Literature - Hello! Beyond Words Term 1 - أول اعدادي

UNIT 6 5 Literature 1 Lesson objectives: • Read and understand a short story about a special café • Summarize a story in your own words Read and listen to the story. Check (✓) the sentence that best describes what it is about. a café with lots of plants a café that is environmentally friendly a café where people can bring their own cups The Living Café "What's that?" asked Magdy. "Food that we serve in the café!" The two friends looked more closely at the trash The two friends were excited. They talked about on the ground. their ideas all the way home. "It's a coffee cup," said Sami. "And look, there's Soon, Magdy and Sami bought an old building another over there." Magdy and Sami were in their local park. It was a beautiful day and the flowers were in bloom, but everywhere they looked there were used cups, plastic straws, and old food containers. "Most of this trash comes from a nearby café," said Magdy. "Why don't we set up a café that makes almost no waste?" "No waste? How is that possible?" "Well, take this coffee cup. Next time the person who used it wants a coffee, they can bring their own cup to the café. In return, they pay less for their coffee." "That's a good idea." "And instead of plastic straws, our café can give paper straws that don't hurt the environment." Sami's eyes lit up. "There are ways to reuse waste, too. Think of all those coffee grounds we can use them as near the park. They cleaned it and painted it bright colors with environmentally friendly paint. They put in recycled glass windows and used old pieces of wood to make tables and chairs. They also hung lots of plants from the ceiling. On the roof, was a little garden for growing herbs, fruit, and vegetables. A few weeks later, The Living Café opened. It was quiet at first, but then people started to notice it. They liked the way they could help save the planet with their morning coffee! More people came for lunch, and said the food tasted delicious and very fresh. They were excited to hear that some of the ingredients grew on the roof of the café. The Living Café quickly became the most popular café near the park. One day, Magdy and Sami walked through the park again. This time, there weren't any used coffee cups on the ground. There were a few straws, but they were paper. Magdy picked one up and put it in the bin. compost to grow "Every little act helps!" he said, smiling. food." 76

2 a Match the words (1-5) to their definitions (a-e). 1 compost the leftover part of coffee beans 2 coffee grounds b used again in a different way 3 recycled C c something not wanted or no longer used. 4 straw 5 waste d a thin paper or plastic tube you drink through e old plant material used to grow new plants 3 Read again and answer the questions. 1 What do Magdy and Sami see in the park at the start of the story? 2 What happens when someone brings their own coffee cup to The Living Café? 3 What do Magdy and Sami do with the coffee grounds? 4 What do they use to make the table chairs in the café? UNIT 6 4 5 What do they do with the herbs, fruit, and vegetables that they grow on the roof? Read again and check (✓) the moral of the story. 1 2 3 Always pick up trash. Everyone can make a positive difference. Only go to cafés that have reusable cups. 5 Make notes about the story under the headings. 6 the main idea: Identifying the elements of a story • To identify the main idea of a story, think about the key problem that it presents and what happens to solve that problem. • To identify the main events of a story, think about what happens at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of it. • The characters are the people who act, think, and speak in the story. The setting is where and when the story takes place. the main events (beginning, middle, and end): the characters: the setting: key words and phrases: Use your notes from Exercise 5 to summarize the story in your own words. Write about 50 words. BOOK CLUB Discuss these questions in pairs or small groups. • What do you think is the best thing about The Living Café? • Do you think Magdy and Sami's idea is successful? Why? • Why does Magdy say "every little act helps" at the end of the story? • Do you think it's better to make something new or give something old a new life? Why? 77