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Try to write phrases with each word beginning with the same letter.
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Solution
- Bustling Bazaars
- Gleaming Gold
- Misty Mountains
- Silent Sunrise
- Playful Puppies
- Dancing Dolphins
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“You realise the true value of a thing only on losing it.” Comment on this statement in the light of the story, The Last Lesson.
Form pairs. Write two sentences of two words each.
Form groups of four. Write four sentences of four words each.
Who is M. Hamel?
Who is narrating the story?
Think and answer:
Why is it the last lesson?
According to M. Hamel, who are the people that did not take education seriously? What examples does he give to support his view?
With the coming of the Prussians, will language be the only thing that will change? What other changes may take place?
Where does M. Hamel live? Who lived with him?
What is the meaning of the following word and phrase in the passage? Choose the correct alternative.
Terrible iron ruler
What is the meaning of the following words and phrases in the passage? Choose the correct alternative.
______ got a little over my fright
What is the meaning of the following word and phrase in the passage? Choose the correct alternative.
______ She put off learning tomorrow
What should people never lose even when they lose freedom?
Continue to write as many sentences as the number of students in the group, till you reach the number 10.
After that, go on forming bigger groups and writing sentences with as many words as the number of students in the group. However, you may write only one or two sentences at each step after 10.
