1. This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Sassoon’s letter Vocabulary Subject: English Age groups: 12–14, 15–16 Topic: World War I EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2014 Source | This resource was originally developed by Nerissa Lea and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.

2. © British Council 2014 Wilful defiance letter by Siegfried Sassoon 1. What is 'wilful'? 2. What is ‘defiance’? 3. Write notes and/or the translations in your workbooks.

3. © British Council 2014 I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers. 1. What does 'convinced' mean? 2. What does 'acting on behalf of' mean? 3. Write notes and/or the translations in your workbooks.

4. © British Council 2014... political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed. 1. What does 'political errors' mean? 2. What does 'insincerities' mean? 3. What does 'sacrificed' mean? 4. Write notes and/or the translations in your workbooks.

5. ... the callous complacence with which the majority of those at home regard the continuance of agonies which they do not share... 1. What does 'callous' mean? 2. What does 'complacence' mean? 3. What does 'agonies' mean? 4. Write notes and/or the translations in your workbooks.