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Comprehension (1)(C.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
A sharks' trainer
I'm Sarah Turner. I have an unusual job. I train sharks at the Sea Life
Centre. Sharks are amazing creatures and they are very clever. Lots of people
are scared of them, of course. I want to learn more about them so that I can
teach people not to be scared. Sharks live in huge tanks. You need to be
brave to dive with a video camera to film the sharks in the sea.
We teach sharks to touch a special button to get food. Every button is a
different colour. The sharks learn to recognize their button and press it with
their noses when they are hungry. We move the button around the tank so
that the sharks learn to follow them.
Sharks can understand and remember. They understand that one button
means "food", although it doesn't look like food. And when we put the
button in a different place, they still remember it.
I've learnt a lot about sharks' eating habits and routines. I've also learnt
that all sharks have different personalities. One of the young sharks here
likes to chase the bigger sharks. They also like to play with her food. Sharks
are not monsters. They are often clever, funny creatures.
A) Answer the questions:
1. Sarah Tuner wants to learn more about sharks.Discuss.
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2. Mention one example from the text to prove that sharks can understand.
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4. You need to be brave to( press the button - dive with a video camera to
film the sharks -chase the bigger sharks-play with the food).
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Comprehension (2 (H.W))
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
An enjoyable game
My neighbour's children love playing hide and seek, as all children do.
One afternoon, they were playing in the street just outside the post office.
Young Ahmed, who was only five years old, found the perfect place to hide.
His sister, Hoda, was now counting up to ten, when Ahmed noticed that there
was a very small metal door behind the huge letterbox.
Ahmed walked inside and pulled the door so hard that it was locked at
once. Hoda was looking for Ahmed when she heard her brother's cry. She
immediately ran to tell the postman, who hurried out to unlock the door.
Ahmed was now free but he was still crying, so the postman found a way to
make him laugh, by telling him that the next time he wanted to hide in the
post-box, he should remember to stick a stamp on himself.
A)Answer the questions:
1. Do you like playing hide and seek ?Why? Why not?
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2. What did the postman intend to do with Ahmed? Why?
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A) Choose the correct answer:
3.Hoda and Ahmed were playing in(the letter box-the house-the street-
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Comprehension (3)(C.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Joe's day at work
Joe has a shop. He works five and a half days a week. His shop shuts at
one o'clock on Thursdays. Sunday is a holiday. Saturdays are the busiest
days. Most of Joe's meat comes to his shop from the nearest town. But
sometimes he gets up so early and drives into the city where he can choose
cheaper meat.
One Thursday, a woman came into the shop at five to one. "I'm sorry
I'm late," she said, "but I have invited some people for dinner and I'm in need
of much meat." Joe had only one piece of meat. He gave it to the woman and
said, "This is 65 L.E." The woman said, "That piece is too small. Haven't you
got a bigger one?" Joe opened the fridge, put the same piece of meat into it,
took it out again and shut the door of the fridge. Then he went to the lady and
said, "This piece is bigger and it is 85 L.E." "Good!" the woman replied
happily, "Give me both of them, please."
A) Answer the questions:
1. Joe sometimes works a lot. Discuss.
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2. Was the woman silly or intelligent? Mention the reason.
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B) Choose the correct answer:
3. Joe is (a butcher- a fisherman-a driver-a doctor).
4. The woman didn't take the first piece of meat because (it was bad- it wasn't
big enough- it was expensive-it wasn’t cheap).
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Comprehension (4)(H.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
A strange inheritance
There was once a very rich lady whose husband had died. When she
reached the age of eighty, she was too old to live alone and look after a
house herself. She went to live in an expensive and a very comfortable hotel.
The lady had a pair of very ugly dogs which used to bark at everybody all
day long, but she loved them so much although nobody else did.
After nearly a year, a waiter came to work at the hotel and began to do
everything to help the old lady. The waiter thought that the rich lady would
leave him a lot of money to pay him for everything he had done for her and
her dogs. But when she died, a few years later, he discovered that she had
left him only two things she loved most, and they were her dogs.
A) Answer the questions:
1. Why is the passage called “A strange Inheritance”?
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2. Do you think that the waiter was a good man? Why?
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Comprehension (5)(C.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
The moon
Although the moon may seem small and insignificant compared to the
rest of the universe, the size and the location make it very important to the
earth. Other than the sun, it is the most visible body in the sky. Because of
this, humans have been fascinated by the moon since ancient times. It has
been studied both from the Earth and from space.
In fact, more than 70 spacecrafts have been sent on missions to the
moon. In addition, the moon is the only place outside of the Earth that has
been visited by humans. The average distance of the moon from the Earth is
about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometres).This may seem like a great
distance. However, compared to the distance of the earth from other planets,
the moon is actually quite close.
A) Answer the questions:
1. Although the moon is insignificant compared to the rest of the
universe, it is significant to the Earth. Illustrate.
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2. What is the most visible body in the sky?
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B)Choose the correct answer:
3. The synonym of “insignificant” is (important –unimportant –
compared- fascinated).
4. Less than (60 – 80 –50) spacecrafts have been sent on missions to the
moon.
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Comprehension (6)(H.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Museums
Most museums are open to the public. People visit museums to view
the collections. The collections educate people about the natural world or
human culture. Museums may also offer guided tours, lectures and special
events. Scientists sometimes use museums to do research.
Museums add to their collections by buying objects or receiving
donations. Museums display some objects all the times. They also display
certain objects for a limited time. These displays may include objects
borrowed from other museums or from private collectors. Many museums
own objects that are never on display at all. Only researchers may view these
objects.
A) Answer the questions:
1. Collections are important for people. Discuss.
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2. How do museums add to their collections?
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B) Choose the correct answer:
3. (Only researchers – Public – Donators-Private) may view objects
never on display at all.
4. The antonym of “natural” is (artificial-special-private-public) .
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Comprehension (7)(C.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are the world's leading sport event. Athletes from
almost every country in the world compete in them. The Olympics include
the Summer Games and the Winter Games. Each is organised in a different
country once every four years.
Until the early 1990s the summer and winter games were held in the
same year. Today they are separated by two years. The Olympic Games were
first held in ancient Greece at a site called Olympia. The ancient Greek
games lasted until AD 393. The Olympics were revived in the late 1800s.
The games that began then are called the modern Olympics.
A) Answer the questions:
1. When were the Olympic games renewed?
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2. Talk about the competitors in the Olympic Games.
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Comprehension (8)(H.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
The flag
A flag is a piece of cloth or other material that carries a design. A flag
is often attached on one side to a pole or a stick, called a staff. A flag is used
for being a symbol for a certain country. Every country and state has its own
flag. Some cities, groups or people have flags as well.
Flags are traditionally made of cloth. Usually, but not always, they are
rectangular or square. A flag's width from the staff to the outer edge is called
the fly. Its height along the staff is called the hoist. Most flags are long in the
fly than in the hoist. The designs and colours on a flag are usually simple.
The design usually appears on both sides of the flag so that it can be seen
clearly as the flag flies in the wind.
A) Answer the questions:
1. Having a flag is so important for each country. Discuss.
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2. Why does the design appear on both sides of the flag?
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Comprehension (9)(C.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Pocahontas
Most people know the name Pocahontas because a famous cartoon film
about her was made in 1995. The real Pocahontas was not like the
Pocahontas in the film. However, she was a remarkable woman and she had
an amazing life.
Pocahontas was born in America in 1595. Her father, Powhatan, was
the chief of many Native American tribes in the area that is now called
Virginia. Pocahontas's real name was "Mataoka", but she was given the
nickname Pocahontas because she liked to run and play. Pocahontas means
"playful little girl" in the language of her tribe.
John Smith, an Englishman, sailed to Virginia in 1607. Some Native
Americans saw Smith. They didn't know if he was a friend or an enemy, so
they took him to Chief Powhantas. Smith had to lie down on a big, flat rock.
The chief's men wanted to kill Smith. Suddenly Pocahontas ran to Smith and
put her head on his. The men could not hit Pocahontas because she was the
chief's daughter. She helped Smith to stand up. Chief Powhatan said that he
and Smith were now friends because Pocahontas had saved Smith's life.
A) Answer the questions:
1. What have you known about Pocahontas?
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2. Why did Chief Powhatan and John Smith become friends?
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3. The name Pocahontas means (Chief's daughter – playful little girl –
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Comprehension (10)(H.W)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Becky's dream of travelling
My name is Becky. I love travelling, and one day I'd like to go around
the world. When I'm older and I've finished school, I will travel around the
world for a year! It will be great. I read a lot of books about different places
around the world and I want to visit all the places. I have already planned
where I want to go when I'm older.
First, I'll go to China and walk along part of the Great Wall. What an
experience! Did you know that it's 6,400 kilometres long! It's amazing to
think about all the people in the past who have walked along that wall.
After China, I'll go to Thailand. I'd like to travel through the busy
streets of Bangkok. I'll stop at a street market and try the food. I love spicy
food, and Thai curry is my favourite meal. I like the mixture of sweet and
sour flavours.
My next trip will be Australia. It's got sun and beaches, so it's the
perfect place to relax. My favourite sport is surfing, and Australia has some
of the best surfing beaches in the world. I could also enjoy diving and
snorkeling. The water in Australia is very clear, so I could see lots of fish. I
wish I was there now! But I have to wait until I'm older enough.
A) Answer the questions:
1. What did Becky read about? And what does she dream about?
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2. Mention the sea sports can Becky enjoyed in Australia.
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3. Becky will travel around the world when (she is one year old- she's
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( living – clean city – healthy – streets – more gardens – public parks – throw
rubbish – River Nile – clean – dead animals – factories – chemicals –
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- Write a paragraph about six lines on “E-mails”:
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( faster than letters – arrive in a second – helpful – spend – time – computer
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