The Last Lesson Alphonse Doudet

As I hurried by as fast as I could go, the blacksmith, Wachter called ______ me: “ Don’t go so fast; you’ll _____ ____ your school in ______ ____ time!” I thought he was _______ _____ ____ me, and _______ M. Hamel’s garden all _____ _____ _______. When I passed the town hall there was a ______ in front of the bulletin-board. I thought ____ myself: “What can be the matter now?” crowd to after get to plenty of making fun of reachedout of breath

Usually, when school began, there was a great _____. But now it was so _____! I had _____ that the classroom noise _____ _____ me to get to my desk _______ being seen; but, everything had to be as _____ as Sunday morning. I saw M. Hamel walking ___ and _____ with his iron ruler _____ his arm. I had to open the door and go ___ before everybody. noise still hopedwould help without quiet updown under in

I jumped ______ the bench and sat down ____ my desk.The thing that ________ me most was to see, on the back benches that were always _______, the village people ________ quietly _____ ourselves. Old Hauser, with his three-cornered hat, the _______ mayor, the _______ postmaster, and several others _______. Everybody looked sad; and Hauser had brought an old _________, thumbed _____ the edges, and he ______ it open ____ his knees with his great glasses _______ across the pages. over at surprise d empty sittinglike former besides textbook atheld on lying

While I was thinking of all this, I heard my name ______. It was my _____ to recite. I ___ _____ ___ on the first words and stood there, ______ on ___ the desk, my heart _______, and not ______ to look up. I heard M. Hamel say to me: “I won’t ______ you, little Franz…. Now those fellows out there will have the ____ to say to you: ‘How is it; you _______ to be Frenchmen, and yet you can ______ speak ____ write your own language?’ …We all have ___ _____ ____ to answer ___…” called turngot mixedup holdingto beating daring scold rightpretend neithernor a great dealfor

All at once the church- clock _____ twelve. M. Hamel stood up, very ____, from his chair. O never saw him look so tall. “My friends, I–I–” But something ______ him. He could not go on. Then he ______ ___ the blackboard, ____ a piece of chalk, and, bearing on with all his might, he wrote as large as he could: “Vive La France!” Then he stopped and leaned his head _______ the wall, and, _______ a word, he made a _______ to us with his hand: School is _________--- you may go.” struck pale choked turned totook against withoutgesture dismissed

PHRASES 1.work for… as a … 2.learn of know of talk of 3.question sb. on sth. 4.think to oneself say to oneself 5.plenty of a number of a great deal of

6. make fun of 7. out of breath have a deep breath keep/hold one’s breath 8. get over 9. have…on put…on/pull…on wear dress 10. put up 11. give up give in

Language Points had hopedwould help 1. I had hoped the classroom noise would help me to get to my desk without being seen. hope, suppose, think, want, mean, plan 等动 词的过去完成时表示 “ 原本 …, 但实际上 …” 我原本计划今年夏天修法语课程的，但后来计划改变了。 I had planned to take a French course this summer, but I changed the plan later. 我原本打算去送你，但我由于塞车耽搁了。 I had meant to see you off, but I was delayed by the jam.

Not till did 2. Not till then, when I had got a little over my fright, did I see that our teacher had on his beautiful green coat, that he never wore except on inspection and prize days. I didn’t realize she was a famous movie star until she took off her glasses. It was not untilthat It was not until she took off her glasses that I realized she was a famous movie star. Not untildid Not until she took off her glasses did I realize she was a famous movie star.

直到上了火车他才发现到自己的包被偷了。 He didn’t find his bag stolen until he got on the train. It was not untilthat It was not until he got on the train that he found his bag stolen. Not untildid Not until he got on the train did he find his bag stolen.

3. What a thunderclap these words to me! What a problem it is! What a daydream it is! 1.what + 名词 + 主语 + 谓语 ! What a good boy he is! What a beautiful flower it is! 2. What +a/an + 形容词 + 名词 + 主语 + 谓语！ What good news it is ! What silly questions you asked! 3.What + 形容词 + 名词 + 主语 + 谓语！

How time flies! How he hated the cat before! 1.How + 主语 + 谓语！ How lovely the boy is! How hard he works ！ How slow the boy runs! 2.How+ 形容词 / 副词 + 主语 + 谓语！ How sweet a voice she has! How encouraging a speech it is ! 3. How + 形容词 +a/an + 名词 + 主语 + 谓语！

1. 通过考试他是多么高兴啊！ How happy he was to passed the exam! 2. 多么漂亮的一座花园啊！ What a beautiful garden it is! 3. 他足球踢的真棒啊！ How wonderfully he played football! 4. 多么另人失望的消息啊！ What disappointing news it is!

The idea that he was going away, that I should never see him again, made me forget all about his ruler and how strict he was. It was because they were sorry too, that they had not gone to school more. It was their way of thanking our master for his forty years of faithful service and of showing their respect for the country that was theirs no more.