Worksheet – ANSWERS

Page 2The Dangerous Life of Cleopatra

Cleopatra was one of the most famous rulers in history, but

she had a very difficult life.

She was born in 69 BCE in Alexandria, Egypt. When she was a

child, she studied many subjects, and she learned about the government

of her country. In addition, she learned many languages. When her father

died in 51 BCE, she became the queen. She was just 18 years old! Three

years later, she ran away from her country because her brother wanted

to kill her. In 46 BCE, she went to Rome with her husband, Julius Caesar. He was an important Roman

leader and general. Unfortunately, in 44 BCE, the people of Rome killed Julius Caesar. Several years later,

Cleopatra married Mark Antony in 37 BCE. Mark Antony was also a general in Rome. The Romans attacked

Egypt in 32 BCE, so one year later, she escaped to Alexandria with Antony. They died in 30 BCE. After they

died, the Romans invaded Egypt.

Cleopatra had great power, but she did not have a safe life.

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Page 4REGULAR VERBS

Regular verbs end in –ed or –d.IRREGULAR VERBS

Irregular verbs don’t end in –ed, and there is no single spelling rule.

Infinitive Past Infinitive Past

1. studylearnescapeattackmarrydie

studiedlearnedescapedattackedmarrieddied

becomebe (is/are)havegorun away

becamewas/werehadwentran away

2 learn KoranStudyDecide to studyMove to TehranWork as a docTravelDieuse

learned koranstudieddecided to studymoved to Tehranworked as doc.traveleddiedused

Is intelligentBecomeDoTeachbegin

Was intelligentBecame a doctorDidTaughtBegan his book

Page 5Ibn Sina

Ibn Sina is one of the fathers of modern medicine. Dr. Sina was born __in __ 980 __in __ Bukhara, Central Asia. He was a very intelligent

boy, and he learned the Koran and many classical Arabic texts before he was 10 years old. From 990 to* 996, he studied philosophy, math and science. Next, __in __ 996, he decided to study medicine, and he became a doctor _in _ 998. He was only 18 years old! After that, he moved to Tehran _in _ 1001. He worked as a doctor, and he began his famous book Qanun al-Tibb. between 1010 and* 1025, he did many things. He traveled, he taught, and he wrote more books about medicine and science. He also spent a short time in prison. Then, From 1025 to * 1035, he was a special advisor and doctor to / for a Persian ruler. Finally, he died _in _ 1037 __at __ the age of 57.

After Ibn Sina’s death, medical schools _in _ Europe used his books _for / over the next 700 years. He was truly a great doctor and scientist.

*From 990 to 996 = between 990 and 996980 - born 996 - Decided to study medicine 998 - became a doctor 1037 - died

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p. 6 Connecting Sentences

Connecting Word (CW)

Connects what? Example

, and similar ideas Cleopatra studied her government, and she learned languages

, but opposite ideas She was very rich, but her life was very dangerous / unsafe

, so 1st idea first The ILC is open all the time, so we should go

because 2nd idea first The ILC is popular because it is very helpful

Exercise: Combine the pairs of sentences using the connecting words above. Examples only – use your own words

1. Khaled misses his brother, so he calls him every day.

2. Cleopatra ran away from Egypt because her brother tried to kill her.

3. I would like to spend more time with my friends, but I am usually too busy.

4. Last month I finished high school, so I was very happy!!!

5. Last month, we travelled to KSA by car, and we visited many cities.

6. Cleopatra was very famous, but _______________________________________________

7. I like to get good scores at school, so ____________________________________________

8. She was absent from class because ____________________________________________

9. She was absent from class, so ________________________________________________

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p. 7-8Jackie Chan is the Man!!

The timeline shows the life of Jackie Chan. He is a very important action film

actor from Hong Kong.

Jackie Chan was born in 1954 in Hong Kong. When he was five years old, he went

to primary school, but he was not a good student. Two years later, he left regular school, and

he began studying martial arts for 19 hours a day. In 1971, he received a diploma from the

Martial Arts Academy.

In 1972, when he 18 years old, he made his first movie in Hong Kong. He got a job

as a director six years later, in 1978. In 1980, he made a movie in the USA, but people did not

like it. The next year, he travelled to Australia. He married Lin Feng Jaio from Taiwan in 1982,

and two years later, they had a baby. Between 1996 and 2005, people loved his movies around

the world, so he became very rich.

In 2006, he said, “When I die, I will give half of my money to charity.” He is a

really entertaining and adventurous person. I would like to meet him someday. (194 words)

p. 13 Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum was a very famous singer from Egypt.

Umm Kulthum was born in 1904 in Zahayra, Egypt. When she was five years old, she

attended the Village School. In 1916, she joined a singing group, and in 1923, she went to

Cairo. From 1923 to 1928, she studied at Music School. In 1932, she did concerts in Syria, Iraq,

Lebanon, and Libya. Three years later, she made her first film. In 1937, she travelled to France

for holiday. Between 1940 and 1950, she got a job at Egypt Radio, and in 1953 she married

Hassen Al Hafnaoui. In 1967, she became very ill, and in 1972, she travelled to the USA. She

died in Cairo in 1975.

Umm Kulthoum was an amazing person. (124 words)

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p. 14Practice Introductions

(a) The timeline shows the life of Azza Al Qubaisi. She is a businesswoman and a famous jewellery designer in UAE.

(b) The timeline shows the life of Bill Gates, who is an American businessman, computer programmer and inventor. Also, he is one of the richest men in the world.

(c) The timeline shows the life of Bruce Lee. He was a well known martial artist and film star.

(d) The timeline shows the life of Cristiano Ronaldo. He is a famous football player, who currently plays for Real Madrid. Also, he is captain of the of the Portuguese national team.

Page 15-16(b) Bill Gates

When he was 13 years until he was 18, he attended Lakeside School, and he was interested in computers. Between 1973 and 1976, he studied maths and economics at Harvard University.

or

From 1968 to 1973, he went to Lakeside School, and he was interested in computers. From 1973 to 1976, he went to Harvard University, and he studied maths and economics.

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(c)Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was born on 27 November in SanFranciso. When he was just one year old, his family travelled back to Hong Kong.

or

Bruce Lee was born in SanFranciso on 27 November. In 1941, his family travelled back to Hong Kong

(d)Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1085 in Medeira Portugal. His family was poor. He joined the Lisbon Soccer club in 1995. Five years later, he had a successful heart operation.

Or

Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1085 in Medeira Portugal. In 1995, he joined the Lisbon Soccer Club, and in 2000, he had heart operation and it was successful.

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p. 17-18Verb Simple present Simple past Examples

To be am /is /are was/were Her parents were from Saudi Arabia.

To have

To spend (time)

has / have

spend / spends

had

spent

She had an accident

She spent two years in Abu Dhabi and then moved to Dubai in 2009.

To be born was born Noor was born in Lebanon, in 1987.

Aisha was born on February 16, 1987.

Aisha was born in Ras Al Khaimah, in the UAE, on February 16, 198.7

To marry marry / marries married She was married in 2009

He got married in 1998

She married Ahmed in July, 2011.

To attend attend / attends attended She attended High School from 2005 to 2012

To graduate graduate / graduates

graduated He graduated with a BA degree from UAEU in 1999

To take take / takes took Mariam took dancing classes

To get get / gets got He got (won) a Gold Medal at the Olympics.

To study study / studies studied She studied at Yale University, USA, for three years.

Between 2008 and 2010, Aisha studied at UAEU.

She studied for a B.Comm at Oxford University for three years.

To live live / lives lived From 2001 to 2010 Mohammed lived in Al Ain.

(Mohammed lived in Al Ain from 2001 to 2010.)

To start start / starts started Azza started her own company in 2009

Ahmed started working for the police when he was eighteen.

To leave leave / leaves left After she left school in 2006, Khadija went to UAEU.

(Khadija left school in 2006 and the following year she attended UAEU.)

To make make / makes made Naima made her first film in 1998

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To move

To join

move / moves

join / joins

moved

joined

Mohammed lived in Al Ain from 2001 to 2010. A year later, in 2011, he moved to Dubai and joined the police force.

To work work / works worked Between 2006 and 2009, Mohammed worked for the government as a soldier. Then he left the army to run his own / and ran/ started his own business.

To become become / becomes

became She became a mother/ a designer / an architect/ an ambassador for UNICEF the following year.

To play play / plays played He played for Al Ain Football Club in 2013.

To go go / goes went She went to Yale University to study Law.

She studied for a BA at UAEU and graduated in 2010.

To begin begin / begins began Noor began her career as a policewoman in 2007. The next year she was promoted.

To win win / wins won She won many awards.

To retire retire/retires retired He retired from his job when he was fifty-five.

p. 19 Princess Diana (1961-1997)

Princess Diana was a very famous princess from England.

She was born in Norfolk England 1) in 1961. 2) When she was five years old, her parents

got divorced. 3) From 1973 to 1977, she attended three different schools. She met Prince

Charles 4) in 1977, and she taught him to dance. 5) Two years later, she moved to London,

and she got a job at a preschool. 6) In 1981, she married Prince Charles, and 750 million

people watched on TV. 7) Between 1982 and 1984, she had two children. Sadly, 8) from 1986

to 1996, she had many problems with her husband, and 9) in 1996, they got divorced. 10)

The next year, 1997, she died in a terrible car crash in France.

Princess Diana was a very famous princess, but her life was very difficult. (122 words)

Not used – three years later

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p. 20

Using Two Verbs at a time.

1. Timeline (my husband): Want – make pasta for dinner.Your sentence: Last night, my husband__wanted to make pasta for dinner

2. Timeline (Aisha): Last year / Company begin / be successful Your sentence: Last year, my company_began to be sucessful

3. Timeline (Aisha): 1996 – 1998 / work hard / make her company successfulYour sentence: Between 1996 and 1998, Aisha worked hard to make her company successful.

4. start / write stories Your sentence: I started to write stories when I was very young.

p. 21Emily Nasrallah

She was born in Lebanon in 1931. 1. She was a bright student. 2. Her family was poor, so her uncle paid her school fees. 3. After high school, Emily studied at American University of Beirut. 4. She was the first girl from her village to go to university. 5. At university, she started to write stories and articles. 6. Emily graduated from university in 1958 with a BA degree in Education.7. Two years later, she married Phillip Nasrallah, and they had four children. 8. In 1962, she wrote her first novel, and she won three Arabic literary prizes.

p. 23 (example answer)Amazing Azza

The timeline shows the life of Azza Al Qubaisi. She is a businesswoman and a famous

jewellery designer in UAE.

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Ms. Qubaisi was born in 1978 in UAE. When she was 20, she began her artistic career.

Two years later, she graduated from Guildhall University in London, and the next year, she took

more courses in the United States and Belgium. From 2003 to 2005, she worked hard to make

her company a success, and in 2005, her company, ARJMST began to be successful. One year

later, in 2006, she created the Angel Tears Pearls collection. In 2007, she had an exhibition in

Finland, and she attended the Solar World Conference in China. The next year, 2008, she

celebrated her 10th anniversary with a show at the DIFC. In 2009, she joined the Du advertising

campaign.

I admire this talented Emirati woman and I want to know where to buy her jewelry!!

p. 24 (example answer)Bruce Lee, the Boss

The timeline shows the life of Bruce Lee. He was a well known martial artist and film

star.

Mr. Lee was born in the Chinatown section of San Francisco, USA, in 1940. The next

year, his family travelled back to Hong Kong, and he made his first movie when he was just six

years old, in 1946. In 1953, he began taking Kung Fu lessons and five years later, he won a

national boxing championship. The next year, 1959, he returned to the USA and got a high

school diploma. In 1961, he studied philosopy at University and taught Kung-Fu. He got

married to Linda in 1964. The next year they had their son, Brandon, and Bruce did his first

TV show, “The Green Hornet.” Between 1971 and 1972, he made his first Kung-Fu movie and

he became popular in the USA. Finally, he died suddenly in Hong when he was just 33 years

old.

Bruce Lee had an active and interesting life, but he was very young when he died.

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V c v

The timeline shows the life of Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein. She is the wife of the Prime

Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai (V). She is also the daughter of the late King of Jordan.

pro V prep VT

She was born in 1974 in Amman, Jordan. In 1985, she attended the Badminton Boarding

prep VT prep –art - C prep

School for Girls in Bristol, UK. She won a bronze medal for show jumping at the Pan arab games in

Syria in 1992. Next, from 1992 to 1995, she studied at St. Hilda’s College at Oxford

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University, and she graduated with a BA degree. When she was 30 year old, in 2004, she was married His

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum. In 2006, she was elected president of the FEI (International

Equestrian Federation). The next year, she had born a baby daughter named Sheikha Al Jalila, and in 2012,

she had another baby named Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed.

Princess Haya had an amazing life and she achieved a lot.

(about 150 words)

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