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STUDENTS BOOK - {IN THE PAST } (PAGE 14): Read the following text then do the tasks below: 1) My name is Faten. When I was a child, my mother was a carpet weaver, and I used to help her. I'd get the coloured wool ready for her. I used to watch her weave the traditional patterns. Her carpets were beautiful. She taught me how to weave my first piece was a belt. We didn't use to have a TV, and in the evening we'd often sit and tell traditional stories and sing folk songs. But nowadays, my grandchildren watch TV and play computer games. I hope they don't forget the old traditional ways. Choose the right answer ( a , b , or c ) to complete the following: 1 . Fatens mother was . making carpets. a. bad at b. good at c. not interested in 2. When Faten was a child, she .. a. didnt use to watch TV b. watched TV a lot c. didnt like watching TV 3. In the evening, Faten and her family used to . a. tell traditional stories b. watch TV c. play computer games. Choose two of the underlined words in the text to suit their definitions below: 4. classical , with no change . 5. not remember .. Write true ( T ) or false ( F): 6. Faten liked her mothers carpets. . 7. Faten was able to weave a belt . 8. Her grandchildrens life is the same as her life in the past Answer the following questions: 9. What did Faten use to do to help her mother?............................................................................................... 10. What was Fatens first piece? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2) My name is Abbas. I was a doctor I often used to work ten hours a day. Sometimes I'd work at the weekends as well. We didn't use to have the medicine and equipment that hospitals have today. But we were very skilled, and I would be really happy when my patients got well again. I didn't use to have a car and I used to walk home through the old market. I would buy presents for my family and fresh fruit for dinner. I think the fruit used to taste better than nowadays! I don't work anymore, but I keep up to date with the latest medical news. Choose two of the underlined words in the text to suit their definitions below: 1. The equipment in the hospitals today is the equipment they had in the past. a. better than b. worse than c. as good as 2. Abbas would be very happy when his patients. . a. brought him presents b. came to hospital c. become better 3. Now Abbas .. . a. doesnt work b. works ten hours a day c. works at weekends. Choose two of the underlined words in the text to suit their definitions below 4. sick people 5. having very good experience and knowledge

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Write true ( T ) or false ( F): 6. Abbas thinks that fruits taste better now. 7. Abbas used to drive a car to his work. . 8. He doesnt work anymore. . Answer the following questions: 9. What did Abbas use to buy on his way home? ... 10. Where did Abbas buy fruit from? . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------STUDENT BOOK (PAGE 16): 3) Newspapers contain news, information and advertising, and are printed on low-cost paper. They can be daily or weekly, national or local. Newspapers began about 500 years ago the first ones were in Germany. In those days, newspapers were handwritten and used to be passed from person to person. But they weren't very different from today! They had information about wars, economic conditions, social customs and humaninterest features. Newspapers used to be very expensive. Poor people couldn't afford them. But in the 1800s, printing became cheaper and ordinary people could afford to buy them. Choose the right answer ( a , b , or c ) to complete the following: 1. The paper on which newspapers are printed is . . a. cheap b. expensive c. very expensive 2. Newspapers first appeared in .. . a. Egypt b. Austria c. Germany 3. In the 1800s .. could afford to buy newspapers. a. all people b. only rich people c. only poor people Choose two of the underlined words in the text to suit their definitions below 4. have enough money to buy 5. not unusual or different .. Write true ( T ) or false ( F) 6. The first newspapers were different from today. 7. Newspapers have existed for about six centuries .. 8. The first newspapers cost a little money ... Answer the following questions 9. What do newspapers contain? 10. Why couldnt poor people afford newspapers? ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4) The oldest newspaper still in existence was first published in Austria in 1703. The oldest newspaper in the Arab world is Al-Ahram, which started in 1876. People who write articles for a newspaper are called `journalists'. But no newspaper can afford to send journalists to report on all events, so they buy stories from news agencies around the world. And no newspaper has room for all the stories that happen every day. So the news editor holds a meeting where they decide what stories to publish. They also decide where the photos and advertisements will go. Choose the right answer ( a , b , or c ) to complete the following: 1. Al-Ahram newspaper was first published in a. 1701 b. 1876 c. 1920

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2. A newspaper . send journalists to report on all events. a. was able to b. wasnt able to c. has enough money to 3. In the editors meeting, they decide a. what to publish b. where photos will go c. both (a) and (b) Choose two of the underlined words in the text to suit their definitions below 4. important things that happen 5. pictures Write true ( T ) or false ( F) 6. Al-Ahram is the oldest newspaper still in existence. 7. A newspaper cant publish all the stories that happen every day.. 8. People who write articles for a newspaper are called editors . Answer the following questions 9. What do journalists do? .. 10. Why do newspapers buy stories from news agencies?.......................................................................... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5) These days, newspapers are cheap because half the cost is paid for by advertising. A lot of people used to read a paper every day. But today fewer people are reading newspapers than before. Instead, they go online and get their news from newspaper websites. Although we now have 24-hour news on TV and online, newspapers are printed only once a day. So in the future, newspapers may put all the freshest news online and the printed newspapers will only have articles with opinions and comments. Choose the right answer ( a , b , or c ) to complete the following: 1. The number of people who read newspapers is..before. a. more than b. less than c. the same as 2. People can get the news from . a. newspapers b. TV and the Net c. both (a) and (b). 3. On the Net, you can get news. a. once a day b. only after 24 hours c. at any time Choose two of the underlined words in the text to suit their definitions below 4. your feelings and thoughts about something . 5. not expensive . Write true ( T ) or false ( F) 6. All the cost of newspapers is paid by advertisements . 7. A lot of people are reading newspapers today. 8. You can know the freshest news online. .. Answer the following questions 9. Why are newspapers cheap nowadays? . 10. What will the printed newspapers contain in the future?................................................................................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ACTIVITY BOOK (PAGE 6): 6) A train going from London to Manchester suddenly stopped. The passengers were wondering why the train wasnt moving. They were shocked when they heard the train drivers voice, Weve got a broken

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windscreen wiper. Can anyone help to fix it? Four men got up and went to help. One of them said: I couldnt believe what was happening. When I got to the front of the train, I saw a man standing with one foot on the platform. He was stretching across the window, holding up the broken windscreen wiper. I was even more surprised when he told me he was a passenger, too! The men tried to repair the broken windscreen wiper, but in the end, they gave up, and everyone got off the train, and took a different one to Manchester. Choose the right answer ( a , b , or c ) to complete the following: 1. The passengers were going to . a. Manchester b. London 2. The .. broke the windscreen wiper. a. driver b. four men

c. Paris c. man standing with one foot on the platform

3. took a different train to Manchester. a. All passengers b. Some passengers c. the driver and some passengers Choose two of the underlined words in the text to suit their definitions below 4. The mechanical part of a vehicle that removes water from the window . 5. The part of a train station where people stand and wait for the train . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7) A woman was walking to a stadium in Munich, Germany, to watch a match during the last World Cup Football tournament. She was standing outside the stadium, when a thief saw the ticket in her bag. He stole the ticket and went into the stadium instead of the woman. But he didnt realize that he was sitting next to the womans husband! The womans husband immediately called a security guard when he saw someone else sitting in his wifes place. Soon, the thief was sitting somewhere else .. in a police station. Choose the right answer ( a , b , or c ) to complete the following: 1. The woman was going to the stadium to . a. watch a football match b. watch a basketball match 2. The thief stole the ticket a. inside the stadium b. outside the stadium 3. The thief went into the stadium and sat .. a. next to the security guard b. next to the woman

c. call a security guard c. in the police station c. near the womans husband

Choose two of the underlined words in the text to suit their definitions below 4. competition . 5. someone whose job is to protect a place or people

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{IN THE PAST } 1)

1. b. good at 2. a. didnt use to watch TV 3. a. tell traditional stories 4. traditional 5. forget 6. T 7. T 8. F 9. She'd get the coloured wool ready for her. 10. Her first piece was a belt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2) 1. a. better than 2. c. become better 3. a. doesnt work 4. patients 5. skilled 6. F 7. F 8. T 9. He would buy presents for my family and fresh fruit for dinner. 10. the old market.

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a. cheap c. Germany a. all people afford ordinary

F T T

Newspapers contain news, information and advertising because printing became cheaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------b. 1876

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2. b. wasnt able to 3. c. both (a) and (b) 4. events 5. photos 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. write articles for a newspaper 10. because no newspaper can afford to send journalists to report on all events ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5)

1. b. less than 2. c. both (a) and (b). 3. c. at any time 4. opinions 5. cheap 6. F 7. F 8. T 9. because half the cost is paid for by advertising 10. the printed newspapers will only have articles with opinions and comments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6)

1. b. London 2. c. man standing with one foot on the platform 3. a. All passengers 4. windscreen wiper 5. platform ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

a. watch a football match a. inside the stadium c. near the womans husband tournament security guard

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