Unit 6: That's amazing
Key Vocabulary
above فوق toddler طفل يحبو
deep عميق amazing مدهش
summit قمة Sea level مستوى سطح البحر
conquer يقهر / يغزو challenge تحدى / يتحدى
mountaineer متسلق الجبال lifelong مدى الحياة
mountaineering تسلق الجبال slightly بدرجة طفيفة / قليلا
Vocabulary
distance مسافة / بعد effort جهد
surface سطح unique متفرد / وحيد من نوعه
average متوسط national pride العزة الوطنية
beauty الجمال explorer مستكسف
standard مقياس / مستوى motivate يحفز
measure يقيس motivation دافعية
height ارتفاع sponsor راعى (رياضى / برنامج
popularity شعبية boot حذاء
Challenger Deep أعمق مكان فى المحيط publicity ذيوع / شهرة / دعاية
the natural world العالم الطبيعى advertising الدعاية و الاعلان
an area of land مساحة من الأرض honour يكرم
roots جذور achievements انجازات
climb يتسلق / التسلق exposure تعرض
mountain جبل overcome يتغلب على
Oxygen cylinder اسطوانة
سجين obstacles عقبات
sporting event حدث رياضى comradeship رفقة / صحبة
trench خندق dangers أخطار
climber متسلق materials مواد
swimming pool حمام سباحة fear خوف
absolutely قطعا / بالتأكيد worry القلق
hobby هواية celebrate يحتفل بـ
subject موضوع dive يغوص / يغطس
professional محترف diver غواص / غطاس
ambition طموح diving غوص / غطس
equipment معدات personal pride العزة الشخصية
inspire يلهم unexpectedly فجأة
inspiration الهام / وحى collect يجمع
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borders حدود air balloon منطاد
position وضع / وظيفة / مكانة last يستمر
skill مهارة salutation تحية
defeat يهزم / يقهر communications اتصالات
aspects جوانب actually فعلا / فى الواقع
Prepositions, Idioms & Expressions
do a quiz يحل مسابقة reach the summit يصل للقمة
above sea level فوق مستوى سطح البحر lose his life يفقدون حياتهم
distinguish … from يميز ...... عن fall off a mountain يسقط من الجبل
dream of / about يحلم بـ be away from يكون بعيدا عن
climb for money يتسلق من أجل المال put … in danger يعرض ..... للخطر
covered with مغطى بـ fall to his death يلقى حتفه
reach his goals يحقق أهدافه go diving يذهب للغطس
all through life مدى الحياة raise money for يجمع المال من أجل
proud of فخور بـ lead to يؤدى الى
get control over يستولى على worry about يقلق على
nervous of قلق و خائف بشأن excited about يشعر بالاثارة بشأن
go away يسافر / يرحل exposure to التعرض لـ
go up يصعد / يرتفع in danger of فى خطر
go down يهبط / ينخفض phone up for يتصل من أجل
at the summit of عند قمة win control of يستولى على
on the walls على الجدران familiar with على دراية بـ
without the use of بدون استخدام fulfill an ambition يخقق طموح
make notes يدون ملاحظات take off تقلع الطائرة
Antonyms كلمات و عكسها
Word Antonym
deep عميق shallow ضحل
famous مشهور unknown مجهول
high عالى low منخفض
difficult صعب easy سهل
popular محبوب / شائع unpopular غير محبوب / غير شائع
interesting شيق boring ممل
formal رسمى informal غير رسمى
beautiful جميل ugly دميم / قبيح
dangerous خطير safe امن
professional محترف amateur هاوى
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Derivatives المشتقات
Verb Noun Adjective
amaze يدهش amazement دهشة amazing مدهش
amazed مندهش
conquer يغزو / يقهر conquest غزو
conqueror غازى / قاهر
inspire يلهم / يوحى inspiration الهام / وحى inspired ملهم / موحى به
motivate يحث / يحفز motivation دافعية / حافز motivationalدافعى / محفز
accident حادث accidental عرضى
deepen يعمق depth عمق deep عميق
challenge يتحدى challenge التحدى challenging بثير التحدى
Idioms
out of the blue: suddenly and unexpectedly فجأة / بغتة
- I didn't hear from him for years and then this letter came out of the blue.
make my day: make me happy يسعدني
- That card really made my day.
keep your cool: stay calm and not get upset or nervous يبقى هادئ الأعصاب
- I was in a dangerous situation, but I kept my cool.
a close call: something bad nearly happens النجاة بأعجوبة
- The mountaineer almost fell to his death. It was a close call.
in a tight corner: in a difficult situation في مأزق حرج / فى ورطة
- We were in a tight corner. Escape looked impossible.
Confusable words
accident / event:
accident: حادثة ( تنتهى غالبا بالإصابة أو الوفاة )
- A lot of road accidents are caused by drunken drivers.
event:حدث ( عظيم / تاريخى / هام )
- The return of Taba was a great event.
professional / amateur:
amateur: هاو
- An amateur is a sports person who does not get paid. لا يحصل على اجر
professional: محترف
- A professional is a sports person who gets paid. يحصل على اجر
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older / elder / oldest / eldest:
older: (than أكبر سنا من / أقدم من (تستخدم للمقارنة بين الناس و الأشياء و يتبعها
- My brother is older than me.
- My car is older than yours.
elder: (than تستخدم للمقارنة بين اثنين داخل العائلة و لا يليها) أكبر سنا من
- My elder brother is a pilot.
oldest: الأكبر سنا / الأقدم
تستخدم للمقارنة بين أكثر من اثنين بالنسبة للأشياء و الأشخاص و يسبقها the
- That house over there is the oldest building in the town.
- Ali is the oldest boy in our class.
eldest: الأكبر سنا (تستخدم للمقارنة بين أكثر من اثنين داخل العائلة)
- Are you the eldest in your family?
rise / arise / raise / arouse:
rise (rose / risen): تشرق / يزداد / يستيقظ / يقف / يتصاعد (لا يليه مفعول)
- The sun rises in the east.
- Prices have risen by 10%.
- She rises at 6 every day.
- He rose from his chair to greet me.
- Smoke rose from the burning factory.
raise (raised / raised): يزيد (يليه مفعول) /يربى /يجمع /يرفع / يثير
- The manager raised my salary.
- Parents do their best to raise their children.
- They are raising money for the blind.
- Raise your hand if you know the answer.
- Raise your voice, please.
lose / miss:
lose: يخسر
- The team played well, but lost the game.
- He lost a lot of money at races.
miss: يفتقد (شخص / مكان) / يفوته (وسيلة مواصلات)
- I miss my old friends very much.
- He missed the 9:30 train.
Language Notes
room: مكان أو فراغ (لاتجمع و لايسبقها أداة نكرة)
- These chairs take up تشغل too much room.
the first / the only / the last …. + to + مصدر :
- Tom was the first person to come to the party.
I wish I could + مصدر: أتمنى (تعبر عن أمنية فى المستقبل)
- I wish I could give up smoking.
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either: أيضا (تستخدم فى نهاية الجملة المنفية)
- I don't like football either.
too: أيضا (تستخدم فى نهاية الجملة المنفية)
- I play tennis too.
show يبين / knowيعرف + how to + مصدر :
بعد الفعلين show / know نستخدم (مصدر (how to +
- Can you show me how to set the video recorder?
- Do you know how to print on this computer?
learn يتعلم / teach يعلم + how to + مصدر / to + مصدر :
بعد الفعلين learn / teach نستخدم (مصدر (how to + أو (مصدر (to +
- I'm learning (how) to play the piano.
- Mother taught me (how) to cook.
Choose the correct answer:
1- When his tent got lost, he was in a tight (side-corner-wall-flat).
2- Mandy's phone call came out of the (blue-glue-flu-brown).
3- The car just missed the child, but it was a close (ring-phone-cool-call).
4- There are 14 mountains which are more than 8000 metres above sea (level- grade-degree-standard).
5- The side of the swimming pool is too (shallow-deep-creep-sweep) to stand up in.
6- I couldn't believe how beautiful the island was. It was absolutely (amazing-bad-ugly-frightening).
7- The (bottom-inside-outside-summit) of this mountain is covered with snow for most of the year.
8- I don't remember what it was like being a (toddler-trembler-shaker-barrier). It was so long ago.
9- Some (managers-mountaineers-merchants-mountaineering) climb mountains without using oxygen.
10- My brother has had a (lifeboat-lifelike-lifelong-lifestyle) wish to be a doctor.
11- Climbing would be a real (challenge-shortage-charge-massage) for me. I don't like heights.
12- I can't swim. I wish I could (conquer-win-gain-earn) my fear of water.
13- Omar Samra had dreamed (at-from-with-of) climbing mountains since he was a toddler.
14- Madonna was the only student (get-got-to get-getting) top marks in English.
15- Anyone would feel nervous (at-by-with-of) having an operation.
16- Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to (walk-arrive-get-climb) Everest.
17- Mountaineers are incredibly (cowardly-impatient-brave-stupid) people.
18- I'm (brightly-brilliantly-slightly-confidently) upset that she forgot my birthday.
19- He lost his footing but he kept his (cold-cool-hot-warm).
20- He was in a (sight-light-right-tight) corner when his money was stolen.
21- The flight (lasted-made-did-worked) nearly two hours.
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22- Omar Samra was the first Egyptian to (get-arrive-walk-reach) the summit of Everest in 2007.
23- Omar Samra's climb was the most important (sport-sports-sporty-sporting) event of 2007.
24- He fell (of-off-down-under) the mountain and lost his life.
25- A (baby-toddler-kid -infant) is a child who has just started walking.
26- I had to (rise-arise-arouse-raise) my voice to make myself heard over the noise.
27- She (arose-rose-aroused-raised) from her chair to welcome us.
28- An (inventor-archaeologist-explorer-expert) is someone who travels to places where no one has ever been in order to find out what is there.
29- James took the books off the little table to make (room-a room-rooms-room's) for the television.
30- I don't eat meat and my husband doesn't (too-also-either-neither).
31- I wish I (will-can-may-could) travel abroad next year.
32- The ship sank to the (top-summit-below-bottom) of the sea.
33- He was the only person that survived the car (accident-event-happening-incident).
34- We decide to go (dive-to dive-diving-to diving).
35- (A professional-An amateur-A competitor-A referee) is a sports person who gets paid.
36- They are (rising-raising-arising-arousing) money for charities.
37- He (took-dropped-stopped-fell) to his death climbing Everest.
38- All his dreams and (promotion-protection-ambitions-ambiguity) came true.
39- The Chinese have a festival at which they (see-meet-honour-celebrate) their dead.
40- Would you like to (do-make-solve-play) this quiz magazine with me?
Find the mistake in each sentence and write it correctly:
1- Rick was starting to annoy her but she kept her cold.
2- I have never seen this amazingly animal before.
3- I wish I can live abroad.
4- There's no rooms for mistake when you go climbing.
5- His travel came out of the flu. He never said a word about it.
Grammar
Adjectives الصفات
الصفة عبارة عن كلمة تصف الاسم.
- Dalia is an intelligent girl.
تأتى الصفة بعد بعض الأفعال مثل: be - feel - smell - taste - sound - seem – look
- Do you feel tired?
- The dinner smells good.
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الصفة لا تجمع
- They are clever students.
لاحظ أننا يمكن أن نستخدم to + inf. بعد بعض الصفات مثل
difficult-easy-imossible-hard-happy-pleased-glad-sad-amazed-disappointed.
- It's difficult to understand him.
- I was sorry to hear that your father was ill.
نستخدم to + inf. كلمات مثل the first / the second / the third /' the next / the last
- Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
لاحظ أن …) + مصدر + to + اسم / ضمير مفعول + of + صفة (It + is / was + هى صيغة تستخدم مع بعض الصفات مثل
nice-silly-clever-polite-generous-kind-stupid-careless
- It was kind of Tom to help me.
لاحظ أن الصفات المنتهية بـ ed تصف العاقل و الصفات المنتهية بـ ing تصف غير العاقل.
ed صفات تنتهى بـ ing صفات تنتهى بـ
amazed مندهش amazing مدهش
bored متضجر boring ممل
disappointed يائس disappointing مخيب للأمال
excited منفعل / فرحان exciting مثير
exhausted يشعر بالارهاق exhausting مرهق
fascinated منبهر fascinating مبهر
frightened خائف frightening مخيف
interested مهتم interesting شيق
surprised مندهش surprising مدهش
tired يشعر بالتعب tiring متعب
Choose the correct answer:
1- Catherine finds music (interest-interests-interested-interesting).
2- The film was (disappoints-disappointment-disappointed-disappointing). I expected it to be much better.
3- He was (excite-exciting-excited-excitement) when he knew he had got the full mark.
4- We were (surprised-surprising-surprise-surprises) that he passed the exam.
5- The children are (boring-bored-bores-bore). They have nothing to do.
Find the mistake in each sentence and write it correctly:
1- The book was so bored that I read it several times.
2- Mr Ali is always very tire when he gets home from work.
3- It was careless for him to leave the door open.
4- It's not safe for stand on that chair.
5- Who was the first man to reaching the South Pole?
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Comparative Adjective
صفات المقارنة (بين اثنين)
نضيف er للصفات القصيرة و نضع بعدها than.
cheap رخيص cheaper old كبير السن older
- I’m going to Alexandria by bus.
- It’s cheaper than going by train.
لاحظ أننا يمكن أن نضع الصفة كما هى بين less……..than
- Ali is taller than Hani. (less)
Hani is less tall than Ali.
نستخدم more …… than / less …… than مع الصفات الطويلة.
expensive غالى more / less expensive than
terrifying مرعب more / less terrifying than
- I’ll go to Alexandria by plane. It’s more expensive than going by bus.
Superlative adjectives
صفات التفضيل (بين أكثر من اثنين)
نضيف est للصفات القصيرة و يسبقها the و نستخدم the most/the least قبل الصفات الطويلة
deep عميق deepest
old كبير السن oldest
highعالى highest
interesting شيق the most / least interesting
expensive غالى the most /least expensive
- Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- This is the most exciting film I’ve ever seen.
- This is the least expensive shirt in this shop.
ملاحظات:
اذا كانت الصفة تنتهى بحرف e يحذف و نضيف er/ est
nice لطيف nicer nicest - large كبير larger largest
- Today’s weather is nicer than yesterday’s weather.
- Today’s weather is the nicest I’ve ever seen.
إذا كانت الصفة تتكون من مقطعين و تنتهى بـ y يتم تحويل الـ y إلى i عند إضافة er / est
lucky محظوظ luckier luckiest funny مرح funnier funniest
happy سعيد happier happiest
- Tom is luckier than Jim.
- Tom is the luckiest student in our class.
نضاعف الحرف الأخير مع الصفات القصيرة التى تنتهى بحرف ساكن مسبوق بحرف متحرك
big كبير bigger biggest hot حار hotter hottest
fat بدين fatter fattest thin نحيف thinner thinnest
- Cairo is bigger than any other city in Egypt.
- Cairo is the biggest city in Egypt.
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هناك صفات شاذة
good better than the best
bad worse than the worst
far farther(further) than the farthest(furthest)
much / many more than the most
little less than the least
- That was a really good film. In fact it’s the best I’ve ever seen.
- That was a very bad experience. In fact it was the worst experience of my life.
نستخدم as………as عندما يتساوى الطرفان فى الصفة.
- ane is as tall as Peter. = They are the same height.
نستخدم not as (so) …….as عندما لا يتساوى الطرفان فى الصفة.
- Hussein isn’t as old as Peter. = Peter is the older of the two.
لاحظ أن + (as) اسم + as = the same + nounصفة as + adjective
adjective noun adjective noun
old age tall height
deep depth high height
expensive price heavy weight
long length wealthy wealth
wide width strong strength
- Rania is the same age as Rasha. (as old as)
Rania is as old as Rasha.
- Samy is as tall as Ramy. (the same)
Samy and Ramy are the same height.
Samy is the same height as Ramy.
بعد than / as عادة نستخدم ضمير مفعول عندما لا يوجد فعل و نستخدم ضمير فاعل عندما يوجد فعل
- You are taller than me. = You are taller than I am.
- I can't run as fast as him. = I can't run as fast as he can.
يمكن أن نحدد مقدار الصفة باستخدام a little / a bit / much / a lot / far (= a lot)
- Going by bus is a lot cheaper than going by plane.
- Going by plane is much more expensive.
- Her illness was far more serious than we at first thought
أحيانا نستخدم most بدون the قبل الصفة بمعنى very .
- The article I’ve just read was very interesting. (most)
- The article I’ve just read was most interesting.
عندما نريد أن نقول أن هناك شيئا يعتمد على شيء آخر نستخدم
The + صفة مقارنة + فاعل + فعل , the + صفة مقارنة + فاعل + فعل
- As you get older, you become more cautious. (The older)
The older you get, the more cautious you become.
يمكن استخدام صفتى مقارنة للدلالة على التغير المستمر فى الشيء.
- It’s becoming harder and harder to find a job.
- It’s becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
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لاحظ استخدام المضارع التام بعد صفة التفضيل.
- This is the most interesting book I’ve ever read.
لاحظ هذه الصيغ
فاعل + فعل+ صفة تفضيل + فاعل + have / has + ever + pp
فاعل + has / have + never + pp + such a / an + صفة + اسم
فاعل + has / have + never + pp + a / an + صفة مقارنة + this one
- This is the most interesting book I’ve ever read. ( I have never / more)
I have never read such an interesting book.
I have never read a more interesting book than this one.
بعد صيغة التفضيل نستخدم حرف الجرin مع الأماكن و نستخدم of مع الأشخاص و الأشياء
- Dalia is the best student in our class.
- Dalia is the best of her friends.
- Water is the least expensive of all liquids.
و لكن نقول
- This is the happiest day of my life
لاحظ أننا نقول the farthest ….from / the nearest ……to
- Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun.
- Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun.
Choose the correct answer:
6- Which do you think is (exciting-more exciting-most exciting-the most exciting) city in the world?
7- Going by plane is (a lot-a lot of-lots of-many) more expensive than going by bus.
8- Ali is as (tall-high-heavy-long) as Sami. They are the same height.
9- Perhaps I looked bad this morning, but she looked (worse-the worst-more badly-badly).
10- Cars are as twice as (more expensive-expensive-most expensive-less expensive) as they were a few years ago.
11- The (old-older-eldest-oldest) tree in the world is in Sweden.
12- Climbing is the (more-most-less-as) dangerous sport in the world.
13- Climbing is (more dangerous-most dangerous-so dangerous-as dangerous) than cycling.
14- Everest is the (high-higher-highest-highly) mountain in the world.
15- London isn’t (so-very-highly-a lot) hot as Cairo.
16- Everest is (high-higher-highest-highly) than Kilimanjaro.
17- The (deepest-deep-deeper-depth) place in the ocean is called Challenger Deep.
18- The Pacific Ocean is the (biggest-bigger-big-tallest) ocean in the world.
19- The Nile is the (long-length-longer-longest) river in the world.
20- The warmer the weather, the (good-better-best-more good) I feel.
21- Dalia is the same (old-young-age-older) as Diana.
22- Sarah is the (young-younger-youngest-more young) of the two sisters.
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23- Giraffes are (tall-taller-the tallest- as tall) of all animals.
24- Today is (a little-little-less-the least) hotter than yesterday.
25- Ayman is the (highest-longest-tallest-deepest) boy in our class.
Find the mistake in each sentence and write it correctly:
1- Ramy thinks that his football team is best than all the other teams.
2- The more you study, the best marks you'll get.
3- No other river in the world is longest than the Nile.
4- The fastest you drive faster, the earlier you arrive earlier.
5- Mark and Sherif aren’t the same tall.
6- I have never met such a best friend.
7- Dalia and Mary are the same old.
8- Nobody works as harder as Albert does.
9- Rania is the most tall girl in class.
10- No city in Egypt is big than Cairo.
11- The much food you eat, the fatter you become.
12- No student in our class is as cleverer as John.
13- Tokyo is the more busier city in the world.
14- Everyone in my family is young than my grandfather.
15- Mahmoud is the most taller boy in the class.
16- This is the less interesting book I've ever read.
17- The apple tree and the pear tree are both the same high.
18- Omar can run most quickly than all the other boys in his class.
19- This is most exciting film I've ever seen.
20- English is more easier to learn than Chinese.
Language Functions
Asking for & Giving Information
Asking for information Giving information
Which city is the capital of Britain? I know that! It's definitely London.
How long is the River Nile? Maybe about 6,000 kilometres.
Which is the second largest city in Egypt? I'm not sure. Maybe Alexandria.
How old are the Pyramids at Giza? I have an idea they are about 3,000 years old
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Test 6 (Unit 6 + Chapter 3)
A) Language Functions
1- Respond to each of the following situations:
1- Someone asks you which city is the capital of Britain. What do you reply?
2- Someone asks you how long the River Nile is. What do you answer?
3- A tourist asks you which is the second largest city in Egypt. What do you say?
4- Your younger brother or sister asks you how old the Pyramids at Giza are. What do you answer?
2- Say where each of the following two mini-dialogues take place and who the speakers are:
1- A: Can you show me where I can try this Place:
dress on? Speaker A:
B: The fitting rooms are on the left over there. Speaker B:
2- A: What are you watching my son? Place:
B: It's the final football match. Speaker A:
A: Have you finished your homework? Speaker B:
B: Yes, I have. My mother checked it.
B) Vocabulary & Structure
3- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:
1- The White Desert in Egpyt is very low, in fact it is below ……………………… .
a) ground b) water c) sea level d) cities
2- Amin was only …………… late - he should have arrived at 5 pm but he was delayed by ten minutes.
a) very b) some c) little d) slightly
3- The tree was old, and its ……………… grew deep into the earth.
a) leaves b) branches c) roots d) bottom
4- I would like to go ………………. -sea diving n the Red Sea.
a) far b) deep c) low d) scuba
5- This English exercise is very difficult. It is really a …………………… for me!
a) challenge b) trouble c) difficulty d) question
6- Hany’s …………….. is to become a successful photographer.
a) want b) ambition c) career d) life
7- The top of the mountain towered thousands of metres _____ us.
a) above b) below c) away d) from
8- To stay safe as an explorer, you need to take with you the correct safety …… .
a) machinery b) things c) clothes d) equipment
9- The …….......... experience in my life was when I saw a big bear in the wild. a) frightened b) least frightening c) more frightening d) most frightening
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10- You should buy the green trousers. They are the _____ in the shop.
a) more expensive b) less expensive c) few expensive d) least expensive
11- Abeer and Omar are the same height. They are _____ each other.
a) as tall as b) taller than c) as tall than d) more tall than
12- Mrs Hani is the ……………. teacher I’ve ever had. Her classes are always so interesting and I always look forward to them.
a) inspiring b) most inspiring c) biggest inspiring d) more inspiring
13- Tamer is a much calmer person than Omar, so before their exams Omar was much ……………….. than Tamer.
a) more nervous b) nervous c) most nervous d) least nervous
14- The …………… animal which I have seen in Egypt is a camel.
a) most big b) biggest c) more big d) bigger
15- Video cassettes are not ……………. as DVDs.
a) moderner b) so modern c) modern d) more modern
16- This English exercise is the ………………… challenging exercise in the book!
a) few b) more c) most d) biggest
4- Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write it correctly:
1- Amateur mountaineers climb for money.
2- The boat began to sink and I realized that I was in a tight wall.
3- Jacques Balmat reached the submit of Mont Blanc.
4- My grandfather is more old than anybody else i9n the family.
5- Mahmoud is not as taller as Ali.
6- Omar is the most fast runner in his class.
C) Reading Comprehension
5- Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
At a height of 8850 meters, Mount Everest is the world’s largest mountain. Mount Everest is still growing a few millimeters every year! It is in the mountain range called the Himalayas. The summit ridge سلسلة of Mount Everest separates يفصل Nepal and Tibet. Each of these two countries has a special name for this giant mountain. The Nepalese name is ‘Sagarmatha’, which means ‘goddess آلهة of the sky’. The Tibetan name is ‘Chomolungma’, which means ‘mother goddess of the universe الكون’. In English, Mount Everest is named after Sir George Everest, the first person to record the height and location موقع of the mountain.
A climb to the summit قمةwas attempted يحاول by George Mallory in 1922, who famously gave his reason for wanting to climb Everest as, “Because it’s there”. He attempted to reach the summit again in the company بصحبة of Andrew Irvine in 1924, but it was on this trip that both climbers disappeared.
The first successful climb of Mount Everest was accomplished تم by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. The first ascent by a woman was on May 16th 1975, by Junko Tabei from Japan. Between 1921 and
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2001, more than 1400 people have climbed Mount Everest. Since the first ascent in 1953, more than 600 climbers from 20 different countries have reached the summit. However, at least 170 climbers have died attempting يحاول to climb Mount Everest, from avalanches كتل ضخمة من ثلج أو صخر تنهار على جانب جبل, but also from falls in crevasses تصَدْعات عميقة, cold, or high-altitude ارتفاع sicknesses.
A) Answer the following questions:
1- In what way does Mount Everest change every year?
2- Who wanted to climb Mount Everest “because it’s there”?
3- Mention four ways in which climbers have died on Mount Everest.
B) Choose the correct answer:
1-Mount Everest is in the mountain range called the………………………… .
a) Rocky Mountains b) Andes c) Himalayas d) Alps
2-The first team to successfully reach the summit was ……………………… .
a) George Mallory and Andrew Irvine
b) Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
c) George Mallory and Edmund Hillary
d) Tenzing Norgay and Andrew Irvine
6- Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
A few months ago, the pilot of a small plane had an unusual flight. A strong wind blew the plane sideways, and it touched the top of a tree. Both wheels of the plane were knocked off but the plane did not crash.
The pilot sent a radio message to the airport. He did not know how to land without wheels. The airport controller promised to help the pilot. He telephoned the airport firemen and told them what to do.
A fireman saw a long open lorry. It was waiting at the airport building to collect some goods. The fireman borrowed it and drove to one end of the airport runway. Then he turned round and waited for the plane to come. The airport controller sent a radio message to the pilot. He told him to land on top of the lorry. The fireman drove quickly along the runway and the pilot flew down to land. Luckily, he managed to land on the lorry. Part of the lorry was damaged and the tail of the plane was broken but nobody was injured. The fireman slowed the lorry down and then stopped. The pilot was very grateful. He gladly agreed to pay for the damage of the lorry.
A) Answer the following questions:
1- Why did the pilot send a radio message to the airport?
2- How was the fireman able to save the pilot?
3- What did the airport controller do to help the pilot?
B) Choose the correct answer:
4- The underlined word "He" in the last paragraph refers to ………….
a) the pilot b) the fireman
c) the airport controller d) the lorry driver
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5- After the adventure, the plane was in need of (a new tail only-two wheels only-a tail and two wheels-a tail and four wheels).
a) a new tail only b) two wheels only
c) a tail and two wheels d) a tail and four wheels
D) The Novel
7- A) Answer the following questions:
1- Why did Dr Shereen feel a cold shiver down the back of her neck?
2- What was the root of echinacea negra used for?
B) Read the following quotation and then answer the questions:
I’m sorry. I was looking forward to that trip. I’ve been studying arachnids for 25 years, but I’m still excited about finding unknown species.
1- Why was Professor Jones angry?
2- Will he find any unknown species of spider?
C) Complete the following sentences:
1- Ayman refused to tell the police about the spider because ……………….. .
2- Professor Jones decided to fly to Egypt because ……………………………… .
E) Writing
8- Write a paragraph about 100 words about:
Travelling abroad enriches one’s experience
Guiding ideas:
- Why people travel.
- What they see and do.
- How this affects their way of thinking and behaving.
F) Translation
9- A) Translate into Arabic:
Television is considered one of the cheapest and most important means of entertainment and information. It shows a variety of programs that appeal to people of different ages. It also helps students by presenting useful educational programs.
B) Translate into English:
1- يتسلق بعض الناس الجبال الخطيرة لانهم يريدون أن يقهروا شيئا اثناء حياتهم.
2- يحتاج متسلقو الجبال أن يكونوا لائقين بدنيا.
موضوع: Unit 6: That's amazing الوحدة السادسة لغة انجليزية الثانى الثانوى 
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