Lesson 1

Discuss

Can you match the names, dates of birth and jobs to the photos?

1. Omar Abdelkader - 1994 - sports coach.

2. Sameera Moussa - 1917 - scientist.

3. Magdy Yacoub - 1935 - Surgeon.

4. Princess Fatma Ismail - 1953 - patron.

Research

What job does a nursing mamger do?

He/she helps to teach younger nurses.

Language

3. Complete these sentences from Exercise 2 with the correct past time expression. Then listen again and check your answers.

1. When Omar was 22, a shark attacked him and he lost a leg.

2. Sameera Moussa was born in 1917

3. Magdy Yacoub helped people with heart problems for many years.

4. Magdy stopped mot of his work as a surgeon a long time ago.

5. From 1908 to 1940, people called it the Egyptians University.

5. Look for the verbs in Exercises 3 and 4. Write them in the correct column.

Regular verbs: attacked, helped, stopped, called, started.

Irregular verbs: was born, lost, went.