oetry

Leisure:

What is this life, if full of care,

We have notime to stand and stare?

No time to stand beneath the boughs?

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see when wood we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance.

And watch her feet, how they dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this, if full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the theme of the poem?

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2. The poet has his regrets. What is he regretting? Why?

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3. Find two figures of speech and explain them.

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4 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

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5. Why does the poet want us to have some free time?

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6. Do you have time to go out to enjoy nature? What do you do?

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7. Why does the poet spell the word "Beauty" with a capital "B" in the seventh line?

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8. What according to the poet is a poor life?

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9. Why did the poet resort to repetition in "no Time"

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10. What does "her" in line 11 refer to?

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Blow, Blow:

Blow, Blow, thou winter wind,

Thou art not so unkind

As man's ingratitude;

Thy tooth is not so keen,

Because thou art not seen,

Although thy breath be rude.

Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! Unto the green holly

Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly

Then heigh-ho! The holly!

This life is most jolly.

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,

That dost not bite so nigh

As benefits forgot:

Though thou the waters warp,

Thy sting is not so sharp

Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! Unto the green holly

Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly

Then heigh-ho! The holly!

This life is most jolly.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the theme of the poem? Find a quote from the poem that illustrates the main idea.

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2. Find three figures of speech and explain them.

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3. What is the effect of using the word "not" in the poem?

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4. What do you consider harsher that the winter wind? Why?

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Bed in Summer:

In winter, I get up at night

And dress by yellow candle light.

In summer, quite the other way

I have to go to bed by day

I have to go to bed and see

The birds still hopping on the tree

Or hear the grown-ups people's feet

Still going past me in the street

And does it not seem hard to you

When all the sky is clear and blue

And I should like so much to play

To have to go to bed by day.

Answer the following questions:

1. How old do you think the poet is? Why?

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2. paraphrase the poem.

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3. Why do you think the poet is staying in bed while his peers are playing outside?

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4. Find a contrast. Why does the poet resort to contrasts.

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Night
 The sun descending in the west,

The evening star does shine,

The birds are silent in their nest,

And I must seek for mine.

The moon like a flower,

In heaven's high bower,

With silent delight

Sits and smiles on the night.

Answer the following question:

1. Paraphrase the first stanza.

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2. Find two figures of speech and explain them.

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3. What is the rhyme scheme of the two stanzas?

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4. How does the poet feel at night? Why?

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5. What does the night represent to you?

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6. What does "mine" refer to?

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Reading Revision
Reading strategies Revision Term 1

Making inference
• Take what you know and make a guess!
• Draw personal meaning from text (words) or pictures.
• You use clues to come to your own conclusion.
How Do Good Readers Make Inferences?
• They use:
1. Word/text clues
2. Picture clues
3. Define unknown words
4. Look for emotion (feelings)
5. Use what they already know
6. Look for explanations for events
7. ASK themselves questions!

Plot,Setting, Theme, characters

1- People, animals, or imaginary

Characters creatures that take part in the
action of the story.
a) main The character that the story
characters centers around.
b) minor Characters that interact with the
characters main character and one another.
c) The main character in the story,
protagonist often a good or heroic type.
d) The force that works against the
antagonist hero of the story; if a person,
often a villain type.
2- Setting The time and place of the action
of the story.
3- Plot The sequence of events in a story,
built around a conflict.
a) conflict A problem or struggle involving
two or more opposing forces.
b) The part of the story, usually
exposition near the beginning, in which the
characters are introduced, the
 background is explained, and the
setting is described.
c) rising The central part of the story
action during which various problems
arise and suspense builds.
d) climax The point of greatest interest or
suspense in the action of the
story, the turning point.
e) falling The action and dialogue following
action the climax that lead the reader
into the story’s end.
f) The part of the story in which
resolution loose ends are tied up, and the
action comes to a satisfying end.
4- Theme The main message in a story; the
lesson.

Determine Main Idea

Main Idea What the story is mostly
about.. The main idea is the
central idea or concept that the
writer is trying to convey. In
many
cases, the author includes a
sentence that summarizes this
main idea in the first paragraph.
The following paragraphs contain
details and examples that relate
to or support this main idea.

Determining Author’s Purpose

The author’s purpose is the intention of the passage. The content of a passage offers clues about the author’s purpose in writing it.
• If the piece contains many comical details, the purpose is probably to amuse or entertain.
• If the author presents facts in an objective manner, the purpose is probably to inform.
• If the author uses argumentative language and reveals a bias, the purpose is probably
to persuade.
 The Egyptian language school
English department
Stage: second prep.

Pioneer unit 4 revision sheet

Nature watch
A-Choose the correct answer:
1- The child placed the toy…………………..the bed so that his sister won’t find it.
a. Impact c. beneath
b. Above d. next
2- I need to find a…………………………to go to and relax where no one can find me.
a. moving c. prey
b. motionless d. hideout
3- When I saw the lion I stayed…………………as I couldn’t believe my eyes.
a. motionless c. hideout
c. Cover d. habitat
4- Killing animals has bad……………………….on the environment.
a. impact c. prey
b. replica d. beneath
5- He drew a …………………….of the Monaliza, he is very talented.
a. replica c. habitat
b. impact d. beneath
6- A rabbit has a different…………………….than that of a lion.
a. regenerate c. habitat
b. replica d. impact
7- we should stop killing the sea whales as they are about to………………………….
a. replica c. regenerate
b. extinct d. endangered species
8- The natural system that one species feeds on another species which in turn
feeds on another species and so on is called a …………………………………..
a. endangered species c, ecosystem
b. food chain d. pseudoscience
9- ………………………………………… is when all plants and animals are existing together in
one particular place.
a. ecosystem c. habitat
b. predator d. food chain
10- Some plants……………………new leaves in the sunlight.
a. predator c. regenerates
b. habitat d. extinct
11- The lion attacked its ………………………quickly as it was very hungry.
a. prey c. endangered species
b. predator d. food chain
12- An eagle is considered to be a……………………for rabbits and little animals.
a. ecosystem c. prey
b. predator d. habitat
13-Pandas are ………………………………………., we should try to keep them in a safe habitat.
a. extinct c. endangered species
b. habitat d. prey

B) Put each compound word in a sentence to clarify the meaning:

1. Underachieve/ overachieve
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Undercharge/ overcharge
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Undercook/overcook
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Underestimate/overestimate
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. underfeed/overfeed
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6. Underpay/ overpay
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Underrate/ overrate
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. underuse/overuse
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
C) Supply the missing parts of the minni dialogue using the vocabulary you’ve
learnt (at least 5 words):

John: what did you discover in your visit to Africa?

Eric: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
John: yes, it’s full of wild animals too, but I heard that Africans hunt a lot.
Eric:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
John: yes unfortunately elephants are in danger too.
Eric: We are trying to sort some solutions for this problem. What do you suggest
to keep the species?
John:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Eric: nice idea. Thank you.
John: you are welcome.