Literature - Hello! Beyond Words Term 1 - أول اعدادي

UNIT 1 5 Literature 1 Lesson objectives: • Read and understand a short biographical story Predict the topic of a text from visual clues Work in pairs. Look at the photos and discuss the questions. 2 1 What is the sport in the photos? Do you ever play it? 2 What or who do you think the story is about? 3 How do you think the person in photo b became so good at what she does? a b Read and listen to the story. Check your answers to Exercise 1. A Rising Star! When Hana Goda first started playing table tennis at the age of four, her talent for the sport quickly became clear. However, there was a problem. The table was too high for her! "What can we do?" her coaches asked, seeing how much she wanted to play. In the end, they made the legs shorter so that the table was lower. Since then, Hana has improved year after year, and she amazed the table tennis world by her speed and focus. Born on 12th December 2007, Hana became Egypt's youngest ever national champion in 2019, at the age of 12. Just one year later, she came top of the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) under-15 women's world rankings - the first African and Arab player to do so. Then, in 2022, she won a top award at the ITTF African Cup in Lagos. What an achievement! The United Nations chose Hana to take part in Shabab Balad, a project in Egypt to help young people learn and connect in the world of work. Although Hana is still much younger than many of her opponents, she works just as hard as any older player. She has also spoken about how important it is for her to take things step by step, always learning and trying hard to achieve her victories. Hana really enjoys practicing for long hours every day, even if it is hard work. She is showing young people in Egypt that not only is it possible to make your dreams come true, but you can also enjoy the journey even if the road is difficult. 12

3 Match the words in bold in the story (1-5) to their definitions (a-e). 1 achievement 2 opponents a giving special attention to something you do b successes in competitions UNIT 1 3 victories 4 focus 5 champion 4 c the person who wins a competition d a thing that someone has done very well e the people you play against in a competition 1 Read and listen again. Answer the questions. How old was Hana when she first started playing table tennis? 2 What did Hana's coaches do to help her when she was very young? 3 What did Hana achieve in 2022? 4 What qualities does Hana have that help her succeed? 5 Work in pairs. What do you think the moral of Hana's story is? Check answer(s), then discuss. your 6 Everyone can achieve great things if they work hard. Don't let difficulties stop you from achieving your dreams. Enjoying what you do is as important as working hard at it. Think about your answers to these questions and make notes. Share your ideas with the class. What does it mean to "enjoy the journey" as you work hard to achieve a goal? In what ways do you think Hana enjoyed her journey? Can you give examples in your life when you worked really hard but had fun too? BOOK CLUB Discuss these questions in pairs or small groups. • How did reading about Hana Goda's story make you feel? • What did you know about Hana Goda before you read her story? What do you want to know about her after reading it? • How important do you think young sportspeople like Hana Goda are in the lives of young people? Why do you think the United Nations chose her to take part in Shabab Balad? 13