CHAPTER 2
HAMADAYYA,A NEW TWON
حمدايا مدينة جديدة
1- What did the police discover in the Land Cruisers ?
They discovered treasures and gold.
2- Why did the officer go to his superior ?
He went to him to report about the gold.
3- What did the spider do as the officer was going to his superior ?
It ran across some open ground and then disappeared.
4- Why was the officer near death ?
He was near death because the spider was near him.
5- What kind of place does a spider look for ?
It looks for a place that is dark and safe.
6- Whom did the house next to the police station belong to ?
It belonged to the Hassan family.
7- Who was Ayman ?
He was the eldest son of the Hassan family.
8- Why was he glad to have his own room ?
He was glad to have his own room to practise his hobby.
9- What was Ayman’s favourite hobby ?
His favourite hobby was the internet.
10-Why was the internet useful to Ayman ?
He used it for his university studies and for making conversations with
friends in other countries.
11-How did the conversations look like on a computer screen ?
They looked like dialogues in a book.
12- What would be a big problem for Ayman ?
His big problem would be to find a good job after his university studies.
13- How was Najat in danger of being attacked by the spider ?
The spider moved to attack her but she moved her foot away.
14-Where did the spider go after Najat had moved away ?
It climbed out of the window and down to the garden.
15-Why did the spider stop ?
It stopped because it came to a corner of a walled garden.
16-Why was Ayman surprised when he saw the spider ?
He was surprised at the spider’s speed and size.
17-What shows that Ayman was not afraid of the spider ?
He knelt very close to it and didn’t look frightened.
18-What colour was the spider ?
It was black with two yellow lines on its back.
19-What did Ayman see when the spider opened its mouth ?
He saw two long fangs.
20-Where did the spider go after Ayman had seen it ?
It ran up the wall and disappeared into the garden of the next house.
21-Why did Ayman phone the student of zoology ?
He phoned him to look up the spider in his books.
22-What did Ayman find on the Word Wide Web ?
He found information about different species of spiders.
23-What was the old Egyptian text about ?
It was about a town in ancient Egypt where many people were killed by
black and yellow spiders.
24- Who translated that text into English ?
Dr Shereen Fakhry at the Department of Egyptology, Oxford University
translated that text.
25-Why did the people burn down the town ?
They burnt down the town to kill the deadly spiders.
26-Where did the spiders escape from the fire ?
They escaped into underground tombs.
27-Why did Ayman write an e-mail to Dr Shereen Fakhry ?
He wrote an e-mail to her to find out if there was a picture of the spider with
the text.
28-Where did the spider that Ayman saw hide ?
It hid in a safe place in the neighbouring house.
29-What did the spider do that night ?
It laid two thousand eggs that night.
30-What did the spider do with the eggs it laid ?
It enclosed them in four sacs of white silk.
CHAPTER 2
HAMADAYYA,A NEW TWON
حمدايا مدينة جديدة
MAIN POINTS
@ A police officer opened a box and was surprised to see the treasures, but he did not see the big spider.
@ The deadly spider escaped and disappeared in Ayman's house which was next to the police station.
@ Ayman was a university student whose house was full of noise and light.
@ The spider left Ayman's house because it was not a comfortable place.
@ Ayman saw the spider and was surprised at its speed and size. The spider was also strange as it was black with two yellow lines on its back,
@ The spider disappeared in an empty house next to Ayman's house.
@ Ayman started gathering information about the strange spider.
@ Ayman's computer helped him to communicate with other people through the internet.
فتح ضابط الشرطة صندوقا و أصابته الدهشة عندما شاهد الكنز ،غير أنه لم ير العنكبوت الكبير-
-هرب العنكبوت القاتل واختفى في منزل أيمن الذي يجاور مركز الشرطة
-كان أيمن طالبا جامعيا وكان منزله مليئا بالأضواء و الضوضاء مما دفع العنكبوت أن يغادره لانه غير مريح له
-وهنا شاهده أيمن و انتابته الدهشة لسرعته و حجمه.
-كان العنكبوت أسود اللون و على ظهره خطين باللون الأصفر.
-اختفى العنكبوت في المنزل الفاضي المجاور لأيمن .
-بدأ أيمن في جمع المعلومات عن العنكبوت الغريب.
-مكنه جهاز الكمبيوتر من الاتصال بالآخرين عبر الإنترنت.
PLACES الأماكن التي دارت فيها أحداث الفصل
-The police station1
2-Ayman's house
3-The empty house
CHARACTERS الشخصيات التي ذكرت
1-A police officer
2-Ayman ( 20 years old)
3-Mohamed (16 years ) Ayman's brother.
4-Lamia (12 years) Ayman's sister
5-Najat (10 years) Ayman's sister
6-Dr. Shereen Fakhry :(Department of Egyptology, Oxford University)
EVENTS أحداث الفصل
-A box was opened at the police station and the big spider escaped
. فتح صندوق و هرب العنكبوت الكبير
Ayman saw the big spider which was different from other common spiders
. شاهد أيمن العنكبوت المختلف عن العناكب الأخرى الشائعة
The spider disappeared
اختفى العنكبوت
-Ayman tried to contact some people to gather information about a black spider with two yellow lines on its back.
-During two days the big spider (female أنثى) laid 2.000 eggs in the empty house
. وضع العنكبوت 2000 بيضة في المنزل الفاضي
TECHNOLOGY USED IN CHAPTER 2
1-The internet: (الإنترنت)
a) The World Wide Web (www) The Web is like a great library in which the information moves between thousands of computers around the world.
تشبه شبكة الإنترنت مكتبة هائلة تتحرك فيها المعلومات بين آلاف من أجهزة الكمبيوتر حول العالم
b) An e-mail = An electronic mail البريد الإلكتروني
By which you can send a message through the internet to an address (e. g. s.fakhry@oxford.a.c.uk)
البريد الإلكتروني يمكنك من إرسال رسالة عبر الإنترنت إلى عنوان إلكتروني مثل هذا العنوان
QUESTIONS WITH MODEL ANSWERS
1-Why was the Police Officer surprised ?
The Police Officer was surprised because he saw treasures and gold when he opened the first box.
2-Did the Officer see the deadly Spider? Why ?
The officer did not see the deadly spider because when he went to tell his superior the Spider escaped .
3-Where did the Spider first disappear ?
The Spider first disappeared in Ayman's house.
4-What was Ayman's favourite hobby ?
Ayman's favourite hobby was the internet and to use it for his university studies and for making internet friends.
5-How was Ayman's sister Najat saved from the deadly Spider ?
When the spider moved to attack her, Najat's foot moved away and the spider looked for somewhere safer.
6-Describe the biggest Spider.
It was black, with two yellow lines on its back. Its body was as big as a small apple. It had eight eyes and two of them were more than a centimeter wide. It had eight legs. The longest of them was as long as a pencil. It had two long fangs.
7-Why was Ayman surprised when he saw the deadly Spider ?
When Ayman saw the deadly spider he was surprised at its speed and size.
8-Who did Ayman consult about the strange Spider ?
Ayman consulted one of his friends who was a student of Zoology and he also consulted Dr. Shereen Fakhry through the internet.
9-According to the story, how did the town disappear ?
The town disappeared when the townspeople burnt it down to kill the deadly spiders. The fire remained for six days and nights until nothing remained.
10-In Dr. Shereen Fakhry's opinion, what is another possible reason for the disappearance of the town ?
In Dr. Shereen Fakhry's opinion, the town disappeared under desert sand because the climate in Egypt became drier.
11-Why did the Spider need to find home ?
The spider needed to find a home for its new family.
12-What was the Spider's "long wait" , do you think ?
I think that the Spider's "long wait" was the long time for me eggs to hatch and for the young Spiders to appear.
13-Why was the empty house the suitable home for the deadly Spider ?
The empty house was the suitable home for me deadly Spider because it was a secret place that was quiet and dark. It was a place where nobody came to disturb it, and there was a plenty of food,
14-What was funny with Ayman when he sat down to his computer to search for information about the Spider ?
Ayman thought that it was fanny for him mat spiders use webs to catch flies but Ayman himself was going to use the Web to find a spider !
15-What does " s.fakhry@oxford.ac.uk" stand for ?
It stands for Dr. Shereen Fakhry's electronic mail (=e-Mail) in Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was her address on the internet.
16-What was Dr. Shereen Fakhry working for ?
Dr. Shereen Fakhry was working for the Department of Egyptology at Oxford University .
17-What is the World Wide Web like?
The World Wide Web is like a great library, but the information moves between thousands of computers around the world. The communication lines are like a great spider's web.
Quotation
1-Read the following quotation and then answer the questions:
“The story of the spiders may be just a story."
a- Does Dr. Fakhry think the story is just a story or does she think it is true ?
b- Do you think that Ayman was pleased or disappointed when Dr. Fakhry told him this ?
c- If the story isn't just a story, what might Ayman think ?
a- Dr. Fakhry thinks the story is just a story .
b- I think that Ayman was disappointed when Dr. Fakhry told him this because he really saw an unknown species of spider which might belong to ancient Egypt.
c- If the story isn't just a story, Ayman might think that the Spider belonged to ancient Egypt and was dangerous .
“Spiders use webs to catch flies, but I'm going to use , the Web to find a spider "
a- Who said this to whom ?
b- The word "web" has two meanings. Explain.
c- How did the speaker use the Web to find a spider ?
a- It was said by Ayman to himself.
b- in the first context it means the type of fine net that a spider makes in order to catch small insects. But in the second clause it means the internet Web through whichthe information moves between thousands of computers around the world
c- Ayman used the Web to find a Spider as follows :
1-First: he opened a search page on the computer .
2-Then : he typed "Spider black and yellow" in the SEARCH box.
3-After that: he clicked on the SEARCH button.
4-When a list appeared he clicked on the item he wanted.
5-Finally : he read the text which appeared.
Quotation without answers
l-"What are you going to do when you leave university ?"
a) Who said this to whom ?
b) What was the partner's answer ?
c) What did the partner's hope ?
2-"Do you think the story is true ?
a) Who said it to whom ?
b) What was the story about ?
c) How did they communicate ?
3- "The story of the spiders may be just a story."
a) Who said it to whom ?
b) What was that story ?
c) How did the partners communicate ?
4- "I think the town was a real town, but nobody knows exactly where it was."
a) Who said it to whom ?
b) What happened to that town ?
c) Where was that town ?
3-Complete the sentences :
1- The Spider didn't attack Najat because ...................
Najat's foot moved away, and the spider looked for somewhere safer.
2- The police officer was surprised at.........................
the treasures and gold he Saw when he opened the first box.
3-Ay man was glad that he had his own room on the top floor because..............
he had his own computer.
4-When Ay man saw the spider he was surprised at.......
its speed and size.
5- Ayman was going to the shops when..............
he saw a strange spider which was black and with two yellow lines on its back.
6- Ayman phoned a friend who was a student of Zoology because..........
he wanted to identify the black spider with the two yellow lines on its back.
7-The World Wide Web is like.....................
a great library where the information moves between thousands of computers around the world and the communication lines between these computers are like a great spider's web.
8-As soon as Ayman read the translation text...............
he wrote an e-mail to Dr Shereen at Oxford University to ask her to help him to identify the strange spider .
9-Ayman read a story of some spiders that killed hundreds of people in. ancient times, so the townspeople ..........
burned the town down.
10-Although the townspeople burned the town to get rid of the spiders............
the spiders hid into underground tombs and passages .
11-The spider enclosed its eggs in silk sacs and then.......
began its long wait for the eggs to hatch
EXERCISES
1-Answer the following questions:
1) How did Ayman start his research to identify the biggest spider ?
2) Why did the townspeople bum their town down ?
3) How was the translation text helpful to Ayman ?
4) Why was the internet Ayman's favourite hobby ?
5) Why did the spider leave Ayman's house and go to the empty house ?
6) How did Ayman get into contact with the translation text ?
7) What did Ayman use the internet for ?
Describe the biggest spider.
9) What is the difference between the spider's web and the "WWW"?
2-" Read the following quotation and then answer the questions-:
(1)" Good luck with identifying your spider."
a) Who mentioned this to whom ?
b) What was the reply about ?
c) What did the reply say about the disappearance of ancient towns and villages ?
(2)" The townspeople gave up hope and left the town."
a) Who mentioned this to whom ?
b) What was the hope that the townspeople gave up ?
c) What efforts did the townspeople make before giving hope?
(3)"I have just seen a large black and yellow spider which I can't identify."
a) Who said this to whom ?
b) How was this said ?
c) What did the speaker aim at ?
3-Complete the sentences:
1) The spider had chosen the empty house carefully because...............
2) Many people are afraid of spiders, but Ayman was.................. .
3) When Ayman went closer to the spider, he could clearly see that............................
4) In order to open a SEARCH page Ayman....................
5) Dr. Shereen Fakhry was not sure about.......................
6) Dr. Shereen encouraged Ayman to........................... .
7). Najat was lucky enough not to..........................
Ayman had to open a SEARCH page when...................
9) The female spider started its big family when ...........
Model Answers / The student’s book
الأجوبة النموذجية لأسئلة كتاب الطالب
Comprehension question answers
Write “T” for true and “F” for false next to each of the sentences.
1- F 2- T 3- T 4- F 5- F 6- F 7- F 8- F
Complete the sentences
1-…….her foot moved away.
2-……. He saw the spider in the garden
3-……began its long wait.
Answer questions
1-He was very surprised when he saw the gold and treasures in the boxes.
3-If it isn’t just a story, then perhaps the spiders in the story are the same species of the spider he saw.
Choose the correct answer.
1- c 2- c
Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences.
A (c) B (d) c (b) D (a)
Complete the notes on what the spider did after it escaped from the car.
1-the spider ran across some open ground and disappeared.
2-It went into the house next to the police station.
3-It climbed out of a window and down into the garden.
4-It was crossing the garden when Ayman saw it.
5-It ran up the wall and disappeared into the garden of the next house.
6-It found a secret place that was quiet and dark.
Put the events in the correct order.
C , e , a , f , b , d
