War and peace

A Christmas story

Reading for understanding 1. What was tha significance of the white flag? White flag is the symbol for peace .it meant that they did not want to fight . 2. What were the colours of the german and british uniforms? German used to wear grey colour nad the british wore kahki 3. Why did jim tells his men to keep their head down? He was afraid that it might be a trick and the german would start shooting 4. How can you tell the words of the german who was waving a bottle that his English was limited? The sentencewe meet you tells that his English was limited 5. Why did jim not stop his man walking out into mans land? Jim didnot stopped his man because he also liked that atmosphere of peace and goodwill 6. What did jim find about hans wolf? He found that : His name was hans wolf

 He belonged to dusseldorf. He played cello in the orchestra. He spoke almost perfect English . His favourite writer was Thomas hardy His favourite book was far from the madding crowd He never had been to England He had a son 7. What activities did british and german soldiers share on that chirstmas morning? They smoked ,joked.talked,drank,ateand played football match together. 8. What was the significance of the breaths of jim and hans mingling in the air between them? It showed that as their breaths mingled and came together they also could live together in peace. 9. Why does hans think that a football match would be a good way of resolving the war? He thought so because no human life is lost in a football match. 10.Why do you think hans was returning unwillinglyto his trench? Hnas wanted this war to end and to be friends with the british .he had enjoyed that morning very much .that is why h was unwilling to trench.

Poetry
The field mouse Reading for understanding 1. what time of year is it?
It is summer

2. What are the people in the poem doing in the field?

They are cutting hay

3. What can they hear in the sky?

They can hear jets.

4. What is their nieghbour doing?

He is walking in his fields and sprinkling lime to mark territories

5. What is the child holding in his hands?

The child is holding the field mouse in his hands

6. How was creature injured?

It was injured by the tractor cutting the hay.

7. What are the children doing in the long grass?

The children are kneeling in the long grass

8. What has been saved from the tractor blade?

Some rodents,frogsand a nest of mice are saved

9. How long did the hay cutting take?

It took all afternoon

10.What does the poet not want to see at the end of the day?
She doesnot want to see the newspaper.

11.What does the poet dream of that night?

She dreams of children dancing in fields and their bones have become very weak and she can hear gunfire.she also sees that his neighbor has become her enemy .