Almost Extinct

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‫القطعة االستيعابية األولى‬

North Atlantic Right Whale

1. Who called the whale with the (Right Whale) and when?
- The Americans called it the right whale two hundred years ago.

2. Why is it called the right whale?

- Because it is the right whale to hunt.

3. How is the right whale?

- The right whale is slow, easy to catch, and a lot of oil in its body.

4. The right whale is easy to catch because it is slow.

5. Today, there are (350 / 1000) right whale.

6. There are less than four hundred of (Right whale / Tigers).

Or There are less than four hundred of which animal? Right whale.

7. Why isn’t the population of the Right Whale increasing?

- Because of the pollution in the sea.

8. How can we save the Right Whale?

- We must cut pollution.

Mountain Gorilla

1. Mountain Gorillas live in the (Mountain / forests)

Or, where do gorilla live?
- In the forests.
Or, Mountain gorilla lives in the mountain. (T/ F)
2. Why is gorillas’ habitat getting smaller?
- Because people cut down trees and destroy forests.
3. Hunting gorillas is (legal / illegal)
4. Hunting gorillas is …against the law……
5. Some people eat gorilla meat. (T /F)

6. How can we save gorillas?

- Must stop hunting, and breed them in zoos.

7. What do many zoos have around the world?

- Gorilla- breeding programmes.

Giant Panda

Panda eat bamboo - sometimes 30 kilos per day of it! This means they can only live in
places with lots of bamboo. So these beautiful animals have a problem; if people
destroy their habitat, they will not be able to move to other places. And the bad news is
– people are destroying their habitat. There are less than 1,000 wild pandas today. Zoos
have about 60 and are trying to breed them.

1. What do Panda eat?

- Bamboo.
2. How many kilos can Panda eat per day?
- 30 Kilo per day.
3. Where do Pandas live?
- In places with a lot of Bamboo.

4. What’s pandas’ problem?

- Panda can’t move to other places if people destroy their habitat.

5. There are less than (1000 / 60) wild pandas.

6. There are about (1000 / 60) pandas in Zoos. Or Zoos have about (1000 / 60)
7. It’s difficult to …. breed…. Pandas in zoos. They seem unhappy.

Tiger ‫النمر‬
1. Tiger hunting is … against the law…. or (legal / illegal)

2. What are the three reasons for tiger hunting?

a. People think that tigers are dangerous.
b. Framers hunt tigers because they sometimes eat cows and sheep.
c. Used in Chinese medicine.
3. …. Bones….. are used in Chinese medicine.
4. In Chinese medicine, they use bones and other parts of the body.
4. There are perhaps (1000 / 5000) wild tigers in the world.
5. There are only (30 / 60) tigers in China.
6. Tigers will be extinct in (few years / 20 years) if hunters go on killing them.
7. Zoos can breed tigers. (T / F)

Read the questions and find the answers on student’s book page 55 as quickly as
you can.
1. Which animal is eaten by some people? The mountain gorilla
2. Which animal is eaten bamboo? The giant panda
3. Which animal eats cows? The tiger
4. Which animal is used in medicine? The tiger
5. There are less than four hundred of which animal? The North Atlantic right whale

The Oryx is back

‫قطعة الكتاب الثانية‬
A P 65/ Read the article a student's book page 42. Mark the sentences true (T) or
false (F). ‫أسئلة الصح و الخطأ‬
1. Not many big animals can live in the desert (True)
2. Oryx usually stay in a small area (False).
(They walk hundreds of kilometers)
3. Forty years ago there were lots of Oryx in the Arabian Peninsula (False)
(the population was very small)
4. Some people liked eating Oryx. (True)
5. Oryx was hunted by people on horseback. (True)
6. Wild Oryx disappeared in the 1960. (False)
(The last one dead in 1972)
7. Oryx didn't breed successfully in zoos (False)
(zoos had quite a good number)
8. Hunting Oryx is now against the law. (True)

‫أسئلة متنوعة‬
1) What is the Oryx? ‫تعريف‬
It is a beautiful antelope with two long horns.

2) Why was the Oryx endangered?

Because of hunting it
 3) What are the two reasons for hunting Oryx?
 a) The local Bedouin hunted Oryx for meat.
 b) The city people hunted Oryx for sport

4) Where can Oryx live? - In the desert.

5) Oryx gets most of the water from ...plants...by? ... eating at night
Why? because there is some water on leaves.

6) How was the population of Oryx in the Arabian Peninsula in 1960 s.

It was very small.

7) Why was the Oryx endangered? Because of hunting.

Or: Oryx was endangered because of ... hunting...

8) Why was the Oryx hunted?

The local Bedouin people hunted it for meat. The city people hunted it for sport.

9) Why could the Oryx survive in the past while couldn’t today?
Because in the past hunters were on horses, whereas today are in a big four - wheel
drive cars.

10) The last wild Oryx was shot in ... 1972 ...

11) Why did the zoos get the Oryx?

To breed it and build in its number.

12) What did the zoos do in 1982? ‫سؤال عن السنة أوعن العمل الذي قاموا به أو الدولة‬
They put some Oryx back in the wild in ... Oman ...

 1960 .... population was small.

 1972 .... The last wild Oryx was shot.
 1982 .... Zoos put back some Oryx in the wild in Oman.
13) Oryx hunting is ... (illegal / legal) ...
 Is the Oryx hunting allowed today? No.
14) What is the population of the Oryx today? about 900
 Environmental Pollution

) ‫انشاء الوحدة الثالثة ( التلوث‬

pollution
Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today. It consists
of three basic types of pollution: air, water and land. Air pollution is the most harmful. It
is caused by the harmful smoke released into the air by factories, furnaces and cars.
Another serious problem is water pollution, caused by factories wastes which are poured
into the rivers. It badly affects fish, plants and human beings. Finally, the land pollution,
which is caused by acid rain, which polluted water and fertilizers.
To protect our environment, we should first stop pollution through banning cars that
produce smoke and banning factories from throwing wastes into rivers. Educational
campaigns are also needed to keep our environment safe.

Literature Jawad Al Assadi

‫االدب‬
‫سيرة حياة االديب العراقي جواد االسدي‬ 

1. Who is Jawad Al Assadi?

- He is one of the best-known Iraqi playwrights, actors and directors.

2. He was born in 1947.

3. He has spent 25 years as an expatriate. ‫تُفيد كأسقاط‬

4. He graduated in 1972 at Baghdad Fine Arts Academy.

5. Where did he stay?

- He stayed in various Arab countries.

6. How was Al Assad’s imagination about the life in Iraq, after the fall of the former regime.
- The new nation (new Iraq) should be more hospitable. ‫تُفيد كأسقاط‬

7. He was stunned by the brutality and panic among Iraqi people.

8. Where did he move, later?

- He moved to Beirut.

9. Al Assadi established in Beirut “Babil Theatre”

10. Al Assadi’s works and plays were translated into English, French and Russian.

11. Al Assadi received The Prince Claus Award in 2004.

12. Prince Claus Award is for dedicating his works to freedom of cultural expressions and
thought in Iraq and beyond.

13. Name two of the most recent and famous works.

- Women in War and Baghdadi Bath.
Or: The most recent and famous works are ... Women in War and ... Baghdadi Bath...