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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Flocked to the colors
Hi teachers,
The outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 was greeted with something like euphoria by the young men who flocked to the colors. British schoolmates and teammates formed "Pals Battalions," and sometimes advanced on German positions while passing a soccer ball. They were slaughtered. At the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
1. What is "flocked to the colors"?
2. What does "while passing a soccer ball" mean in the context? I can't put it together to make sense.
Thank you.
Tinanam
The outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 was greeted with something like euphoria by the young men who flocked to the colors. British schoolmates and teammates formed "Pals Battalions," and sometimes advanced on German positions while passing a soccer ball. They were slaughtered. At the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
1. What is "flocked to the colors"?
2. What does "while passing a soccer ball" mean in the context? I can't put it together to make sense.
Thank you.
Tinanam
Top answer
1. -- Hurried to enlist in the army. ('Colours' = the national flag or the flag of their chosen military unit).
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- -- Hurried to enlist in the army.
- ('Colours' = the national flag or the flag of their chosen military unit).
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- What does "while passing a soccer ball" mean in the context?
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1. What is "flocked to the colors"?-- Hurried to enlist in the army. ('Colours' = the national flag or the flag of their chosen military unit).
2. What does "while passing a soccer ball" mean in the context? I can't put it together to make sense.-- Unfortunately, it means just that: they kicked a soccer ball among themselves while attacking. They were very innocent.
2. What does "while passing a soccer ball" mean in the context? I can't put it together to make sense.-- Unfortunately, it means just that: they kicked a soccer ball among themselves while attacking. They were very innocent.
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