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What is the purpose of discussing topics in small groups or pairs according to the text?
What is the purpose of discussing topics in small groups or pairs according to the text?
To help pupils think of issues that relate to the realities of the society they live in.
How does working with words help pupils?
How does working with words help pupils?
To make pupils aware of the enrichment of the English language through borrowings from other languages, idiomatic expressions, and figurative use of language.
What is the purpose of noticing tense form according to the text?
What is the purpose of noticing tense form according to the text?
To make pupils notice tense form and understand the context of its use.
What type of writing practice is suggested in the text?
What type of writing practice is suggested in the text?
What is the focus of the extension activity mentioned in the text?
What is the focus of the extension activity mentioned in the text?
What benefits does discussing personal likes and dislikes in writing provide?
What benefits does discussing personal likes and dislikes in writing provide?
What did the blacksmith, Wachter, and his apprentice call out to the narrator as he hurried past the town hall?
What did the blacksmith, Wachter, and his apprentice call out to the narrator as he hurried past the town hall?
How did the narrator feel when he reached M.Hamel’s little garden?
How did the narrator feel when he reached M.Hamel’s little garden?
What did the narrator expect to hear when he arrived at school that day?
What did the narrator expect to hear when he arrived at school that day?
What did M.Hamel have under his arm as he walked up and down before the narrator entered the classroom?
What did M.Hamel have under his arm as he walked up and down before the narrator entered the classroom?
How did M.Hamel react when he saw the narrator enter the classroom late?
How did M.Hamel react when he saw the narrator enter the classroom late?
What did the narrator expect to find when he entered the classroom late?
What did the narrator expect to find when he entered the classroom late?
What surprised the narrator the most when he entered the classroom?
What surprised the narrator the most when he entered the classroom?
Why did the narrator feel thunderstruck by M.Hamel's words?
Why did the narrator feel thunderstruck by M.Hamel's words?
What did M.Hamel announce about the new language policy for schools in Alsace and Lorraine?
What did M.Hamel announce about the new language policy for schools in Alsace and Lorraine?
How did the narrator feel about the news of the last French lesson?
How did the narrator feel about the news of the last French lesson?
Who were some of the village people present in the classroom during the last French lesson?
Who were some of the village people present in the classroom during the last French lesson?
Describe the atmosphere in the classroom during the last French lesson.
Describe the atmosphere in the classroom during the last French lesson.
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school before going away that day?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school before going away that day?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
What sound was heard during the writing lesson in the classroom?
What sound was heard during the writing lesson in the classroom?
What distracted some students during the lesson?
What distracted some students during the lesson?
What was M. Hamel doing while the students were working quietly?
What was M. Hamel doing while the students were working quietly?
How did Franz's feelings about M. Hamel and the school change?
How did Franz's feelings about M. Hamel and the school change?
What does Franz's statement 'Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?' imply?
What does Franz's statement 'Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?' imply?
Can you provide examples from history where a conquered people had their language taken away or imposed on them?
Can you provide examples from history where a conquered people had their language taken away or imposed on them?
What happens to linguistic minorities in a state? How can they keep their language alive?
What happens to linguistic minorities in a state? How can they keep their language alive?
Is it possible to carry pride in one's language too far? What does 'linguistic chauvinism' mean?
Is it possible to carry pride in one's language too far? What does 'linguistic chauvinism' mean?
What is the significance of English as a world language and how does its inclusiveness contribute to it?
What is the significance of English as a world language and how does its inclusiveness contribute to it?
