Lesson 6

Language

1. Complete the biography with these time expressions.

Fatma Ali El-Banna was born in Alexandria in 2003. As a child she she loved learning about science and wanted to be a great scientist.

After she finished Preparatory School, she started at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths School (STEM) in Alexandria.

She then learnt more and more about science as well as how to look after the environment and Egypt's culture.

When she was at school, she came first in Egypt in the NASA International Space Apps Challenge, a problem-solving competition for scientists around the world.

Later, she worked on a school project. She found a natural way for villages to clean dirty water and to recycle used water.

The recycled water is used to help plants to grow, and the project can also help to stop water pollution.

She sent her project to the Society for Science in the USA.

In 2021, her project won fourth place in another international competition for science and engineering.

Now Fatma wants to do more things to help science.

2. Read the biography again and complete the fact file.

Fact file

Name: Fatma Ali El-bana.

Born in: Alexandria.

When a child: Loved learning about science.

When older: learnt about science at the science, Technology, Engineering and Maths School in Alexandria.

A big achievement: came first in Egypt on the on the NASA International Space Apps Challenge.

Later achievement: won fourth place in another international competition for science and engineering.