Leila El- Assaby was Egyptian archaeologistعالمة آثار . She had been in an excavation journeyرحلة تنقيب عن الآثار in Peru with Dr. Hafez as a part of UNESCO archaeological projectمشروع في الآثار . She was back in Cairo with her parents and her sister Samira. She wasn't in Peru any moreلم تعد في بيرو. She could hear the familiar soundsأصوات مألوفة of the place she lived in. She heard her neighbourhood childrenأطفال الجيران playing in the street, the call of a man selling melonsبطيخ , the roar of traffic and her sister Samira doing something in the kitchen. There was a photo on the table beside her bed. It was her own picture in which she was looking at the camera and holding upتمسك a little gold figureتمثال of an animal. This photo remindedذكرتها her of a good day of her journey. She felt a shiver down her backشعرت بقشعريرة تتملكها and she closed her eyes. She was happy she was safe in Cairo again. She began to tell what had happened during that journey.
Leila set offانطلقت her biggest adventureمغامرة of her life two months ago. Her sister Samira was driving her to the airport. Samira never stopped talking that made Leila forgetتنسي that she was nervous and worried about flying by plane. Leila told Samira that she was excitedمبسوطة because she had never been toلم تذهب ابداً South America before. Leila was worried about everything unlikeعكس her sister Samira who was so funny. Samira asked Leila to tell Dr. Hafez to take care ofيعتني بـ her (Leila) asلان the excavation site was high up in the mountains. She warned حذرت her sister Leila of falling off a mountain. Leila told Samira that the archeological site was at Machu Piccuاسم مدينة قديمة في بيرو at 300 meters high up in the mountains. The Incas lived there. Leila also told Samira that Cuzco was the capital of the Incas and it was higher than Machu Piccu. She told her that the Incas people were toughقاسيين/ فظ because they lived in high altitudesالمرتفعات . They controlledحكموا a huge empireإمبراطورية although they didn't have any writingكتابه . When Samira asked Leila about Dr. Hafez's work. She told her that he was looking for a Chimu king's tombمقبرة. The Chimu were famous for their gold and silver works. The Incas conqueredغزوا the Chimu. Most of the Incas gold work which belongedملك لـ to kings and noblesنبلاء was made by the Chimu. Leila told Samira that she was taking a small laser machine to Dr. Hafez. This machine which was a new technique developed by the department of archaeologyقسم الآثار in Cairo. It was a laser dating machine. It was used for datingتحديد عمراو تاريخ ancient things made of wood and cloth. Nobody knew about it ,so it was a secretسر and Dr. Hafez teamفريق wanted to be the first to use it.
Samira was a reporterصحفيه on one of Cairo newspapers. She hoped to get a good title for an articleعناوين للمقالة about Leila's excavation. She suggestedاقترحت two titles "SECRETS ABOUT INCAS TOMB" and "EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND INCAS TREASURES". Leila laughedضحكت because Samira was wonderful and full of enthusiasmالحماس . When they arrived to the airport, Leila checked inسجلت البيانات for her flight. Samira Huggedعانقتها Leila and she kissed her the cheekخد . She started to cry a little. Leila calmed her downهداتها and she told her that she would miss her too. Leila promised her to send her a post card or an e-mail.
Questions with model answers:
1-Why was Leila happy to be back in Cairo?
☻Because she was back with her family.
2-What familiar sounds could Leila hear when she woke up at
home in Cairo?
☻She could hear her neighbourhood childrenأطفال الجيران playing in
the street, the call of a man selling melonsبطيخ , the roar of traffic
and her sister Samira doing something in the kitchen.
3- What was in the picture Leila bedside table?
☻Leila was looking at the camera and as holding a little gold
figure of an animal.تمثال حيوان صغير من الذهب
4- What did Leila remember when she saw the photo (by)
beside her bed?
☻She remembered a good day in Peru when she discovered the
gold figureتمثال of an animal in a tombمقبرة and the bad things that
made her feelتشعر a shiverرعشة down her back.
5- Why was she going to Peru?
☻To join Dr. Hafez on his excavation work there as a part of a
UNESCO exchange programme in archaeology.
6- Why was she excited to go to Peru?
☻Because she had never been to South America before.
7- Why was Leila nervous?
☻Because she was afraid of flying.
8- Why did Samira ask Leila to tell Dr. Hafez to take care of
her?
☻Because the excavation work was high up in the mountain in the
Andes.جبال الانديز غرب قارة أمريكا الجنوبية and she was afraid that Leila
may fall off a mountain there
9- What was Samira's job?
☻She was a reporter on one of Cairo newspapers.
10-How was Leila different from Samira?
☻Samira was funny and had good sense of hummerروح الفكاهة and
enthusiastic (full of energy) متحمثه while Leila was worried about
everything seriousجادة.
11- What was Samira always looking for?
☻She was looking for a story for her newspaper.
12- What titles did Samira suggest for a news paper article?
1- "SECRETS ABOUT INCAS TOMB".
2- "EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND INCAS TREASURES".
13- How could researcher date old things made of wood or
cloth?
☻By using a laser-dating machine.
14- Where did the Incas live?
☻The Incas lived at high altitudes المرتفعات in mountains.
15-What was strange and amazing about the Incas?
☻They didn't have any writingكتابة , yetورغم ذلك they controlledحكموا
a huge empire.إمبراطورية and they were really tough.خشنين / صعب المراث
16- Why were the Incas tough?
☻Because they lived at high altitudes المرتفعات in mountains.
17- What was the Incas' capital?عاصمة
☻Cuzco.كوزكو
18- Why did the Incas conquer the Chimu?
☻Because The Chimu were famous for there gold and silver work.
19- Why was Dr. Hafez looking for a king's tomb?
☻Because he wanted to find some of the Chimu gold and silver
work. Only kings and nobles' tombs had things made of gold.
20- Why would it be wonderful to find a king's tomb?
☻Because they would find gold and silver things made by the
Chimu.
21- What was the latest technology used for datingتحديد عمر الاشياء
old things made of wood and cloth?
☻The laser dating machine.
22- What important things was Leila taking to Dr. Hafez?
☻she was taking a small laser machine to Dr. Hafez. This machine
which was a new technique developedتم تطويره by the department
of archaeologyقسم الآثار in Cairo. It was used for datingتحديد عمراو تاريخ ancient things made of wood and cloth.
23- Why didn't Leila want any one to know about the laser-
dating machine and to be a secret?
☻Because Dr. Hafez's team wanted to be the first to use it in Peru.
24- What did Leila promise Samira to do before traveling?
☻She promised her to send her a post card or an e-mail.
Completion with model answers :
1- The photo on the table beside Leila's bed was her photo looking at the camera and holding a little figure of an animal.
2- Samira asked Leila to tell Dr. Hafez to take good care of her
because his excavation work was high up in the mountain and
she didn't want to fall off a mountain in the Andes.
3- Leila was excited to be going to Peru because it was the first
time she had gone there.
4- Leila took Dr. Hafez a small laser machine which dated old
things made of wood and cloth.
5- Leila worked as an archaeologist and assistant researcher at
Cairo university.
6- Samira worked as a reporter on one of Cairo newspapers.
7- Unlike her sister ,Samira, Leila was worried about everything.
8- Samira drove her sister Leila to the airport because Leila was
going to fly to Peru.
9- Leila didn't want any one to know about the laser dating
machine because Dr. Hafez's team wanted to be the first to
use it.
10- The Incas were tough because they lived at high altitudes in
mountains.
11- Although the Incas didn't have any writing, they controlled a
huge empire.
12- The Incas conquered the Chimu who were famous for their
gold and silver work.
13- It would be wonderful to find a king's tomb because they would
find gold and silver things made by the Chimu.
14- Most Incas gold work was made by the Chimu people.
15- Only kings and nobles kept things made of gold and silver.
16- Before leaving Cairo, Leila promised Samira to send her a
post card or an e-mail.
Quotations with model answers :
1- " We are hoping to use it in our excavation in Peru."
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was the thing they were hoping to use?
c) Who developed this thing?
Answers:
a) Leila to Samira
b) The dating machine which was used to date old things made of
wood and cloth.
c) Researchers in the archaeological department in Cairo.
2- " I'm her sister but I'm not at all like her."
a) Who is the speaker?
b) How was she different from her sister?
c) What was the job of each?
Answers:
a) Leila
b) Leila was worried about everything unlikeعكس her sister
Samira who was so funny.
c) Leila was an archaeologists while Samira was a reporter in one
of Cairo news papers.
3- " Not many people know about it, so, yes, it is a sort of secret."
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was the speaker talking about?
c) Why did they want to keep it secret?
Answers:
a) Leila to Samira
b) The laser dating machine which was developed in Cairo.
c) They wanted to keep it secret because Dr. Hafez's team
wanted to be the first to use it.
4- " Did you know they didn't have any writing. And yet they
controlled a huge empire."
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Who was the speaker talking about?
c) What was amazing about them?
Answers:
a) Leila to Samira.
b) The Incas people.
c) They didn't have any writing. And yet they controlled a huge
empire.
5- " You must tell Dr Hafez to take good care of you. "
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was Dr. Hafez?
c) Why must he take care of the addressed person?الشخص المخاطب
Answers:
a) Samira to Leila.
b) He was a well-known Egyptian archaeologist. He was the
leader of the excavation site in Peru.
c) Because the excavation work was high up in the mountain in
the Andes.جبال الانديز غرب قارة أمريكا الجنوبية and Samira was afraid
that Leila might fall off a mountain there.
5- " Calm down, I told my self it is all over now."
a) Who said this to whom? Where is the speaker now?
b) How does the speaker feel now? Why?
c) What memories made the speaker shiver?
Answers:
a) Leila to herself. She is at home now.
b) She feels well now because she is safe at home.
c) She remembered things, which were not good in Peru.
6- "Yes, of course I'm excited. I have never been to South
America before."
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Why didn't the speaker have no time to be excited the night
before departure?الرحيل
c) Where the speaker flying? Why?
Answers:
a) Leila to Samira.
b) Because Leila spent all the night packing her luggage.تحزم المتعة
c) She was flying to Peru to joinتنضم إلي Dr. Hafez excavation
team there.
7- " They were really tough, those Incas. It's amazing what they
did."
a) Why were the Incas tough?
b) Who did the Incas conquer?غزو
c) What was amazing about the Incas?
Answers:
a) The Incas were tough people because they lived in high
mountains.
b) The Incas conquered the Chimu.
c) They didn't have any writing and yetومع ذلك they controlled a
huge empire.
8- " I can see the headlines now."
a) Who said this him to whom?
b) What were the headlinesالعناوين about?
c) On what occasionمناسبة was it said?
Answers:
a) Samira to Leila.
b) The headlines were about finding the Incas treasures by an
Egyptian archaeologist.
c) It was said when Samira was driving Leila to Cairo Airport to
join the excavation team in Peru.
9- " I'll miss you big sister."
a) Who said this him to whom?
b) What made the speaker say so? ما الذي جعل التحدث يقول هذا
c) What did the big sister promise to do?
Answers:
A) Samira to Leila.
b) Because Leila was going to Peru.
c) Leila promised her sister Samira to send her a post card or
an e-mail.
10- " That would be a good title for n article about you excavation,
wouldn't it?"
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What did this statement tell us about the characterشخصية of the
speaker?
c) What was the article which the speaker suggest talking about ?
Answers:
a) Samira to Leila. لديها روح الدعابة
b) It shows that she was funny and had a good sense of humour.
c) It was talking about their discoveries of the excavation in
Peru.
11- "It's the latest technology and all very new."
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was the technology about?
c) What would it be used for?
Answers:
a) Leila to Samira
b) It was about the laser-dating machine.
c) It would be used for dating old things made of wood or cloth.
12- " But Dr. Hafez is looking for a king's tomb, isn't he?"
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Why was he looking for an Incas king's tomb?
c) Where was Dr. Hafez looking for the tomb?
d) by whom were the gold things in the tomb made?
Answers:
a) Samira to Leila.
b) To find some gold and silver of the Chimu.
c) In Machu Picchu, the land of Incas
d) By the Chimu people.
13- " I'm also taking Dr. Hafez a small machine and details of a
new technique……
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was the small machine?
c) Where was Dr. Hafez ? Why was he there?
Answers:
a) Leila to Samira.
b) The laser dating machine.
c) He was in Peru because he was the leader of the excavation
work there.
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