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Chapter 1
A) Answer the following questions:
1-What equipment did the robbers use to see through the walls?
2-How does the GPR work?
3-Why were the robbers excited when they entered the room?
4-Why wasn’t the oldest man worried about the spiders’ bites?
5-How did the four robbers meet their end?
6-Do you think these spiders are a known species? Why? Why not?
7-What killed the four robbers the pilot thought?
8-What happened to the spiders in the boxes?
9-How were the robbers discovered?
B) Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 – “A team of six archaeologists found these two rooms last week.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What did the robbers find inside the two rooms?
c) What did the oldest man hope?
2 – “ Look you can see the picture on the screen now.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What did the speaker explain?
c) How did that help them?
3 –“ There aren’t any deadly spiders in Egypt. We might get sick but we won’t die.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Was the speaker right ? Why ?
c) Where did they meet spiders?
4- “They probably got lost and died of thirst.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Was the speaker right? Why?
c) How was the robbers adventure’s unsuccessful ?
C) Complete the sentences:
1-The helicopter team were on their way to ………………………………………….
2-The robbers use GPR to……
3-At the end of the passage the men saw…………………..
4-Archaeologists don’t often use GPR because…………………
Chapter 2
Answer the following questions:
1. How did the spiders come to Ayman's town?
2. Who was Ayman Hassan?
3. What was Ayman’s favourite hobby?
4. What did Ayman use the internet for?
5. Why did the spider leave Ayman's house?
6. What was the spider Ayman saw like?
7. What did Ayman do to find information about the spider he saw?
8. What is the World Wide Web?
9. Where did Dr Shereen Fakhry work?
10. How did the ancient town disappear according to the story on the internet?
11. What was the reason for the disappearance of the town in Dr Shereen’s opinion?
12. Why did the spider need to find home?
13. Why was the empty house the suitable home for the spider?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 – “Spiders use webs to catch flies, but I’m going to use the web to find a spider.”
a) Who said this to whom?
a) The word web has two meanings. Explain.
b) How did the speaker use the web to find a spider?
2 – “The townspeople gave up hope and left the town.”
a) Who mentioned this to whom?
b) What was the hope that the townspeople give up?
c) What did the townspeople make before giving up hope?
Complete the sentences:
1) Although the townspeople burnt the town to get rid of the spiders ……………. .
2) Ayman phoned a friend of zoology because …………………………
3) The World Wide Web is like……………………………………….
4) As soon as Ayman read the translation text……………………………..
5) When Ayman saw the spider he was surprised at…………………..
Chapter 3
Answer the following questions:
1. Why didn’t Ayman think that the spider he saw was not deadly?
2. What did the Egyptian archaeologist send Dr Shereen?
3. Why didn’t Ayman want to tell the police about the spider he saw in the garden?
4. What did the German Egyptologist send Dr Shereen ?
5. Why did Dr Shereen think that the spiders in the text were real?
6. What did Dr Shereen conclude when she read the German Egyptologist’s
e-mail about the medicine?
7. Who was Susan Bennett?
8. How did Susan help Dr Shereen identify the spider?
9. Who was Professor Malcolm Jones?
10. Why does the number of known species often go up?
11. Why was Professor Jones angry when Dr Shereen and Susan visited him?
12. How were spiders useful in Dr Jones’ point of view?
13. Why did Professor Jones conclude that the spider in Hamdayya was female?
14. Why did Professor Jones think that Ayman, his family and people in Hamdayya might be in danger?
15. Why won’t hospitals be able to treat the bites of the spider that Ayman saw?
16. What could happen if the spider Ayman saw was real Professor Jones thought?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 – “ This medicine is for the bite of the black and yellow spider that kills.”
a) Where was this mentioned?
b) How was that medicine made?
c) What did Dr Shereen conclude when she read this statement?
2 - “ I think we should talk to Professor Jones.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) When did the speaker say this?
c) Who was Professor Jones?
3 - “I haven’t seen anything like this.”
a) Who said these words?
b) What was the speaker looking at when he said this?
c) If he hasn’t seen anything like this before what does this mean?
Complete the sentences:
1) The Egyptian archaeologist sent Dr Shereen …..
2) None of the six yellow and black spiders on the database were……………
3) Professor Jones thought that if there weren’t any spiders…………..
4) There is no antivenom for a spider if …………………..
5) Before Ayman knew about the spider in Bawiti he…
6) Susan and Dr Shereen met Professor Jones to…………………………
Chapter 4
Answer the following questions:
1. What did Ayman’s family think of his story about the spiders?
2. Why did Ayman’s uncle think that Ayman shouldn’t tell the police about the
spiders?
3. Who was Professor Malcolm Jones?
4. What would happen to local businesses if people heard and believed Ayman’s
story?
5. What killed the six archaeologists?
6. When did Ayman’s story about the spiders become sure?
7. Who was Colonel Mikhail ?
8. What equipment did the policemen use to go to the site?
9. What did Colonel Mikhail ask Professor Jones to do?
10. What did Colonel Mikhail ask Ayman to do?
11. Why wouldn’t other antivenoms work if the spiders are unknown?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 - “ Spiders ! Men don’t die from spider bites ! How …?”
a) Why had men died from these spider bites?
b) What question do you think Mr Hassan started but did not finish?
c) When did Mr Hassan said these words?
2 – “ If the spiders are unknown species, is there an antivenom that we can use?”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was the reply?
c) What reason did he give for his answer?
Complete the sentences:
1) People would not stay in the hotels when ………………….
2) Ayman’s uncle told him that stories about spiders were not ………………..
3) If Professor Jones found one of those spiders, Ayman ………………………
4) At the police station Colonel Mikhail asked Professor Jones to …………………
Chapter 5
Answer the following questions:
1. How is an antivenom made?
2. Why had a fence been built around the site?
3. Why did the men need to wear special clothing when they went underground?
4. Where did Professor Jones put his equipment?
5. Who was Wafaa Sultan?
6. What had Wafaa Sultan Studied?
7. Could Professor Jones identify the spiders in the site? Why?
8. What did Ayman say about the spiders they caught in the tomb?
9. What did Professor Jones say about the spiders they caught in the tomb?
10. Who didn’t want to destroy the spiders? Why ?
11. Who wanted to destroy the spiders ? Why ?
12. Why did Professor Jones think that it was impossible to destroy the spiders?
13. Why did the Captain have to bring the dead spiders and their venom sacs?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1-“I will pass your opinion to the Colonel. This matter must be decided at a higher
level.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What exactly does ‘ your opinion’ refer to ?
c) What exactly does ‘ this matter’ refer to?
2 – “ Let’s hope it hasn’t produced any young yet.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What does it refer to?
c) Where was this said?
3 – “ A researcher in the Department of Botanical Science at Cairo University has studied
the plant.”
a) Who was the researcher?
b) Where was this mentioned?
c) Why did the Colonel decide to find him or her?
4 - “ Yes, they are the same as the spider I saw in the town. Only that one was larger.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Why was the spider in the town larger?
c) What did Professor Jones state after examining the spider?
Complete the sentences:
1. It could be many years before…………
2. Although professor Jones searched the database about all spider species…
3. Venom is put into animals and they ……….
4. The young officer fell to the ground because……
5. The men who were going underground wore………………………
Chapter 6
Answer the following questions:
1. Why do you think the police wanted no one to leave Hamdayya?
2. Why did the Colonel ordered stronger protective suits for his men?
3. Why did Professor Jones think that they were looking for only one spider?
4. What did the large female spider use its fangs for when the tank fell on its leg?
5. Why were the spiders able to bite Ayman?
6. Why must the officers find the spider’s body?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 - “ She must get here fast.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Who was she?
c) Where was she and why must she get fast?
2 - “ A message from Sinai, sir.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was the message about?
c) What did the message show?
Complete the sentences:
1. The Echinacea Negra was delayed because ………………..
2. Professor Jones thought there was only one female spider in the town
because………….
3. The female was much more dangerous than any male spider because ................. .
4. But for Ayman ............................
5. Inside the empty house there were …………………
6. The spiders attacked the men as soon as they………………………….
7. Spiders build their nests in dark and quiet places such as an empty house which
is exactly……………
Chapter 7
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Wafaa go to Sinai?
2. Why was Wafaa running out of time in Sinai?
3. Why did Captain Osama drive dangerously after they had crossed the second wadi?
4. What were the problems they faced in Sinai?
5. Why did the Echinacea Negra delayed?
6. How did Wafaa comfort herself while she was driving back with the plants?
7. Why didn’t the six men go back with Wafaa?
8. Why was the third wadi the most difficult one to cross?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1- “ We’re running out of time.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What they were running out of time to do?
c) Was there another reason why it was important not to run out of time?
2 – " The road is not our only problem."
a) Who said this to whom?
b) How was the road a problem for them?
c) What was the other problem they faced?
Complete the sentences:
1. Farouk was……………………..
2. Captain Osama was worried that ……………………..
3. As Wafaa was driving through the storm, she felt……………
4. But for Wafaa Sultan,……………..
5. ll four men were carried away from the third car, but……………………
Chapter 8
Answer the following questions:
1. How was Ayman before Wafaa arrived at the hospital with the plants?
2. How did the plants help Ayman?
3. What did Professor Jones give Ayman as a present? Why?
4. Why did Ayman feel like a person with a new future?
5. Why didn’t Ayman tell his sister that the spider was behind her?
6. How did Ayman save his sister Lamia from the deadly female spider in the hospital?
7. Why didn’t Ayman die from the deadly female spider’s bite?
8. Why was everyone surprised that Ayman didn’t die from the deadly female spider’s bite?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 – “I don’t think they should be killed. They only hurt people because people disturb them.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What does ‘ they’ refer to?
c) What were the listeners’ points of view?
2 - “ We can only guess how many thousands of people might have died without the intelligence and bravery of this young man.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Show that Ayman was brave and intelligent.
c) Why might thousands of people have died?
Complete the sentences:
1. Ayman’s sister ,Lamia, thought that if nobody went to the…………………..
2. A look of horror was on everyone’s face when………………………
3. The spider probably came to the hospital in………………..
4. Ayman’s picture was on television because he ……………….
5. Professor Jones gave Ayman a camera as…………………….
A) Answer the following questions:
1-What equipment did the robbers use to see through the walls?
2-How does the GPR work?
3-Why were the robbers excited when they entered the room?
4-Why wasn’t the oldest man worried about the spiders’ bites?
5-How did the four robbers meet their end?
6-Do you think these spiders are a known species? Why? Why not?
7-What killed the four robbers the pilot thought?
8-What happened to the spiders in the boxes?
9-How were the robbers discovered?
B) Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 – “A team of six archaeologists found these two rooms last week.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What did the robbers find inside the two rooms?
c) What did the oldest man hope?
2 – “ Look you can see the picture on the screen now.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What did the speaker explain?
c) How did that help them?
3 –“ There aren’t any deadly spiders in Egypt. We might get sick but we won’t die.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Was the speaker right ? Why ?
c) Where did they meet spiders?
4- “They probably got lost and died of thirst.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Was the speaker right? Why?
c) How was the robbers adventure’s unsuccessful ?
C) Complete the sentences:
1-The helicopter team were on their way to ………………………………………….
2-The robbers use GPR to……
3-At the end of the passage the men saw…………………..
4-Archaeologists don’t often use GPR because…………………
Chapter 2
Answer the following questions:
1. How did the spiders come to Ayman's town?
2. Who was Ayman Hassan?
3. What was Ayman’s favourite hobby?
4. What did Ayman use the internet for?
5. Why did the spider leave Ayman's house?
6. What was the spider Ayman saw like?
7. What did Ayman do to find information about the spider he saw?
8. What is the World Wide Web?
9. Where did Dr Shereen Fakhry work?
10. How did the ancient town disappear according to the story on the internet?
11. What was the reason for the disappearance of the town in Dr Shereen’s opinion?
12. Why did the spider need to find home?
13. Why was the empty house the suitable home for the spider?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 – “Spiders use webs to catch flies, but I’m going to use the web to find a spider.”
a) Who said this to whom?
a) The word web has two meanings. Explain.
b) How did the speaker use the web to find a spider?
2 – “The townspeople gave up hope and left the town.”
a) Who mentioned this to whom?
b) What was the hope that the townspeople give up?
c) What did the townspeople make before giving up hope?
Complete the sentences:
1) Although the townspeople burnt the town to get rid of the spiders ……………. .
2) Ayman phoned a friend of zoology because …………………………
3) The World Wide Web is like……………………………………….
4) As soon as Ayman read the translation text……………………………..
5) When Ayman saw the spider he was surprised at…………………..
Chapter 3
Answer the following questions:
1. Why didn’t Ayman think that the spider he saw was not deadly?
2. What did the Egyptian archaeologist send Dr Shereen?
3. Why didn’t Ayman want to tell the police about the spider he saw in the garden?
4. What did the German Egyptologist send Dr Shereen ?
5. Why did Dr Shereen think that the spiders in the text were real?
6. What did Dr Shereen conclude when she read the German Egyptologist’s
e-mail about the medicine?
7. Who was Susan Bennett?
8. How did Susan help Dr Shereen identify the spider?
9. Who was Professor Malcolm Jones?
10. Why does the number of known species often go up?
11. Why was Professor Jones angry when Dr Shereen and Susan visited him?
12. How were spiders useful in Dr Jones’ point of view?
13. Why did Professor Jones conclude that the spider in Hamdayya was female?
14. Why did Professor Jones think that Ayman, his family and people in Hamdayya might be in danger?
15. Why won’t hospitals be able to treat the bites of the spider that Ayman saw?
16. What could happen if the spider Ayman saw was real Professor Jones thought?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 – “ This medicine is for the bite of the black and yellow spider that kills.”
a) Where was this mentioned?
b) How was that medicine made?
c) What did Dr Shereen conclude when she read this statement?
2 - “ I think we should talk to Professor Jones.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) When did the speaker say this?
c) Who was Professor Jones?
3 - “I haven’t seen anything like this.”
a) Who said these words?
b) What was the speaker looking at when he said this?
c) If he hasn’t seen anything like this before what does this mean?
Complete the sentences:
1) The Egyptian archaeologist sent Dr Shereen …..
2) None of the six yellow and black spiders on the database were……………
3) Professor Jones thought that if there weren’t any spiders…………..
4) There is no antivenom for a spider if …………………..
5) Before Ayman knew about the spider in Bawiti he…
6) Susan and Dr Shereen met Professor Jones to…………………………
Chapter 4
Answer the following questions:
1. What did Ayman’s family think of his story about the spiders?
2. Why did Ayman’s uncle think that Ayman shouldn’t tell the police about the
spiders?
3. Who was Professor Malcolm Jones?
4. What would happen to local businesses if people heard and believed Ayman’s
story?
5. What killed the six archaeologists?
6. When did Ayman’s story about the spiders become sure?
7. Who was Colonel Mikhail ?
8. What equipment did the policemen use to go to the site?
9. What did Colonel Mikhail ask Professor Jones to do?
10. What did Colonel Mikhail ask Ayman to do?
11. Why wouldn’t other antivenoms work if the spiders are unknown?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 - “ Spiders ! Men don’t die from spider bites ! How …?”
a) Why had men died from these spider bites?
b) What question do you think Mr Hassan started but did not finish?
c) When did Mr Hassan said these words?
2 – “ If the spiders are unknown species, is there an antivenom that we can use?”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was the reply?
c) What reason did he give for his answer?
Complete the sentences:
1) People would not stay in the hotels when ………………….
2) Ayman’s uncle told him that stories about spiders were not ………………..
3) If Professor Jones found one of those spiders, Ayman ………………………
4) At the police station Colonel Mikhail asked Professor Jones to …………………
Chapter 5
Answer the following questions:
1. How is an antivenom made?
2. Why had a fence been built around the site?
3. Why did the men need to wear special clothing when they went underground?
4. Where did Professor Jones put his equipment?
5. Who was Wafaa Sultan?
6. What had Wafaa Sultan Studied?
7. Could Professor Jones identify the spiders in the site? Why?
8. What did Ayman say about the spiders they caught in the tomb?
9. What did Professor Jones say about the spiders they caught in the tomb?
10. Who didn’t want to destroy the spiders? Why ?
11. Who wanted to destroy the spiders ? Why ?
12. Why did Professor Jones think that it was impossible to destroy the spiders?
13. Why did the Captain have to bring the dead spiders and their venom sacs?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1-“I will pass your opinion to the Colonel. This matter must be decided at a higher
level.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What exactly does ‘ your opinion’ refer to ?
c) What exactly does ‘ this matter’ refer to?
2 – “ Let’s hope it hasn’t produced any young yet.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What does it refer to?
c) Where was this said?
3 – “ A researcher in the Department of Botanical Science at Cairo University has studied
the plant.”
a) Who was the researcher?
b) Where was this mentioned?
c) Why did the Colonel decide to find him or her?
4 - “ Yes, they are the same as the spider I saw in the town. Only that one was larger.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Why was the spider in the town larger?
c) What did Professor Jones state after examining the spider?
Complete the sentences:
1. It could be many years before…………
2. Although professor Jones searched the database about all spider species…
3. Venom is put into animals and they ……….
4. The young officer fell to the ground because……
5. The men who were going underground wore………………………
Chapter 6
Answer the following questions:
1. Why do you think the police wanted no one to leave Hamdayya?
2. Why did the Colonel ordered stronger protective suits for his men?
3. Why did Professor Jones think that they were looking for only one spider?
4. What did the large female spider use its fangs for when the tank fell on its leg?
5. Why were the spiders able to bite Ayman?
6. Why must the officers find the spider’s body?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 - “ She must get here fast.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Who was she?
c) Where was she and why must she get fast?
2 - “ A message from Sinai, sir.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What was the message about?
c) What did the message show?
Complete the sentences:
1. The Echinacea Negra was delayed because ………………..
2. Professor Jones thought there was only one female spider in the town
because………….
3. The female was much more dangerous than any male spider because ................. .
4. But for Ayman ............................
5. Inside the empty house there were …………………
6. The spiders attacked the men as soon as they………………………….
7. Spiders build their nests in dark and quiet places such as an empty house which
is exactly……………
Chapter 7
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Wafaa go to Sinai?
2. Why was Wafaa running out of time in Sinai?
3. Why did Captain Osama drive dangerously after they had crossed the second wadi?
4. What were the problems they faced in Sinai?
5. Why did the Echinacea Negra delayed?
6. How did Wafaa comfort herself while she was driving back with the plants?
7. Why didn’t the six men go back with Wafaa?
8. Why was the third wadi the most difficult one to cross?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1- “ We’re running out of time.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What they were running out of time to do?
c) Was there another reason why it was important not to run out of time?
2 – " The road is not our only problem."
a) Who said this to whom?
b) How was the road a problem for them?
c) What was the other problem they faced?
Complete the sentences:
1. Farouk was……………………..
2. Captain Osama was worried that ……………………..
3. As Wafaa was driving through the storm, she felt……………
4. But for Wafaa Sultan,……………..
5. ll four men were carried away from the third car, but……………………
Chapter 8
Answer the following questions:
1. How was Ayman before Wafaa arrived at the hospital with the plants?
2. How did the plants help Ayman?
3. What did Professor Jones give Ayman as a present? Why?
4. Why did Ayman feel like a person with a new future?
5. Why didn’t Ayman tell his sister that the spider was behind her?
6. How did Ayman save his sister Lamia from the deadly female spider in the hospital?
7. Why didn’t Ayman die from the deadly female spider’s bite?
8. Why was everyone surprised that Ayman didn’t die from the deadly female spider’s bite?
Read the following quotations then answer the questions:
1 – “I don’t think they should be killed. They only hurt people because people disturb them.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) What does ‘ they’ refer to?
c) What were the listeners’ points of view?
2 - “ We can only guess how many thousands of people might have died without the intelligence and bravery of this young man.”
a) Who said this to whom?
b) Show that Ayman was brave and intelligent.
c) Why might thousands of people have died?
Complete the sentences:
1. Ayman’s sister ,Lamia, thought that if nobody went to the…………………..
2. A look of horror was on everyone’s face when………………………
3. The spider probably came to the hospital in………………..
4. Ayman’s picture was on television because he ……………….
5. Professor Jones gave Ayman a camera as…………………….