Question

1. Whom does the teacher blame for ignoring the learning at school and why? 2. How does M.Hamel praise the French language?
3. How does the mother tongue important for enslaved people?
4. Why was Franz able to understand everything?
5. "I never saw him look so tall". Who is the person mentioned here? What does the speaker mean by the above statement ?

Answer 1

1.  Mr. M Hamel blamed the inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine for their lackadaisical attitude to learning French. He even blamed himself for not teaching the French language seriously, as he gave holidays to his students when he wanted to enjoy leisure activities such as fishing and gardening.

2. According to him the French language is the most beautiful, the clearest and the most logical language in the world. He appealed to his countrymen to guard it and never forget it.

3. The mother tongue is important for enslaved people as it has the key to their prison. The holding on to the mother tongue keeps the enslaved people united and working for the common cause—their freedom.


4. Franz was able to understand everything because the shocking news of M Hamel made him focus on studies carefully. M Hamel was teaching everything very patiently. This made the lessons appear quite easy and interesting. 


5.  M. Hamel is the person mentioned here. It means M. Hamel was looking very respectable and awe-inspiring for his patriotism and dedication to French language.