia then consisted of what now are the nations of Germany, Poland and parts of Austria. In this story the French districts of Alsace and Lorraine have passed into Prussian hands. “Vive la France!” - is an expression used in French to show patriotism. It's difficult to translate the term literally into English, but it generally means “Long live France!” A.
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences: . Why did Franz dread to go to school that day? . What were the various things that tempted Franz to spend his day outdoors?