Module 3
Lesson 6 , 7 and 8
AB page 23/ exercise 1
Third section
Communication
Talking about acts of bravery ... Imagine you are a journalist and want to write a story about a child who became a hero
1 Here are three possibilities for stories.
a. There was a fire in a house in the village. A child was riding his bicycle near the house when he heard a baby crying. The child …
b. A young child was on the beach with his father when he heard someone asking for help. The young child …
c. A child saw a robber go into his grandfather’s grocery shop and he decided to ...
In groups, give names to the heroes and write their descriptions. Answer these questions to help you.
a. How old are the heroes? In what way are they similar or different? What are their qualities? What were they doing when they found out what was happening?
b. How did each of the heroes react? Do you agree with what they did? Did they all do the same thing? What did each of them do?
c. What happened in the end?
Answers: Students’ own answers
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AB page 23 / exercise 2
2 Choose one of the heroes. Then, make the first page of a newspone of the most impressive prizes that a jordanian could get is the ahel al himmeh award many people in jordan do charity work to help those in need these people want to build a better community they are heroes of different ages and from different backgrounds they volunteer every day to make jordan an even better place to live in the ahel al himmeh award is given to these heroes for their efforts it encourages volunteers to keep up the good work and inspires more people to get involvedaper telling the story you chose. Illustrate it and be ready to tell the class about it in the next lesson.
Students’ own answers
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Fourth section
Punctuation
AB page 24/ exercise 1
1 Rewrite this paragraph in your notebook using full stops and capital letters
| one of the most impressive prizes that a jordanian could get is the ahel al himmeh award many people in jordan do charity work to help those in need these people want to build a better community they are heroes of different ages and from different backgrounds they volunteer every day to make jordan an even better place to live in the ahel al himmeh award is given to these heroes for their efforts it encourages volunteers to keep up the good work and inspires more people to get involved. |
Answers
One of the most impressive prizes that a Jordanian could get is the Ahel Al Himmeh Award. Many people in Jordan do charity work to help those in need. These people want to build a better community. They are heroes of different ages and from different backgrounds. They volunteer every day to make Jordan an even better place to live in. The Ahel Al Himmeh Award is given to these heroes for their efforts. It encourages volunteers to keep up the good work and inspires more people to get involved.
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AB page 24 / exercise 2
Spelling
2 Write the correct letters to complete the words.
Rufaida Al Aslamiya was a (1) c _ _ p _ _ _ i _ _ at _ hero who was famous for treating (2) s _ l _ _ e _ s in battles. She was the first female Muslim nurse and was very (3) d _ _ i _ _ t _ d. She (4) e _ _ o _ _ a _ _ d and trained female nurses to treat (5) w _ _ n _ s and to be (6) c _ _ i _ g as well.
Answers: 1. compassionate 2. soldiers 3. dedicated 4. encouraged 5. wounds 6. caring
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AB page 24 / exercise 3
Linking words in stories:
Revision
3 Read this story and circle the correct linking words.
| Once upon a time there was a rich man. He loved clothes (1) and/but spent lots of money to buy them. (2) Suddenly/One day, two men told him that they had a special cloth that only intelligent men could see. (3) As soon as/Before he heard that, the rich man said, “I’ll pay you 10,000 pieces of gold for a suit of this cloth.” Some days later, the rich man went to see the suit, (4) but/then he looked and saw nothing. “Oh dear,” he thought, “I cannot say that I cannot see the suit.” The rich man tried on his new suit and walked around his castle. Everyone said, “His new suit is wonderful!” (5) Suddenly/Usually, a brave child cried out, “(6) But/Although he has no clothes on!” “Hush, child. Only intelligent people can see my suit,” replied the rich man. “I can’t see it either”, a servant admitted hesitantly. One after the other, everyone else admitted they couldn’t see it, either. (7) Finally/However, the rich man could see that the little child was right. |
Answers: 1. and 2. One day 3. As soon as 4. but 5. Suddenly 6. But 7. Finally
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AB page 25 / exercise 4
Guided writing
4 Use the linking words in the box to complete the paragraphs. Then, rewrite the story in your notebook putting the paragraphs in order.
| Then One day Finally Firstly |
Answers:
There was a rich man who loved clothes and spent lots of money on them. One day, two thieves decided to trick him. They planned their trick carefully. “Firstly”, one of the thieves said, “we must convince him that we can make beautiful clothes that only intelligent people can see.” “Then,” the other said, “we must say that nobody can see us work.” “Finally,” said the first, “we have to give him his ‘suit’, and make him wear it. We have to make sure that we are miles away when he does ...”
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AB page 25 / exercise 5
5 Now, after you’ve read the story, what do you think the rich man’s mistake was? In a few lines, write the moral of the story.
Students’ own answers
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What I have learnt
AB page 26 / exercise 1
1 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1 mark each)
| One afternoon, I (1) (walk) home from school when I (2) (hear) the horn of a car and a scream. I (3) (run) to the corner and I (4) (see) that a man (5) (lie) on the ground next to a blue car. The car driver (6) (stand) next to him. While he (7) (phone) for an ambulance, the police (8 (arrive). The ambulance (9) (get) there a few minutes later and (10) (take) the man to hospital. |
Answers: 1. was walking 2. heard 3. ran 4. saw 5. was lying 6. was standing 7. was phoning 8. arrived 9. got 10. took
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AB page 26 / exercise 2
2 Make sentences. (2 marks each)
1. Arab / was / scientific field / the / to / win / . / Nobel Prize / a / first / Ahmad Hassan Zewail / in / the
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2. an / Ali /. / helped / to / old man / cars / before / came / the / cross / street / the
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3. police / was / While / boy / talking / to / the / , / robbers / the / . / the / escaped
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4. hospital tents / to treat / Rufaida / next to / soldiers / set up / battlefields / . / injured
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5. King / Baibars / of / Egypt / after / death / of / became / Qutuz / . / the
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Answers:
1. Ahmad Hassan Zewail was the first Arab to win a Nobel Prize in the scientific field.
2. Ali helped an old man to cross the street before the cars came.
3. While the boy was talking to the police, the robbers escaped.
4. Rufaida set up hospital tents next to battlefi elds to treat injured soldiers.
5. Baibars became King of Egypt after the death of Qutuz.
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AB page 26 / exercise 3
3 Choose the correct answer. (2 marks each)
1. Rufaida’s work was dangerous, she continued to help the injured soldiers in battles.
a. Although b. However c. But
2. A police officer was investigating the case another was writing a report
. a. when b. however c. while
3. he heard that, the rich man said: “I will give you 10,000 pieces of gold for a suit of this cloth.”
a. While b. As soon as c. Before
4. The rich man loved clothes he spent lots of money on them.
a. and b. although c. when
5. The little boy locked the bathroom door phoned the police.
a. however b. and c. after
Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. b
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