[LEFT][FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="6"][LEFT][RIGHT][LEFT]MODULE THREE Unit: Seven
Unit: 7 Lessons: 1-2
1- How can you keep active and ensure a long life?
By: a- vigorous stretching for half an hour every morning.
b- running for a kilometer.
c- walking.
d- working.
2- What should you do to keep your brain fit?
a- Reading books and reading the Holy Quran.
b- Solving crosswords and puzzles.
c- Having a good social life.
d- Playing chess.
3- Old people’s homes are often known as geriatric homes. Are there any of these in Kuwait and the Arab World? Why?
It’s rare to find them in Kuwait and the Arab World because Islam teaches children to honor their parents and show them compassion.
Unit: 7 Lesson: 3
A) Answer the following questions:
1- What is the importance of sleep?
OR- Why is it important to get enough sleep?
a- It is essential for health and wellbeing.
b- It helps the brain retain new information.
c- People who are deprived of sleep might gain weight.
d- Sleep loss may lead to mistakes and accidents.
e- Chronic sleep deprivation alters the immune system.
2- How much we sleep depends on several factors. Mention some.
a- Age c- Daily routine
b- The quality of sleep d- The genetic makeup.
3- Different types of ages need different a mounts of sleep. How?
a- Adults need about 8 hours.
b- Teenagers need about 9 hours.
c- Babies need about 16 hours.
d- Short sleepers need about 5 hours.
e- Long sleepers need about 9-10 hours.
4- There are some signs indicate that someone doesn’t get enough sleep and need more. What are they?
a- No concentration at school or work.
b- Difficulty to get up in the morning.
c- Being moody or irritable.
d- Having bad memory.
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6- How we sleep affects us. Explain.
a- Deep and restful sleep makes us feel refreshed after waking up.
b- Light and shallow sleep makes us feel tired.
B) Decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE and justify your answers:
1- Teenagers need only 7 hours of sleep. ( X )
They need about 9 hours.
2- If you don’t get enough sleep, you may be moody or irritable.( √ )
3- People who are deprived of sleep might gain weight. ( √ )
Because their bodies would process and store carbohydrates and alter levels of hormones that affect their appetite.
4- Shallow sleepers wake up refreshed . ( X )
They wake up tired.
Unit: 7 Lessons: 7-8
1- Why has life expectancy reached a high average?
Because many ailments (diseases) that used to be fatal can now be easily cured.
2- What d oes an " aging population " mean?
It means that there are more elderly people than ever before.
3- All elderly people deserve our admiration and compassion. What is the best way to demonstrate our respect for the elderly?
a- Helping and supporting them.
b- Holding doors open for them.
c- Standing when someone enters a room.
d- Not interrupting them while talking.
e- Respecting their opinions and pieces of advice.
Unit Eight
Unit: 8 Lessons: 1-2
1- Why do people who live in the village move to live in the city?
a- To find better paid jobs.
b- The low temperatures in winter in the country.
c- Lack of public services in the country.
2- What advantages are there to living in a city?
a- Better paid jobs.
b- Better infrastructure.
c- Better public services.
3- What are the disadvantages to living in a city?
OR- What can rural depopulatio n lead to?
a- Overcrowding in the cities.
b- Deserted country areas and farms.
4- In some parts of Europe, the move from the country to the city has been re-versed. Explain.
a- Many wealthy people move to the countryside to escape from the over-crowding population and tension of city life. ( permanent moving )
b- Many are buying holiday or weekend homes. ( temporary moving )
5- Why has farming become less profitable in recent years?
a- Modern technology has made it possible for big farms to price smaller farms out of the market.
b- Cheap imports from other countries threaten indigenous farmers.
6- Why are many of the inhabitants of the villages elderly people?
Most of the young people have left for work in the cities, leaving only old people who are already retired.
Unit: 8 Lesson: 3
A) Answer the following questions:
1- Why is " Silk City " being built?
a- Establish Kuwait’s Status as a commercial hub of the world.
b- House 700,000 residents.
c- Create around 450,000 new jobs.
2- How will the population of Madinat Al Hareer be kept happy?
They will always be near water or greenery.
3- What is exceptional about Burj Mubarak Al Kabeer?
a- It will stand at 1001 meters and 200 storeys high.
b- It will house the equivalent of seven " vertical villages ".
4- How are vertical " villages important "?
They allow designers to overcome the constraints of limited land.
5- How will Silk City change the way we live?
a- We won’t be worried anymore of the problem of limited land.
b- It will enable us to travel up through the third dimension.
B) Decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE and justify your answers:
1- The only aim of Madinat Al Hareer is to establish Kuwait as a major com-mercial hub. ( X )
It also provides housing and jobs.
2- " Vertical Village " means the equivalent of several residential areas within a tall building. ( √ )
3- The crown jewel of Madinat Al Hareer will be Burj Al Arab. ( X )
It will be Burj Mubarak Al Kabbeer.
Unit: 8 Lessons: 7-8
1- What things should be put into consideration if you want to choose a place to live in?
a- The area should be green.
b- It should be quiet and calm.
c- There should be residents’ parking.
d- It should be expansive and has room for entertaining.
e- It should have a near supermarket.
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2- It’s said " If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city. " Explain.
It means that if you want to be known among people, it’s better to live in a village because it doesn’t have a lot of people and everyone knows the others and also there you can’t learn a lot about life. Whereas if you want to learn more about life, you can live in a city because it has different types of knowledge but you can’t be known.
Unit Nine
Lesson 1 +2
1- How have traditional pastimes and leisure activities changed in the modern world?
-In the past people used to spend their free time telling stories, talking, reading, doing some crafts by hands, fixing their broken or ruined things, visiting each other.
– Nowadays they go shopping, play computer games, chat on the Net, go to a cafe for a drink.
2- People in the past were able to fix their cars and other machines but now they don’t have the skills to do that. What other skills were commonplace in the past but are unusual now?
a- Designs some furniture for their houses ( tables, shelves, chairs )
b- Fix televisions.
c- Paint their houses.
3- What are the creative uses of home computers?
a- Design magazines.
b- Produce posters.
c- Produce diagrams and tables.
Unit: 9 Lesson
1- What is " Bayt Lothan " or " The House of Shelter "?
" Bayt Lothan " is one of Kuwait’s best known traditional houses. It’s lo-cated in Salmiya. It is an old house serving new purposes.
2- Where does the name of " Bayt Lothan " come from?
The word " Lothan " means shelter. It was the original name of the area in which the house stands, so called because it was a place where ships could take refuge from storms.
3- What can be done in " Bayt Lothan " ?
OR- How does " Bayt Lothan " act?
a- It houses an art gallery which teaches art?
b- It specializes a space for workshops for arts, crafts and design.
c- It provides exhibitions for artists and craftsmen.
d- You can have a drink there.
e- People gather there to drink coffee, eat food and socialize in the tranquil open garden.
Unit: 9 Lessons: 7-8
1- What is a biography? How is it different from an autobiography?
A biography is an account of someone’s life written by someone else.
An autobiography is an account of someone’s life written by oneself. The writer writes his own biography.
2- Who is Massouma Al Mubarak?
Massouma Al Mubarak is a Kuwaiti Diplomatic woman. She is the first fe-male minister. She with three other women were the first to enter the Kuwaiti Parliament.
Module Three Focus on
1- Mention some of the classic Kuwaiti games.
a- Al Khabsah
b- Dawama
c- Amber
2- How do people spend their free time nowadays?
a- Playing computer games.
b- Chatting on the Net
c- Watching television.
3- What were the characteristics of the games of the past?
a- Involve groups socializing and playing a well-known games with well known rules
b- They utilized items from their everyday life, such as shells, rocks, sand…… etc.
