THEY LOVED ANIMALS - CONNECT PRIMARY 6 Term 2 - سادس ابتدائي

UNIT 7 1 LESSON 2 THEY LOVED ANIMALS Look and write. Use the words in the box. Listen and check babeen crocodile falcon hippo ibis monkey snake rat 1 2 3 4 baboon 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 Read the text on page 7. Why were cats important to Ancient Egyptian farmers? Read again and match headings (a-d) with paragraphs (1-4) a Did the Ancient Egyptians keep birds as pets as well? b What animals are popular pets in Egypt today? c What other animals did the Ancient Egyptians keep? d What was the Ancient Egyptians' favorite animal? Look at the words in bold in the text. Then match the words to their meanings 1 grain an object made of stone or another material to look like a person or animal 2 adored b 3 wisdom to cover in oils and cloth to preserve for a very long time 4 mummify C using your knowledge to make good decisions d seeds from plants used to make flour and bread 5 statue 6 e loved something very much

+ 1 The Ancient Egyptians loved animals and kept many as pets. They particularly adored cats, and there was a cat in almost every house. The Ancient Egyptians believed that cats looked after them and kept them safe. They were also good pets because they cleaned themselves and kept the houses free of pests like rats and snakes. This was particularly important for farmers, who produced a lot of grain. The rats didn't eat the grain because the cats ate the rats! 2 As well as cats, many people kept monkeys and baboons. Some people even kept crocodiles, hippos, and lions, which were dangerous and difficult to look after. They weren't popular pets! 3 Yes, they did. The Ancient Egyptians loved birds too, especially falcons and the ibis, which represented wisdom. There are thousands of mummified ibises in Saqqara alone. All these pets weren't only important for the Ancient Egyptians' everyday life - they were also important in the afterlife. It is therefore common to find mummified pets and statues of animals in the tombs. 4 Today, cats are still popular pets in Egypt. Other animals that people keep today include, turtles, fish, and birds, which are of course much smaller and easier to look after than baboons and crocodiles. 5 6 Circle all the past simple verbs in the first paragraph of the text Look again at the circled verbs in the text. Are they regular or irregular? Complete the chart Regular loved Irregular was UNIT 7 7

80 UNIT 7 Language focus The past simple If the verb is regular, we can make the past simple in the following ways: - love - loved; need – needed; drop - dropped; try - tried Some irregular past simple verbs are: be - was / were; become - became; keep - kept To make the negative, we use two main forms: for was / were, we use wasn't / weren't: They weren't popular pets! for other verbs, we use didn't + infinitive without to: Rats didn't eat the grain. To make questions, we use was / were or did: Were there a lot of mummies? Which was their favorite animal? Did the Ancient Egyptians only keep cats as pets? What did they feed their cats? 7 Complete the sentences with the past simple form 1 The Ancient Egyptians 2 They loved (love) their pets. (teach) their monkeys different tricks. 3 The crocodiles quickly 4 The ibis (become) dangerous pets. (represent) wisdom. 8 Write a question for each sentence 1 I grew up in Cairo. 2 I was a student at the local school. 3 At university, I studied math. 4 After university, I became a teacher. Now make the sentences negative 9 1 I didn't grow up in Cairo. 3 2 4 Where did you grow up?

10 Work in pairs. Say four sentences about yourself: two true and two false. Can your partner guess the incorrect sentences? A: I grew up in Alexandria. B: You didn't grow up in Alexandria. You grew up in Cairo. 11 Read the dialog below. Who had a good weekend and why? 12 Complete the conversation with the past simple. Then listen and check UNIT 7 Mayar: Hi Nesma! 1 Did you have a nice weekend? Nesma: Hi Mayar! Yes, I 2 . I went to Al-Azhar Park with my family. Mayar: What 3 you do there? Nesma: We 4 a picnic. Then we went on a boat ride. It 5 great! Mayar: Nesma: 6 you go hiking? 7 you 8 Mayar: No, 19 10 No, we didn't. We wanted to, but it started to rain. a good weekend? . I fell over and hurt my arm, so I in bed the whole time! 13 Work in pairs. Write eight questions and answers about the text on page 7. Work in pairs to make a quiz Q: What did the Ancient Egyptians believe about cats? A: They believed that cats looked after them and kept them safe. 14 Work with another pair. Take turns to ask and answer your quiz questions. Follow these instructions If the other pair answers correctly, they get one point. If they can't answer your question, you get one point. The pair with the most points wins the quiz. 9