Journey to the center of the earth
Characters
L Professor Lidenbrock
q He was a famous scientist and geologist in the nineteenth century who gave Lectures at the University of Hamburg.
L Axel
q He was the narrator of the story. He was the professor's nephew. He lived with his uncle, Professor Lidenbrock, after his parents' death.
L Martha
q She was the Professor’s cook.
L Dr Fridrikson
q He was an Icelandic scientist.
L Hans
q He was a guide from Iceland.
L Snorri Sturlasson
q He was a famous Icelandic scientist in the twelfth century. He wrote the book in which Professor Lidenbrock found the parchment.
L Arne Saknussemm
q He was a famous Icelandic scientist in the sixteenth century. He made many great scientific discoveries. He made a journey to the center of the Earth.
Chapter 1
late
professor
excited
cook
worried
start
go upstairs
voice في وقت متأخر
أستاذ جامعي
مثار؛ منفعل
طباخ
قلق
يبدأ
يصعد للدور العلوي
صوت (إنسان) shout
exclaim
fantastic
wonderful
keep
repeat
famous
century يصيح
يصيح متعجبا
رائع؛ خيالي
عجيب؛ مدهش
يظل ؛ يستمر
يكرر
مشهور
قرن (100 سنة)
parchment
pick up
runes ورق من الجلد
يلتقط
الحروف الأيسلندية The Earth
parents
proud كوكب الأرض
الوالدين
فخور
reply
impatiently
lecture
university
geologist
geology
scientist يرد ؛ يجيب
بلا صبر
محاضرة
جامعة
عالم جيولوجيا
الجيولوجيا
عالم assistant
look puzzled
angry
study
soup
kitchen
hungry مساعد
يبدو متحيرا
غاضب
حجرة المكتب
شوربة
مطبخ
جوعان
call
get up
immediately
rush back
stare at
mixed up
secret code
handwriting ينادي
يستيقظ
في الحال ؛ فورا
يندفع عائدا
يحملق في
مختلطة
شفرة سرية
خط اليد own
continue
magnifying glass
point to
scientific
discoveries
discover
keep it secret يمتلك
يستمر
عدسة
مكبرة
يشير إلى
علمي
اكتشافات
يكتشف
يحتفظ به سرا
find out
guess
Latin message
forwards
backwards يكتشف
يخمن
رسالة لاتينية
للأمام
للخلف make no sense
hit
fist
slammed the door
starve ليس لها معنى
يضرب
قبضة اليد
أغلق الباب (بعنف)
يموت جوعا
A) Answer the following questions:
1-What was Professor Lidenbrock?ماذا يكون البروفسور ليدن بروك؟
- He was a famous scientist and geologist. هو عالم وجيولوجي مشهور.
2. Who was Axel?من هو أكسل؟
- He was the Professor's nephew and the narrator of the story.
كان ابن اخو البروفسور وراوي القصة.
3. Where did Axel and the Professor live?أين عاش اكسل والبرف؟
- They lived in the city of Hamburg.في مدينة هامبورج.
4. Who was Martha?من كانت مارثا؟
- She was the Professor's cook.هي طاهية البروفسور.
5. When did Axel live with his uncle?متى عاش أكسل مع عمه؟
- He went to live with his uncle when his parents died.
هو ذهب ليعيش معه عندما توفى والديه
6. Why do scientists from all over the world come to Lidenbrock? لماذا العلماء من جميع أنحاء العالم كانوا يأتون إلى ليدن بروك؟
- Because he was a famous scientist and he knew about the Earth more than any other scientist.
لأنه عالم مشهور ويعرف عن الأرض أكثر من أي عالم أخر.
7. Why was Martha worried when the Professor came home?
لماذا كانت مارثا قلقة عندما أتى البروفسور؟
- Because she didn't prepare his dinner.لأنها لم تجهز الغداء.
8. What was the book that the Professor found?
ماذا كان الكتاب الذي وجده البروفسور؟
- It was a translation of an old Icelandic book written by Snorri Sturlasson in the 12th century.
كان ترجمة لكتاب أيسلندي قديم, كتبه سنوري ستارلسون في القرن الـ12.
9.How old was the book that the Professor found?كم عمر الكتاب
- It was more than six hundred years old.أكثر من 600 عام.
10. Why was Professor Lidenbrock a famous scientist?
لماذا كان البروفسور ليدن بروك عالم مشهور؟
- Because he knew more about the Earth than any other scientist.
لأنه كان يعرف عن الأرض أكثر من أي عالم أخر.
11-Why was Axel proud to be his uncle's assistant?
لماذا كان اكسل فخور بأن يكون مساعد عمه؟
- Because he was a famous scientist who knew more about the Earth than any other scientist.
لأنه كان عالم مشهور يعرف عن الأرض أكثر من أي عالم أخر.
12-What was Axel Proud of?ماذا كان أكسل فخور بـ؟ - Axel was proud to be his uncle's assistant.فخور أن يكون مساعد عمه
13. What did the professor find in the book?
ماذا وجد البروفسور في الكتاب؟
- A piece of parchment.قطعة من جلد الحيوان (رقاقة)
14.Where was the parchment kept?أين حفظت الرقاقة الجلدية؟
- The parchment was kept in an old book.حفظت الرقاقة في كتاب قديم.
15. Why couldn't the Professor understand the message on the parchment? لماذا لم يستطع البروفسور فهم الرسالة ؟
Because the letters were mixed up and it was written in a secret code.
لأن الحروف كانت مختلطة وكانت مكتوبة بشفرة سرية.
16. How did the Professor know that the parchment was written in a secret code?
كيف عرف البروفسور أن الرقاقة مكتوبة بشفرة سرية؟
- He couldn't understand it although he could understand Latin and the letters were mixed up.
لم يستطيع أن يفهمها بالرغم من أنه يفهم اللاتينية والحروف كانت مختلطة. 17. What was Arne Saknussemm? ماذا كان أرني ساكنيوزم؟
- He was a famous Icelandic scientist of the sixteenth century.
كان عالم أيسلندي مشهور من القرن السادس عشر.
18. What did the professor guess the writing on the parchment was? Why?ماذا البروفسور خمن الكتابة على الرقاقة؟لماذا؟
- He guessed it was written in Latin because scientists of the sixteenth century always wrote about their discoveries in Latin.
خمن أنها مكتوبة باللاتينية لأن علماء القرن الـ16 كتبوا عن اكتشافاتهم باللاتينية.
19. Why did Arne Saknussemm write his message in a secret code? لماذا كتب أرني الرسالة بشفرة سرية؟
- Because he wanted to keep it secret. لأنه أراد أن يبقيها سرا.
20. Why did the Professor think that the parchment was written by someone who owned the book?
لماذا اعتقد البروفسور أن الرقاقة كتبها من كان يملك الكتاب؟
- Because he noticed that the writing of the parchment was later than the writing of the book.
لأنه لاحظ أن الكتابة الموجودة على الرقاقة أحدث من الموجودة في الكتاب.
21. What made pro. Lidenbrock think that the parchment was newer than the book?
ماذا الذي جعل البروفسور يعتقد أن الرقاقة أجدد من الكتاب؟
- Because he noticed that the book and the parchment were not written in the same handwriting, so he thought that the parchment was written by the owner of the book and not by its writer.
لأنه لاحظ أن الكتاب والرقاقة لم يكتبوا بنفس الخط لذلك فهو اعتقد أن الرقاقة كتبت بواسطة مالك الكتاب وليس بواسطة كاتب الكتاب.
22. What did the Professor use to make the letters on the parchment bigger?ماذا استخدم البروفسور ليجعل الحروف اكبر؟
- He used a magnifying glass.استخدم العدسة المكبرة.
23. Why did the Professor use a magnifying glass?
لماذا البروفسور استخدم عدسة مكبرة؟
- To make the letters bigger.ليجعل الحروف أكبر.
24. What were runes?ماذا كانت (البرونز)؟
- Runes were the letters of the old Icelandic alphabet.
الرونز هي حروف الأبجدية الأيسلندية القديمة.
Exercises
A) Answer the following questions:
1- Why did the professor come back home early?
2- Who was Martha?
3- When was the book written?
4- Who w as Axel?
5- Who was professor Lidenbrock?
6- What did the professor, at first, think about the writing on the parchment?
7- What were runes?
8- Who was Arne Saknussemm?
9- Who was Snorri Sturlasson?
10- Why did the professor use a magnifying glass?
11- Why couldn't the professor understand the writing on the parchment?
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B) Compete the following sentences:
1-Professor Lidenbrock couldn't understand the writing on the parchment because ………
2-Martha, the Professor's cook was worried because …………
3-To make the letters appear bigger, Professor Lidenbrock used…
4-Axel lived with his uncle because …………
5-Martha was…………
6-Professor Lidenbrock used a magnifying glass to …………
7-Professor Lidenbrock guessed that the message was not written in Icelandic because...
8-Professor Lidenbrock…………
9-…………; he came to live with his uncle Professor Lidenbrock.
10-Axel was proud of his uncle because…………
11-Arne Saknussemm was the........................... of the book and the…......................... of the parchment.
12-Martha was worried when Professor Lidenbrock came home early because...........…
13-When Axel's parents died, he