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de 12 Al Maahad Al Islami Abu Dhabi Education Council A Short Story: Hercules …………………… : Name Ancient World/Modern World This Short Story Hercules is quite interesting to all the people Enjoy reading this story Hercules was a strong and brave man He lived in Greece The King was jealous of Hercules People might make Hercules the King Therefore he wanted to get rid of Hercules He set difficult tasks for (Hercules to keep him away from the country so that he would not be a possible threat to him (the King Once he asked Hercules to get three golden apples Some trees were said to bear golden apples These trees were said to be in a place called Hesperides But no one knew the way to Hesperides So the King thought of Hesperides Hercules would be away for a longer period Hercules set out on the journey At first he met three maidens during the journey Hercules asked them the way to Hesperides They told him to ask the old man of the sea But they also warned him, “Hold the ”.old man of the sea tightly Otherwise he will escape No one else knows the way Hercules saw the old man He was sleeping on the shore He was looking strange He had long hair and a beard Hercules walked to him without making any noise Then he seized him very firmly The old man of the sea opened his eyes He was surprised He changed himself into a stag He tried to free himself from the grip of Hercules But Hercules held him tight Then the old man changed himself into a sea-bird and then to other animal forms But he could not free himself from the clutches of Hercules, because Hercules was making his clutches tighter and tighter Finally the old man said to Hercules, “Who ”?are you? What you want from me ”.Hercules replied, “I am Hercules Tell me the way to Hesperides The old man said, “It is an island Go along the sea-shore You will meet a giant He will show you the ”.way to Hesperides Hercules continued his journey He met the giant The giant was very huge and strong He was sleeping on the shore Hercules woke him up The giant was angry He struck Hercules with a club Hercules charged at the giant He lifted the giant and threw him down But the giant got up immediately He had become ten times stronger Hercules threw him down again and again But each time the giant rose up much stronger Then Hercules lifted the giant high up in the air But he did not throw him down The giant slowly lost all his strength He now pleaded with Hercules to put him down on the earth Hercules asked him to tell the way to Hesperides The giant asked Hercules to meet Atlas He told him the way to the place where Atlas was Hercules continued his journey He, at last, met Atlas Why you want the golden apples?” asked Atlas “ My King has ordered me to get him these three golden apples,” said Hercules “ It is a long way from here to that place Only I can go there Hold this sky for me I shall get them for “ you,” said Atlas Hercules agreed He held the sky on his shoulders Atlas walked away He was back in a short time He put down the three golden apples at the foot of Hercules Hercules thanked Atlas He requested Atlas to take back the sky from him Take back the sky!” said Atlas cunningly “I have held it for a thousand years I shall come back after “ ”!another thousand years Enrichment 2012-13 Trimester English Language Document de 12 Al Maahad Al Islami Abu Dhabi Education Council …………………… : Name Ancient World/Modern World Hercules was astonished at what Atlas told him But he did not express his astonishment He recovered his senses and replied, “Oh! In that case, will you please hold the sky for a little while? I shall make a pad for my shoulders to support the sky Then I shall take back the sky from you.” Thus Hercules talked very quietly Atlas agreed Atlas took back the sky from Hercules Hercules immediately collected the three golden apples He bid Atlas goodbye with a mischievous smile on his face Then he walked away towards Greece leaving Atlas speechless and surprised Hercules reached his homeland Greece after many days of travel He gave the three golden apples to the King The King was surprised to have got the golden apples from Hercules He was happy But he pretended not to have been satisfied But he secretly, he was planning to send away Hercules away on another perilous adventure Answer the questions about the story ?Make a list of all the characters in the story _ _ _ ?Describe the physical aspects of two characters as described in the text ?Provide evidence _ _ _ _ _ _ Evaluate the moral aspects of the two characters in the story? Individual work _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Enrichment 2012-13 Trimester English Language Document de 12 …………………… : Al Maahad Al Islami Name Abu Dhabi Education Council Ancient World/Modern World _ I Read the following passage, then answer the questions below Only a few Inuit ( Inowet ) people ( Eskimos ) live on the Canadian Tundra They make round houses from snow and ice called igloos and they catch seals, caribou, and fish for food They have no vegetables or fruit at all in the long winter, and few in summer Traditionally, they lived in igloos and travelled on Enrichment 2012-13 Trimester English Language Document de 12 Al Maahad Al Islami Abu Dhabi Education Council sleds pulled by dogs, but now they live in permanent wood houses and travel by snowmobiles They wear …………………… : Name Ancient World/Modern World furs from the animals they catch It is a very different kind of desert life Some animals can survive the cold winters They have heavy fur and plenty of blubber (or fat) and the young grow quickly in the very short and cool summers Some animals such as polar bears are the same colour as the land or snow, so they are hard to see and hunt There are polar bears, caribou, whales and fish in the ocean :Questions ?Why you think the Inuit people have plenty of vegetables in winter, but only few in summer _ _ What type of houses did the Inuit people used to live? Why _ ? Why is it difficult to see or catch polar bears _ ? How are the animals in the Tundra different from others anywhere else _ B Fill in the missing information in the following table Means of Transport Housing _ igloos snowmobiles Food fish _ seals Life expectancy is a statistical tool that governments and health specialists use to predict how long people will live People in developed countries generally live longer than people in poor countries because they have better nutrition and health care In the most developed countries, the average person in good health will live to age 78 The UAE has the highest life expectancy in the Arab world, to age 74 for women and 72 for men By contrast, people in Djibouti and Somalia live to only about 45 years In most countries, women typically live longer than men Enrichment 2012-13 Trimester English Language Document de 12 Al Maahad Al Islami Abu Dhabi Education Council Longevity is :the term for living for a longName time There are Ancient many factors that affectWorld …………………… World/Modern longevity First, of course, is your family history or heredity If other people in your family have lived to old age, you have a better chance of doing so too The other main factors are lifestyle, diet, smoking and attitude If you look on the Internet, you'll find several surveys which predict how long you may live according to the choices you have made about a healthy lifestyle Some of the things that can reduce your longevity by many years are being over-weight, eating a bad diet, smoking or not getting any exercise Lastly, practicing safety in everything you can add years to your life That includes driving carefully and wearing a seat belt :Questions ( ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) A Mark the following sentences True ( ) or False ( X Health specialists are interested in how long people will live The better nutrition people have, the lower life expectancy is Generally speaking, men have a shorter life span than women Unhealthy lifestyles positively affect longevity Careless driving can add years to your life B Fill in the missing information in the following table Positive and negative things that affect longevity Negative Things Positive Things Smoking Being over-weight and eating bad diets Good nutrition _ _ _ C Answer the following questions ? Why people in poor countries live shorter than those in developed countries ? How can heredity affect longevity Arab and Islamic tradition requires the bridegroom to pay a dowry ("mahr") to his future wife and also to provide jewelry ("shabka") for her In the past, young men easily made such payments and gifts when they married However, in recent years, some marriages have cost a lot more money than the men can afford The average wedding costs about Enrichment 2012-13 Trimester English Language Document de 12 Al Maahad Al Islami Abu Dhabi Education Council 400,000 dirhams and many cost much more.Name This has caused a lot of problems forWorld UAE …………………… : Ancient World/Modern society As a result of high dowry prices and expensive weddings, men have chosen several other options Some men have waited a long time until they have enough money or stay single.Other men have married women outside Emirati culture who don’t ask for large amounts of money Still other men borrow large amounts of money from banks These choices have led to more problems Children of women from other countries don’t know about the Emirati culture Couples who had to borrow money have large debts to pay back to the bank The Marriage Fund tries to prevent these problems by giving loans to young men who marry national women It also arranges group weddings to save money For example in March 2000, 376 couples got married in one big wedding There are also large fines if people spend too much money on dowries or weddings The government is trying to make sure that the Emiratis have strong families ( ( ( ( ( A-Mark the following statements True (√) or False (x) and correct the false ones ) The bride is required to pay a dowry to the groom-1 ) Nowadays dowries are as expensive as they were in the past-2 ) The Marriage Fund offered loans to help the ypung get married-3 ) Some young men borrowed large amounts to marry foreign women-4 ) Some of the young stayed single for too long due to expensive weddings -5 : B-Fill in the missing information in the following table Results They have large debts to banks _-3 Some young men saved money by.taking part in group weddings Expensive weddings and high dowries Options _-1 Some men married outside the Emirati.culture _-2 :C-Answer the following questions ?Why has the UAE government encouraged group weddings-1 _ _ ? How does the Marriage Fund solve the problem of expensive weddings-2 _ _ Read the Act of the play, “Waiting on Trains,” and answer the questions that follow Write a short summary of the play by identifying the following Who were the main characters Enrichment 2012-13 Trimester English Language Document de 12 Al Maahad Al Islami Abu Dhabi Education Council _ …………………… : Name Ancient World/Modern World _ ?What was the theme of the play? What was the play about _ _ _ Name two things the author did to make the play easy to follow _ _ _ Name one thing that the author could have done to make the play more easy to read _ _ Enrichment 2012-13 Trimester English Language Document