Unit One
-why was Nabawia Musa famous?
Because she was the first Egyptian woman to go to high school.
2-What did she do to Egyptian woman when she was older?
She helped other women to join school and succeed in education.
3-What did she do in 1908?
She wrote a very famous book about girls education in 1908.
4-What job did she take?
She became the headmistress of Al Mohammadia School for Girls.
5-What is Dr. Zahi Hawass famous for?
He is one of the most famous archaeologists in the world.
6- What is he interested in at the moment?
He wants to bring ancient things back to Egypt from museums in other countries.
7-What kinds of these things he wants to bring back to Egypt?
all kinds of things, like statues and jewellery and the Rosetta stone.
8-Why did Dr. Ahmed Zewail win the Benjamin Franklin Prize?
He won the prize because he discovered the femtosecond.
9-Who is Dr. Farouk El Baz?
He is a space scientist and a geologist. He is the director of Remote sensing at Boston University, USA.
10-What is remote sensing?
It is the use of satellites to find water under deserts.
11-What happened in the western desert two million years ago?
Heavy rain fell in the western desert and a huge quantity of water col-lected under the desert sand.
12-Why is remote sensing so important in Egypt and other countries to-day?
Because water has become rare and there is not enough water to culti-vate more land to feed the people in the world.
13-How can scientists change our life?
They can invent and discover things that are useful to the people of the world.
14-What do know about Ramy Ashour?
Ramy is a famous international squash player. Ramy was born in1987 in Cairo. He won many championships.
15-What can sports stars give back to society?:
They can give good model to young people and help in different activi-ties.
Finish the following dialogue
Karim is asking Nada some questions about Victor Hugo
Karim: What do you know about Victor Hugo?
Nada: … (1)…………………………………………
Karim: Where and when was he born?
Nada: … (2)…………………………………………
Karim: What are his best works?
Nada: … (3)…………………………………………
Karim: What does his novel "les Miserable" tell about?
Nada :…(4)…………………………………………
