class 8 new gulmohar book ch 4 the last class. (question) how were the children behaving in the class that day
Answers
The Last Class
Alphonse Daudet (13 May 1840 – 16
December 1897) was a French short-story
writer and novelist, now rememberedchiefl y as the author of tales about
provincial life in the south of France.
Understanding the Text
1. a 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. d
Structure and Usage
A. 1. active 2. passive with DO
3. passive with IO 4. passive with IO
5. active 6. passive with DO
B. 1. The ticket money was refunded to the
audience by the organisers.
The audience was refunded the ticket
money by the organisers.
2. Lunch is provided to all staff by the
company.
All staff is provided with lunch by the
company.
Words in Use
A. 1. not know the fi rst thing about
2. comrade
3. solemn
4. tiresome
5. reproach
6. cling
7. heart- rending
8. motioned
B. 1. If you work on your violin lessons regularly, you will master it soon enough.
2. I had counted on my brother to wake me up on time.
3. We were playing in the playground and, as it happened, we saw our cousins driving past to our house surprise us.
4. We heard nothing but bird calls in the forest, that early in the morning.
Functions
1. The paintings are beautiful. I enjoyed
looking at all of them.
2. How wonderful! Thank you.
3. Great job!
Listening
1. are being spoken
2. is expected to shrink
3. stunned
4. would have ceased to exist
5. is lost
6. cultural heritage
7. the relationship
8. within our families or
9. the way we express
10. a collection of words
11. When a language dies out
Spelling
1. complement; compliment
2. diary; dairy
3. coarse; course
4. weather; whether
5. differ; defer
6. decent; descent