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5 10 15 20 25 30 39 “Yes, I agree with Sonia. I met a boy speaking only Italian and we played on the beach all day in Grado.” Valentin said. “I want to say something to Mario! We really do not have to become friends, but if we speak the same language we might be able to avoid fights and misunderstandings.” I said. Mrs. Huber was wearing a blue dress and black shoes. She waited. Then she said: “So, boys and girls, what do you think about it?” Emanuel got up. He always wants to be the hero of our class and thinks he is something special. “I think I could never be friend with someone who does not speak my language, because, how could I talk to him? How could we really play together?” “Yes, I think so too. And even if we can speak the same language like Ella said, how could we avoid fights and misun- derstandings?” Marco said. “There is no chance. To fight is also human. The stronger one is always on the winning side.” Mario said. Suddenly Isabell got up and said: “Sometimes we just smile at each other. We do not need to talk. So we also can become friends.” I am sure that Isabell looked to Isaac. I know she likes him. Now Mrs. Huber asked: “So do you mean we can communicate without speaking the same language, Isabell?” “Yes, sometimes we cannot understand the language and we do not always know the words. But we know exactly what they mean.” “Yes, my parents and I went shopping in Italy and could not speak Italian, but the salesman knew exactly what my fa- ther wanted.” Mario shouted out. “So how can you communicate without words?” our teach- er asked. Everyone in the class wanted to talk. That was the time