THE SPIDERS FIRST STAGE

من طرف **محمد عبد القادر** 2011-05-21, 5:47 pm

The Spiders

Questions with model answers

1- Technology
played an important role in the story of "The Spiders "
Illustrate وضح

Technology played an important part in the
story of the spiders as:

-The four
robbers used G P R to help them see what was behind the walls

-Ayman used the
internet for his university studies and for making

internet friends. He used it to look for the
dangerous spider.

-Technology
helped professor Jones come quickly to identify the Spider

-It helped Dr
Shereen to communicate with Ayman.

2- Spiders are our friends and
useful. Show. العناكب أصدقائنا بين ذلك

Spiders are our friends as they eat insects,
flies, mosquitoes and other pests.

3- Ayman was
brave, bold, daring, and courageous. { Discuss }

- Ayman told the police that he
saw a dangerous spider.

-He went with professor Jones
and the police officers to the archaeological

site to fight the spiders.

- He and captain Ahmed ran
towards the officer who shouted as he needed

help , when the spiders covered his mask .

-Furthermore, when he hit the
spider to save his sister.

4-Ayman was a victim of his
courage . { illustrate } كان ايمن ضحية شجاعته . وضح

- when he ran towards the officer who was
attacked by the spiders , his

suit was torn and he was bitten and carried to
the hospital.

-Moreover, he wanted to save his sister
and knocked the spider so he was

bitten for the second time.

5- The spiders were the curse of the
Pharaohs.
Explain how? العناكب
لعنة الفراعنة

The spiders guarded the treasures of the ancient Egyptians as they
didn't let anyone enter the tombs. They attacked the four robbers and bit them
causing their death. They killed the six archaeologists. Later, they attacked
Captain Ahmed, Professor Jones, Ayman and the officers but they didn't die as
they were wearing protective clothes

6
- Wafaa sultan was dutiful and courageous. {Give examples } وفاء سلطان تعرف
الواجب

- she was ready to go to Sinai and face a
lot of danger.

-she could get the plant after hard times .
She saved Ayman's life

7- Show that Dr. Shereen was a
practical person. بين كيف أن شيرين شخصية عملية

- She sent Ayman an e-mail to
give him more information about the
black

spider and an ancient Egyptian town.

- She sent him the photo of the black spider
as soon as she got it from an

archaeologist in Egypt.

-She visited Susan Benett and went to Professor Jones to ask him about

the strange spider.

- She asked Ayman to tell
the police because the spider might be dangerous

8-Ayman was a new man with a new
future. { Explain} ايمن شخص جديد بمستقبل جديد

Because of his intelligence, bravery, and
courageous Ayman was rewarded

a camera by professor Jones.

-He could study at Oxford university

- His uncle said that he would
get a good job easily as the best employers

would want a man like him

9- Show that
Ayman was intelligent and clever ? بين
أن ايمن ذكي وماهر

-When he saw the seven-legged spider near his sister, he advised her not
to

move and used the camera to blind the spider
for a second.

10- Show that
Ayman was a sociable person. شخص اجتماعي

-He had a lot of friends in
many countries through the internet.

11- Susan
Bennett helped Dr Shereen. {Discuss }

She
looked for the spider on the database then she took her to consult Professor Jones

12- Dr Jones loved his work greatly.
Show

-When he knew that there was a new species of spider in Egypt,
he quickly

traveled to identify and discover it

13- How is Anti-venom made ? كيف يصنع المصل

-Scientists put small quantities of venom into
animals.

- Animals make anti-venom .

- Scientists extract the
anti-venom from the blood of the animals.

14- Why does making the anti-venom
take a long time ?

As it is a slow and
difficult process.

15-What would
happen if people heard and believed Ayman's story?

If people believed Ayman's story, local
business would lose money.

- people wouldn't stay at
hotels. –They wouldn't eat at restaurants

- They wouldn't buy our food
process .

16- Why did
the captain want to destroy the spiders?

.........because ten people had
died and his job was to prevent more deaths .The spiders were dangerous and
there was no and-venom.

17- Why didn't Jones want to destroy
the spiders?

- As they didn't know where the
underground rooms and passages

were and how big the area was. - Also, it was a scientific discovery

18- Why was the female much more
dangerous than any male spiders?

Because it could produce
thousands of other spiders and its bite
is stronger.

19- Why did the four robbers switch off their lights and engines ?

......because they didn't want the
archaeologists to see or hear them .

20- Why did
the small man shout " Let's get out of here. " ?

...........because the spiders were biting him
more and more.

21- Who were in the helicopter ? Where were they going ?

A pilot, a telecom engineer and a technician
were in the helicopter. They were on
their way to a transmitter in the desert which had a problem.

22- "what happened to the four men while driving through the
desert?

They became very sick and their
pain increased. They began to sweet heavily. Moreover, Their hands, arms, legs
and face muscles began to make sudden, violent movements. They could neither
drive nor breathe easily. So they all died.

23- How does the machine G P R work ?

It transmits radio waves
through the wall. When the waves hit something

On the other side ,they come back and the
computer changes the radio

waves
into a picture.

24- Why did
the spider need to find a home ?

............because it was
about to lay its eggs. For its new family.

25- What was the spider's long wait
do you think?

It was waiting for the eggs to hatch and
become young spiders.

26-- What was the old Egyptian text which Dr Shereen translated about?

It was about hundreds of people who were killed by black and yellow
spiders in an ancient Egyptian city. The people decided to burn it hoping to
kill the spiders .However, the spiders escaped to under ground tombs and
passages. So the people gave up hope and left the town.

27-- What must
be done to stop the deadly spiders from spreading through Africa,

Asia and Europe?

The female spider that Ayman saw must be found before its eggs hatch.

28-- What do
you know about Professor Jones?

He is the head of zoology department at Oxford university. He is a
famous arachnologist. He has written books on spiders and other arachnids.

29-Why did Dr Shereen think
Ayman should tell the police about the spider he saw?

..........because she thought that the spider
might be dangerous.

30-Why did Colonel Mekhail hope the spiders were known species?

.................so that
there would be an anti-venom.

31- What did Ayman wish he hadn't done?

Ayman wished he hadn't told
anyone about the spider.

32-
What did professor Jones do when Dr Shereen told him about Ayman's
spider ?

He decided to fly to Egypt
to identify the spider.

33--Why did the men wear special clothes when they went underground
?

...........to protect
themselves from the deadly spiders.

34- How was the anti-venom for the
spiders' bites made?

It was made from the roots of a
plant called Echinacea Negra.

35--Why do you think The large black and yellow spider didn't die?

...............because
it was stronger than the others.

36-
Why did the professor think that there was only one female spider?

Because only Ayman had
reported seeing a big spider.

37-The large
female spider used its fangs not against the enemy but against itself

{
Explain how? }

When
the insecticide tank landed on one of its legs , it used its fangs to cut through it.

38- Why did the spiders bite Ayman ?

.................because
his suit was torn .

39- What problems did the team of people who brought the plants face during their

journey back from Sinai?

- The narrow and steep road down the
mountain.

- Crossing the three wadis which would be
filling up with water.

40- Why did the team of people have to cross the third wadi ?

...........because they had to
get the Echinacea Negra to Ayman .

41-What happened to the jeep while
it was crossing the third wadi?

The water carried it fast. It
crashed into some rocks and rolled over
Then

it got stuck between two big rocks.

42- What did captain Osama use the towrope for?

He used it for pulling the
third car to the land.

43- What made captain Osama and
Farouk go into the water?

To
attach the other end of the towrope to the third car.

44-Why did Wafaa leave the four men on the rocky land and drove alone back ?

Because she wanted Ayman to
get the medicine in time . She felt that
his

life was in her hands.

45- Why was Ayman in the intensive
care?

........because his state was
serious after the spider had bitten him.

46-- Why didn't Ayman tell his sister that the spider was behind her?

Because if he had told her,
she would have moved and the spider
would have bitten her.

47- How did Ayman catch the female spider?

When he saw the spider near Lamia's shoulder, he asked
her to keep still to take a photo . The camera's flash light blinded the spider
for a second. Ayman knocked the spider into the aluminum box.

48-Why didn't Ayman die of the spider's second bite?

Because he had so much
anti-venom in his body since he was bitten the first time . The bite had a
little effect on him.

49- Why was everyone surprised that Ayman didn't die from the deadly female spider's bite?

Because they knew that there was no medicine for the bite
of the female spider.

50-What made
Ayman the most popular man in Egypt?

He killed the
dangerous spider and saved the world from it. His picture was on T.V and in the
newspaper. people were talking about him.

51- Why
didn't Ayman want to tell the police at first?

Because he
thought that every one would laugh at him .

52-What did
the police use to kill the spiders? .

insecticide tanks.

53-
Where does a spider like to build its nest ?

It likes to build
its nest in a dark, quiet and cool place.

54- Why did the oldest man think that they wouldn't die from the
spiders' bites ?

As he thought that there weren't any deadly
spiders in Egypt.

55 – Why didn't Ayman want to tell the police at first?

He thought
that people would laugh at him .

Quotations

1- " How did you get the information "

2-" There are probably more rooms here If thy contain gold too, we'll
be rich "

3-" What does that machine do? "

4-" I know but how? "

5-" Yes, this is a kind of radar that… "

6-" They do ,but not very often …
"

7-" What is that ? Is that a rock? "

8-" No .That 's not sand or rock . It's an empty space "

9-" Yes. It's a big room. It's……. "

10-
" The story of the spiders may be just a story."

11-" Let's get out of here "

12" How do you know? Maybe it's an unknown species of spider
"

13-" Yes, it is . Didn't you hear about those fish in south
America? "

14-" They have been under the ground for thousands of years "

15-" They are in the car
"

16- "The gold objects were sent to the
museum in Cairo.
Almost nobody knows about this. "

17- "If there are more
rooms here, this machine will find them in minutes."

18- "We haven't much time. We must find what we
want and get out before morning. "

19- "Let's get
out of here':

20- "1 hope you are right because I'm feeling
very sick."

21- "Their water's gone; they probably got lost
and died of thirst."

22-
"We'd better get on the radio. "

23- "It's like an
underground city. A city of dead people."

24- "Don't worry! There aren't any deadly……….We
might get sick but we won't die.

25-"A team of
archaeologists found these two rooms last week. The second room

contained gold and other treasures."

26-" Look . you can see the picture on the screen
now. You can see rock here and sand

here."

27-The archaeologists haven't found them yet.
We're going to find them first ."

28-"That's funny!
Spiders use webs to catch flies but I'm going to use the Web to find a
spider."

29-." Do you think the story is true

30-" Right . I think you have to be flexible

31- "1 don't know. It's a big problem for
me."

32-'The townspeople gave up hope and left the
town."

33-" You can't just trust luck ……. "

34-" They hoped to kill all the spiders….
"

35- "Maybe the spider came
from Bawiti to your town."

36- "But this spider can't be the same as the killer
spider in the ancient text."

37- "About 30,000. The number goes up all the
time."

38- "But, if
he saw it, why has nobody seen any of
these spiders before? "

39- "Let's hope that Ayman was mistaken."

40- "I hope
you're right. But I think you should tell the police about
all this. "

41- "Don't worry, we'll find it on the database. "

42- "Those are all the black and yellow spiders
matching your description."

43-"If I say,
I've seen a big dangerous spider, everyone will just laugh at me."

44-" If you see
the spider again, please try to photograph it. "

45-- "He described
it before he saw this picture He said it was very big
and black with two

thick yellow lines on Its back."

46- "Do you think he really saw this
spider?"

47-"Now could they live under the desert for
thousands of years? I mean, how could

they
survive?"

48- "But hospitals can treat spider bites, can't
they."

49- "As you see, the
picture shows a black and yellow spider, like the spider in your text."

50-- "There is another possibility there's a new
archaeological site near here.

The day
before I saw the spider, the police brought some boxes from the

site to
the police station. May be they were in the boxes."

51- "Because there aren't any killer spiders in
modern Egypt."

52- "You mean, new species are often
discovered?"

53- "I think we should talk to Professor
Jones."

54- "Would you like us to come another time?

From 55 to 74 were said by Professor Jones to Dr Shereen

55- "1 was ready to go to South
America tomorrow and now I can't go. It's too bad. "

56-"Lots of people aren't
But spiders are very useful animals because they eat
insects.

57- "Not just him and his family. Everyone in
Hamdayya might be In danger. "

58- "I think it is. And I've just decided where I'm going for this
vacation. "

59- "What a nuisance! I've had to cancel my next
trip. "

60- "Maybe all
the other spiders died when the climate changed 2000
years ago, and

these are the only survivors "

61-"If there weren't any
spiders, there would be more flies and mosquitoes. Spiders are

our friends."

62-"They probably live in a place that is cooler
than the desert around them, under the

ground perhaps."

63-"They've never left that place because the
desert around them is too hot and too dry.

But now there's a new town nearby. People have
disturbed the spiders. Suddenly

those spiders have come into our world
again."

64--
"If he wasn't mistaken I mean …… If he really saw that spider, it's not
just

Hamdayya that is in danger."

65-- "If there's an unknown species of spiders in
that town, I want to find it!"

66- "No, no. Not at all. I'm sorry. I'm not being
very polite, am I?

67- "I'm sorry. I was looking forward to that
trip. I've been studying arachnids

for
25 years, but I'm still excited about finding unknown species."

68- "You don't like arachnids, do you?"

69- "A doctor can give you an injection of
antivenom. This antivenom works

against
the venom. But there is no antivenom for this
spider."

70- "Because every venomous animal has a
different venom. The antivenom for

one
spider won't work against the venom of a different spider. So if these
spiders

are unknown, there is no antivenom."

71- "It can take years to develop a new
antivenom"

72- "Egypt is the meeting point of three
continents. What will stop these spidery from

spreading through Africa, Asia and Europe?

73-
"This young man from Egypt,
did he see the picture first or did he
describe the

spider before he saw the picture?

74- "Imagine what happens if 1,000 female spiders
lay 1,000 eggs. Within a few weeks,

there will be millions
of these spiders.

75- "If you are sure there is
a danger, you must tell the police. "

76- "Ayman! What have you done?

77- "Dead? What
killed them?

78- "Spiders! Men don't die from spider bites! How

79- "It is possible that the danger has already
spread to the town. Yes, I have good

reasons to believe this."

80- "1 can get an expert from Cairo but that will lake time. Could you find
one of these

spiders
and identify It?"

81- "That's why I came to Egypt. If it's a known species, l
can identify it."

82- "1 have brought my equipment
with me"

83- "Let's hope it is a known species."

84- "We have
one hour before we reach the site. Tell me everything about
spiders."

85- "Tomorrow morning! That's now! Professor Jones
may be here at any time!"

86- "Dr Shereen thinks I should tell the police about it "

87- "There
is another thing you should think about. Stories about dangerous
spiders are

not good for business."

88- "You don't understand, I'm sorry. You'd better read this
a-mail"

89- "My son has
a friend at the police station. I'll ask him what's going on."

90- "But why so many of them?"

91- "They say the site's dangerous. They want to stop anyone going
near it"

92- "All the
archaeologists at the site are dead. They were found early this morning. "

93- "We also need to know if these spiders have reached the town.
You will be able

to tell us that. "

94- "Professor Malcolm, if the
spiders are unknown, is there antivenom that we can
use?"

95- "The best person to explain is my nephew, I'll hand you to him
now"'

96- "He thinks the spider may be an unknown
species and he is now on his way

to
Egypt.
He will be in Hamdayya tomorrow morning."

97- "If you're
not sure, I don't think you should frighten people. I think you
should keep

quite.
Don't tell anyone outside the family. "

98- "If people believe your story, they won't stay at
the hotels, they won't eat in the

restaurants, they won't buy our food products.
A lot of businesses will lose money."

99- "So it is true? And
the archaeologists died from spider bites?

100-"My men are going to be in danger from these spiders until we get the correct antivenom

101- "We have protective clothing. Do you need
any other special equipment?"

102- "If Professor
Malcolm finds one of these spiders, you must tell us whether it

is the
same as the spider that you saw. "

103-"If the
spiders are unknown, there is no antivenom for them. Other

antivenoms
will not contain the correct antibodies, so they won't work. "

104- "I don't think you should tell the police. You don't want to
worry people

unnecessarily, do you?"

105- "Good. Please get your equipment. You both
leave in thirty minutes with captain

Ahmad El-Sherif.
"

106- "I expect you've met
Professor Jones by now. Has he told you about the

medical text?"

107- "1 don't know much about plants. This
botanist is the person to ask. "

108- "I'll phone
the university and find
this Wafaa Sultan. If the spiders are an

unknown species,
we'll send her to Sinai"

109- "Ok. Stand back I'm going to switch on the
smoker. "

110- "They're the same as the spider I saw in
town. Only that one was larger. "
111- "The spider's fangs broke through
his face mask! We must leave here immediately. "

112- "I understand your scientific interest, but
ten people have died already. My job is

to
prevent more deaths."

113- "You're
right You must do what is necessary. But, in my
opinion, it is impossible. "

114-
"I'll pass your opinion to the colonel. This matter
must be decided at a higher level"

115- "Let's hope that it hasn't produced any young
yet."

I16- "How is antivenom made? And why does it take
a long time?"

117- "1 looked at all the
black and yellow spiders on the database and
I found no spider

like this one."

118- "We don't even know how big the area is. You
can kill some of the spiders,

but
some of them will live so the plan will not succeed."

119- "We must find the spider that you saw in
Hamdayya."

120- "Professor, what is the best way to destroy
these spiders?"

121- "The colonel wants me to return to the town.
You too. We must bring the dead

spiders with us."

122- "However, if these spiders are unknown
species, scientists will have to develop a

new
antivenom. That will be a slow and difficult process with lots
of problems. "

123- "Then we will have no protection against
them for years."

124- "They're all adult males."

125- "You can't destroy these spiders. This is a
new species. This is a great

scientific
discovery."

126- "Do not let anybody
come near this site. And do not let anything leave here

without
a careful search. Not a car, not a box, nothing. "

127- "Well, sir, we don't have anything better
yet, do we, sir?"

128- "But you will only damage
this important archaeological site "

129"No cars can enter or leave the town. Please
walk this way. There's another car

waiting for you on the other side."

130- "Captain, you will lead the search."

131- "In any rasp, the
female spider is a thousand times more dangerous than
the male "

132- "Perhaps it has already produced them. They may be spreading
through the

town now as we speak."

133- "So the most urgent task is to find the female
spider's nest."

134-"Is the female
spider definitely dead?"

135- "My men
are looking for the body now and the professor is helping them. "

136- "She must get here fast".

137-
"Ayman Hassan doesn't have much
more time."

138- "1 want to thank you for your work today.
You are welcome to join us

tomorrow.
I've ordered stronger protective suits. "

139- "Professor, in your opinion, are we looking for just one
spider or many spider.

140- "There is probably only one
female spider in the town."

141- "In an empty house!
That's where I saw the spider go. "

142- "It was in my house,
then the garden, and then it ran to the empty house
next to mine!"

143- "Get that
spider!".

144- "I'll tell you as soon as we find it."

145- "I can't see!':

146- "Don't move! We're coming to help you. "

147-
"He has hours to live unless the Echinacea Negra can get to him and work. "

148- "Are these plants likely to help
Ayman?"

149- "A message from Soma. There is a bad storm
in the area. The helicopter can't get to

the
cars. They'll have to drive through the storm. It will take time "

150- "Everybody has left this part of the town.
Tomorrow we will search this area and find

the spider that you saw."

151-"There might be
some smaller male spiders, but I think this is unlikely
because

nobody has been bitten."

152-"If there are any male spiders here, they
will be dead soon."

153-"Spiders don't live more than a few weeks,
but the female spider probably has a
nest,. '

154-"The nest
will he somewhere dark and quiet
and cool."

155- "They've found some Echinacea Negro plants, and the cars are
on their way back.

A
helicopter will pick up Wafaa Sultan and the plants."

156- "She says that Echinacea Negro won't work
for the bite of the female. The female's

venom Is too strong. So we must be sure that
the female is dead."

157- "She says it might work for these spiders, but only for
the bites of males and young spiders.

158-"Can you tell
the professor that I have more information about 'Echinacea

Negra It is
almost extinct and grows only in Sinai. "

159- "We have to cross three wadis. They are
usually dry, but they are probably filling

up
fast now"

160- "We have to get through. We have a young
man's life in our hands?"

161-
"The next Wadi
is twenty minutes away. I'm afraid it will be too deep by that time. "

162- "Can we do it?"

163- "But do we have a choice? We can do it if
Allah wishes."

164- "Get the rope. I'll have to swim out to
them."

165- "We're OK. You go on."

166- "Watch out for us. Press the horn if you see
a tree coming."

167- "It's no good You'll have to get out and
help."

168- "It's up to you, Wafaa. Good luck!?

169- "They're half way.".

170- "They are usually dry, but they are probably
filling up fast now."

171- "You have the plants, you must come
across."

172- "Their car's heavier than the jeep. They can
get across."

173- "They have to choose the right route, the
right time and the right gear. They will

only get one chance, so give them time."

174- "And the plants are In
there. We mustn't lose them."

175- "The road is not our only problem. The rain
will pour down the mountains and

flood the wadis below."

176- "If we can't get to the wadis before they
flood we may not be able to cross them."

177- "We haven't got much time!"

178- "It's too dangerous. Look
what happened to the jeep."

179" He is still
in intensive care."

180- "Everyone's talking about you. "

181- "I feel like a new person with a new
future."

182- "Let's take
a family photograph with your new camera. "

183- "But it's an important archaeological site.
Archaeologists will want to go there.

So
will tourists."

184- "Keep very still Lamia , I want to take a photo. Don't
move."

185- "The minister described Ayman Hassan as a
brave young man who was ready to

give his life to save others."

186- "1 think
science will find an answer. Until then, I agree that we shouldn't hurt the
spiders."

187- "And a very special Thank you' to Ayman
Hassun, the must popular man in Egypt
today. "

188- "There was a storm. Two
cars were damaged and sit men were washed
down a Wadi. "

189- "Wafaa Sultan got through with the plants,
and the men are OK. "

190- "The doctors made some medicine from the
plants and gave it to Ayman at midnight.
"

191- "They're looking for it now. They think it's
probably dead, but it might be still alive,

so
they have to keep looking far it."

192- "There was a picture of you
in the newspaper, too. And on television."

193- "Professor
Jones says that you saved the world from the
spiders."

194- "1 don't
think they should be killed They only hurt people because people

195- "We can only guess how many thousands of people
might have died without

the intelligence and bravery of this
young man."

196- "But
tonight, people throughout Egypt
are not only praising Ayman; they are also

celebrating."

197-
"His breathing stopped around I a .m and we're keeping him alive on a ventilator."

198-
"They're all there with him. They'll be there when he wakes up."

199"
The newspaper said that you saved hundred of lives. It said there would be

thousands of killer spiders in Hamdayya
now if you hadn't warned the police. "

200- "Does
anyone know what is going to happen to the spiders in the desert?"

201- "The
female's bite is very, very dangerous, and we have no medicine for 1t."

202- "Professor
Jones says you can go and study at Oxford
University if you

203- "His body
produced a lot of anti venom. When he was bitten a second time he had

already
had so much antivenom in his body, that the bite had little

204-
" We are running out of time ."

205-
" I haven't seen any thing like this before."

206-"
I'm sending you a very old picture…..
"

207-"
It's the same as the spider that I saw "

208-"
Ok .Let's see what we have got "

209-"You're
right . I'm not very keen on spiders "

210-"
No, we don't. I'll phone the university….. "

211-"
And you think these spiders are an unknown species "

212-"
The spider's fangs broke through his face mask "

213-"
Protective clothing , we got it from the fire department ……………"