Seventh: Answer only four
questions:
أجب على أربعة أسئلة فقط من الأسئلة الست التالية :4
درجات
- كيف تتعامل مع هذا السؤال؟
- هذا سؤال مستحدث لقياس تذكرك لموضوعات القراءة في كتاب المدرسة و الـ
(Workbook)
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أقرأ السؤال أولاً كي تحدد هل هو عن الحقائق أم عن رأيك في شيء ما
في المنهج .
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احرص على فهم كل سؤال جيدا و المطلوب منك
فيه.
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اهتم بالأسئلة التي على الحقائق لأنها لها إجابة محددة و واضحة.
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في أسئلة قياس الرأي قد يكون رأيك إيجابياً او سلبيا و لكن المهم ذكر السبب.
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اربط السؤال بما يتعلق به من قطع القراءة في المنهج كي تتمكن من التذكر.
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لكل وحدة في المنهج قطعة قراءة ركز على المعلومات و المفردات الواردة بها جيداً
- دقق في الإجابة , و اكتبها بشكل صحيح من ناحية
القواعد .
Answer only
four questions:
1- Why did Oliver Twist run away to London?
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2- Who did Oliver work
with in London?
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3- Do you think Fagin
is a good or bad person? Give a reason.
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4- How did Mr Brownlow
help Oliver?
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5- How do you think
Oliver felt when he discovered that Monks was his half brother? Say why.
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6- Do you think the
rest of Oliver's life was happy or not? Give a reason.
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7- What was the old
man's job in The Old Man and the Sea?
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8- Why couldn't the old
man pull the fish to the boat?
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9- Why couldn't the old
man sell the fish he had caught?
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10- Do you think it was
a good idea for the old man to go fishing alone? Why?/Why not?
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11- Why do you think
Manolin was worried about the old man after he returned from the sea?
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12- How do you think
the old man and Manolin felt at the end of the story?
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13- What does King Lear
decide to do when he is old?
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14- Why is Lear angry
with Cordelia?
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15- What does Lear find out about Goneril
and Regan?
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16- Do you think Lear should have asked
his daughters to say how much they loved him? Why?/Why not?
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17- What do you think Goneril and Regan
really think of their father?
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18- Why do you think Lear loses many of
his friends?
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I9- Why did Oliver Twist
grow up in a workhouse?
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20 -Mention two functions of
the brain.
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21 -How did Ramy Ashour
become famous at the age of 16?
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22 -Do you
think we should be grateful to Dr Farouk El-Baz? Give a reason for your answer.
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23 -Nabawiya Musa played an
important part in education. Do you agree or disagree?
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24 -How do
you think Oliver Twist felt when he learned that Rose was his mother’s sister?
Why?
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25- How will farmers be able
to “grow fuel” in their fields?
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26 -Why are exhaust fumes so
harmful?
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27- How is Frederic Henry’s
life in A Farewell to Arms like Ernest Hemingway’s life?
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28- Do you think Egyptians
should have honoured Abu-Heif more in his old age? How?
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29 -Santiago was foolish to go
to sea alone. Do you agree or not? Give a reason for your answer.
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30- What can you do in your
life now to conserve energy?
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31- What must you do if you come in
contact with a bird infected with bird flu?
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32- Why shouldn't you eat food that smells
bad?
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33- Why was King Lear angry with his
daughter Cordelia?
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34- "Cordelia should have left her
father and not tried to save him." Do you agree? Why or why not?
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35- How do you think Lear feels when
Cordelia tries to help him?
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36- Drivers have to pay to drive into the
centre of London
during working hours. Do you think such a plan could work in Cairo? Why or why not?
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- وفيما يلي أهم أسئلة النصوص:
Questions & Answers
Unit 1
1- Where was Dr El-Baz born and educated?
He was born in Zagazig, in Egypt and was educated at Ain Shams University.
2- What does Dr El-Baz do? He is a space scientist and a geologist.
3- What's his job at Boston University?
He is the Director of Remote Sensing.
4- What is he an expert in? He is the world's
greatest expert in remote sensing.
5- What is remote sensing?
It is the use of Satellites to take pictures of the
earth from far away. These pictures help countries find water, oil and metals
under the desert.
6- How long did Dr El-Baz work on the American
Apollo Space Project?
He worked on that project from 1967 to 1973.
7- How did Dr El-Baz advise astronauts who landed on
the moon? He gave them advice on where to land and how to collect rocks and
soil on the moon.
8- How did Dr El-Baz help us in Egypt?His photographs which he took from
satellites helped us find a huge quantity of water under the Western Desert
and Sinai.
9- What do you think of Dr El-Baz? He is loyal to his homeland, Egypt. Although he works in America, he never forgets Egypt.
10- How can scientists like Dr El-Baz change lives
of people?
They can help people find water, oil and metals
under deserts. Water will change the deserts into green land. Oil and metals
are important for industry.
11- What qualities can make such great scientists
like Dr El-Baz?
A successful scientist must be hard-working,
intelligent, clever, careful and knowledgeable.
12- Can these qualities make sports stars like Ramy
Ahour, as well?
Yes. A sports star must be hard working, clever,
intelligent, patient, careful and train hard every day.
13- What can great scientists and sports stars give
back to their countries?
First, their countries are proud of them. They set
examples to young people. And they can help their countries each in his field.
14-Why is Nabawiya
Musa famous ?
Because was the first Egyptian woman to go to high
school.
15-What did Nabawiya
Musa do when she became older ?
She helped other women to succeed in education and
work.
16- What did Nabawiya Musa do in 1908 ?
She wrote a book about girls’ education.
17- What did Nabawiya Musa work after writing a book
?
- She became the headmistress of Al-Mohammadia
school for girls’.
18- What is the job of Dr Zahi Hawass ?
He is one of the most famous archaeologists in the
world.
19- Where does he speak and write ?He often speaks
on radio and TV. He sometimes writes in a magazine called “ Egypt Today”.
20- What does he want? Why?
He wants to bring ancient things back to Egypt from museums outside Egypt.
Because Egyptian
people don’t see these things if they are in other countries.
21- What would Dr Hawass like to be in Egypt? The Rosetta Stone.
22- What is the difference between the rain now and
two million years ago ?
Now it only rains every 20 – 50 years in the Western Desert. Two million years ago very heavy
rain fell and a huge quantity of water collected under the desert sand.
23- Should all successful people give something back
to society ?
Yes. Because they grow up, educated
and became successful with the help of the society.
24- Do you think Ramy felt
surprised when he won the Junior Squash Championship ? Why?
Yes, because he didn’t expect so.
25- Why do you think, did Ramy Ashour become such a
good squash player ?
Because he was born of a sporty family, his elder
brother is a squash player, too.
Unit 2
1- Where did Oliver Twist grow up? Why?
He grew up in a workhouse because his mother died
when he was born and his father went to prison.
2- Why did Oliver leave the workhouse and go to London?
When he asked for more food because he was hungry,
he was punished. So he ran away to London.
3- Where did Oliver go to live?
He went to live in Fagin's house. Fagin taught a
gang how to be thieves.
4- Who did Fagin's boys try to rob? They tried to
rob Mr Brownlow.
5- How was Brownlow kind to Oliver?
He stopped the police from arresting Oliver.
Instead, he took him back to his house and looked after him.
6- Who kidnapped Oliver and took him back to Fagin?
Bill Sikes, one of the gang, did that.
7- What happened to the gang when they took Oliver
to rob Mrs Maylie's house?
The thieves were discovered and
arrested by the police and Oliver was shot but he didn't die.
8- What did Oliver discover about Monks?
Monks was his half brother. He wanted Oliver to be
in trouble because Monks would get all their father's money.
9- Who adopted Oliver and where did they live?
Mr Brownlow adopted Oliver and they went to live
with Mrs Maylie and her niece, Rose.
10- Did Oliver do the right thing when he became a
thief ? Did he have a choice?
No, Oliver didn't do the right thing when he became
a thief. But he had no choice.
11- Why do you think Mr Brownlow stopped the police
from arresting Oliver?
Because he felt that Oliver had no choice when he
ran away from the workhouse. Mr Brownlow wanted to help Oliver.
12- What can we say about the character of Brownlow?
He was kind - hearted, helpful and charitable.
13-In what way do you think Mr Brownlow was rewarded
for helping Oliver?
He lived happily with Oliver, Mrs Maylie and Rose.
14- What is the moral of Oliver Twist?
Bad people are punished. Good people lead (= live) a
happy life.
15- How should society look after children like
Oliver today?
They should put them in an orphanage, provide them
with the knowledge and skills which enable them to earn their living hi the
future.
16-How is life better for children now than it was
hi the 19th century?
They are treated fairly thanks to human rights. The
United Nations has drawn a list of rights to all children under the age of 18.
Each child has the right to a name and a nationality, to know his or her
parents and be cared for. Children have the right to education. Governments
must make sure that children survive and develop.
17- Make a list of the jobs that you do hi your
home.
Clean the flat, go shopping, help in washing up,
washing clothes and in cooking.
18- Do you think you should be paid for this work?
No, I think I shouldn't be paid because I'm helping
my parents who work hard to earn money for us.
19- If you say no, should you be rewarded in another
way?
Parents can buy their children the things they like
as a reward for their work. They can also invite them to spend an evening or a
weekend outdoors.
20- Make a list of the jobs your parents do hi your
home.
Going shopping, washing clothes, washing up,
cleaning the flat, sweeping the floor, cooking food and helping their children
in doing their homework.
21- Are they paid or rewarded for this work?
No, they aren't paid. They are rewarded by their
children who love them and buy them presents on various occasions.
22- What kind of work do people do without being
paid? Working in charities and
volunteering to help old people, disabled children, teaching the illiterate to
read and write and taking part in "A clean up day" in a school or
your area.
23- Why do you think they do this work?
To make other people feel happy and comfortable.
24- How do you think they are rewarded?
Some of them get prizes from social societies,
others may even get the Nobel Prize for their social work.
25- What did you learn about England hi the 19th
century from reading about "Oliver Twist"? In "Oliver
Twist," Dickens shows the dark side of life in 19th century London. He describes the
lives of child workers and life in the workhouse where very poor people were
sent to live and work.
26- What do you think life was like for Fagin's
boys?
It was a poor, miserable and unhappy life.
27-Do you think the rest of Oliver's life is going
to be happy? Why? Why not?
I think the rest of Oliver's life is going to be
happy as Mr Brownlow is a kind - hearted man. He adopted Oliver and they went
to live with Mrs Maylie and Rose.
28- What was life like in Egypt hi the nineteenth century?
In the 19th century, Egypt was not a rich country. There
were many poor people. Farmers did not own their land. They worked from dawn to
sunset for very little money. Workers worked in factories for long hours and
got low wages. Women were not working or taking part in public life. Child
workers were badly paid.
Unit 3
1- What is the thing that you
have in your head that is more powerful than the most powerful computer?
* It is my brain that is more powerful than the most
powerful computer.
2- What can you do with your brain?
* You can see, smell flowers, remember holidays,
feel pain, hear your favourite singer's voice and think.
3- How much does the brain weigh? * It weighs a kilo.
4- How many cells does your brain have? * It has about a hundred billion cells.
5- What does your brain control?
* It controls everything you do. It receives
information from your senses, analyses it, then sends messages back.
6- What happens when you put your hand in hot water?
* My brain receives the message "very hot"
from my hand, then immediately sends
a message back to my hand ' Take your hand out of the water".
7- Why is it difficult to taste different fruits if
you hold your nose and close your eyes?
* Because our senses often work together.
8- What happens when you eat something?* When I eat
something, my brain receives messages from my mouth, eyes and nose.
9- How does your brain help you learn and remember?*
My brain stores past memories and this makes learning and remembering possible.
10- What does the brain control?
* It controls one's breathing, heart, body
temperature and digestion.
11- What five senses does the brain receive
information from?
* The ears, the eyes, the skin, the mouth and the
nose.
12- Do we all like the same things that we see, hear
and taste? Why?
* No, we don't like the same things that we see,
hear and taste because of individual
differences.
13- Which of the five senses, do you think, is the
most important?
* I think "sight", is the most important
of the five senses.
14- How would life be different without the sense of
sight?
* Life would be very difficult. We wouldn't be able
to read books, watch TV, enjoy
nature or cross the street.
15- How can we help people who have lost one of
their senses?
* By having specially trained teachers who are able
to deal with them and develop their knowledge and skills.
Unit 4
1- Where was Abu Heif born? When? In Al-Anfoushi in Alexandria in 1929.
2- What did his father do? He was a primary school
teacher.
3- How did he spend his tune as a boy?
He spent a lot of time swimming in the sea.
4- What did he win at the age of ten?
He won the Egyptian primary school swimming
championship.
5- When did Abu Heif become internationally famous?
In 1951, when he swam across the English
Channel.
6- How did Abu Heif break the record? He swam across the English
Channel in 13 hours and 45 minutes, faster than anyone before.
7- How long did Abu Heif swim hi Montreal race?
He swam for 30 hours without a break.
8- Why was Egypt proud of Abu Heif? He broke
the record for crossing the English Channel and beat all the swimmers in the Montreal race.
9- How did Egypt honour Abu Heif?
Egypt gave his name to a beach at Al Anfoushi.
10- What did President Nasser ask
Abu Heif to do?
He asked him to think again before
retiring.
11- How did Abu Heif prove he was generous?
He gave his prize money for swimming across the English Channel to the family of a British swimmer who
drowned while crossing it.
12- What made Abu Heif a great hero?
He cared for his health a lot and trained hard
regularly.
13- How can we have heroes like Abu Heif?
We can find strong young people, provide them with
health care and help them train hard for internationl championships.
14- Would you like to be a hero like Abu Heif? Why? Yes,
of course. To make my country proud of me and to set an example to the young.
15- What qualities did Abu Heif have that made him
such a great man?
Determination, loyalty to his country and national
pride, made him such a great man.
16- What makes someone a national hero like Abu
Heif?
They become world famous for their achievements.
17- How do you feel about Abu Heif? I'm extremely
proud of this man.
18- What can we do to make sure people do not forget
heroes from the past?
We can show programmes on TV to remind people of
past heroes. We can also teach our students about them like we do with Abu
Heif.
Unit 5
1- What is the story 'The old Man and the Sea'
about?
It's about man's fight against nature.
2- What did Manolin's parents tell him?
Manolin's parents told him to go fishing with a more
successful fisherman.
3-Who took the bait? A big fish - a marlin - took
the bait.
4- What did the fish do?
The fish pulled the boat along. This continued for
two days and nights. The old man was in great pain because he had the fishing
line round his body.
5- When did the old man kill the marlin?
On the third day, the old man managed to pull it to
the side of the boat and kill it.
6- What happened to the martin as the old man pulled
it?
Sharks attacked the boat and tried to eat the
marlin. The old man killed seven sharks, but during the night more sharks came
and ate the marlin. Only its skeleton remained.
7- Who found Santiago's
boat with the fish skeleton? Some fishermen found it.
8- Who was worried about Santiago? What did he do?
Manolin, his apprentice was worried first but later
was glad to find him sleeping at home. He bought him some coffee and newspapers
and they promised to go out fishing together one day.
9- Why didn't the old man cut the fishing line?
Because he would lose the fish as he wasn't strong
enough to pull it to the boat.
10- What does this part of the story tell us about
the old man's character?
He has a strong will, is patient, determined y to
get the fish and can endure pain to achieve his goal.
11- Why do you think the old man went fishing alone?
To prove that he is still strong enough to catch a
big fish without help from anybody.
12- What does this story show us about people like Santiago?
Such people never give in Although Santiago was old, he determined to catch the
fish and endure the pain of the fishing line. He gets the fish and kills seven
sharks to prove that he is still strong and successful.
13- What do you feel about the old man at the end of
the story?
I sympathize with him as he was completely exhausted
when he got back home.
14- Why do you think the young apprentice, Manolin
likes the old man so much?
Because he is brave as he goes to the sea to catch a
big fish alone and he also fights 7 sharks to keep the fish alive. Manolin goes
to visit him as he is worried about him. He sees that Santiago is a good example to be followed.
15- What do you think the young man learns from Santiago? He learns
patience, determination and strong will.
16-Is the old Man happy or unhappy in the end? Give
your reasons.
He is extremely happy as he achieves what he wants
to do which is catching the fish alone. He is also satisfied as he feels that
he is still
strong enough to catch a big fish.
17- "The Old Man and the Sea" is a story
of one man's against nature. Who do you think wins the fight?
Man wins the fight against nature as he succeeded in
getting a big fish despite his pain and struggle to get it.
18-Being a fisherman can be a
dangerous job. What other dangerous jobs can you think of?
1- A fireman : It is a dangerous job as he may lose
his life to save others.
2- A policeman's job is another dangerous job as he
may lose his life while chasing and fighting criminals and thieves.
3- A pilot's job is a dangerous one as the safety of
the plane depends on his skill to overcome any sudden weather changes.
19- What qualities are needed by people who want to
do dangerous jobs?
Many qualities are needed by people who want to do
dangerous jobs. They have to be patient, hard-working, efficient, energetic,
ambitious, reliable and helpful.
20- Why do you think some people choose to do
dangerous jobs? Would you like to do one of them?
Some people choose to do dangerous jobs because they
are brave and adventurous. They are ready to give their lives to save others
from any danger. Yes, I would like to do one of them because I like to help
people who are in danger and need help.
Unit 6
1- How is air pollution a big problem?
Air is polluted with exhaust fumes which can damage our
health as well as the environment.
2- How are the engines in today's cars better than
in the past?
They burn petrol more efficiently.
3- How are cars that use engines and batteries
better than early electric cars?
When the battery is empty, the petrol engine takes over and
this recharges the battery. Early cars ran out of fuel when the battery was
empty.
4- What may car batteries use in a few years9 time?
They may use hydrogen and oxygen.
5- Why is it so important for us to find a
replacement for petrol soon?
Because in the future there will be no oil.
6- What other things could people use for fuel in
the future?
People could use alcohol, solar power, wind energy and
vegetable oil.
7- Do you think air pollution will get better or
worse in the future? Why?
I think air pollution will get worse in the future because
people are still building factories and cars are increasing in number.
8- Do you think it is important to spend time trying to solve the
problem of exhaust pollution? Why?
Yes, it is important to spend time trying to solve the
problem of exhaust pollution because exhaust gases damage our health as well as
the environment.
9- What do you think will happen when there is no
oil?
People will depend on other sources of energy such as the
sun, water and the wind.
10- In your opinion, how can we solve the problem of
pollution?
We can solve it by using sources of energy
other than petrol which do not cause pollution.
11-Why, do you think, people buy modern cars?
Because they have a computer that controls the engine and
reports any problem. They also have a satellite navigation system which will
show the quickest route and tell about traffic-jams .
Unit 7
1- Why is cleanliness important? - It protects us from infections.
2- What does cleanliness include? - It includes hygiene and sanitation.
3- What is the difference between hygiene and
sanitation?
- Hygiene is your personal cleanliness and
sanitation is public cleanliness.
4- What can bad hygiene and sanitation cause?
- They can cause many stomach infections.
5- Can we see germs? Why? - We can't see germs
because they are very small.
6- Was the second child infected because he ate the
chocolate?
- No. He was infected because he ate germs from the
first child's dirty hands.
7- What should we do before meals? - We should wash
our hands.
8- How should we keep food? Why?
We should cover food to stop flies landing on it.
9- Why mustn’t we have dirty dishes or pieces of
food lying around?
- Because they attract insects which pass infections
to us.
10- How often should one bathe or wash?
- One should bathe more often in hot weather and
after taking exercise.
11- What happens if you eat food from a damaged tin?
- You become ill because food from a damaged tin can
be bad and poisonous.
12- How dangerous is out-of-date food? المنتهية
صلاحيته
- Out-of-date food can be
poisonous, so it can pass infection or illness to us.
13- What should parents teach then- children? Why?
- Parents should teach their children the rules of
hygiene and sanitaion to protect them from infections.
14- What happens if a child is dirty?
- A duty child may become ill or pass infection to
other children.
15- How should our hospitals be like?
- Our hospitals should be well-equipped, clean and
hygienic.
16- What other places that should be clean and
hygienic?
- Restaurants, schools, universities and all public
places where a lot of people gather should be clean and hygienic.
17- What would you say to a mother whose child is
dirty?
- Please, take care of your child, keep him clean to
protect him from infections.
Unit 8
1- Why does King Lear decide to give up
his country? Because
he is old.
2- What does he want to know from his
daughters?
He wants to know how much they love him.
3-What do Goneril and Regan tell their
father?
They tell their father that they love
him much more than they really do.
4- Why is Cordelia sent away to France?
Because she doesn't know how to describe
her love for her father.
5- What happens to Cordelia when the
king sends her away to France?
She goes to live there where she marries
the king.
6- What terrible mistake does King Lear
make? He gives his country and money to his two daughters Goneril and Regan who
don't treally love him.
7- What is the truth about Goneril and
Regan? They said that they loved their father so that they could have his money
and his country. The truth is that they do not love their father at all.
8- Where does King Lear go? He wanders around the
country with his last two good friends until they arrive in Dover.
9- Why does Cordelia come to England
with French soldiers?
To try to save her father and to take
his country back from her two sisters.
10- What happens to Cordelia and her
father?
English soldiers arrive in Dover and beat the French.
Cordelia and Lear are captured and taken to prison.
11- When does Cordelia tell her father
how much she really loves him? When they are captured and taken to prison.
12- How do you think Cordelia feels when
she hears what has happened to her father?
Very sad and sorry (because she loves him).
13- How do you think Lear feels when
Cordelia tries to help him?
He realizes that Cordelia loves him more
than his other daughters do and that she is prepared to risk her life for him.
14- Who puts Cordelia and Lear into
prison? Why?
The English soldiers who are working for
Goneril and Regan, because Cordelia and Lear are trying to take power back from
them.
15-How do you think Lear feels when he
finds out how much Cordelia loves him?
He feels ashamed , foolish , guilty and
sorry.
16- How do you think the story will end?
Think of a happy and unhappy ending?
An unhappy ending: I think that evil is
punished in the end, so the two daughters will be punished. A happy
ending: The two daughters will realize
their mistake and ask their father to forgive; them.
17- Which ending do you prefer? Why?
I prefer an unhappy ending to give
punishment to those who! deceive their fathers and mothers with words.
18- What do you think Lear learns from
the mistakes he has made?!
King Lear learns that people can have
feelings without talking about them.
19- Do you know any Egyptian stories
tike King Lear?
I know a father who gave his wealth to
his children and they left him alone.
20- Is there a turning point in the
story?
Yes, Lear finds out that he has made a
mistake.
21- What qualities do people need to learn
from their mistakes? People need to be wise, not hasty and not to believe those
who flatter them but to believe those who are loving and truthful to them.
22- Why did Shakespeare leave school at the age of
14?
Because his family did not have much money.
23- When did he go to London and what did he do there?
He went in 1592. He was a well known actor and
playwright. He wrote two plays a year which were performed at the Globe theatre
in London.
24- How did he make a lot of money? He
part - owned the Globe theatre.
Unit 9
1- Which city is the capital of the United States? It's Washington.
2- What is the importance of New York?
It is one of the most important business
centres in the world and a busy port.
3- What is special about New York? It has the
most skyscrapers in the world.
4- What is the Statue of Liberty a
symbol of? It
is a symbol of freedom.
5- What do many people think of Paris?
They think it is the most beautiful city
in the world.
6- How many tourists visit Paris every year? Why?
Two million tourists visit Paris every year to see the Eiffel Tower.
7- Why is Tokyo overcrowded?
Because seven per cent of the population
in Japan live in Tokyo.
8- Why is Tokyo
important?It is the capital of Japan
and its main business centre. 9- Where
does the emperor live in Japan?
He lives in a palace in a lovely park in Tokyo.
10- What makes a beautiful city? Mosques, churches, public
buildings, historic places, rivers, parks and museums make a beautiful city.
11- What is the symbol for Cairo and other cities in Egypt?
The Pyramids for Cairo,
the Library for Alexandria, the Karnak Temple
for Luxor and the High Dam for Aswan.
12- What kinds of places do tourists
like to visit? They like to visit the sights.
13- What makes Cairo a good place for tourists to visit?
It has a lot of sights like historic
places and buildings, museums and good shops.
14- How can we help tourists enjoy their
visits to Egypt?
Firstly, we should welcome them.
Secondly , we must be friendly and helpful to them. Thirdly, we should give them
good services at reasonable prices.
Revision A
9- What is your idea of a friend?
A Mend should be helpful, sincere and thoughtful.
10- Do you have a best friend? How is he / she
special?
Yes, he is helpful and always gives me useful
advice.
11- Do you agree that we are often best friends with
people who are very different from ourselves?
I agree because if a friend is good at one subject
and the other is good at another subject, they can help each other. If their
characters are different, they don't always agree with each other but they are
best friends because they integrate.
12- What is your definition of a good friend?
A friend is someone I know well and enjoy spending
time with. He cares for my problems and helps me to solve them.
13- Do you think it is good to sometimes disagree
with your friends? Why / Why not?
I think it is good to sometimes disagree with my friends so that everyone
knows the best to do.
14- Do you have a friend? How long have you known
bun / her? Yes, I have a sincere friend. I have known him for a long time since
we were at primary school together.
15- What is your friend good at? Are you good at the
same things? We are not good at the same things at school. My friend is good at
science and I am better at English, so we can help each other.
16- What is your friend like? Is this the same as
you?
He is funny and optimistic. He is not the same as me
because I'm nervous and worry about everything.
17- What are your hopes for the future? Will you be
friends in the future?
We hope we'll always be best friends and our
children and grandchildren will play together and be best friends, too.
Revision B
1- Who is the main character in" A Farewell to
Arms"?
- Frederic Henry is the main character in "A
Farewell to Arms."
2- What nationality is Frederic? - He is American.
3- Who is the other important character?
- Catherine Barkley is the other important
character..
4- Where is Catherine from? - She is from Italy.
5- Why was Frederic sent to a special hospital hi Milan?
- Because he was badly wounded in the legs.
6- How do you know the novel "A Farewell to
Arms" was successful?
- The bookshop sold 80,000 books in the first four
months.
7- Where does Frederic meet Catherine?
- He meets her in a hospital in Milan.
8- How is the story of Frederic like that of
Hemingway?
- Hemingway himself helped the Italian soldiers
during the First World War.
9- Why do Frederic and Catherine escape to another
country?
- Because Frederic is in danger in Italy.
10- How did the happiness of Frederic and Catherine
come to an end? - Catherine died.
11- How do you know Frederic and Catherine lived
happily?
- They spent all their time together walking,
reading and talking.
12- Was Frederic willing to help the Italian
soldiers?
- Yes, he was willing to help them. The wounds in
his legs didn't stop him helping them.
13- How did Frederic and Catherine make a
family? - They married.
14- What special qualities do nurses need?
- Nurses should be kind - hearted, patient, clever,
hard-working and tolerant
15- If you are a leader, an officer or a manager,
what qualities are needed?
They must be intelligent, decisive, broad - minded
and understanding
Revision C
1- What problem does Mexico City have?
- It's the problem of air pollution.
2- What other city has the same problem?
- London
has the same problem.
3- What is the cause of air pollution in
Mexico City and London?
- Exhaust fumes, because of the very big
number of cars in both cities.
4- Why is pollution so bad in Mexico City?
- There are mountains all around the
city and there isn't much wind, so pollution is not blown away.
5- Why did the government move factories
outside Mexico City?
- To cut the pollution in the city as
factories cause pollution.
6- Why did they plant trees along the
roads?
- Because trees produce oxygen and help
keep the air clean.
7- Why did the government put signs on
all the cars?
- To stop people driving into the city
on certain days.
8- How did this make the problem worse?
- Rich people bought more cars which had
different coloured signs so that they
could drive their cars in the city every day.
9- How can pollution damage health and
the environment?
- Pollution damages lungs and causes
many other diseases. It affects plants, water and animals badly.
10- Why do you think many people now use
buses and trams hi London?
- They think this cuts the pollution.
Besides, buses and trains are cheap.
11- Why doesn't anybody in London have to pay in the
evenings or at weekends?
- Because traffic is a problem during
the daytime.
12- What have scientists done to help
solve the problem of car pollution?
- They have designed electric cars and
cars that use natural fuels and burn them efficiently. This cuts the pollution.
13- Does pollution worry you even if it
is far away? Why?
- Of course. Pollution worries us wherever
it is because we live on one earth. Besides, other people's problems worry us.
14- What can people do to help the
environment?
- People can use their cars less, try to
give up smoking, reduce exhaust from factories and use clean energy.
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