1.The Last Lesson

-Alphonse Daudet

The Main Character’s in this Story

M.Hamel:- M.Hamel is a teacher in the schools of Alsace and Lorrain. He has beenteaching there for forty years . He ia an ideal teacher and loyal to his country. He is an strict teacher

Little Franz:- He is a student. He does not want to go to school. He thinks that the books and school is a nuisance think.

The Main Places in the Story

1. Germany

2. Berlin

3. France

4. Prussia

5. Alsace

6. Lorrain

7. Poland

8. Austria

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1. Theme of the story

The theme of the story reveals around Franco-Prussian war. The author wants to highlight. The effect of war at life of a school.

.Main Points to remember

1.This lesson has been written by Alphonse Daudet.

This story is based on Franco-Prussian war.

2.There is a little boy in this story. Whose name is little Franz.

3. He is afraid of going to school because he has not

remembered even the first word about participle.

4. He did not want to go to school. He wanted to spend

his days out of school.

5. There weather was warm and bright. The birds were

chirping at the edge of woods. The Prussian soldeires

were drilling in open field.

6. When he was going to school he saw that some

people were reading the bulletin board and there was

a great crowd in the front of the town hall.

7. When he reached the school he saw that the school

was completely changed.

8. The school was as quiet as Sunday morning. There

was no bustle.

9. When he entered the classroom he came to know

that it was the last lesson.

10. M. Hamel informed that an order had come from

Berlin that only German language would be taught in

the schools of Alsace and Lorraine.

11. Some village people wear sitting on the back bench

of the classroom.

12. Everyone was sad.

write a summary of the story "The Last lesson"

Introduction:- The story The Last lesson is one of

the most beautiful story. This story has been written by

Alphonse Daudet this story has been set in the days of

Franco prussian war.

Central Idea behind the story:- Theme of this story

revels around the effect of war at life of a school.

Through this story The the writer the wants to highlight

the effect of war at life on a school .

Explanation:- This beautiful story has been written by

Alphonse Daudet. There are two main character in this

story , M. Hamel is a teacher in the schools of Alsace

and Lorraine. He has been teaching therefor 40 years.

According to this story M. Hamel is a crancky teacher

and little Franz is not a a crazing student M. Hamel is

a very strict teacher but internally he is very soft. He

loves his students too much. On the other hand little

Franz is a different boy. He does not want to go to

school. One day when he was started his school very

late in the morning. He was in a great dread of a

scolding because of questions on participle. But when

he reached in the school nothing happened. He found

that the school was as quiet as Sunday morning. The

whole school was strange and Solemn. Some villages

where sitting in the classroom on the back benches and

everyone was sad. It was because of an order from

Berlin.

Conclusion:- When little Franz come to know about it

he forget all about M. Hamel and he is terrible iron

ruler.In the very end of the story M. Hamel took a piece

of chalk and wrote on black board as large as he could.

"viva la France" and made a word with his hand

"school is dismissed you may go".

THINK AS YOU READ

Answer the following question

1. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

Ans:- Franz was expected to be prepared with for school that day question on participle.

2. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

Ans:- Franz noticed that was unusual about the school that day was very different from other usual day. The usual commotion was missing.

3. What had been put up on the bulletin board?

Ans:- On the bulletin board was the government order from Berlin that only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine.

4. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

Ans:- The order from Berlin caused many changes in school that day M. Hamel had put on his best dresses beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt, and the little black silk cap. He wore his beautiful dress which he never wore except on inspection and prize days. The students sat at their desks silently. On the back benches that always empty the elderly villegers people, the former mayor, the former postmaster, and many other villegers were sitting. Everybody looked very sad. The order from Berlin had hurt their feelings.

5. How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?

Ans:- Franz felling about M. Hamel and school change was very interesting first all of Franz was not intelligent student in the school when M. Hamel sir was given a task in the class than Franz had not completed the task on participle.

So, M. Hamel sir scolded him. Franz had no intrest in French language but, when he knew this is the last lesson of French . He was very sad and he was completely understand ‘The Last Lesson’ who teach M. Hamel.

Understanding The Text

1. 1. The people in this story suddenly realize how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?

Ans:- M. Hamel said that it was the last French lesson. It was the last day of M. Hamel in the school of Alsace and Lorraine . He informed all the people that from the next day only German language would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorrain. As soon as they knew this news they became sad. It shows how much they love their language . It happens because they are sorrow for not learning their language. As well as it shows that language is the key to persion and how precious is mother tongue for everybody.

2 2. Franz thinks, “Will they made them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?

Ans:- When little Franz was sitting in the classroom , suddenly he heared on the roof the pigeons cooed very low then he things himself that will they make them sing in German even the pigeons. It means that no body can get a fully freedom on birds and animals.

Short and Extra questions

1. Who was little Franz? why was he afraid of of going to school that
day?

Ans:- Little Franz was a school going boy. He was afraid of going to

school because his teacher M. Hamel had said that he would

question on participle and he did not know even the first word about them.

2. What was temptation for little Franz?

Ans:- When little Franz was going to school he saw that the birds

were chirping at the edge of the Woods and in the open field back of

the sawmill the prussian soldier were drilling . It all was much more

tempting little Franz than the rule for participles.

3. What did little Franz saw along the way? When he was going to

school ?

Ans:- When little Franz was going to school he is saw something

along the way of a school .The birds were chirping at the edge of the

Woods . The Prussian Soldier were drilling in the open field back of

the sawmill . There was a great crowd in front of town hall. Some

people where reading the bulletin board . There where blacksmith

and watcher with their apprentice.

4. What did little Franz notice that was unusual about the school that

day?

Ans:- Little Franz noticed many things that was unusual about the

school that day. When he reached in the school he saw that his

classmates were already own their place. The whole school was as

quiet as as Sunday morning. There was not any bustle. This teacher

was wearing a beautiful dress.

5. How was M. Hamel dressed for school that day?
Or
What was M . Hamel wearing for school that day?

Ans:- M hamel was wearing a different or special dress for a school

that day. He was wearing a beautiful green coat, frilled shirt and the

Little Black silk cap. It all where embroidered.

6. Why the village people were sitting on the back benches?

Ans:- The village people were sitting on the back benches which

were always empty because they wanted to show their respect to his

teacher . They wanted to pay a great tribute to their no more. It was

their way of thanking to the master for his 40 years faithful service

and of sowing the respect for the country.

7. What did M. Hamel say about the French language?

Ans:- M. Hamel sad that French language is the most beautiful

language in the world .The clearest and the most logical language

in the the world we most guard in among us and never forget it

because language is the key to prison.