Sentence 1: Fred was the only member of his family who didn't speak French. 
 Sentence 3: He enrolled in a course that required him to speak French every day 
 Sentence 4:  Fred's French language skill improved slowly 
 Sentence 5:  Finally Fred was able to speak French 
 Option 1: He decided to stay that way. 
 Option 2: He decided it was time for him to learn.