1. Finish the following dialogue:
Two boys are talking about Charles Babbage.
Ahmed
: Do you remember last week’s English lesson?
Kareem
: Yes, I do.
Ahmed
: (1) ……………………………………… it about?
Kareem
: It was about Charles Babbage, The famous (2) ……………………………… .
Ahmed
: Why was he called the (3) ………...………… the computer?
Kareem
: Because he is the mathematician (4) ………..…… were used for computers
Ahmed
: Thank you, Kareem.
2- Supply the missing parts in the following two mini-dialogues :
a) Ali asks Sameh about the work of a mathematician .
Ali
: What does a mathematician do ?
Sameh : ……………………………………………………………….….………………….. .
b) Tarek asks Tom about Professor Magdy .
Tarek
: …………………………………………………………………………….………… ?
Tom
: He teaches in a university .
3- Read and match :
1- Shady didn't tell me
a) somewhere to hide the money
2- Are you going
b) everyone during the party .
3- It was very late and
c) did you meet them .
4- The thief looked for
d) I could find nowhere to buy food .
5- They welcomed
e) anywhere next Friday ?
f ) anything about his job .
4- Read and answer :
A computer is a great invention. Many students use computers now in Egypt. A
computer is able to do sums quickly and store a lot of information . You can find
computers in schools, banks, restaurants, hotels, … etc . The man whose ideas were used
for computers is someone who is called the father of the computer . He is the
mathematician , Charles Babbage . He invented the first calculator which could do sums
quickly in 1822. In 1832 Babbage started to build a second machine to do many
mathematical calculations . Although he worked on it for many years , it wasn't finished
when he died in 1871 .
A. Answer the following :
1) Why is the computer a great invention ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2) What do you know about Charles Babbage ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
B. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
3) A computer can store a lot of …………….
a) food
b) information
c) books
d) papers
4) The underlined word " it " refers to a ……………
a) computer
b) idea
c) machine
d) hotel
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5) Charles Babbage is a ……………
a) doctor
b) machine
c) student
d) mathematician
5- Choose the correct answer :
1- ………………………….. house is near some big shops and offices .
a) Us
b) We
c) Our
d) Ours
2- That's Amal . ……………… hobby is playing games .
a) She
b) Her
c) Herself
d) Hers
3- Babbage invented a machine to …………………… sums quickly .
a) do
b) make
c) arrange
d) finish
4- Babbage is …………………… the "father of the computer".
a) said
b) designed
c) called
d) told
5- I don't need …………….. , I can do calculations myself .
a) something
b) nothing
c) anything
d) everything
6- I'm going to take my friends ……………… tonight .
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) everything
d) anything
7- We should buy ………………… for Naglaa because she passed the test .
a) everything
b) anything
c) something
d) nothing
8- Charles Babbage was the first man to think ………………… computers .
a) at
b) on
c) for
d) of
6- Write questions using the words in brackets:
1- I want something to eat.
( What )
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2- There was a lot of traffic yesterday .
( How )
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3- It was noisy because everyone was talking .
( Why )
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7- Read and correct the underlined words :
1- He couldn't find nowhere to park his car .
2- I don't want something to eat now ; I'm not hungry .
3- We are going to a walk in the afternoon .
4- When she came home from school , there was anyone at home .
( ……………….. )
( ……………….. )
( ……………….. )
( ……………….. )
8- Look at the picture and write a paragraph of four sentences about:
" A calculator "
( The words in the box may help you )
invented - sums - do - easily - calculations
A calculator is important to everyone . ………………………..………..…….
……………………………………………………….…………………………..……..
……………………………………………….……………………………………….……..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9- Write these sentences again with the correct punctuation :
a) where s salma s toy
……………………………………………………………………………………..
b) i m traveling to paris and rome after today s lesson
……………………………………………………………………………………..
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