Activities on Sassoon S Wilful Defiance Letter

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Sassoon’s letter

Subject: English Age groups: 12–14, 15–16 Topic: World War I

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1. Use a bilingual dictionary (if you need one) to translate the words in the first column, and write the translation in the second column. Then choose a synonym (a word that means the same) from the box below and write it in the third column.

Vocabulary Translation Synonym defiance wilful

Synonyms to match to vocabulary

boldness determined

2. Use the words in the box to fill the gaps in the passage below. The passage explains the purpose of Sassoon’s letter.

end fellow letter prevent purpose

Translation

Sassoon is saying in his ______that the ______of the

war has changed. The war needs to ______to ______

further suffering of his ______soldiers.

©British Council 2014 I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers.

3. Use a bilingual dictionary (if you need one) to translate the words in the first column, and write the translation in the second column. Then choose a synonym (a word that means the same) from the box below and write it in the third column.

Vocabulary Translation Synonym convinced acting on behalf of

Synonyms to match to vocabulary

speaking for certain representing

©British Council 2014 4. Make six sentences from the model below

acting on behalf of convinced I am a soldier, that I am speaking for the soldiers. certain representing

I am ______

©British Council 2014 ... political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed

5. Translate the meanings of the words in the first column, using a bilingual dictionary if you need to, and then match them with the definitions in the box below.

Vocabulary Translation Definitions

political errors

insincerities

sacrificed

die unnecessarily mistakes made by those in power things people say that they do not mean

... the callous complacence with which the majority of those at home regard the continuance of agonies which they do not share ...

6. Translate the meanings of the words in the first column, using a bilingual dictionary if you need to, and then match them with the definitions in the box below.

Vocabulary Translation Definitions

agonies

callous

complacence