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Unit 3
Lessons 1 & 2
Word Meaning Word Meaning
Community (n) The people Work
living in one hard(phr)
particular area.
Neighborhood(n) The area of a Look to take care of
town that after(phv.)
surrounds
someone's
home.
Citizenship(n) the state of Pharaoh(n) (the title of) a
being a king of ancient
member of a Egypt
particular
country and
having rights
because of it.
Mixture(n) a substance Scribe(n) a person
made from a employed
combination of before printing
different was invented
substances. to make copies
of documents.

Fair way(n) treating Tomb(n) a large stone

someone in a structure or
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 way that is underground
right or room where
reasonable. someone is
buried.
society(n) a large group Unite(v) to join
of people who together as a
live together in group, or to
an organized make people
way. join together
as a group; to
combine.
Village(n) a group of symbols(n) a sign, shape,
houses and or object that
other buildings is used to
that is smaller represent
than a town, something
usually in the else.
countryside.
Part of(phr) separate(v) To divide into
different parts
or groups
Good for(phr) Ruling
dynasties(n)
Script(n) the words of a Write to write
film, play, down(exp.) something on a
broadcast, or piece of paper
speech so that you do
not forget it
Flow
through(exp.)

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 Lesson 3
Word Meaning
Governorate(n) an area controlled by a governor, especially in
Arab countries

On the map (phr)

Countryside (n) land not in towns, cities, or industrial areas,

that is either used for farming or left in its
natural condition
Port(n) a town by the sea or by a river

Region(n) a particular area or part of the world, or any

of the large official areas into which a country
is divided
Sail in/ out (phv.)

Population(n) all the people living in a particular country

Natural features (n)

Lessons 4,5&6
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 Word Meaning Word Meaning
Style(n) a way of doing Complicated(adj) in a way that is
something difficult to
understand

culture(n) the way of life, Decorate(v) to add

especially the something to
general an object or
customs and place in order
beliefs to make it more
attractive
Occasion(n) a particular Rhythm(n) a strong pattern
time of sounds or
words
Tent maker(n) Fighting(v) to use physical
force to try to
defeat another
person
Patterns(n) a particular way The home of()
in which
something is
done
Carpet(n) (a shaped piece Look like(v)
of) thick
material used
for covering
floors
Step(v) to move by It is linked to ...
lifting your foot
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 and putting it
down in a
different place
Perform(v) do an action or Beautifully
piece of work. designed

Exercise
Re-arrange:-
1- lower-Egypt- in - was - the - north.
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2- includes - A - community - my family - and my school - ,my friends.
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3- am - always - I- polite - helpful - and - at school.
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4- means - Citizenship - work- hard - to - with- other- people.
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5- live-in-people-Egypt-How-many?
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6- is -Egypt - a country - with a very long - interesting history - and
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7- started - near - People - to live - the Nile.

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8- At first - two - there - are - areas- separated.
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9-hard-help-Work-people-to-other.
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10- are - 27- There- in - governorates - Egypt - today.
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11- has - Egypt - traditional - lots of - music - folk.
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12- are - There - different styles - from different parts - of the country.
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13-is-a mixture-A community-people-of.
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14- popular - The most - instrument - in Bedouin music - the shabbaba- is.
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15- music - Nubian - is - popular - now - all over the Egypt.
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16- was - Music - in - important - ancient Egypt.
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Read the passage then answer these questions:
Lower Egypt was in the north, where the Nile joins the sea. Upper Egypt was in
the south, where the Nile flows through the deserts of Africa. In about 3100 BCE,
one pharaoh joined these two parts to unite the country of Egypt. Egypt
controlled the Nile as far as boats could sail on it, so it became very powerful.
A. Choose the correct answer from a,
1- The underline word powerful means
a)fast b)strong c)well d) hard
2- The general idea of the text is about
a)the Nile b)boats c)Africa d)Egypt

B. Answer the following questions:

3- Where was Lower Egypt?
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4- Why is the Nile important to Egypt?
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Choose the correct answer:-

1- Egypt became very (power -powerful - weak- terrible) when it controlled the

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Nile.
3- We must (unit- unity- united – unite) to face the challenges around
4- The king rules a (government - kingdom - state - governorate).
5- In Tahtib, dancers use (stocks - snacks - sticks - stickers) and step quickly.
6- Hieroglyphs contain pictures and (symbols - simple - samples - photos).
7- The king is the man who (writes -rules - roles - speaks) the kingdom.
8- The Egyptians buried the dead in (combs - bombs- dooms - tombs).
9- Nubian dancing is (live – lively - life- lifeless) and colorful.
10- We keep valuable ancient things in (markets - clubs - museums - schools).
11- There are 27 (governments - governorates -streets - districts) in Egypt.
12- We use a (map- mop- model - medal) to know the places around the country.
13- The (city - capital - palace - countryside) has a lot of farmland and farm
animals.
14-(Folk– International – Global – Musician) music is our traditional music.
15- Cairo is the (capital - city- palace - countryside) of Egypt.
16- The oud is a musical (tool - machine - instrument - note).
17- (Teachers-Artists-Scribes-Engineers) made pictures of musicians of playing
instruments.
18- This carpet is made (care-caring-careful-carefully), using Egyptian wool.

Complete by using the words between brackets:-

(singing-events - instruments)
Waleed: Do you know much about the Egyptian folk music?
Maher: Yes. Egypt has lots of traditional folk music. There are different
styles from different parts of the country.
Waleed: What are the most popular 1)..........................in Bedouin music?
Maher: They are the shabbaba and the rebaba.
Waleed: What does Bedouin music include?
Maher: Bedouin music often includes 2).............................................

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Waleed: What are songs about?
Maher: Songs are usually about special 3).............................................

(governorate - arms - Where - Which)

Adel: Hello, Maged! Where do you live?
Maged: Hi, Adel! I live in Upper Egypt.
Adel:1).........................is Upper Egypt?
Maged: It is in the south.
Adel: What 2).............................do you live in?
Maged: I live in Aswan.
Adel: Great! What is it famous for?
Maged: Nubian dancing. It's lively and colorful. We move our 3)........................and
feet to the rhythm of the music.

(musician - colorful - tradition - Assaya)

Folk dancing has a long history in Egypt. Nubian dancing is lively and
1)........................ . Raqs 2).......................... ...is probably the most famous dance.
The Tahtib is also from the 3).......................... of Saidi music. The dancers carefully
perform a dance with sticks.