XII- ENG.Core CBSE Ch-1 The Last Lesson Flamingo , Summary/Questions/ answers easy access
Ch-1 The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet I. INTRODUCTION The Last Lesson relates a small episode with a big and very serious message. In the 19th century, Prussia a part of Germany, invaded and captured the French districts of Alsace and Lorraine. Orders came from Berlin to stop the teaching of French in schools. The French teachers were told to make way for the German teachers. One such victim of language invasion was M. Hamel who had been teaching French at a small school for forty years. A day before he packed up his luggage to leave his house and school, he met his class. Even the village elders were sad at the departure of Hamel. In his last lesson, he called upon the students and the village people to hold fast to their language and feel proud of France as well as French language. The lesson strikes a note of patriotic feelings. II. SUMMARY Of The CHAPTER It was a warm and bright day. The birds were chirping in the woods. The Pruss...