Question:
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Chapter 2: A Valiant Band.

The permission was not attended with the result that the young prince's counsellors had hoped. For a time, James showed a lively pleasure when Desmond rode over to Saint Germain, walked with him in the gardens, and talked to him alone in his private apartments, and professed a warm friendship for him; but Desmond was not long in discovering that his first estimate of the prince's character had been wholly erroneous, and that his outburst at their first meeting had been the result of pique and irritation, rather than any real desire to lead a more active life. Upon the contrary, he was constitutionally indolent and lethargic. There were horses at his command, but it was seldom, indeed, that he would take the trouble to cross the saddle, although walking was distasteful to him. Even when speaking of his hopes of ascending the throne of England, he spoke without enthusiasm, and said one day:

"It is a pity that it cannot be managed without fuss and trouble. I hate trouble."

"Nothing can be done worth doing, without trouble, Your Majesty," Desmond said sturdily. "It almost seems to me that, if everything could be had without trouble, it would not be worth having."

"How do you mean, Mr. Kennedy?"

"I may illustrate it by saying, Sire, that no true fisherman would care about angling in a pond, close to his house, and so full of fish, that he had but to drop a baited hook into the water to bring up one immediately. The pleasure of fishing consists largely in the hard work that it demands. It is, perhaps, miles to a stream across the hills, and a long day's work may produce but a half dozen fish; but these the angler prizes in proportion to the trouble he has had to get them. I think that, were I born heir to a throne, I would rather that it should cost me hardship, toil, and danger to obtain it, than walk into a cathedral, a few days after my father's death, and there be crowned."
1. Who died?
2. How was he born?
3. Who took a ride?
4. To where?
5. Who was happy to see him?
6. What did they do?
7. Where?
8. WHat else?
9. Was it in public?
10. Where then?
11. Would a real angler fish near his home?
12. How far should he go to fish?
13. Where would he then go fishing?
14. How many would he catch?
15. Over what land would he rule?

Numbered answers:
1. a father
2. heir to a throne,
3. Desmond
4. Saint Germain
5. James
6. walked
7. in the gardens,
8. talked
9. no
10. in his private apartments
11. yes
12. miles
13. a stream across the hills
14. a half dozen
15. England,

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The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional qualifications or credentials from a university or college. These professional qualifications may include the study of pedagogy, the science of teaching. Teachers, like other professionals, may have to continue their education after they qualify, a process known as continuing professional development. Teachers may use a lesson plan to facilitate student learning, providing a course of study which is called the curriculum.

A teacher's role may vary among cultures. Teachers may provide instruction in literacy and numeracy, craftsmanship or vocational training, the arts, religion, civics, community roles, or life skills.

In some countries, formal education can take place through home schooling. Informal learning may be assisted by a teacher occupying a transient or ongoing role, such as a family member, or by anyone with knowledge or skills in the wider community setting.
1. Where is the role of teacher normally carried out?
2. Do some teachers have to continue their education after they qualify to teach?
3. What do teachers use lesson plans for?
4. Where do teachers normally obtain their professional qualifications?
5. What are some subjects teachers provide in structions in?
6. Does formal education ever take place through home schooling?
7. What is the process of contunining their formal education after they have become qualified to teach called?
8. In different cultureds to teachers roles vary?
9. Who assists in informal learning?
10. Is the role of a teacher ongoing?

Numbered answers:
1. at a school or other place of formal education
2. yes
3. to facilitate student learning
4. a university or college
5. the arts, religion, civics, community roles, or life skills
6. yes
7. professional development
8. yes
9. a family member, or by anyone with knowledge or skills in the wider community setting
10. yes, often

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Zebras cannot clap. However, one weekend a magic clown wiggled his nose and said a few magical words and a zebra could clap. This zebra lived in a zoo with many other zebras. This zebra's name was John, John the Zebra. John was so excited that he could clap. He tried to clap as much as he could. He had trouble understanding when and what to clap. He would clap at things that were sad and things that were happy. He clapped when he was excited and when he was scared. He even clapped that he could clap. After a couple of weeks, his friend Sam was getting annoyed with John. He said "John, I know you like clapping but I am beginning to be annoyed by your clapping." John said he was sorry, but that Sam did not understand how special it was to be the first Zebra that could clap. A few more weeks went by and the same Magical clown came by John's zoo. He looked at John, who was clapping his heart out, and wiggled his nose and said some different magical words. Suddenly, John could not clap any more. And that month was first and only time a zebra could clap.
1. What cannot clap?
2. What happened one day?
3. And what happened?
4. Did he say anything?
5. What?
6. Where was the zebra?
7. with who?
8. What was his name?
9. How did he feel?
10. Why?
11. What did he do?
12. What did he have trouble with?
13. What did he clap at?
14. Who was his friend?
15. How did he feel?
16. Why?
17. What did John say?
18. Who came to the zoo?
19. When?
20. What did he do?
Numbered answers:
1. Zebras
2. a magic clown wiggled his nose
3. a zebra could clap
4. yes
5. a few magical words
6. in a zoo
7. other zebras
8. John
9. excited
10. he could clap
11. clapped as much as he could
12. understanding when and what to clap
13. when he was excited and when he was scared
14. JOhn
15. annoyed
16. because he was clapping
17. sorry
18. The magical clown
19. few weeks
20. He looked at John