—Tear a large piece of paper into tiny bits on your table. Blow steadily upon the table till the pieces of paper are all on the floor.
—Pick up the pieces of paper and place them on the table. Puff three times upon them and see if they all fall to the floor. Gather up the pieces and throw them into the waste-basket.
—Breathe softly upon the back of your hand. What do you feel?
—Blow upon the back of your hand. What do you feel?
—Puff upon the back of your band. What do you feel?
—Pant noisily as though you had been running a long way.
Subject:
murmur, mutter, whisper, speak, grumble (mormorare, sussurrare, brontolare).
Commands:—
—Ask one of your school-mates to listen carefully to what you say; then murmur a short sentence as though you were speaking to yourself.
—Mutter the same words in a louder voice and see whether he understands.
—Whisper the same words in the ear of one of two children. Then ask the other whether he has heard.
—Grumble the same words and watch how the two children look at you.
—Speak the same words aloud and as distinctly as you can. Do the children understand?
Subject:
touch, rub, graze (toccare, tastare, palpare, sfiorare).
Commands:—
—Go to your table and with your eyes shut touch it as though to recognize it.
—Rub the table with the tips of your fingers, bearing down as hard as you can. What do you feel?
—Graze the table with the tips of your fingers, trying not to touch it.
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