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Journey to the center of the Earth

) رحمة إلي مركز األرض (

By :-Jules Verne About the author عف المؤلؼ

Jules Verne is a French writer . He was born in 1828, and he died in 1905 . His novels were

translated into many languages and was based on scientific advances that . He thought would be

made be made in the future .

About the story :- It is mixture of science, adventure and imagination PROFESSOR Lidenbrock was a

famous geologist in the 19th

century . He had good reasons to believe that . the inside of the earth

was not hot, and a journey to the center of the earth and back was possible . these reasons were

based on scientific work.

Places where incidents happened األماكف التي تجري فييا أحداث القصة

Hamburg ىامبرجر A city in Germany مدينة في ألمانيا

Iceland أيسمندا An island in the North sea جزيرة في البحر الشمالي فوؽ أوربا

Reykjavik ركيجافيؾ The capital city of Iceland عاصفة أيسمندا

Snaffles سنيفمس An extinct volcano in Iceland بركاف خامد في أيسمندا

Scartaris سكارتارس A high monition in Iceland جبؿ مرتفع في أيسمندا

Copenhagen كوبنياجف The capital city of Denmark عاصمة الدانمرؾ

Stromboli سترمبولي A small island off the coast of southern Italy بعيدة عف ساحؿ و جنوب إيطالياجزيرة صغيرة

San Vicenza ساف فيشنزو The largest town on Stromboli أكبر مدينة في جزيرة سترمبولي

Messene مسينا A port on the island of Sicily, Italy إيطاليا ميناء في جزيرة مقمية في

Marseilles مارسيميا A port on the southern coast of France. ميناء عمي ساحؿ الجنوبي بفرنسا

1 – CHARA CTER STUDY Axle

He was a young boy who lives with his uncle professor Lidenbrock .

He often helped the professor in his work He was proud to be the assistant of

his uncle . He broke the secret code of the parchment .He went with his uncle

to the center of the Earth .

Martha :- She was professor Lidenbrock’s. She was a very good cook.

* She was worried about the professor.

Professor Lidenbrock He lived in a house in the city of Hamburg . He gave lectures in the

University of Hamburg . He knew more about the Earth than any other scientist

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Other geologist, came to lean from him He was Axel’s uncle Axel lived with him

when his parents died . He made a successful journey to the center of the Earth

After his return to Hamburg . He became a great man .

Dr . Fridrikson He was a scientist from Iceland . The professor told him that he was

interested in exploring Iceland’s geology . He told the professor that Sneffels

had a very interesting crater He arranged for a guide called Hans to take the

professor and Alex to Sneffels .

Hans :- He was a guide from Iceland . He went with the professor and Axel to

the centre of the Earth .He was a big man . He was calm and sensible.

He moved slowly and did not say much . helped Axel and the professor to

pack the gun , tools and scientific instruments . He led them out of Reykjavik .

He took them to sneffels .He cut down some of the tress, tied them together

and made a raft for them to cross the sea . When they came back from journey .

He decided to go home in Iceland .

ممخػػػػػػػػػػص القصػػػػػػػة

األرضرحمة إلي وسط الخاص بالفصؿ الدراسي األوؿ 5إلي 1مف الفصؿ

نظر البر وفسر ليد نبروك في كتاب قديم كان ترجمة لكتاب أيسمندي قديم وقعت ىذا الكتاب قطعة رقيقة من الجمد مكتوب عمييا بالحروف األيسمندية . لم يستطيع البروفسير ليد

نبروك فيم ىذه الكتابة . و لكن ابن أخيو أكسيل استطاع فيميا . و أعتقد ليد نبروك أنيا كتبت الم أيسمندي مشيور يدعــي أرن ساكنو صم . في البداية رفض أكسيل أن يخبر عمو بواسطة ع

بأنو فيم ما ىو مكتوب عمي قطعة الجمــد ألن في ىذه الحالة سيأخذه عمو إلي ىذه الرحمة الخطيرة . قرر البروفسير ليد نبروك الذىاب إلي أيسمندا ثم إلـي بركان سنيفمس قام ىو و ابن

م البنادق واألدوات و اآلالت في صنادقييم و عندما ذىبا إلي أيسمنـدا قابال أخيو أكسيل بحز دكتور فريد ركسون الذي أخبرىم بأن بركان سنيفمس لم يثور منذ الستمائة سنة األخيرة .

وسيأخذىــم مرشد يدعي ىانز إلي سنيفمس . ثم ذىبوا إلي ىناك و تسمقوا سنيفمس ووصموا إلي ثم نزلوا في مدخنو و أخبرىم بروفيسور ليد A . Sة كبيرة عمييا حرفي فوىتو . وشاىدوا صخر

نبروك بأن وسط األرض ليس حارا كما يعتقد العمماء . و بدءوا المرحمة الثانية من المرحمة ، ودخموا في ممر صغير و شاىدوا الحمم ، و فـي نياية الممر وجدوا طريقان و قام البروفيسور

ي . و ىذا الطريق كان يصعد إلي أعمي و ليس إلي أسفل مما جعل ذلك باتخاذ الطريق الشرق

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صعبا بالنسبة ليم و أصبحوا متعبين . و ىناك شاىــدوا بعــض النباتات و الحيونات المحفوظة البروفيسور ليد نبروك باستخدام أجيزتو العممية ليحدد موقعيــم . فجأة نظر في الصخور . وقام . لقد تاه جري لمخمف يصيح كالمجنون وأخيرا وقع عمي األرض و أغمي عميـو أكسيل حولو وال ىانز

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Geology عمـ طبقات األرض Walk up and down بتمشي ذىابا Scientific عممية Assistant مساعد

Excited منفعؿ Puzzled حيرة Parchment قطعة جمد Proud فخور Upstairs الطابؽ العموي Slammed يشد Pick it up يمتقطيا Discoveries اكتشافات Exclaimed صاح مندىشا First قبضة اليد Runes األيسمندية Discovered اكتشؼ Fantastic رائع و بديع Immediately في الحالي Impatiently بفارغ الصبر Find out يكشؼ

Owned امتمؾ Staring يحممؽ No sense بدوف معني Guessed خمف

Wonderful رائع Code رمز“ كود “ Lectures محاضرات Message رسالة

Translation ترجمة Owned امتمؾ Geologist عالـ جيولوجيا Latin المغة الالتينية

Icelandic أيسمندي Magnifying glass عدسة مكبرة Scientist عالـ Starve يموت جوعا

Summary Professor Lidenbrock came home early and he was very excited . He entered his

room and looked at an old book . This was a translation of a famous Icelandic book . A

place of parchment fell out of the book it was written in runes . professor Lidenbrock

couldn’t understand its writing . He called his nephew Axel who was his assistant . He

told him that the book and parchment were not written in the same handwriting . He used

a magnifying glass to make the letter bigger . He thought that the parchment was written

by a famous Icelandic scientist called Arne Sacknussemm who wanted to hide his

discovery but professor Lidenbrock insisted on discovering the secret .

Questions and answers 1–What was professor Lidenbrock? or what do you know about ? He was a famous geologist at the university of Hamburg .

2–Who is the narrator of this story ?

He is Axel . He was the professor’s nephew .

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3-Why did Axel live with his uncle the professor? What did he do

? He lived with his uncle because his parents died . He worked as professor’s

assistant 4–What made the professor go back home early ? He was excited because he found a fantastic book which was more that six

hundred years old

5–What was the old book the professor found ? The old book was a translation of a famous Icelandic book which was

written by snort Sturlasson in the twelfth century

6–What did the professor find in the book ? He found a piece of parchment in it . There were strange letters written on in

7–What did the professor at first think a bout the writing

on the parchment ? At first , he thought it was written in runes in runes which are the old

Icelandic alphabet

8–How did the professor conclude that parchment was written by

the owner of the book He noticed that the writing of the parchment was different from the writing of the

book so he concluded it was written by the owner of the book .

9–How did the professor know the owner of the of the book ? with the help of a magnifying glass, he read the name Arne Saknussemm . He was a

famous lcelandic scientist of the sixteenth century he made many great discoveries .

10–What was the problem the professor wanted to find out ? He wanted to know why Arne hid what he had discovered and kept his discovery a

secret

11–What did the professor guess the writing was ? why ? He guessed that it was Latin and not lcelandic because scientists of the sixteenth century

always wrote about their discoveries in Latin .

12–Why was the professor greatly excited ? He could not make any sense of the writing on the parchment .

13–How do you know that professor was greatly excited ? He slammed the door behind him when he went out of the house and he didn’t

have his dinner

14-Why couldn’t professor Lidenbrock understand the

parchment ? Because the letters were mixed up , and they were written in a secret code

15–Why did he think that the parchment was newer than the

book ?

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Because the writing of the parchment is later than the writing of the book .

16–What did professor Lidenbrock use to make the latter’s on

the parchment appear bigger ? He used a magnifying glass to make the letters bigger

17–Why did professor Lidenbrock think that the message was

written in Latin ? Because scientists of the sixteenth century always wrote their discoveries in Latin

18–Why did Martha say, “He will starve “ ? Because professor Lidenbrock went without his dinner .

19–What was professor Lidenbrock doing in his study ? He looking at a very old book . He kept opening and shutting it , and talking about it to

himself

20–How old was that book ? It was about six hundred years old

21–What kind of book was it ? It was a translation of a famous Icelandic . It

was written by snorri Sturlasson in the 12th

century 22–What fell out of the book ?

Apiece of parchment fell out of the book .

Look and answer.

1–What is it ? ………………………

2–Where was it ? ………….…………

3–Could the professor read it ? …………………………..

4–Could he understand it ? why ? ……………………..

5–What are runes ? ………………..

Test yourself

Answer the following questions. 1 – What was professor Lidenbrock’s job ?

2 – What was the professor fame ?

3 – What made Axel live with his uncle ?

4 – What was Axel proud of ?

5 – How did the book which the professor found excite him ?

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6 – What did the professor find inside the book ? What troubled him about it ?

7 – Who was the owner of that book ?

8 – What made the professor conclude that the owner of the book wrote the

parchment ?

9 – What did the professor think at first a bout the language of the writing ?

What made him change his mind ?

10 – What was the problem the professor was trying to solve ?

Complete the following sentences 1 – Professor Lidenbrock worked as …………………..

2 - Professor Lidenbrock was the best scientist in ………………….

3 – Axel lived with his uncle when …………………….

4 – The old book which the professor found was ……………………

5 – The professor found ………………. In the old book .

6 – The old book was written by …………………..

7 – The parchment was written by …………………..

8 – The professor was surprised to find that the parchment’s writing

9 – At first , the professor believed the parchment’s writing

10 – The professor changed his mind about the parchment’s writing and

believed Because ……

arrange رتب shadow ظؿ frightened خائؼ heat حرارة

Impossible مستحيؿ Scartaris سكارتارس really حقيقة extinct خامد

combination مجموعة Surprised مندىش brave شجاع erupted أثار Breathe يتنفس Pack يربط بحـز Return يرجع Several عديد

To fan ييوي Together معا Burn يحرؽ Leads to يؤدي إلي

Suddenly فجاءه kindly يعطؼ appeared ظير Casts its shadow

Crater فوىة Forget ينس Couch أريكة came back يرجع

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Spread نشر Map خريطة Footsteps خطوت alive عاش

managed to استطاع volcano بركاف discovery كتشاؼ ا dangerous ظيير

A live حي reach يصؿ decided قرر shook يحضر Summary

Axel tried to study the parchment. He saw some Latin words

which he knew the, he had broken the secret code, and he

understood all of it. He didn’t want to tell his uncle that he

understood what was written on the parchment because his uncle

would go to the dangerous journey and take Axel with him. He

thought of burning the parchment. But he felt sorry for his uncle and

so, told him that he knew the secret of the parchment. When his

uncle read the words on the parchment, he jumped to his feet. He

told Axel to bring him the atlas and to pack the box. He decided to

go to Iceland, and then to Sneffels, the extinct volcano. He told Axel

to go with him.

Questions and answers 1–What did Axel try to do? He tried to arrange the letters to form Latin words but he couldn’t

2–How did Axel break the secret code? When he started to fan himself with the parchment, he saw some

Latin words of the Earth led him to break the secret code

3-Why didn’t Axel want to tell his uncle that he knew the secret message? Axel didn’t want his uncle to make that journey as he was afraid of it

4-What made Axel tell his uncle about the secret message?

The professor spent all his time trying to find out the secret message. He

didn’t sleep or eat: So Axel decided to tell him about his discovery .

5-What was the secret message? It was to go down into the crater of Sneffels which the shadow of Scartaris

touched before July. He would reach the center of the earth.

6-What decision did the professor make? He decided to make the

journey to the centre of the earth

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7-What did the professor find in the atlas?

He found the places Arne had written. Sneffels was a huge mountain

8-Why was Axel against that journey? He believed that the centre of the earth is very hot, so the journey was impossible

9-What was the professor’s answer to Axel’s objection أعترض ?

The professor said that scientists should go and see for themselves.

10-What was the professor’s final decision?

They would leave for Iceland the day after the next day

11-Why was Axel excited and happy?

Because he had broken the secret code

12-Why didn’t Axel want to tell his uncle that he understood the

parchment?Because his uncle would go on the dangerous journey and

take Axel with him

13-What was written on the parchment?

“Go down into the crater of Sneffels which the shadow of Scartaris touches

before July

14-What did professor Lidenbrock do when he read the

parchment? He gave a great cry and jumped to his feet

15-What did he decide to do?

He decided to pack his box, and together with Axel set out for the journey

16-What is Sneffels? Sneffels is a huge mountain it is an instinct

volcano that has never erupted since 1229 leads to the centre of the Earth

17-Why was Axel afraid to go to Sneffels? He was afraid that he

wouldn’t 18-What did professor Lidenbrock say?

He said “we are scientists and we would go there and see for ourselves “

Answer :- Test yourself 1–Who is he?……………………………………………..…

2–Who was Axel? ……………………………………………

3–What is he doing? ……………………………………………

4–What is he reading? ………………………………………………….…

5–Could he read it? …………………………………………..…………

6- Do you think he is clever? Why? ………………………………….……

7 -Why was he excited and happy? ………………………………….….…

8 -Did he want to tell his uncle? Why? ……………………………………

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Answer the following questions. 1 –What attempts did Axel make to work out the secret code?

2 –What led Axel to succeed in his attempt?

3 –Why was Axel against telling his uncle about his success?

4 –What made Axel tell his uncle a bout the solution of the secret code?

5 –What decision did the professor make?

6 –How did Axel try to stop him from making that journey?

7 -When would they start their journey?

Complete the following sentences 1–Axel tried to arrange the parchment’s message so that ………………….

2–When Axel saw some Latin words of the earth ………………….

3–Although Axel had broken the secret code ………………………

4–In order to stop his uncle from reading the message, Axel was about to

5–The professor would do the same it ………….……………………..

6–The secret message said that ……………………………………….. 7–The professor suffered so much from his failure to work out the secret code the

8–When he knew the parchments because …………………………..

9–Sneffels was not dangerous because ……………………………

10–The crater that leads to the centre of the earth is the one which ………

11–Although everyone knows that the centre of the earth is very hot …….

12–The professor decided to start the journey ………………….

13–Axel picked up the parchment and started to fan himself with it because.....

14 - Axel was excited because he …………………………………………..

15–Only one crater of Sneffels leads to …………………………………

16–Axel was going to burn the parchment when ………………..

17-Axel tried to tell his uncle of the danger of the journey, but ………………

prepared استعد steamer سفينة بخارية see us off يودعنا volcanic rocks

instruments دوات أ Danish دانمركي countryside الريؼ twisted التوي

activity نشاط introduction تعارؼ a path ممر camped معسكر

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mad مجنوف The sea was rough Bleak بارد edge حافة

nodded ىز رأسو seasick دوار البحر beds of lava قاع الحمـ the view المنظر

cellar سرداب voyage رحمة بحرية farmhouse منزؿ ريفي peaks قمـ set off بدأ السير capital of Iceland Inlet خميج صغير Icelanders كاف Instructionsتعميمات springs عيوف tide المد و الجزر delighted بتيج explore يستكشؼ bare rock عاري waste يضيع cone مخروط

interested in ميتـ ب base أساس Stayed مكث descend ينزؿ interesting شيؽ Fears خوؼ refused رفض chimneys مداخف

tools أدوات prove ببرىف يثبت offer عطاء منحة marks عالمات

Summary

Professor Lidenbrock and Axel packed guns, tools and instruments into

their boxes . Then, they set off on their journey they reached Copenhagen A

Danish scientist gave them letters of introduction to Dr Frideikson . told

them that Iceland had many volcanoes which had been explored . He told

them that Sneffels had not erupted for the last six hundred years A guide

called Hans take them to Sneffels. They left Reykjavik the capital of Iceland,

and crossed the countryside. The Icelanders were helpful and kind to them .

They travelled through beds of lave and sharp rocks. Axel was full of fear

and he dreamed that was inside a volcano. They climbed Sunffels. They

reached its top and camped at the edge of the crater. It was very high and

they used ropes to descend. At the bottom of the crater there were three

chimneys. Professor Lidenbrock saw a large rock with some letters A. S on

it. They spelled the name of Arne Saknussemm. Professor Lidenbrock and

Axel had to discover which of the three chimneys Arne Saknussemm had

descended

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Questions and answers 1–What did they pack into the boxes? They packed guns, tools and instruments into boxes

2–Where were they going? They were going to the center of the

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3 –How did they travel going? By steamer

4 –Who did they meet there? What did he give them? They met a Danish scientist. He gave them letters of introduction to Dr

Fridrikson

5–Why was professor Lidenbrock seasick for most of the voyage

? Because the sea was rough

6–What did Dr Fridrikson tell them?

He told them that Iceland had many volcanoes which had not been explored

7–What did he say about Sneffels?

He said that Sneffels had a very interesting which had not been explored

8–What did the Icelanders give them?

The Icelanders gave them food and drink

9–What dream did Axel have?

He dreamed that he was inside a volcano and there was a great explosion

10–What were there at the bottom of the crater?

There were three chimneys at the bottom of the crater

11–How did the professor and Axel prepare for the journey? They got guns, tools and scientific instruments and packed up everything

12–How did they go to Copenhagen?

They went by steamer to Copenhagen

13–Who did they meet? Why?

They met by steamer to Copenhagen introduction to the most important

men in Iceland

14–How did they go to Iceland? How was the sea?

They sailed north to Iceland and the sea was rough.

15–What was Dr Fridikson’s suggestion? Why did the professor

agree to it? He suggested Snaffles and the professor agreed because it

was the place where he would go to the center of the earth. 16–Who was their guide? Why did they like him? Their guide was Hans. They liked him because he did not say very much.

17–Describe the group’s journey to Snaffles.

18–What were Axle’s fears?He thought perhaps the volcano was

no extinct – only sleeping and might wake up

19–How long did they take to climb Snaffles?

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They climbed the whole of the day and reached the top at eleven o’clock that

night

20–Where did they camp? They camped at the edge of the crater

21–Which peak did they choose? They chose Scartaris

22–How many chimneys were at the bottom of the crater? Which

one would they descend? There were three chimneys. They would descend the one which the shadow

of Scartaris touched at the end of June.

23–What were the marks they saw on a large rock?

They were letters which spelt the name of Arne Saknussemm. He was the

owner of the parchment

Test yourself

Answer the following questions. 1–Why did the professor and Axel go to Copenhagen?

2–Describe their voyage to Iceland.

3–Who did they meet in the capital of Iceland?

4–How did Fridrikson help the professor?

5–Who was the guide and what did the professor want him to do?

6–How was the countryside in the first part of their journey to Sneffels?

7–How was the rocky land in the second part of their journey to Sneffels?

8–Describe the group’s ascent to the top of Snaffles.

9–Which crater did the group enter?

10–Which chimney had they to descend? How could they know it?

Complete the following sentences 1 – Guns, tools and scientific instruments …………………………

2 – The professor and Axel traveled to Copenhagen ………………………..

3 – They met a Danish scientist who ………………………………………

4 – During the voyage to Iceland, the professor …………………………..

5 – Dr Fridrikson asked the professor to explore …………………………….

6 – Dr Fridrikson was helpful when ……………………………………….

7 – The professor and Axel liked Hans because ………………………

8 – They traveled through the country side which ………………………

9 – During their journey to Sneffels, at night they ………………….

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Delay التأخير Ray شعاع Carefully بعناية Blowing ييب Bright وضاح / مضئ Stage مرحمة Stuck الصؽ springs

Leaned انحني Passage ممر Angles زوايا Surprised مندىش

Threw القي– رمي magnificent رائع Loose rocks صخور Replied يرد Supplies مؤف –إمدادات Struggled ناضؿ Depths األعماؽ Agree يوافؽ

Our turn دورنا Electric torch Tiring descend Divided يقسـ Exhausted متعب Light ضوء– نور Plenty of كثير مف Hesitate يتردد examining يفحص Rope صؿ Lea in يشد عمي Pouring يصب

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th, the shadow of Scartaris fell on the middle of the three chimneys .

They prepared to descend the chimney . They tied a long rope to the edge of the

chimney and they descended carefully . At the bottom of the chimney , it was getting

darker . It had been a long and tiring descend, and they were exhausted . Professor

Lidenbrock said that the centre of the Earth can’t be hot as all scientists think . Then

they set off on the next stage of the journey . They entered a small passage that led off

to the right . When they left the main chimney , they saw the sky of Iceland for the last

time . They saw the lave that flowed through the passage and formed strange shapes .

They were in a cave and there was no air in it . Axel didn’t know where the air had

come from . Axel was worried because they had use about half of their water . At the

end of the passage , there were two paths , one going east , the other going west . Professor Lidenbrock took the eastern path and Axel and Hans followed him

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Questions and answers 1-Why couldn’t they know at first which chimney they would

descend ? There were clouds for three days ; so there was no shadow of

Scartaris to see . 2-Which chimney did they go in to ? Why ? They went into the middle chimney as the shadow of Scartaris

3-How did they lower their supplies ?

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Hans put them in the end of the rope . He threw the rope down the

chimney .

4-How did they go down ? They tied a long rope to the edge of the

chimney and descended one by one . 5-When did they reach the bottom of the chimney ? at midnight

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6-How did they feel when they reached the bottom of the

chimney ? They were tired and exhausted

7-What did the professor say about the heat in the center of the

Earth ? He said that he examined the rocks while they were descending .

They proved that the center of the Earth could not be hot . 8-Where did they go when they reached the bottom of the chimney ?

They went into a small passage that led off to the right .

9-How did Axel like the sight of the red lava rocks ?

He enjoyed that sight . They sparkled like jewels .

10-Where did they spend the night ? What was strange about

the place ? They spent the night in a kind of cave . It was strange Axel

could feel a wind blowing through the cave .

11-What was the problem that worried Axel ? They had used about half of the water . They did not find springs of water

as the professor had expected .

12-What was the professor’s opinion about this problem ? He believed they would fin plenty of water after getting through the lave walls

13-Which path did they go into when they reached the end of the

passage ? They went into the eastern path .

Test yourself

Answer the following questions. 1 – How long were they delayed ? Why ?

2 – How did they know that they had to descend the middle chimney ?

3 – How didn’t they descend don’t the chimney ?

4 – What did Hans do to take their supplies down with them ?

5 – Why were they tired when they reached the bottom of the chimney ?

6 – What did the professor examine while descending ? Why ?

7 – What was the beautiful sight that Axel enjoyed ?

8 – Why was Axel worried about water ?

9 – Where did they go after reaching the end of the passage ?

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Complete the following sentences 1 – The professor didn’t know at first which chimney to descend because

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2 – They descended the middle chimney as ………………………

3 – Their supplies were lowered by …………………………………….

4 – They descended by a long rope tied to ………………………………..

5 – After three hours of descent , the chimney got ………………………….

6 – They were exhausted when they reached ………………………….. 7 – When the professor examined the rocks as he was descending , he found out

that

…………………………………………

realized أدرؾ– hissing sound صوت خفيؼ

thirsty عطشاف steps ساللـ

crossroads Jet نافورة Pick axe فأس Calculate يحسب Preserved محفوظ Burst out انجر Saved أدخر Position موقع

shell صدؼ knocked down أوقع whispered ىمس Atlantic ocean

insect حشرة pain ألـ give up يتخمي عف due to يرجع إلي mistake خطأ غمطة tasted better طعـ أفضؿ persuade يقنع increased متزايد

Coal فحـ Decided قرر Dreadful فظيع Pressure يخفؼ Blank خالي Eager راغب في Thoughts كالمعتاد أفكار as usual

Summary Professor Lidenbrock, Hans and Axel following the eastern passage for thee days

the path was going up, not down so they were tired. Some plants and animals were

preserved in the rocks. This means that they taken the wrong path Axel was very thirsty

and so his uncle gave him the last drops of water in his bottle. Axel couldn’t persuade

his uncle to go back and give up the journey. Suddenly they heard the sound of water

coming from an underground river. This water was very strong and hot. The path

continued westward, and they started to go down again. The rocks were shaped like

steps, so they descended quickly. Professor Lidenbrock used his scientific instruments

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to calculate their position . Suddenly Axel turned around and he didn’t find his uncle

or Hans. He was lost his torch fell down and it was broken. He ran back shouting like a

madman. At last he fell on the floor and fainted.

Questions and answers 1-Which passage did the professor decide to follow ? He decided

to follow the eastern passage

2 – Why did Axel believe they had taken the wrong passage ?

Axel noticed animals and plants preserved in the rock

3 –What was the professor’s decision ? He decided to follow

the passage to its end

4- When did they decide to go back to the crossroads ?They

decided to go back to the crossroads when they came to a flat wall with no

way forward 5 – What happened to Axel when they reached the

crossroads ?He was so thirsty that he fell to the ground .

6 - How did the professor help Axel ? The professor gave Axel the last few drops of water which made

him feel stronger

7–Why did Axel want to go back and give up the journey ?

He believed they would die as they had no water

8 – What was the professor’s decision concerning the problem

of water ? He decided to have one more day to find water .

9 - Where was the running water ?

The running water was on the other side of the wall of the rock

10- When did Hans do to get water ?

He hit the rock with his pickaxe and worked hard for an hour to make a

large hole in the wall

11–How did the water get out of the hole ? A strong jet of boiling water burst out

12–What happened to Hans when the water rushed out of the hole ?

The water was so strong that it knocked him down . He cried out in pain as

the water was boiling

13 – What did they do when the water cooled down ? They drank water and filled their bottles with water

14–What did the professor find out when he calculated their

position ? They were 200 km west of their starting point ; so they were

under the Atlantic ocean .

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15 - Why did Axel feel a pain in his ears ?What was the

professor’s advice ? Axel felt a pain in his ears because of the increased

air pressure . The professor advised shim to breathe quickly.

16 –Where were they on the seventh of August ? They were 125 km below the earth’s surface .

17- How did Axel lose his way ? Axel was walking in front with the torch in his hand . Somewhere he had

taken a walking turning . When he looked behind , he found himself alone 18 –What attempts did Axel make to find the professor and Hans

? 1 – At first , he waited for them for a quarter of an hour .

2 – He called but there was no answer

3 – When he wanted to go back , he didn’t find the running water beside him

. He walked upwards for half an hour but reached a dead end when he

walked into a wall of rock and fell sown .

4 – He dropped his torch which was broken and he lay in complete darkness

.

5 – He stood up and ran back down the path . He ran against the rocks, cut

himself , fell on the floor and fainted .

Test yourself

Answer the following questions. 1 – What was the passage that the professor chose ?

2 – Why did Axel feel tired ?

3 – What did Axel show his uncle ? What did he believe ?

4 – What did Axel show his uncle ? What did he believe ?

5 - What was strange about the eastern passage ?

6 – When did they decide to go back to the crossroads ? Why ?

7 – Why did Axel fall down when they reached the crossroads ?

8 – Why did Axel ask his uncle to give up the journey ?

9 – When would the professor give up the journey ?

10 – Where did they hear the noise of running water ?

11 – How and why did Hans make a big hole in the wall of rock ?

12 – What happened to Hans when the jet of water burst out ?

13 – How would the running water help them in the journey ?

14 – How did the professor calculate their position ? What were his results ?

15 – How did the increased air pressure affect them ?

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Complete the following sentences 1 – When they followed the eastern passage , they noticed …………….

2 – They were tired because the path ……………………………………

3 – Axel showed his uncle the shell of an insect ……………………..

4 – Axel believed they had taken the wrong path because ………………..

5 – When they came to a blank wall with no way past it ……………

6 – When they reached the crossroads , Axel ………………………..

7 – The professor gave Axel the last few drops of water to ………………

8 – Axel asked the professor to give up the journey because ………………..

9 – The professor asked Axel to give him one more day to ………….

10 – The noise of the running water was ……………………………..

11 – Hans hit the rock wall with his pickaxe to …………………

12 – A strong jet of water burst out ………………………………..

13 – The jet of water was so strong that Hans ………………………..

14 – When the water cooled down , they ………………………….

15 – The profess was able to calculate their position with the help of ………..

16 – According to the professor’s calculations , they ………………

17 – They felt pain in their ears as a result of …………………………

18 – Axel knew that he had lost his way when …………………….

19 – There was no water to follow when Axel decided …………….

20 – Axel knew he had reached a dead end when …………………

24 – When Axel at last fell on the floor , ……………………………

مراجعة شاملة علي الفصل الدراسي األول

Read the following questions and answers :- 1 – Who was professor Lidenbrock ? He was a famous scientist and geologist who know more about the Earth

than other scientist

2 -Who was Axel ? Axel was the professor’s nephew .

3 -What kind of book was the professor studying ? It was a translation of a famous Icelandic book . It was written by Snorri

Sturlasson in the 12th

century .

4 -Why did the professor guess that the parchment was written

in runes ? He guessed that the parchment was written in runes because

there were strange letters on it

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5–Why did professor Lidenbrock guess that the message was

written in Latin ?

He guessed that it was written in Latin when he saw the name of Arne

Saknussemm written on it . Arne Saknussemm was an Icelandic scientist who

lived the 16th

century . The scientists of the sixteenth century wrote about

their discoveries in Latin .

6–Why did the professor guess that the parchment was written by

someone who the book ?

The book and the parchment were not written in the same handwriting .

Also the writing of the parchment was later than the writing of the book . 7-Why couldn’t the professor understand the writing of the

parchment ? He couldn’t understand it because the letters were mixed up

.

8 – When did Axel come to live professor Lidenbrock ?

When Axel’s parents died, she came to live with his uncle professor

Lidenbrock .

9 – Who was Arne Saknussemm ? He was a famous Icelandic scientist of the sixteenth century . He made

many scientific Discoveries . He was the owner of the book and the writer of

the parchment .

10–When was Axel able to break the secret code ?

He was able to break the secret code when he saw some Latin words which he knew .

11–Why didn’t Axel want to tell his uncle that he knew the secret

message ?

Because he was sure that the professor would make the journey to the centre of the

Earth and would take Axel with him

12-Why was Axel going to burn the parchment ? He was going to burn it in order to stop his uncle from making that dangerous journey

to the centre of the Earth

13 – Why did Axel decide to tell him about the secret message ?

Axel felt sorry for his uncle who had not slept or eaten for two days .

14 – What was the secret message of the parchment ?

The secret message of the parchment was to go down into the crater

of Sneffels which The shadow of Scartaris touched before July .

Then one would reach the centre of the Earth . Arne Saknussemm had done

that

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15 – How did Axel and professor feel about making a journey to

the centre of the Earth ?

Axel was worried about making that journey, but the professors was

excited

.16 – Axel believed that the journey would be impossible and

dangerous? . Why? Because he had no idea that sneffels was an extinct volcano

. He believed that the centre of the Earth was very hot .

17–What was Sneffels ? It was a huge mountain, nearly two thousand

meters high . It was an extinct ( dead ) volcano that had not erupted since

1229 . . It had a crater the leads to the centre of the Earth

18 – What was Scartaris ? It was a mountain in Iceland that casts its

shadow at the end of June over the crater that Leads to the centre of the Earth

19 – What did Axel and his uncle take with them for the journey?

They packed guns, tools, scientific instruments and food and drink

.20 – Who was Dr. Fridrikson ? How could he help professor

Lidenbrock ? He was a scientist from Iceland . He arranged for a guide,

called “ Hans, “ to take the professor and Axel to Sneffels

21 –Why did professor Lidenbrock give a shout when he was

exploring the three chimneys ? Professor Lidenbrock gave a shout

because he found out the letters of Arne Saknussemm on a large rock

.22 - What did professor Lidenbrock tell Dr. Fridrikson about his

journey to the centre of the Earth? He did not tell him about the

journey to the centre of the Earth . He told Fridrikson that he was interested in

exploring Iceland’s geology

23–Why had the three men to wait at the bottom of the crater for

three days ? They had to wait because it was cloudy and there was no shadow to

guide them to the Correct chimney that would lead them to the centre of the Earth

.24 – What did the rocks of the chimney’s walls prove to

professor Lidenbrock ? The rocks proved that the centre of the Earth

could not be hot .

25 – What did the professor tell Axel when he was worried about

water ? He told him that they would find underground springs of water

26 – What was preserved in the younger rocks ?

Plants, animals and shells of insects .

27 – How was Axel when he reached the crossroads?

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Axel was so tired and thirsty that he fell to the ground

28 – Why did Axel try to persuade his uncle to stop the

journey and go back ? What did his uncle tell him ?

Axel thought that they would die of thirst ? . His uncle told him that

if they did not find water in the western passage the next day, they would go

back to the surface of the earth

29 – What noise did they hear in the western passage ?

They heard the noise of running water on the other side of the rock wall. It

was an underground river .A jet of hot water burst out of the wall

31-Why did Hans cry out in pain when the jet of water hit him ?

Hans cried out in pain because the water was very ho

t 32 – Why did Axel feel pain in his ears ? What did his uncle

advise him to do ? Axel felt pain in his ears due to the increased air

pressure air pressure . His uncle advised him to breathe quickly . 33 – How did Axel get lost ? Did he find the other two men

immediately ? Axel was walking in front of his uncle and Hans . When

he turned around to speak to his uncle, he found himself all alone . He waited

for a quarter of an hour, then called out, but there was no answer

34 – What did Axel do when he got lost ?

He fell down and broke the torch . Then he stood up and ran down the

passage incomplete darkness, waving his arms and shouting like a madman

35 – What happened to Axel at last ? At last he fell on the floor and

fainted

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