UNIT 2 “People, people everywhere”
I. Reading Comprehension”
Read the following passage and then answer the questions
Getting past the population peak
The main reasons for this slow-down areeconomic and educational. Traditionally, some children were expected to die young, and the rest were needed for the family’seconomic survival, especially if their parentsbecame unable to work. Uneducated and badly paid, they all had to work to help keepthe family alive. Now, though, education and skills trainingoffer a rapid route to good pay and a goodlifestyle. It has therefore become sensible fortoday’s parents in many parts of the world tohave fewer children and give them the bestpossible start in life. And it is not just their children’s futurethat many modern mothers consider. With equal education for girls, they now have skills that their mothers and grandmothers did not. They can build their own careers, and this means that they marry and have childrenlater. It also means that they often choose tohave smaller families so that they can continue or return to their careers. The word ‘choose’ is very important here. Modern methods of birth control allow parents in many countries to decide the sizeof their families. And their choice is nearly always to limit family size
The slow-down in world population growth is good news. However, we must prepare for the shock of a much larger population thanwe already have. Soon, there will be major new demands on our natural resources, including water, landand energy. There will also be major pressures on our environment from pollution and waste, global warming and, probably, climate change.During this difficult period, there will alsobe major tests for our human intelligence and abilities. On the one hand, we may just go on in the old way. We can continue competingwith each other for resources and doing greatdamage to the environment while our world slides towards disaster. On the other hand,we can see our new global situation as anopportunity finally to work together for a better future for all. We have the possibilityof choosing cooperation over conflict.The twentieth century saw the worst warsin history. Could the twenty-first become oneof peace instead? The choice is ours.
1-Answer the following questions:
1. Why did most families, traditionally, need a lot of children?
Because they are needed for the family economic survival.
2. Why do many mothers want to have children later?
Because they prefer to build their career first
3. What difference can education make to working life?
It offers a rapid route to a good pay and a better lifestyle.
4. What will pressure be on?
It will be on our environment and the natural resources .
5. What does the writer hope for the 21stcentury?
He hopes it will become a century of peace instead of wars.
2-Find the synonyms from the passage:
1. think: consider
2. cleverness: skill
3. hard period: difficult period
4. heating of Earth: global warming
5. position: situation
3-Find the opposite from the passage:
1. educated :uneducated.
2. war : peace.
3. cooling: warming.
4. death: life.
5. quick-go: slow-down
4-Choose the correct answer from a,b,c or d:
1. The chart shows the number of population growth.
a) wall b) board c) chart d) card
2. People need children for the survivalof the family.
a) survive b) survival c) survivor d) survived
3. Life expectancy is short in Gaza due to killing of young Palestinians.
a) expect b) expectancy c) expectation d) expected
4. Countries should slowdown their growth rate.
a) go b) flow c) slow d) sit
5. Climate change is expected in the following years.
a) climate b) season c) warming d) raining
II. Vocabulary
1-Put in the blanks with a suitable word from the box:
religious structure exhibition architect base |
1. Our school made an exhibitionfor students’ art work.
2. Religious reasons made people build high.
3. My brother wants to be an architect.
4. The structure has 34 flats and many facilities.
5. Its base is about 2 km.
2-Make pairs of words from the box to complete the sentences
steel | living | shopping | birth | global |
space | control | warming | frames | centre |
1. In few years’ time, there will not be any living space
2. In Dubai, buildings are made of steel frames
3. There is a shopping centernear my house.
4. The government held a meeting to discuss birth control.
5. Global warming is more dangerous than diseases.
3-Rewrite the following sentences using the words in the same family:
1. Everybody was dancing happilyin the wedding party.( happy )
2. The architecture of the old buildings in Gaza is fantastic. (architect)
3. A lot of concrete was put in the base. (basic)
4. Social life is important for the young. (society )
5. We need international protection. (protect )
4-Put in the suitable word from the box:
tallest earthquakes taken skyscrapers twice |
1. Gaza does not have any skyscrapers.
2. This picture was taken in 1995.
3. I visited Jerusalem twice.
4. People always worry about earthquakesand their destruction.
5. Ali is the talleststudent in the class.
5-Choose from the box the appropriate preposition to fill in the gap:
along back up in down |
1. When he came back, he brought alongeverything he had had in Lebanon.
2. Our school usually brings inclever teachers to help students.
3. Because the building blocks the road, the council decided to bring it down.
4. I was educated in Egypt but brought upin Gaza.
5. When are you going to bring me backmy money?
III. Language
1-Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets to give the same meaning:
1. The city has a population of 2 million people. (be).
The population of the city is 2 M.
2. Gaza Strip’s population is 1.5 M .(have )
Gaza Strip has a population of 1.5 M.
3. They cancelled the match because of the weather. (because)
They cancelled the match because it was bad weather.
4. America produces a lot of oil but it imports huge quantities. (although)
Although America produces a lot of oil, they also import huge quantities.
5. Although he ran very fast, he did not win in the race. (despite)
Despite his running fast, he did not win the race.
6. He didn’t come to school. He was ill. (due to )
He didn’t come to school due to his illness.
7. She dislikes coffee. She drinks it. ( however )
She dislikes coffee, however she drinks it.
v. Writing
Read the following notes on Palestine. Use them to write a short report
Palestine · Location: at the crossroads of Asia and Africa, Mediterranean Sea · Area: 27,000 km² · Population: 9M (4M in the Gaza Strip and West Bank + 5M in Diaspora) Recent history: · 1948: Nakba (disaster of loss of the land and immigration). Many people became refugees. · 1967: The War on the rest of Palestine and Naksa.(defeat) · 1994: Oslo agreement of Peace for Land. The coming of the Palestinian Authority. · 2000: Sharon came to Alaqsa ,caused the breakout of Al-Aqsa Uprising(Intifada). · 2009: The War on Gaza Strip. |
Palestine
Palestine is an Arab country and is a member in the Arab League. It is located at the crossroad between Asia and Africa. It lies on the Mediterranean Sea. This gives Palestine a significant position that makes other nation to invade and occupy it. It has an estimated area of 27,000 km₂. The total of the population is 9 million (5M in Diaspora and 4M in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank).
In 1948, the worst event happened to the Palestinian people . They were forced to leave their homeland and find refuge in the countries round Palestine. That year became known as “Nakba 48” which means “disaster of 48”.
In 1967, another war broke out between the Arab World and Israel. It was only to occupy the rest of Palestine (Gaza Strip and the West Bank).
In 1994, a peace agreement was signed between P.L.O.(Palestinian Liberation Organization) and Israel. This agreement was based on the principle “land for peace” . That year witnessed the coming of the “Palestinian Authority” for the first time.
In 2000, Sharon’s visit to Al-aqsa Mosque caused great anger among the Palestinians and this led to the 2nd Intifada.
In 2009, the 2nd Intifada has still been going on and no one was able to stop it even the fiercest war in the history of the Arab Israeli conflict which killed about 1500 people and wounded roughly 7000 casualties.
V. Literature : The Bet Part 2
Section A:
1-Circle the correct answer:
1-In the first year, the prisoner suffered from being depressed and alone.
a) lack of books.
b) music and novels.
c) being depressed and alone.
d) loud noise of music.
2-In the second year, the prisoner read only classics and stopped the music.
a) played music but softly.
b) read books of light character.
c) stopped reading books.
d) read only classics and stopped the music.
3-The prisoner refused wine and tobacco because(a)and ( b) wine excites the desire tobacco spoils his room.
a) wine excites the desire.
b) tobacco spoils his room.
c) (a)and ( b).
d) none of the above.
2- Decide whether each of the following is True or False :
1- The prisoner read 600 books in the second half of the sixth year. ( T )
2- The prisoner learned six languages in ten years’ time. (F)
3- The banker ordered a shot to be fired in the garden. (F)
3-Complete:
The banker had enough to do to get him the books the prisoner wanted.
4-“Oh, if you only know what unearthly happiness my soul feels now”
1- Who said this? The prisoner.
2- Who is addressed? The banker.
3- What was the occasion? A letter was written in six languages by the prisoner to the banker.
Section B:
1-Answer the following questions:
1. What are the signs that prove the prisoner’s regret for the bet?
1) He would tear in the morning what he had written at the previous night.
2) More than once ,he could be heard crying .
2. What does the prisoner’s reading suggest about his mood at different times?
The change in his reading suggests change in his mood, moving from stories and novels to books on a variety of subjects of wide branches of science.
3. What picture did the writer draw of the prisoner at the end of part 2?
The writer showed us the prisoner as if he were a man swimming in the sea among the wreckage of his ship and trying to save his life by greedily clutching first at one spar and then at another .
4. Why was the banker astonished at the prisoner reading?
. Because, though he spent years studying languages, he spent a whole year over a thin book on religion.
5. Where from did the banker know that the prisoner suffered a lot in the first year?
From his brief notes.
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