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1. Vocabulary in use
i. Read the poem, and match the words with their meaning.

Words Meanings
assign to make something known to somebody

descend to bring people, ideas or things together as a group

reveal to provide a person a particular task

assemble to come or go down from a higher to a lower level (of a
hill, etc.
)
ii. Use the words above in your own sentences without changing the
sense expressed in the poem.

2. Reading comprehension
i. Read the poem, and say whether the following statements present the
importance of classroom teaching or not.

a. Classroom teaching provides students with knowledge helpful for the exam.
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b. The course students study is insigni¿ cant and valueless.
c. Any information you miss in the classroom is important.
d. Enlightenment is gained in the classroom.
e. Staying in the class is boring.
ii. Read the text again, and answer the following questions.
a. Who composed this poem?

b. What did the students do in the absence of their teacher?
c. What did the angel reveal to the students?
d. How does the speaker in the ¿rst stanza spend time for the full two hours?

e. Why does the speaker in the second stanza think being in the class is
important?
f. What does the speaker say in the third stanza regarding the value of
education?
g. 'Education enlightens people with wisdom.' Does the speaker in the
fourth stanza agree with this statement? How?
h. What does the last stanza suggest?

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