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The title : The Spiders
The Setting : A remote part of the western desert. Ayman's house. Hadayya. The hospital. Sinai.
Themes in the story: Technology. (The World Wide Web. The e-mail. The data base). Science (biology- Botany) The role of the police. International co-operation.
The plot :The plot underlined the struggle between evil and good.
Characters : Ayman-Shereen Fakhery- Professor Jones- Captain Ahmed- Colonel Mikhail- Wafaa Sultan- Susan Bennett- Farouk- Captain Usama- Walid- Mona.
Number of the chapters: 8 Chapters with different titles .
Story in points: They will be mentioned later.
Lessons learned: Honesty- Sense of duty- Keen observation- Patriotism- Bravery-Intelligence-self- sacrifice –obedience-loyalty.


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The novel shows how far Egypt was rich in archaeological sites. Egypt's ancient tombs were full of rare and valuable statues of gold. This made robbers from all parts of the world try to look for unique treasures in tombs.
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A band of robbers came after midnight to rob some tombs of the ancient Egyptians in the Western Desert. They used a machine called (GPR) Ground Penetrating Rader to find rooms behind the walls. When the robbers reached one of the underground rooms, they were attacked by unknown spiders. They got some gold masks and treasures and escaped but because the spiders had bitten them, they suffered great pain and eventually died. The accident was discovered by a pilot, a telecom engineer and a technician and was reported to the police. The boxes with treasures inside them were taken to the police station. The spiders in the boxes died of the heat but the biggest spider was still alive.
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The female spider escaped .The female spider disappeared in Ayman's house and was about to attack Najat's foot, but the girl was lucky as her mother called her at that moment, so she moved her foot away.
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Ayman Hassan, a young man who was a university student had a favourite hobby. It was the internet. He used the internet for his university studies and for making friends in other countries. Ayman was surprised when he saw the spider because of its speed and size. The spider was black with two thick yellow lines on its back and had eight eyes, eight legs and two long fangs.. After the spider had escaped from Ayman's in the empty house, Ayman began his attempts to identify the spider. Ayman contacted friend who was a student of zoology at his university to look up the spider in a book about spiders of North Africa, but he didn't find any information about this type of spiders.. Using the worldwide Web, Ayman sent a lot of messages through the internet to Dr Shereen Fakhry, Department of Egyptology, Oxford University who translated a text about a town in ancient Egypt whose inhabitants burnt it to get rid of the spiders that killed hundreds of people. Unfortunately the spiders found their way into underground tombs. Shereen received an ancient picture of a spider from an archaeologist in Egypt. The picture was found in a tomb near Bawiti.. Dr Shereen advised Ayman to tell the police as it might be dangerous .Ayman thought if he told the police, everyone would laugh at him as there were no deadly spiders in Egypt. A German Egyptologist told Dr. Fakhry about an ancient Egyptian medicine which was made from the root of Echinacea Negra plant. It was used for curing the bites of the deadly spiders.
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- Driven by her scientific desire to identify Ayman's spider, Shereen visited her friend Susan Bennett, a zoologist at Oxford university, but, Susan couldn't find any information about Ayman's spider on the database.
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Dr Shereen and Susan visited professor Jones to consult him. Professor Jones was a famous archeologist .He said that he had never seen this species of spiders before. Professor Jones thought the danger of the spider might spread through the world. Professor Jones decided to visit Egypt to identify this strange species.
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. Ayman's uncle thought Ayman shouldn't tell the police about the spider because stories about dangerous spiders aren't good for business. If people believed Ayman's story, they wouldn't stay in the hotels or eat in the restaurants. They wouldn't buy the food products. As result, a lot of business would lose money. Ayman's brother brought the news that some police officers came to guard an archaeological site in the desert. He said that four men were killed there that morning from spiders' bites Ayman's uncle made a telephone call to the police chief, colonel Mikhail, who was a friend of his. Colonel Mikhail assured that the story was true, then Walid handed him to Ayman. Ayman told the police chief that he had seen the spider after the police had brought the boxes from the site.
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The colonel asked Ayman and professor Jones to go to the archaeological site with the police. Colonel asked professor Jones to find one of the spiders and identify it. The police took special precautions to fight the spiders. They were going to wear protective clothing and would take special equipment, tanks of insecticide, fencing wire, big lights, weapons, tools and building materials.
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Jones explained how ant venom was made. Scientists put some quantities of venom into animals. The animals make antibodies to fight the venom. The scientists extract the antibodies fromanimals. Professor Jones pointed out that the most difficult part in developing a new ant venom was extracting ant venom from the blood and making it safe for use. It could be many years before a safe ant venom is produced in large quantities. In the site Jones identified the species of spiders. They were the same as the spider Ayman had seen. If the spiders were an unknown species, the botanist Wafaa Sultan would be sent to Sinai to fetch the plant of Echinacea Negra used for the bites of the deadly spiders. This extinct plant grows only in Sinai. The colonel wanted them to bring the dead spider to send their venom sacs to an ant venom lab where scientists would begin work on an ant venom. Afterwards Jones, Ayman, Captain Ahmed and the other police officers attacked the cool dark place in the empty house to kill the deadly spiders. Finally, they killed the small spiders but the female spider escaped.
- Ayman was bitten by the small spiders at that battle. So, he was taken to hospital. Ayman wouldn't live unless the plants were brought from Sinai so that doctors could make some medicine from them and give it to Ayman. Wafaa, Farouk, captain Osama and some policemen reached Sinai to get the plant for Ayman. Wafaa and the policemen faced a lot of difficulties on their journey back. It was raining heavily. The wadis flooded with water. The road down the mountain was a narrow track.
Wafaa managed to come back with the plants after great suffering .
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- Ayman was in the intensive care. His condition was serious. His breathing stopped, but he was kept alive on a ventilator, Wafaa reached the hospital with the plant, A medicine from Echinacea was made and given to Ayman whose health began to improve.
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Ayman was surrounded by his family. Suddenly, the deadly big spider appeared on the wall behind his sister's shoulder. Ayman took an immediate decision. He ordered his sister Lamia to keep still because he wanted to take a photo. He pressed a button on the camera. The camera's flashlight blinded the spider for a second. Ayman knocked the spider into the aluminum box, which he quickly shut.
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The female spider managed to bite Ayman who fell to the ground senseless. Ayman didn't die when he was bitten by the spider for the second time. That was because when the venom enters the body of a person or an animal, the body begins to make ant venom to fight the venom. This was what happened to Ayman when he was bitten the first time. His body produced a lot of ant venom. When he was bitten a second time, he already had so much ant venom in his body, that the bite had little effect on him.
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Ayman became the most famous and popular young man in Egypt as he had saved the lives of thousands of people from certain death. The minister described Ayman as a brave young man who was ready to give his life to save others. Without Ayman's intelligence and bravery, many thousands of people might have died. That is why he deserved praise and fame. Professor Jones gave Ayman a good camera, which was a "thank you" present. Jones said that Ayman could go and study at Oxford university if he wanted to. Ayman's father said Ayman wouldn't have to worry about getting a job.
His uncle Walid said that all best employers would want a man like Ayman. Ayman said that he felt like a new person with a new future.
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1-Ayman
Hassan was a university student. He was twenty years old. He lived in a house next to the police station in a town called Hamdayya. His favourite hobby was the Internet. He used the Internet for his University studies and for making friends in other countries.
He was a keen observer. He noticed the big black spider with two yellow lines on its back. On seeing the spider, he began to collect information through the World Wide Web. His sense of duty made him take part in the fight against the deadly spider. He was a sociable young man who loved his family and his country and was fond of making friends. He was brave as, he was ready to give his life to save others.
2- Shereen Fakhery
She worked at the department of Egyptology at Oxford University. She helped Ayman a lot in the search for information about the spiders, She gave a translation of an old Egyptian text about a town in ancient Egypt, which was burnt out because of deadly spiders. She exchanged e-mails with Egyptian and German archaeologists. She informed Ayman about the Negra plant, she went with her friend Susan Bennett to meet Professor Jones to consult him about the deadly spider.
3-Professor Malcom Jones
Prof. Jones was the head of Zoology department at Oxford University. He was a famous archaeologist. He has discovered a lot of unknown species on his trips to south Africa and south America. He decided to travel to Egypt to study the unknown spider that Ayman saw. He exerted great efforts to help the police in search of the spider. He was so generous that he gave Ayman a good -camera as a present.
4- Susan Bennett
A Zoologist at Oxford University. She accompanied Dr. Shreen and visited Prof. Jones to consult him about the spiderthat Ayman. 5- Wafaa Sulta
She was a researcher of Botanical at Cairo University. She had information about the Echinacea Negra plant used to make medicine for the bites of the black and yellow spiders. She was brave and a sacrificial. She had a sense of duty. When the six men were kept back in Sinai, she drove back alone carrying the Negra plant.
6-Colonel Mikhail
.He was the chief officer at the police station in Hamdayya His main interest was the safety of the people in the town.
7- Captain Ahamed
He was a police officer. He was the chief of the police convoy to the site. He led the search for the deadly spiders.
8- Capain Usama
He was a police officer. He was the leader of the team that went to Sinai to fetch the Negra plant.
9-Farouk He was a botanist He went with the team to Sinai to fetch the Negra plant.
10- Uncle Walid
He was Ayman's uncle. He was a businessman. He knew a lot about business. He gave Ayman his old computer when he bought a new one. He was a wise man that loved his town. He advised Ayman not to tell the police about the dangerous spiders unless he was 100% sure of their danger.
11- Mr. Hassan : He was Ayman's father. 12-Mohammed : He was Ayman's brother.
13-Najat and Lamia :They were Ayman's sisters. Both of them escaped death as the female spider was about to bite each of them. 14- The robbers
There are four robbers The oldest man : He was the leader of the gang. He knew much about Egypt. He gave instructions and orders. The small thin man with glasses was carrying a machine like a small camera. The third tall man. He was carrying a small computer. The fourth big man who was carrying a big bag with tools.
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http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image19.gif: It's used by the robbers to show things behind a wall. They used it to find underground rooms that contained gold. The archaeologists didn't use it as it was too expensive.
http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image20.gif: It's like a great library ,but information in this library is not books and it is not in one place, but it moves between thousands of computers around the world. It helped Ayman to communicate with Shereen who helped him to identify the female spider. It helped him to get information about the medical plant(Negra).
http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image21.gif: Ayman could get in touch with Dr.Shereen and others to get a lot knowledge about the spider.
http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image22.gif: It is a large store of computerized data, especially lists of topics or abstracts of reports. Susan Bennet the zoologist who worked at Oxford University could find out information about that species of the spider on it.
http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image23.gif:http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image24.gif:We know from the story how the anti venom is made .Scientists put small quantities of venom into animals such as horses, and then the animals make anti bodies to fight the venom. Scientists can then extracts the anti bodies from the animals.
2http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image25.gif:From an old medical text we know that the ancient Egyptians had used "Echinacea Negra" which was extracted from the roots of a plant called "Negra". The medicine was the only treatment for the bites of the spiders. Wafaa Sultan ,who was the botanist went to Sinai to the plant to save a young man's life from certain death.
http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image26.gif: They played a very important role in the story. They are the people who are in charge of the security and safety. The chief of the police, Colonel Mikhail took decisive decisions in proper time. He ordered stronger protective suits for his men to protect themselves from the bites of the spiders. He ordered a barrier to be made
around the city to prevent anything in or out the town to make sure that the female spider would escape .He arranged for the Echinacea Negra to be brought from Sinai by Wafaa Sultan.
http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image27.gif: With the helpof the internet ,Ayman could contact specialists of arachnology and zoology across the globe as Prof. Jones and Suzan Benett.
http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image28.gif: It plays important role in the story although it was angry in Sinai.
http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image29.gif: It was as big as a small apple. It had eight eyes and legs ,two fangs and its colour was black and yellow. It survived although the well equipped team's attack. It's also useful as it can eat insects and flies. It could produce about 2000 small spiders. It enclosed them in four silk sacs. It lost a leg during the fight with the well equipped team. It bit Ayman as a kind of revenge


Remember: This is a thrilling story
It's a kind of a scientific fiction
It's an adventurous one




The Egyptian Desert
1- Vocabulary

remote
archaeologist
cruiser
disappear
mummify
mask
fangs
species
mutter
hang
بعيد
عالم اثار
سيارة مطاردة
يختفى
يحنط
قناع
مخالب
نوع - فصيلة
يتمتم
يعلق- يشنق
muscles
technician
sand storm
convoy
fruit stall
bite
penetrate
pickaxe
enormous
the spider's web
عضلات
فنى
عاصفة رملية
قافلة – حملة سيارات
كشك فاكهة
يعض - يلدغ
يخترق
فأس
ضخم- هائل
بيت العنكبوت

2-Main points

A team of six archaeologist were asleep in their tents in the Western Desert.

Four men in two land cruisers stopped at the site .

They switched off lights and their engines not to let the archaeologists see or hear them .

They climbed down a long under the ground passage.

Six archaeologists found two rooms . In the first room there were five ancient Egyptian mummies .

The second room contained gold and other treasures .

The archaeologists sent the treasures to the museum in Cairo .

They used a machine called Ground Penetrating Radar to find any rooms behind the walls .

At the end of the passage were two gold doors.

They broke down the doors and the oldest man went in first.

The room was full of gold objects and there were two mummies which had gold masks .

The big man shouted in pain because a spider was biting him .

The tall man took off his coat and hit the spiders with it.

The small man was bitten by a spider .

They carried the gold and the other treasures out of their cars .

All the four men had bitten . As they drove they fell pain all over their bodies .

They began to sweat heavily , became thirsty and drank all the water they had .

A helicopter pilot saw the vehicles and landed .

The pilot, technician and the telecom engineer found the four men dead .

The pilot thought the men died of thirst.
■The pilot escaped death when the engineers asked him to get on the radio .
The spiders wereabout to bite his hands. ■The small spiders died of the great heat of the sun .
■ The police drove the cars to the police station .
■ The biggest spider was still a live . It was in the back of foe one of the two cars
3-Questions & answers
1■ Answer the following questions :
1- Why did the four robbers go to the archaeological site ?
■ To steal the gold and the treasures that the archaeologists discovered .
2- How did the robbers reach the archaeological site ? ■ By two land cruisers .
3- What did the robbers do in order not to be seen or heard by the archaeologists ?

They used two land cruisers . ■ They switched their lights and engines .

They stopped 200 meters from the tents of the archaeologists and walked 50 meters through darkness .
4- Why did the robbers switch off their lights ? ■Because they didn't want any one to see or hear them
5- What equipment did the men use to see through walls ? ■They used Ground Penetrating Rader .
6- What does G P R stand for ? ■ GPR stands for Ground Penetrating Radar .
7- What did they see on the walls of the passage ?
■ They saw paintings of ancient Egyptian gods and writing from 3,000 years ago .
8- Describe the four robbers ? ■The oldest man was their leader . Small, thin man with glasses carried a machine like a camera .Tall man who carried a small computer . ■ Big man who carried a large bag .
9- What did the archaeologists find ? ■ Two rooms the first room contained five ancient Egyptians mummies .
The second room was empty .
10- Why was the second room empty ? Because the archaeologists sent the treasures to the museum in Cairo
11- What did the machine show ? ■ It showed what was behind the wall.
12- How did the machine work ? ■ It transmitted the radio waves through the wall when the waves hit something on the other side They came back to it .The computer will change the radio waves into a picture .
13- Why didn't the Egyptian archaeologists use GPR ? ■ Because it was very expensive .
14- Why were the robbers excited when they went through the gold doors of the tomb?
As there were lots of treasures in the room.
15-Why did they leave the room quickly ? ■Because the spiders attacked and bit them .
16-What did they take with them ? ■ They took gold and treasures .
17-Why didn't the oldest man worry about the spiders'bites ?
■Because there weren't any deadly spiders in modern Egypt.
18-Describe the effect of the spiders1 bites on the four robbers before they died ?

They felt sick .■ They began to sweat heavily and drank all the water . Their hands , arms , legs and face muscles began to make sudden violent movements They couldn't breathe easily .They died .
19-Where was the helicopter going ? ■It was going to a transmitter in the desert which had a technical problem .
20-Who were inside the helicopter ? ■ The pilot, a telecom engineer , and technician .
21-What did the pilot do when he saw the cars below ? He brought the helicopter down . The pilot and the telecom engineer and the technician ran to the cars carrying bottles of water. They found the four men dead .
22-How did the engineer save the pilot's life ?
■When the engineer asked him to get on the radio to the police . The spider was ready to attack him .
23-A corroding to the pilot, what killed the four men ? ■ They died of thirst.
24-Where did the police take the two land cruisers ? ■To new town called Hamdayya .
4-Exercises
2-■ Read each quotation and then answer the questions :
1-" A team of six archaeologists found these two rooms last week "
a- Who was the speaker ? b- What did he see in the first room ?
c- What things had been in the second room and where were they sent ?
a--The speaker was the oldest man of the four robbers . b--He saw five ancient Egyptian mummies .
c-There had been gold and other treasures . They were sent to the museum in Cairo
2- "There are probably more here. If they contain gold , we'll be rich."
a- Who is the speaker ? b- Did they find gold objects c- Is it true they will be rich ?
a-The oldest man is the speaker . b-Yes, they did . c-No , they won't be rich, because they will die later .
3-" If there are more rooms here, this machine will find them in minutes ."
a- What did they use this machine ? b- What was this machine ? c- Where was the speaker then ?
a-They used this machine to discover more rooms to get gold objects .
b-It was , a " Ground Penetrating Radar "c-The speaker was in an underground passage .
4-" It shows me what's behind the wall" a- Who said this to whom ?
b- How did this machine work ? c- Did the machine help them
a-The small man to the tall man . b-It transmitted radio waves through the wall when the radio waves hit something on the other side , they come back to it. The computer changes the radio waves into a picture .
c-Yes, it helped them to discover more rooms .
5-" It's like an under ground city of dead people ." a- Who said this ? b- Why was it described as a city of dead people ? c- Why was it like an underground city ?
a-The small man said this . b-Because they found a lot of mummies there .
c-Because there were a lot of passages crossed each other like streets in towns .
6" Get them off me "a- Who was the speaker ? b- What did the word (them ) refer to ?
c- What did the tall man do then ?
a-The speaker was the big man b-It referred to the spiders .
c-The tall man took off his jacket and hit the spiders with it four or five times
7"Let's get out of here!"
a-Who said this statement? B-Why did he say it ?
c- What did they carry with them when they left ?
a-The small man said this statement . b- Because the spider began to bite him .
c- They carried boxes containing gold and treasures
8-u Get the gold and let's go ! "a- Who is the speaker ? b- Why did they have to go a way quickly ? c- Where did they go ?
a-The oldest man is the speaker . b- Because the spiders attacked them in the rooms . these spiders bit them .
c-They carried the gold and the other treasures back to the small passage and out to their cars .
9-" There aren't any deadly spiders in Egypt."
a- Who is the speaker ? b- Was his opinion right ? c- How was he mistaken ?
l-The oldest man . 2-No, it wasn't. 3- He was mistaken because he thought they might get sick , but they won't die ; but they all died later .
10- * Their water's all has gone . They probably got lost and died of thirst ?
a- Who was the pilot speaking about ? b- Why did the pilot land in that place ?
c- What was the cause of their return ? l-The pilot to his two fellows engineers . 2- To save the four robbers
3- They really died of spiders' bites .
3-Completion with model answers :
1-Although the robbers' cars had local numbers plates ■They were not Egyptian*.
2-The robbers could not see nothing , so ■They switched on their f torches .
3-Archaeologists don't use GPR because……………..■It's expensive.
4-The room with the gold door was full of ■Boxes,pots,large gold objects and two mummies with gold masks .
5-The men all died from…………………….■The spiders bites .
6-The small spiders died of……….■The heat of the sun .
7-The helicopter team were on their way to ■A transmitter in the desert which had a technical problem .
8-The pilot's life was saved when■He moved to go back to the helicopter , as the spiders were moving towards his hands
9-The pilot thought that the four men………..■Got lost and died of thirst.
10-No body knew that the cars contained treasures and…….■Deadly spiders .
11-AS soon as the oldest man went in the room with the gold doors ■A huge spiders web covered his face and body.
12-The big man shouted " Get them off me ." when ■The spiders were biting him and he fell their long fangs in his skin .
13-The robbers managed to■Rob the gold and carry the other treasures back to their cars .
14-The oldest man did not believe that
■There were deadly spiders in Egypt and they might be sick, but they would not die .
15-The robbers' face muscles began to make sudden violent movements. when……….
the sickness and pain increased
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1- Answer the following questions:
1-Why did the four men switch off their lights and engines?
2-How old were the things that were in the underground rooms?
3- What equipment did the men use to see through walls?
4-Why were the men excited when they went through the gold doors?
5- Why did the small man shout 'let's get out' ?
6- Do think those spiders were a known species ? Say why or why not?
7- in the pilot 's opinion , what killed the four robbers?
8-How did the robbers pla to rob the site?
9-Excitement and horror went side by side inside the underground room.How?
2-Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1-" I hope you're right, because I am feeling sick ."
a- Who was the speaker ? b- Why did he feel very sick ? c-What did he hope to be right ?
2-" It transmits radio waves through the wall. When the radio waves hit something on the other side, they come back to it." a- Who said this to whom ? b- What equipment was he talking about ? c- How could it penetrate the rock ?
3-" You had better got on the radio" a- Who said this statement ? To whom ? b- When did he say it ? c- How did these words save the pilot's life ?
4 -" May be it is an unknown species of spiders ." a- Who was the speaker and to whom was he speaking ?
b- What would an unknown species of spiders mean? c-How did the speaker try to prove his point of view
3■ Complete :
1-The two land cruisers were not discovered at the archaeological site because
2-The four men went to the archaeological site in order to
3-Although the cars had local numbers plates
4-The robbers could not see any thing ,so
5-The ground Penetrating Radar was used for
6-Archaeologists did not use the G P R because
7-The second room was empty because
8-The big man shouted " Get them off me ." when
9-The oldest man didn't believe that
10The pilot brought the helicopter down when
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Break down
Pull away
Probably = likely
Get to= reach
Take off
Get them off
We'd better get on the radio.
Break through
Their water's all gone
The cars were like the ovens.
Knock away
Deadly
An under ground city.

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1-Vocabulary

secret places
click
corner
favourite hobby
hide
zoology
back
university studies
spots
bury
face
make friends
member
flexible
estimate
include
the top floor
search box
fangs
computer screen

2- Main Points
■The police officer discovered the treasures in the boxes in the land cruisers .
■While the officer was running to tell his superior about the treasures, it escaped
■The house next to the police station belonged to Hassan's family . ■Ayman was the eldest son . He had two sisters and one brother . ■He had his own room and his own computer .
■His favourite hobby was using the internet.

He used the internet for his university studies and for making friends in other countries .

The spider escaped to Hassan's house . It was crawling in the room where Najat and Lamia were playing *It was near Najat's foot.

The spider didn't bite her because her foot moved away . The spider ran across the garden .

Ayman saw the spider in the garden when he was going to the shops .

He wasn't afraid of the spider but he went close to it.

The spider was black and with two yellow lines on its back .It had eight eyes , eight legs and two fangs .* It was as big as small apple .

The spider ran away into the house next to Ayman's .

Ayman phoned a student of zoology to look up the spider in a book about spiders of North Africa.

Ayman searched for the spider on his computer screen but they were not his spider
■ A text about a town in ancient Egypt told the story of the spiders .
■The text was translated by Dr Shereen Fakhary who worked at the department of Egyptology Oxford University.
■Ayman wrote an e-mail asking Dr Fakhry if there was a picture of the spider with the text. i The spider had found a secret, quiet and dark place in the house next to Ayman's house .
■It was a female and it was ready to lay its eggs .
■It laid 2000 eggs . It carefully enclosed them in four sacs of white silk and then began Its long wait
3-Questions & answers
■ Answer the following questions :
1- Why was the police officer astonished when he opened the boxes?
■ Because he saw the gold and the treasures in the box .
2- What happened when the police officer opened the box of gold? ■ A deadly spider escaped .
3- Which places do spiders usually choose to hide? ■ They choose dark, quiet and cool places under the ground or in tombs.
4- What was Ayman's favourite hobby? Why? ■ Ayman's favourite hobby was the Internet. He used it for making friends in other countries and for his university studies.
5- Why do you think Ayman was pleased that he had his own room in the house?
■ To practise his hobby without being disturbed.
6- Where did Ayman see the spider? ■ In the garden when he was going to the shops.
7- Describe the biggest spider? ■ It was black with two yellow lines on its back. Its body was as big as small apple. It had eight eyes, eight legs. The longest of them was as long as a pencil. It had two long fangs.
8- What showed that Ayman wasn't afraid of the spider? ■He was kneeling very close to it. He was interested than afraid.
9- Why wasn't the spider Ayman saw an ordinary one? ■ Because it was very large, the size of an apple
10- How did Najat escape from death?
■ When the spider was about to attack her, her foot moved away as her mother called her.
11- Why did the spider lepve Hassan's house? ■ Because it was noisy and full of light.
12- Why could nobody find the spiders for along time? ■ Because the spiders live in an unknown places.
13- Why did Ayman phone the student of zoology? ■ To help him to identify the spider.
14- What was Dr Shereen Fakhry? ■She was a doctor at the department of Egyptology, Oxford University .
15- Why did the big spider need to find a home? ■ To lay its eggs.
16- What was the old Egyptian text about ?
■ It was about a town in ancient Egypt where a lot of people were killed by black and yellow spiders.
17- What did Dr Shereen Fakhry think the town had disappeared?
■ She thought that the climate became drier and the town disappeared under the desert sand.
4-Exercises
■ Read each quotation and then answer the questions :
1-" I think you have to be flexible ." a- What is this quotation from ? b- Who was the speaker ?
c- What is meant by "flexible" ?
l-This quotation is extracted from an internet conversation among three persons discussing their prospects after leaving the university . 2-This was said by Jill to his friend on the internet. 3- To accept any suitable job
2-" Spiders use the web to catch flies but I am going to use the web to find a spider."
a- Who said this quotation ? b- What the world web like? c- The word "web" has two meanings . Explain ? 1-This was said by Ayman to himself.
2-The web is like a great library but the information in this library is not in one place as books and newspaper .But it moves between thousands of computers.
3-The first web refers to the woven string made by spiders to catch insects and the second web refers to the world wide web of the internet.
3-" I am a university student in Egypt . I have read your translation of the story about the black and yellow spiders from ancient Egypt."
a - What was the problem of Ayman then ? b - To whom was he speaking ?How ?
c - Was the town mentioned true? Where was it ?
1-It was that he couldn't identify the spider he saw . 2-To Dr Fakhry through the e- mail.
3- Yes , it was but nobody knew where it was .
4-"I have just seen a large black and yellow spiders which I can't identify ."
a - Who said this to whom ? b - When and where did he see the spider ? c - Why wasn't it an ordinary spider?
1-Ayman said these words in his e -mail to Dr Shereen Fakhry. 2-He saw it in the garden when he was going to the shops. 3-Because it was very large , the size of a small apple .
5-" Is there a picture of the spider with the text ?" a - Why did Ayman want that picture ?
b - What was Dr shereen's answer? c - What was the text about ?
l-To see if it was similar to the spider he saw.
2-She believed the town was real but she was not sure of the spider's story .
3-It was about dangerous spiders .
6- " I think the town was a real town , but nobody knows exactly where it was."
a- Who said this to whom ? b- In the speaker's opinion , how did the town disappear?
c- What did the people of the town do to get rid of the spiders?
1-Dr shereen Fakhry said this in her e- mail to Ayman.
2-She thought that the climate became drier, so the town perhaps disappeared under the desert.
3-They burnt the town in order to kill the spiders and then rebuild it.
7-" Many ancient towns and villages died about 2,000 years ago because the climate in Egypt became drier."
a - What did the change in climate lead to ? b - Who was the speaker and where? c - What happened to the climate ?
1-Many towns and villages disappeared under the desert.
2-Dr Fakhry was the speaker on the computer through the internet. 3-The climate became drier .
8- " 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 displeased when Dr Fakhry told him this ?
c - if the story isn't just a story, what might Ayman think ?
1-Dr Shereen thinks the story is , just a story ,but the town was real.
2-I think that Ayman was disappointed when Dr Fakhry told him this because he really saw an unknown species of spider . 3-Ayman might think that the spider was dangerous .
9-" Good luck with identifying your spider."
a - Who said this to whom? b - Which spider did the speaker refer to? c - Describe the spider?
1-Dr Shereen said this to Ayman . 2-The speaker referred to the spider which Ayman had seen in the garden.
3-It was black , with two yellow lines on its back . It had eight eyes , eight legs and two long fangs .
■ Complete with model answers :
1- The spider didn't attack Najat because
■ Najat's foot moved away , and the spider looked for some where safer.
2- Ayman was going to the shops when ■ he saw the spider in the garden .
3- When Ayman saw the spider he was surprised at ■ its speed and size .
4- Ayman phoned a friend who was a student of Zoology because
■ he wanted to identify the black spider with two yellow lines .
5- 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 .
6- The people decided to burn the town down so that
■ they might kill the dangerous spiders and then rebuild it.
7- Although the towns people burned the town to get rid of the spiders
■ the spiders hid into underground tombs and passages .
8- The spider chose a secret place that was quiet and dark because
■ it needed a safe place , not just for itself but for its new family . (to lay its eggs ).
9- The spiders enclosed its eggs in silk sacks and then■began its long wait for the eggs to hatch .
10-Many ancient towns and villages died a bout 2.000 years ago because ....
■The climate in Egypt became drier , and towns and villages disappeared under desert sand
The internet is useful for all not Ayman only as it makes the world a small village.

　

1- Answer the following questions :
1-Why could the police officer 'not believe his eyes'?
2- Why do you think Ayman was pleased that he had a room in the house?
3- What did Ayman use the internet for? 4-Was the spider much bigger than most spiders? Why?
5-Acoording to yhe story , how did the town disappear? Why did they were in despair?
6-In Dr Fakhery 's opinion, what is another possibility reason for the disappearance of the town?
7- Why did the spider need to find a home ? Where did they live?
2- Read these quotations then answer the questions:
1-" They hoped to kill all the spiders and then rebuild the town down ."
a - Who were these words a bout ? b - What did they do to kill the spider?
c - Did they manage to kill all the spiders ?
2-"It needed a safe place, not just for itself but for its new family ."
a - Why did the female spider need safe place? b - Where did it find that place?
c - How would the spider have a new family?
3■ Complete the following sentences :
1-When the deadly spider left the car
2-The spider would have bitten the Najat unless
3-The spider chose the empty house to live in because
4-The spider didn't live in Hassan's house as
5-Ayman was glad that he had his own room on the top floor as
6-Wheen saw the spider, he was surprised because of
7-Although many people were afraid of the spiders , Ayman
8-Ayman's uncle gave him his computer because he
9-Ayman used the World Wide Web that
10-The spider disappeared into the garden of the next house where
Useful Expressions
Could not believe his eyes
Step back
You can't just trust luck
funny
Give up hope
The long wait
Look for somewhere safer
Web (pun)


Remember: Honesty leads to rescue. This is proved when the officer found the treasures , and he hurried to report his superior instead taking them.

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1- Vocabulary
forward
يرسل
survive
ينجو من الموت
chat
دردشة
nuisance
مضايقة
database
قاعدة معلومات
inject
يحقن
root
جذر
antivenom
طعم ضد السم
Echinacea Negra
حبة البركة
shock
يصدم
department
قسم
cancel
يلغى
chiver
رعشة
pest
أفه
arachind
نوع من المفصليات
treat
يعالج
vacation
عطلة
mosquito
بعوضة
scorpion
عقرب
venomous
سام

2- Main Points

Dr Shereen Fakhry received an e-mail from an archaeologist in Egypt.

He sent her a very old picture that was found in a tomb near Bawiti.

The picture showed a big black spider with two thick yellow lines on its back .

She forwarded the message and the picture to Ayman .

Ayman said that the picture of the spider was the same as the spider had seen .

The spider might be in the boxes the police brought from the archaeological site

Dr Shereen advised Ayman to tell the police .

Ayman didn't want to tell the police because he was afraid that every one would laugh at him.

A German Egyptologist told Dr Shereen about an ancient medicine for the deadly black and yellow spider.

The medicine was made from the root of the Echinacea Negra plant. Dr Shereen thought that
spiders were real because they were in medical text.

Dr Fakhry showed the spider in the picture to a friend who was a zoologist but she couldn't identify it.

Susan and Dr Shereen went to see professor Malcolm Jones , a famous archaeologist . He was the head of zoology department.

He had written books on spiders and other arachnids .


Professor Jones was interested in the spider Ayman had seen because it was unknown and very dangerous


He was angry because he had to cancel his trip to south America .

Professor thought the spider was a female because it was big .

Professor said that the spider's bites couldn't be treated because there was no anti venom for it.
■ Professor Jones thought the danger of spiders might spread through Africa ,Asia and Europe .

The professor decided to go to Egypt to find out if there was unknown species of spider in Hamdyya
Before leaving for Cairo , professor wrote an e-mail to Ayman but he forget to send it.
3-Questions & answers
■ Answer the following questions :
1- Where did Dr Shereen Fakhry work ? ■ She worked at the department of Egyptology at Oxford University.
2- Why did Dr Shereen Fakhry advise Ayman to tell the police about the
spider he saw ? ■Because she thought that the spider might be dangerous .
3- Why didn't Ayman tell the police ? ■ Because he thought that every one would laugh at him .
4- What did the archaeologist from Egypt send to Dr Shereen Fakhry ?
■ He sent her an old picture about a dangerous spider found in a tomb near Bawiti .
5- What information did Dr Fakhry get from a German Egyptologist ?
■ He told her a 2000 year-old text that he had translated . It was a bout ancient Egyptianmedicine for the bite of spiders .
6- Why did Dr Shereen think that the spiders in the German Egyptologist's
text were real ? ■Because they were in medical text ( manuscript).
7- Who was Susan Bennett ? ■She was zoologist. She worked at zoology department at Oxford University .
8- Why did Susan Bennett and Dr Shereen Fakhry go to see professorMalcolm Jones ?
■To help them to identify the spider which Ayman saw
9- Why was Professor Jones interested in the spider Ayman had seen ? ■ Because it was unknown and dangerous .
10- Why did Professor Jones think spiders are useful ? ■ Because they eat insects like flies , mosquitoes and other pests .
11- Why did Professor Jones think that hospitals couldn't treat the spider's bite ?
■ Because there was no anti venom for them .
12- Why did Professor think that the spider in Hamadaya was female ?
■ Because the spider was very big and female spiders- are usually bigger than males.
13- What made professor Jones decide to go to Egypt ? ■He wanted to identify the spider which Ayman saw .
14- What the ancient Egyptian medicine for the deadly spiders made from ?
■ It was made from the roots of a plant called Echinacea Negra .
15- Why might the danger of the spiders spread through Africa , Asia and Europe ?
■ Because Egypt is the meeting point of the three continents.
16- How long would developing a new safe anti venom for the black and yellow spider take ? ■ It would take years to develop .

■ Read each quotation and then answer the questions :
" I'm sending you a very old picture that was found in a tomb near Bawiti last year."
a- Who sent this e-mail to whom ? b- What did this old picture show ? c- Where did the speaker find that picture ?
1-An archaeologist in Egypt to Dr Fakhry. 2-The picture showed a black and yellow spider like the spider in Dr Fakhry's text. 3-He found it in a tomb near Bawiti last year .
2- " I hope you are right -But I think you should tell the police about all this "
a- Who said this to whom ?b- What should Ayman tell the police about ? c- Why didn't Aymantell the police ?
1-Pr Shereen Fakhry said to Ayman. 2-Ayman should tell the police about the spider he had seen .
3-Because he thought that every one would laugh at him if he told the police.
3-" Don't worry, we will find it on the data base? "a- Who said this to whom ?
b-What would they search for on the data base ? c- Why were they worried ?
1-Susan Bennett said this to Dr Fakhry . 2-They would search for the unknown spider that Ayman saw .
3-Because the black and yellow spider in the picture was the same as those deadly spiders .
4- "What a nuisance !I've had to cancel my next trip ." a- Who said this to whom ? b- Why was the speaker angry ? c- Was the trip important for the speaker ? Why ?
1-Professor Jones said this to Susan and Dr Fakhry . 2-Because his trip to south America was cancelled .
3Yes , it was , because he was excited about finding unknown species .
5- " Not just him and his family, Every one in Hamdayya might be in danger."
a- Who said this to whom ?b- Who was the speaker ? c- Why did he think they might be in danger ?
1-Professor Malcom Jones said this to Dr Shereen and Susan Bennett. 2-Ayman and his family .
3-Because the bites of the spiders couldn't be treated and there was no anti venom for them .
6-" I think this spider may have been female ." a- Who said this to whom ?
b- Why did the speaker think the spider was a female?
c- What did the speaker decide to do as result of that discussion ?
1-Professor Jones to said this to Dr Shereen Fakhry and Susan Bennett.
2-He thought that spider was a female because it was big . 3-He decided to go to Egypt.
7- * Egypt is the meeting point of the three continents . "
a- Who said this to whom ? b- How could we stop these spiders from spreading ?
c- Why was it easy for spiders to spread quickly through the world ?
1-Professor Jones said to Dr Fakhry . 2-Scientists should work hard to find ways to kill these species and their eggs
3-Because Egypt is the meeting point of the three continents .Africa, Asia and Europe .
■ Completion with model answers :
1- Dr Fakhry received an ancient picture of a spider from ■archaeologist in Egypt.
2- The six yellow and black spiders on the data base were not
■ the same as the spider in the ancient picture from Egypt.
3- Ayman didn't tell the police about the spider he had seen because ..
■ He was afraid that every one would laugh at him .
4- Susan Bennett took Dr Fakhry to see Professor Jones to
■ consult him about the black and yellow spiders .
5- Dr Fakhry advised Ayman to tell the police ……..■about all the spider's story .
6- If Ayman saw the spider again , he………… ■would photograph it.
7- If there weren't any spiders,………… ■there would be more insects .
8- The anti venom works against …………. ■the venom.
9- No body had seen any of the spiders before because
■ these spiders lived in a remote part of the desert hidden under the ground .
10- Professor Jones thought the female spider ■would lay thousands of eggs and spiders would spread every where .
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1-Answer the following questions :
1-Why did Dr Shereen feel 'a cold shiver down the back of her head?
2-Why did Ayman think the killer spiders in ancient Egypt were not the same as the spider he saw? 3-Why did Dr Fakhery think Ayman he should tell the police?
4-Why did Ayman refuse to tell the police? 5-Why does the number of known species often go up?
2- Read these quotations then answer the questions:
1- * Spiders are our friends ." a- Who said this to whom ? b- Why are spiders our friends ?
c- Why was Ayman's spider different ?
2- * I haven't seen anything like this ? a- Who said these words ? b- What is the person looking at when he says these words ? c- If he hasn't seen anything like this before , what does this probably mean?
3- ■ May be these spiders live in a remote part of the desert."
a- Who said this statement ? To whom ? b- Why did he think that they lived under the desert ?
c- Why did they leave their place and come to the world again ?
3■ Complete the following sentences :
1-Dr Shereen received an e-mail from a German Egyptologist who
2-The medicine in the German Egyptologist's e-mail to Dr Shereen was for
3-The medicine for the bite of the black and yellow spider was made from
4-Dr Shereen Fakhry said that the black and yellow spiders were probably real as
5-When Dr Shereen Fakhry saw the picture of the black and yellow spider on the screen
6-Dr Fakhry met Susan Bennett
6-Dr Fakhry and Susan saw six names and pictures of spider but
7-The number of known species of spider often went lip because
8-Susan and Dr Fakhry went to professor Jones so that
9-If it weren't for spiders
10-The professor was angry when his trip to South America was cancelled because
Chapter Four
Ayman speaks up
1-Vocabulary
guard
يحرس
urgent
عاجل
print
يطبع
fire
حريق
moan
يتأوه
equipment
معدات
imagination
خيال
food processing
تجهيز الالطعمة
unknown species
انواع غير معروفة
chemicals
كيمائية
spread
ينتشر
armed
مسلح
furious
غاضب
look serious
يبدو حادا
vehicles
مركبات
protective
واقى

2- Main Points

Dr Fakhry discussed the black and yellow spider with professor Malcolm Jones

Malcolm Jones was the head of the Zoology Department at Oxford University.

Dr Shereen told Ayman that Professor Jones would be in Hamdayya the next morning .

The Professor thought the spider might be dangerous .

Ayman told his uncle Walid all about the spiders . Ayman's sister laughed . His family thought that half of the story was true and Ayman imagined the other half.

Ayman's uncle didn't think that Ayman should tell the police about the spiders .

Stories about dangerous spiders were not good for business .A lot of business like hotels, restaurants and food processing would lose money . Professor arrived at Ayman's house .

Two bid lorries carrying police officers stopped outside the police station .

They were going to guard a dangerous archaeological site in the desert.

All the archaeologists there died from spiders bites .

Uncle Walid phoned his friend colonel Mikhail who assured that information .

The colonel asked to meet Ayman and Professor Jones in his office at the police station .

On the way, Ayman and the professor saw men carrying protective clothing.

The officers would wear it to keep the spiders out.

At the police station, the colonel asked Professor Jones to find one of the spiders and identify it.

The professor went to his hotel to get his equipment.

Ayman received another e-mail from Dr Shereen Fakhry .

Ayman , Professor Jones , captain and another officer went to the site in a car .

Twenty police in two lorries were behind them .

Captain Ahmed asked Professor Jones to tell him every thing about the spiders .
3-Questions & answers
■ Answer the following questions :
1-What was Professor Jones ? ■He was the head of the Zoology Department at Oxford University . He was one of the world's top archaeologists and he was quite well known .
2- Why did Professor Jones decide to visit Egypt ? ■ Because he thought that the spider Ayman had seen might be very dangerous and it might be undiscovered species .
3-What was uncle Walid ? ■He was a very successful businessman. He had always been good to his nephew Ayman .
4- What did Ayman's family think of Ayman's story about the spiders ?
■ His family thought that half of the story was true and the other half was Ayman's imagination
5- Why didn't Ayman's uncle think that he should tell the police about the spider ?
■ Because he didn't want to worry people unnecessary . It was not good for business . It would affect badly people working in the town's hotels , restaurants and food processing business .
6- How did Ayman's family find out that he had already told other people about the spider?
■ When Professor Malcom Jones came to their house and they learnt about his job .
7- Ayman's parents and his uncle were shocked when they read the e-mail from Dr Shereen to Ayman . Give reasons . ■ Because they found out that he had already told other people about the spiders .
8- Why did colonel Mikhail hope the spiders were known species ?
■ He hoped the spiders were known species so that there would be an anti venom from them .
9- Why do think archeologists at the site had been killed ? ■ Because spiders bit them .
10- Why won't the anti venom for spider work against the venom of a different spider ? ■Because every venomous animal has a different venom .
11- What did colonel Mikhail ask Professor Jones to do ? ■ He asked him to find one of the spiders and identify it.
12- Why were the two lorries with armed police officers going to guard the archaeological site in the desert ? Because the archaeologists at the site were dead and titiey wanted to stop anyone going near
2- Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1-" I have discussed the black and yellow spider with professor Malcolm Jones " * Please be careful if you see it gain ".a- Who said this to whom ? b- What did the professor think about this spider ? c- What advice did the speaker give ?
1-Dr. Fakhry to Ayman . 2-He thought the spider might be an unknown species .
3-To be careful if he saw the spider again, as it might be dangerous .
2- * I don't think you should tell the police . " Stories about dangerous spiders are not good for business ." " If you are sure there is a danger, you must tell the police ." * You don't wan to worry people unnecessarily, do you ? "a- Who said this to whom ? b- Why did the speaker advise not to tell the police ? c- Do you agree that they mustn't tell the police ? ( give your opinion )
1-Uncle Waleed to his nephew Ayman . 2-Because stories about dangerous spiders are not good for business .
3-Yes , I agree /unless he was sure , and not to frighten people .
3-" Don't worry, we will find it on the data base? "a- Who said this to whom ?b-What would they search for on the data base ? c- Why were they worried ?
1-Susan Bennett said this to Dr Fakhry . 2-They would search for the unknown spider that Ayman saw .
3-Because the black and yellow spider in the picture was the same as those deadly spiders
4-" My men are going to be in danger from these spiders until we get the correct antivenom ."
a- Why did the police officers use protective clothing ? b- Did they get the correct antivenom ? "Why, Why not ? c-Did professor Jones need protective clothing ? Why, Why not ?
1- To keep the spiders out. 2-No, they didn't. Because the spiders were unknown species .
3-No, he didn't. Because , he had his owns .
5- * That is why I came to Egypt, If it's a known species, I can identify it."
a- Who said this ? b-Why did the speaker come to Egypt ? c- What is meant by " If it is a known species
1- Professor Jones . 2- To find the unknown species of spiders in that town .
3- He meant that this kind of spider was on the database .
6-" If the spiders are unknown . There is no antivenom for them .
(the professor answered ) ." " Let's hope it is a known species . ( said the colonel )
a- Do you think that the spiders were known ? Why , why not ? b- What must be done to cure people of this spiders bites ? c- What was all people's hope then ?
1-No , I don't, because they were not on the database . 2-Doctors must find the correct antivenom .
3-They hoped that this spider was a known species .
7- * I don't think you should tell the police about it. You don't want to worry
people unnecessarily." a- Who said these words ? To whom ? b- When did he say these words ?
c- Why didn't he want Ayman to tell the police ?
1-Uncle Walid said these words to Ayman . 2-When Ayman told him about the spider he had seen .
3-Because if people heard and believed Ayman story about the spider , business would lose money . They stay in hotels , they wouldn't eat at restaurant and they wouldn't buy the food products .
8- * If you are sure there is a danger, you must tell the police ." a- Who was the speaker ? To whom ? b- What danger was he talking about ? c- When did he become sure that there was danger ?
1-Uncle Waleed said this to Ayman . 2-The danger of the spider to people in Hamdayya .
3-When he read Dr Shreen's e-mail to Ayman in which she told him that Professor Jones was on his way to Hamdayya .
9- * Could you find me one of these spiders and identify it ? "a- Who said these words ? To whom ? b- Why did he ask him to do this ? c- Where was he going to find the spiders ?
1-Colonel Mikhail said these to Professor Jones . 2-In the Underground tombs in the archaeological site
3- because he was a famous arachnologist and he wrote many books on the spiders and other arachinds.
3-Complete the following sentences ..........................Model answers:
1- Ayman's uncle told him not to tell any one outside the family about the spider lest
■ People should lose money .
2- Ayman had been advised to be careful as ■The spider might be dangerous .
3- If the spiders are unknown , there is ■no antivenom for them .
4- Ayman's family thought that half of his story about the spider was true and
■ that he imagined the other half.
5- Ayman's uncle didn't think that Ayman ■should tell the police about the spider he had seen .
6- Stories about spiders were not good for business because ■business would lose a lot of money .
7- Colonel Mikhail hoped the spiders were a known species because■ there was medicine for it.
8- If the spiders were an unknown species, ■there was no antivenom for them .
9- After leaving the police station Ayman went to his house so that■he might get a few things .
10- As Ayman didn't have time to read Dr Fakhry's second e-mail,

he printed it out and took it with him to read later .
5-Home work
1- Answer the following questions:
1-Why do think Ayman's sister's laughed when he talked about the spiders?
2- What would happen to local business if people heard and believed Ayman's story?
3- If you were Ayman , would you tell the police about the spider?
4-What did Ayman wish he had not done? 5-Why did Colonel Mikhail hope the spiders were known species?
2- Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1-" What a nuisance! I had to cancel my next trip
1-Who said this quotation? To whom? 2-Why was he angry.? 3-What was meant by a nuisance?
6-"Spiders!Men don't die from spider bites! How……?
1-Who said these words? 2- Is it true that people don't die from spider bites?
3-Why had men died from these spider bites?

Complete the following sentences : 1- Ayman's uncle thought that stories about dangerous spiders
2-When Ayman told his family about the spider,
3-Professor Malcolm came to Hamdayya in order to
4-After hearing Ayman's story about the Spider, Uncle Walid advised Ayman
5-If people heard Ayman's story about the spider .
Useful Expressions
on his way top
worry people unnecessarily
what's up
close to
hand you to him
too shocked to speak
he felt fool
point of view
to judge the usefulness
To catch up with the sudden change
furry
point out


　
　
　


1- Vocabulary
virus فيروس
Antibodies أجسام مضاة
extractيستخرج
Fence سور
Unload يفرغ
transparent شفاف
botany علم النبات
Botanist عالم النبات
Sheet ملاءة
Colonel عقيد
Sprayيرش
Venom سم
Cough سعال / يكح
Injured يصاب
Higher level مستوى أعلى


　
1-How to make an antivenom:
Captain Ahmed knew that he should understand his enemy before fighting . So, he listened carefully to Professor Jones who spoke about the spiders . He explained how an antivenom was made . First scientists put small quantities of venom into animals, and then the animals made antibodies to fight the venom . Scientists could then extract the antibodies from the blood of animals which is the most difficult part This might take years as it had to be made safe to use and produce it in large quantities .
2- A new medicine for the spiders' bite
Ayman remembered and read Dr Shereen's e-mail. It contained more information about Echinacea Negra . The plant was almost extinct and only in Sinai .It was studied by a researcher in the Department of Botanical Science at Cairo University called Wafaa Sultan . Captain Ahmed called the Colonel on the radio to tell him about the plant. The Colonel said that if the spiders were an unknown species, they would send Wafaa Sultan to get that plant from Sinai.
3-At the site: Near the site, the three vehicles came to a high wire fence and gate guarded by two policemen . The vehicles stopped near some wooden buildings which the archaeologists had used . The men began to unload equipment, protective clothing, tanks of insecticide, fencing wire, big lights, weapons, tools and building materials
4-Going down into the tombs under ground :
Ayman, Professor Jones, Captain Ahmed and three officers went down into the tomb . They wore strong plastic black suits with no openings for a spider to get through . They breathed through a filter like a gas mask . They had thick transparent windows over their faces . They switched on the torches that they wore on their heads . The officers carried large sprays with insecticide tanks while the professor carried a machine that looked like a gun with a small petrol engine . When they reached the wide passage by following the same route the robbers had taken, the professor pointed at a place where many large webs were hung from the ceiling . Captain Ahmed ordered his men to guard the professor who took a large white sheet from the bag Ayman was carrying . The professor unfolded the sheet and spread it on the floor then he took out some long, thin, metal tubes and fitted these together to make four legs and a frame to make if ready to catch spiders
5-Catching spiders The professor switched on the smoker that poured out hot poisonous smoke which spread up to the ceiling . Dead things fell into the white sheet. He switched the smoker and the engine off. Twenty small insects and spiders were on the sheet. The professor picked up three of the largest spiders and examined them with a magnifying glass and found that they were all adult males . Ayman said they were the same as the spider he had seen but they were half as big . The professor put them into a box in his bag .
6- A big spider attacks one of the officers
Suddenly, a spider twice as big fell onto the sheet, it wasn't dead and jumped into one of the young officers . It covered the man's face mask and its fangs tried to kill. The other two officers used the insecticide sprays and the spider fell to the ground. The professor examined it and found that it was a female . Suddenly, it jumped and escaped into darkness . The officer was coughing badly and fell to the ground . The captain ran to him and found that the spider's fangs had broken through his mask. The captain and Ayman carried the injured man out . The professor carried the bag with the three spiders . There was no blood on his face . The professor said he just breathed in some insecticide .
7-The professor is against destroying the spiders .
The professor said the spiders were an unknown species . It was not on the database . The captain wanted to destroy all the spiders in the site because his job was to prevent any more deaths, but the professor said it was impossible to destroy them because this was a great scientific discovery . The spiders lived in underground rooms and passages, so some of them will live . In addition, the archaeological site would be damaged . The captain promised the professor to pass his opinion to the colonel to reach a solution . Captain Ahmed ordered his officers not to let anybody come near the site and not to let
anything leave without careful search .
H8- The captain receives the colonel's instructions
The captain called the colonel on the radio . The colonel wanted him, the professor and Ayman to return to the town and bring the dead spiders to send their venom sacs to an antivenom lab . It was arranged for the botanist, Wafaa Sultan, to travel by helicopter to Sinai where the police would take her into the mountains to get the plant. The professor hoped the spider hadn't produced its young yet
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1.Show that Captain Ahmed was wise and responsible. He was wise and responsible because he believed that one should know everything about one's enemy before deciding to fight him
2.To what extent was Captain Ahmed eager to know everything about the antivenom?
He was so curious and keen on knowing how the antivenom was formed and what should be done in fighting such dangerous spiders.
3.How did Professor Jones show his readiness to give any help against such an unknown enemy?
He showed his readiness when he said that he would help to develop a new antivenom if the spiders found were an unknown species.
4.What scientific steps did Professor Jones recommend in this respect? He recommended the first step to be followed was to extract some venom from the spiders and send it to an antivenom lab where scientists would produce antivenom.
5. What difficulty did Professor Jones point out concerning extracting the antivenom?
He pointed out that extracting the antivenom from the blood and making it safe to use would take a long time and difficult processes.
6. What e-mail did Ayman receive before leaving his house for the police station?
He received an e-mail from Dr Shereen Fakhry about the ancient medical text that described a medicine for bites of the black and yellow spider that killed humans.
7. How were the ancient Egyptians considered pioneers in the discovery of the antivenom against
the killing spiders? The ancient Egyptians made this medicine from the roots of a plant called "Echinacea
8. What information did Dr Shereen Fakhry give Ayman about Echinacea Negra?
She informed him that the plant of Echinacea Negra was almost extinct and grew only in Sinai.
9. What was Wafaa Sultan? She was a researcher in the Department of Botanical Science at Cairo University. She had studied the plant of Echinacea Negra.
10. What did the colonel do immediately on knowing about the Egyptian botanist, Wafaa Sultan?
On knowing about the Egyptian botanist, Wafaa Sultan, he phoned the university to find Wafaa Sultan and he decided to send her to Sinai to get some of Echinacea Negra
11. How did the spiders' fighters take their precautions?
They took with them protective clothing, tanks of insecticide, fencing wire, big lights, weapons, tools and building materials.
12. What were the persons that went down into the tombs underground? They were Ayman, Professor Jones, Captain Ahmed and three young officers.
13-What were the spiders' fighters wearing? Each man was completely covered by a large black suit made of strong plastic. Each suit had a thick transparent window over the face. There was no openings for a spider to get through.
14.-How did the spiders' fighters breathe underground? They breathed through a filter like a gas mask.
15.What did the three young officers carry? They carried large sprays with insecticide tanks.
16.What did Professor Jones and Ayman carry, going down into the tombs underground? Professor Jones carried a machine that looked like a gun with a small petrol engine at one end. Ayman carried a bag of equipment for the professor.
17.How did the professor pave the way for the fight?
He took a large white sheet from his bag, unfolded it and spread it on the floor. He took out some long, thin, metal tubes and fitted them together to make four legs and a frame. Then he fitted the sheet over the frame. The sheet was ready to catch anything that fell onto it.
18.What did the professor do after making preparations?
He started the engine on the thing that looked like a gun and switched on the smoker. He pressed a switch, and hot poisonous smoke poured out of the smoker. The hot clouds of smoke went up to the ceiling.
19.How were the dead spiders collected? They were collected on the large white sheet fixed on the floor.
2&* How did Ayman satisfy Professor Jones? He told him that the big black spiders with two thick yellow lines on their backs were the same as the one he had seen in his garden.
21.How did the professor know that the spiders he collected
were males? He knew that by examining them with his magnifying glass.
22. How did Professor Jones realize that the young officer was not bitten by the female spider?
He knew that because there was no blood on his face.
23-What serious news did Professor Jones inform Captain Ahmed?
He informed him that the spiders he collected underground were not a known species as he searched the database of all known species of spiders before leaving Oxford.
24. How did Professor Jones react when Captain Ahmed asked him how they could destroy such spiders? First, he hesitated and felt perplexed and said nothing for a moment. Then he told him that it was impossible to destroy the spiders underground as the number was not known and the area they lived in couldn't be calculated
25. What decision did the colonel take? He ordered Captain Ahmed to ask Professor Jones and Ayman to return to the town, and to bring the dead spiders with them. He also ordered him to send the spiders' venom sacs to an antivenom lab, so that scientists there would begin work on an antivenom.
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1- "Then we will have no protection against them for years."
1-Who said this quotation? This was said by Captain Ahmed
2-Why does the speaker seem pessimistic? He seems pessimistic because the spiders they discovered in the remote site in the Western Desert were of an unknown species and finding a safe antivenom against them would take a very long time
3-What does the underlined word "them" refer to? refers to the spiders found in the underground tombs.

2-"I don't know much about plants. This botanist is the person to ask."1-Who said this quotation?
To whom? Malcolm Jones to Ahmed
2-What plants did the speaker refer to? Professor Jones referred to Echinacea Negra
3-Who was this botanist? What service was he /she able to render?
The botanist was Wafaa Sultan who worked as a researcher in the Department of Botanical Science at Cairo University and she had done researches about the effect of this plant as a medicine
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1. Before leaving the site, Captain Ahmed ordered the officers not to •let anybody come near the site or any thing leave it without careful search
2.The medicine for the bites of the black and yellow spiders was made from •the roots of the Echinacea Negra plant.
3.When Professor Jones switched on the smoker •hot poisonous smoke poured out.
4.The three young officers carried large sprays with insecticide tanks .
5.When the professor examined the big spider, it came out to be a female spider.
6.It was difficult for the spiders to get through the men's suits because there were no openings for them .
7. In the tombs underground each man was completely covered by a large black suit made of strong plastic
8. The professor used a magnifying glass so as to• examine the dead spiders that fell on the sheet.
9. Wafaa Sultan was •a researcher in the Department of Botanical Science at Cairo University .
10. Scientists put small quantities into animals in order to produce antibodies and then extract them from the animals to make antivenom.

　
　
　


1- Vocabulary
barrierحاجز
join us يلتحق
in any caseعلى اى حال
nest عش
hatch يفقس
stormy هائج
poisonous سام
torn ممزق
urgent عاجل
nearby مجاور
definitely بالتأكيد
spray يرش
won't work forلا يعالج
sharp biteعضة مؤلمة protection حماية
could hardly see
Nothing could live through such heavy spraying
knocked him off balance
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A) No cars can enter or leave the town (Hamdayya)
When they reached the edge of Hamdayya, they found a barrier across the road. No cars were allowed in or out . So they walked, then took another car on the other side to go into the town .
B) The search for the deadly spider
In the police station, the colonel explained that everybody had left that part of town and the next day they would search this area and find the spider Ayman had seen . Captain Ahmed would lead the search . The colonel asked Ayman to tell them where he had seen the spider. He also thanked the professor and invited him to join them in the search . The colonel ordered stronger protective suits . The next day, the colonel called Professor Jones and Ayman into his office . The Professor told the colonel that he thought there were probably one female spider because nobody except Ayman reported seeing a big spider. It was more dangerous than the male because its bite was stronger, it had a nest and might produce thousands of young spiders. He also said there might not be any small spiders because nobody has been bitten.
C) The female spider's nest
The professor said that spiders usually had their nests in dark quiet cool places. The captain said for example in an empty building, or in a room below ground level. Ayman said that he saw the spider going to the empty house near his home . Within minutes, the empty street outside the police station was full of police officers in protective suits . The men spread out under the captain's command and surrounded the block containing Ayman's house and the empty one . Two ambulances waited. Meanwhile, the female spider rested as it had finished its job. Its 2,000 eggs had hatched.
D) Attacking the deadly spiders
The female spider felt the footsteps . The officers entered the room where two thousand small spiders were moving on the floor like the waves on the sea . At once they sprayed them with clouds of poisonous insecticide which filled the room . The spiders jumped onto the walls and onto the men . Some of them escaped and some others died in the room .
( F)The female spider attacks The female spider attacked one of the men in the doorway but it couldn't bite through his mask , The captain knocked the big spider to the ground., the spider landed at the feet of another officer who lifted his insecticide tank and brought it down heavily on the spider. It caught one of the spider's eight legs . At that time a crowd of young spiders fell from the wall onto the officer's head and covered his mask . He shouted as he couldn't see . To save the officer the captain and Ayman ran forwards to help him
F) Ayman is bitten
The female spider used its fangs to get rid of its useless leg and jumped on Ayman's face He lost his balance and fell down and small spiders ran over him The captain pulled him up and pushed him to the stairs at the end of the passage , Ayman's suit had been torn and he felt a sharp bites by young spiders that were already inside his suit, Two officers carried Ayman to one of the waiting ambulances which took him to the nearby hospital.
G) The result of the fight against spiders
By this time, the insecticide had killed ail the spiders at the house . The captain ordered his men to spray the house and the surrounding area , The captain ordered his men to search for the dead female .Then he went to the hospital and spoke to the doctors about Ayman .The colonel radioed Captain Ahmed at the hospital and asked if the female was definitely dead . The captain fold him that his men with the help of Professor Jones were searching for the dead body ,
H) Ayman's critical condition
The colonel also asked about Ayman's health , The captain told hirn that Ayman had a few hours to live The plant which the ancient Egyptians used as antivenom had to be brought in time . Wafaa found the plant in Sinai, She said it might work only for thebites of males and young spiders . She would arrive in Hamdayya in two hours by helicopter to help save Ayman ,
E) A bad message from Sinai .. During the radio talk, a telephone call came from Sinai. A bad storm blew
in Sinai and the helicopter couldn't get to the cars . They had to drive through the storm and this would take longer time
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1.Why was there a barrier across the road at the edge of Hamdayya ?
•To prevent cars from entering or leaving the town to control the spread of the deadly spiders.
2.Why were the streets empty near the police station ?
•Because everybody had left this part of town where the spider was seen by Ayman
3.What would the police search for the next morning ?
•The police would search for the female spider that Ayman had seen .
4.What did the colonel ask Ayman to do ? •He asked Ayman to show them where he had seen the spider.
5.What did the colonel tell the professor ?
•The colonel thanked the professor and told him he was welcome to join them .
6.Why did the professor think there was only one female spider ?
•Because females are very big and nobody except Ayman had reported seeing a big spider.
7.Why did the professor say that the female spider was a thousand times more dangerous than the male ? •Because the female has a nest and produces thousands of young spiders Its bite is stronger than the male's and it lives longer.
8.Where does the spider like to build its nest ? It likes to build its nest somewhere dark, quiet and cool.
9.Where did they decide to search for the female spider ? Why ?
•They decided to search for the female in the empty house next to Ayman's where Ayman had seen it .
10.How did the female spider have a big family ? •It had a big family as its two thousand eggs had hatched .
11.What did the men see when they opened the door ?
•The men saw 2,000 small black and yellow spiders moving on the floor like waves on the sea .
12.What happened when the clouds of poisonous insecticide filled the room ? •The spiders jumped onto the walls and onto the men .
'13 - How did the spiders attack the men ? • The spiders worked the men trying to find a way in through their protective14.How was the female spider knocked to the ground ?
The captain lifted his hand up and knocked it to the ground after it jumped on the face of the officer
15.How was the female spider trapped ?
•It landed at the foot of an officer who brought his insecticide tank on one of its eight legs .
16.How did the spider cut one of its legs ? Why ? The spider used its fangs to cut its leg to free itself.
17-What did the seven-legged spider do when it freed itself ? It jumped and landed on Ayman's face .
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1. "Your suit's torn! Get out! a)Who said this ? To whom ? •Captain Ahmed said this to Ayman .
b)Why did he say this ? •He wanted Ayman to leave the room which was full of spiders .
c)What happened as a result ? •The spiders went inside Ayman's suit and bit him again and again .
2," There's a bad storm in the area . The helicopter can't get to the cars . "
a)Where was the storm ? •The storm was in Sinai.
b)What did this mean ? •This meant that the plants will be delayed .
c)What did they have to do ? They had to drive through the storm .
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1. A female spider may produce • 1,000 or 2,000 young spiders at a time .
2. To free itseif from the tank, the female spider • cut its own leg using its sharp fangs .
3. The Echinacea Negra was delayed because • there was a bad storm in Sinai.
4. The spiders attacked the men as soon as • the grey clouds of poisonous insecticide filled the room .
5. Inside the empty house there were • 2,000 young spiders .
6. The captain told the colonel that all spiders were killed and his men were looking for• the body of the female spider.
7. Female spiders are more dangerous than male spiders since • they have nests and produce thousands of young spiders quickly. 8.It was unlikely that there were small spiders in town as • nobody has been bitten .
9-. Wafaa Sultan said that the Echinacea Negra wouldn't • work for the bite of the female spider.
10. The police officers went to the empty house to • find the female spider and kill it.



　


　
1- Vocabulary
powerful قوى
flash وميض
tense عصبى
speed up يزيد سرعة
steadily بثبات
roll overيتدحرج
cup يعمل يده بوقا
towropeقاطرة
مeanينحني
down stream فى اتجاه
4 wheel – drive vehicle
a sign of bad weather
go over the edge
half way down
half way up the wheels
Fast- flowing water
Run out of time
Thrown from side to side
His face was dark and tense.

2- Main Points
• Three cars driving in bad weather:


The storm began when the three cars started the journey down the mountain.


Wafaa was in the first car, a big powerful 4-wheel-drive vehicle with another botanist, Farouk, and a police officer called Osama. Two more officers followed in the second car, which was a light jeep


The third car was similar to the first. There were two more officers in the car. The plants that the team had collected were in the back of the car.


•A difficult and dangerous road


The road down the mountain was a narrow track. It was very steep. On one side of the track was a wall of rock. On the other side was nothing. The valley was hundreds of metres below. There was lightning and thunder. Then heavy rain started. The road became a river. The cars switched on the lights.

Crossing the wadis (valleys)

The road began to disappear. The captain said that the water flooded the wadis, they would not be able to cross them. They had to cross three wadis. When they came to the first wadi, it was full of water. The cars got across safely although the water was about half way up the
Wheels . The second wadi was wider and the water was higher, but the cars managed to cross. Then, the captain's face became dark and tense. He said that they were out of time. He meant that the next wadi was twenty minutes away and the water would be too deep by that time. He began to drive dangerously fast.
• The third wadi: When they arrived at the third wadi, Captain Osama stopped the car. The wadi was about 40 metres across. The water was brown, fast and deep. A dead palm tree was carried past them in the water. The tree crashed into a rock and then continued on. As the car moved slowly, the water started to pour in under the doors. But then the car came up and they were out. They stopped and waited for the second car.The second car moved sideways because it was light. Suddenly, it was on its side and water carried it fast. The Jeep crashed into the rocks and got stuck between two big rocks. The two men climbed out of the water onto a rocky island. The third car was waiting on the other side. It was difficult to see it through the heavy rain. Captain Osama walked to the edge of the water and shouted, "You have the plants. You must come across." Farouk was worried because they did not have much time. He cupped his hands to shout. While the car was over half way, its engine stopped. Then a palm tree smashed into it and it rolled up on one side and sank down. Farouk and Wafaa said that they should get the plants which were in Sinai. Captain Osama attached a towrope to the car, and towed it until it almost reached the land.

Wafaa Sultan, the courageous woman
She climbed onto the third car, opened the door, and carried the plants back to the captain's car. She was terrified because the rain got heavier and thunder exploded around her. But she said to herself that she had a young man's life in her hands. She drove through the storm, fighting her fear.
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1.What was Mr Farouk? He was a botanist who helped Wafaa Sultan to collect Echinacea Negra from Sinai.
2.What difficulties did Wafaa, Farouk and the officers face in Sinai? It was raining heavily. The wadis were flooded with water. The road down the mountain was a narrow track. It had no surface and it was very steep
.3-Why did the rescuers' cars make slow progress?
The roads were steeply, narrow and rocky. This made the cars move slowly. If the drivers tried to speed up, the cars would slide on the stony ground on the corners and go over the edge.
4.What did the rescuers encounter, before the heavy rain in Sinai? The heavy rain was preceded by a
bright flash of lightning in the sky and loud thunder.
5- What did Captain Osama warn his fellows against when it was raining heavily in Sinai?
Captain Osama warned his fellows against bad visibility telling them that the roads would disappear in such a foul weather.
6- How did Wafaa Sultan push her fellows to struggle hard and resist such a nasty weather?
She told them that she had to get through as they had a young man's life in their hands. She urged them to do their best to save Ayman from certain death.
7- How did Captain Osama explain the difficulties that might face them?
He said that the heavy rain would pour down the mountains and flood the wadis below. They might not cross the wadis if they couldn't get to them before they flooded
8.8- What was the state of the wadis the rescuers had to get through?

The first wadi was full of water. The water was about half way up the wheels. In the second wadi the water got higher. When they arrived at the third wadi, the water was brown, fast and deep. Captain Osama had to stop the car. Then he put the car into a low gear and moved forward slowly into the water.
At the deepest part, water started to pour in under the doors.
9. What happened to the Jeep on its way to Hamdayya from Sinai? Suddenly the Jeep was on its side and the rainwater was carrying it fast. It was going towards some rocks. It crashed into them. It was thrown to one side, crashed into more rocks and rolled over. Then it got stuck between two big rocks.
10-How did the Jeep come to a stands till?
It was thrown to one side, crashed into more rocks and rolled over. Then it got stuck between two big rocks.
11-How did the rescuers get rid of the deep water and rocky land? They struggled hard to reach some raised rocks. They couldn't swim in such an island because the rocks might cut them to pieces.
12- How did Captain Osama and Farouk save the car containing the plants? With the help of two other officers, Captain Osama and Farouk attached the towrope to the car and pulled it by Captain Osama's car.
13.What did Wafaa do as soon as the third car was towed out of the deep and brown water?
Wafaa climbed into the third car, opened the door and carried the plants back to the captain's car. Then she drove off fast.
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1-"We have to get through. We have a young man's life in our hands"
1-Who said this quotation? Why? This quotation was said by Wafaa Sultan to her companions in their adventurous journey in Sinai. She intended to push others to go on with their human mission
2-What troubles did Wafaa and her companions face? They faced lightning, thunder, heavy rain and rocky road
3-What did Wafaa emphasize while encouraging others to struggle hard? She emphasised the rescue of Ayman's life through bringing the Echinacea plants safely to the hospital. She had nothing to think about or care for but this great human task.
2- " The road is not our only problems"
1-Who said this quotation? To whom? This quotation was said by Captain Osama to Wafaa Sultan
2-What were the other problems? The other problems were the heavy rain that was pouring down the mountains and flooding the wadis below and the trees that were falling down because of rain and storms
3-How did the speaker feel then? He felt gloomy and depressed?
3- " They have to choose the right route , the right time and the right gear."
1-What does the underlined word "They" refer to?
2-Why had they to choose the things mentioned in the quotation? 3-What do these words reflect?
4 - " Watch out for us. Press the horn if you see a tree coming. "
1-Who said this quotation? To whom? 2-What was needed to take precautions?
3-How did this quotation reflect the bitter struggle?
5- " It's up to you now. Good luck! "1-Who said this quotation? To whom? 2-What was the occasion of this quotation? 3-Why did the speaker wish the addressee good luck?
C) Complete the following sentences :
1.It was difficult to drive across the third wadi as the wadi was 40 metres across and the water was fast and deep . Also, dead palm trees were carried fast in the water.
2.Although it was a dangerous storm, Wafaa •drove through it fighting her fear.
3.Wafaa drove off fast because a young man's life •was in her hands .
4.Captain Osama said that it was Wafaa's responsibility to•drive the car and take the plants to the hospital.
5.Captain Osama asked Wafaa to press the horn of the car if •she saw a tree coming towards them .
6.The second car turned over in the third Wadi, but •the two officers inside it were not hurt.
7.The third car sank and rolled over because •a dead palm tree hit it.
8.If the drivers had tried to speed up, the cars•would slide on the stony ground on the corners and go over the edge . 9.Captain Osama was worried that the rain would flood the wadis, so they• wouldn't be able to cross them .
10.Captain Osama and Farouk tried to •attach the towrope to the third car.


　
　
　


　
1- Vocabulary
shift وردية
ventilator جهاز تنفس صناعي
ward عنبر
terrace بلكونة
attachment ماحقات
praise مدح / يمدح
keep stillاثبت
disturb يزعج
scream يصرخ
celebrate يحتفل case علبة just then فى نفس الوقت
Your adventure is finished. thank Heaven
His breathing stopped around…
It is too soon to say.
Spread around the hospital like a fire
Intensive care / The shock and horror were too much for him.

2-Main Points
*Ayman's state:
- Nurse Huda, was finishing her night shift when she met Nurse Mona, who arrived at the hospital to start her morning shift. Mona asked Huda about Ay man's state. Huda said that Ay man was still in intensive care. His breathing stopped around 1 a.m. and he was kept alive on a ventilator.
* What about the plant
- Huda told Mona how the plants got to the hospital. She told her that there was a storm. Two cars were damaged and six menwere washed down a wadi, but Wafaa Sultan got through with the plants, and the men were Ok. The doctors made some medicine from the plants and gave it to Ayman at about midnight.
** Great news


Ayman woke up a few hours later. His parents, brother and sisters were all there, and the news spread around the hospital like fire. Later that morning, he felt well enough to walk around the ward.
In the afternoon he moved to the roof terrace, but his brother held his arm as he walked because he was still weak
* No news about the female spider
- Ayman's father told him that they had not found it yet, so they had to keep looking for it.
• Ayman is rewarded

Ayman became famous. His brother, Mohamed, told him that there was a picture of him in the newspaper and on television. The newspaper said that he had saved hundreds of lives. It also said that there would have been thousands of killer spiders in Hamdayya if he hadn't warned the police.

His younger sister, Najat, said that Professor Malcolm Jones said that Ayman saved the world from the spider. His mother told him that the professor said that Ayman could go and study at Oxford University if he wanted to. His father added that Ayman would not have to worry about getting a job and Uncle Walid said that all the best employers would want a man like Ayman. Ayman said that he felt like a new person with a newfuture.


* A generous present
- The camera was a "Thank you" present from the professor because he was pleased that he had discovered a new species of spiders. It was a good camera with lots of attachments which were kept in an expensive aluminum case .
* Taking a family photograph
-Lamia, Ayman's sister, suggested taking a family photograph with the new camera. Ayman got the camera out and put the aluminum case on the floor.
* The seven-legged female spider appeared again:
- As Ayman was getting ready to take the photograph, he saw the deadly seven-legged female spider on the wall a few centimeters from his sister's head.
• Ayman's bravery and quick action:
-Many thoughts went through Ayman's mind when he saw the deadly spider behind his sister's head.
- Ayman's quick decision was to keep his sister still. If she moved, the spider would bite her. So, he slowly raised the camera and moved towards his younger sister and asked her not to move. Then he pressed a button on the camera. The camera's bright flashlight blinded the spider for a second. Ayman's hand shot out He knocked the spider into the aluminium box and shut it quickly.
* The deadly spider bit Ayman again
- At that moment there were two bright red marks on Ayman's hand. That meant that the spider had bitten him. -He was shocked and the horror was too much for him. His eyes closed, and he fell to the floor.
• The most popular young man in Egypt:

Some hours later Ayman heard someone talking. He saw his photo on the television screen, and then the face of the minister. The reporter said that the minister described Ayman as a brave young man who was ready to give his life to save others. The minister added that many thousands of people might have died without the intelligence and bravery of that young man.

The reporter also said that people throughout Egypt were not only praising Ayman, but they were also celebrating because Ayman was still alive.
Why didn't Ayman die of the second female spider bite?
- Dr Salah at the hospital explained that when the venom enters the body of a person or an animal, the body begins to make antivenom to fight the venom. That was what happened to Ayman. When he was bitten a second time, he had already had •so much antivenom in his body, that the bite had little effect http://www.thanwya.com/vb/Image46.gif
1.What was Ayman's condition during Nurse Huda's night shift ? •Ayman was in intensive care .
2.Why was Ayman put on the ventilator ? •Because his breathing stopped around 1 a.m .
3.What was the effect of the medicine made from the Echinacea Negra plant ?
•The medicine made Ayman breathe normally again and saved his life .
4.Where did Ayman and his family go in the afternpon ? Why ?
• They went out into the roof terrace because Ayman felt well and wanted to have some fresh air.
5.Why was Ayman's picture in the newspaper and on TV ? •Because he saved hundreds of lives .
6.Why didn't Ayman have to worry about getting a good job ?
•Because his uncle said ail the best employers would want a man like him
7.What was the professor's present to Ayman ? •He gave Ayman a good camera with lots of attachments .
8.Where were the camera's attachments kept ? •The attachments were kept in an expensive aluminum case .
9.Where did Ayman see the female spider for the second time ? •Ayman saw it on the wall, a few centimetres from Lamia's head .
10.What would have happened if the spider had bitten Lamia ? Why ?
•Lamia would have definitely died because there was no antivenom for it and the plant was no help against the female's bite
11.How did Ayman make his sister keep still ? •He told her not to move because he was going to take a photo
12.What did Ayman do when the flashlight blinded the spider ?
•He knocked it into the aluminium box, which he quickly shut.
13.What happened while Ayman was knocking the spider ? •The spider bit him in the hand .
14.What happened to Ayman when he saw the red marks of the bite ?
•The shock and the horror were too much for him . His eyes closed and he fellto the floor.
15.Whose face did Ayman see on the television screen ?
•He saw his own face and then the face of the minister.
16.How did the minister describe Ayman ? •He described him as a brave young man who was ready to give his life to save others .
17.What were people throughout Egypt celebrating ? •They were celebrating that Ayman was still l alive .
18.What did the doctor say about the bite of the female spider ? •He said it was very dangerous and there was no medicine for it. 19-Why did the reporter say Ayman was the most popular young man in Egypt that day ? Because every one talked about him and his photo appeared on the screen of Tv.
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1. "We now expect Ayman to wake up very soon ."
a)Who was the speaker ? To whom ? • Dr Salah was speaking to the TV reporter.
b)How far was the speaker right ? • Ayman really woke up soon after.
c)Why did Ayman become very famous ? • Because he saved hundreds of lives .
2. " Let's take a family photograph with your new camera ."
a)Who suggested that ? To whom? • Lamia suggested that to her brother Ayman .
b)Who gave the new camera as a present ? •Professor Jones gave Ayman the new camera as a present.
c)Why was the addressee given the camera ?
As a " Thank you " because he helped the professor to discover a new species of spider.
3. " I feel like a new person with a new future ."
a)Who said this statement ? To whom ? • Ayman said this to his family .
b)Why did he have such a feeling ? • Because he wouldn't worry about finding a good job after graduation andhe was offered to study at Oxford University .
c)When did the speaker say it ?Where ? • Ayman said this after recovering from the bites of the young spiders when they were sitting in the hospital roof terrace .
4. " I think science will find an answer . Until then, I agree that we shouldn't hurt spiders ."
a) Who said these words ? To whom ? • Ayman said these words to his brother Mohamed
b)Why did he think that people shouldn't hurt the spiders ? •Because they only hurt people if they disturb them . c)What was Lamia's opinion concerning killing the spiders in the desert ?
•She didn't think they should be killed . 5." You expected Ayman to die from the bite of the female spider, didn't you ?" a)Who said this ? To whom ? • The TV reporter said this to Dr Salah .
b)Why was Ayman expected to die from the female spider's bite ?
•Because its bite is very dangerous and they had no medicine for it.
c)Why didn't the spider's bite kill him ? •Because his body has so mush antivenom from the first time that the bite had little effect on him
c) What had happened to him / her ? He had been bitten by young male spiders .
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1. When Ayman's breathing stopped, they • kept him alive on a ventilator.
2. Ayman believed the female spider must have escaped*in the ambulance that brought him to hospital.
3. Ayman was still weak, so Mohamed • held his arm as he walked into the roof terrace .
4. The minister described Ayman as •brave young man who was ready to give his life to save others –
5.-Ayman fell to the ground as soon as • he had seen the two bright red marks of the female's bite on his hand . 6.-Ayman had so much antivenom in his body that • the female's bite had little effect on him .
7. Ayman pressed the flash button and the bright light • blinded the spider for a second .
8. On seeing the female spider near Lamia's shoulder, •" many thoughts went through Ayman's mind.
9. People were celebrating that day because • Ayman was still alive .
10. Many thousands of people might have died without • the intelligence and bravery of Ayman.

　
　
　
　
　
　
　

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