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1. THE SWING
‫األسجٞحخ‬
‫اُشبػش‬ ‫ح٤بح‬
1- Who is Mohammed Khudhair ? ‫خع٤ش‬ ‫دمحم‬ ٞٛ ٖٓ
- He is an Iraqi writer . ٢‫ػشاه‬ ‫ًبرت‬ ٞٛ
2- Where and when was he born ? ‫ُٝذ‬ ٠‫ٝٓز‬ ٖ٣‫أ‬
- He was born in Basrah in 1942 . ّ‫ػب‬ ‫اُجصشح‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫ُٝذ‬1942
3- Where did he finish his first study ? ٚ‫دساعز‬ ٍٝ‫ا‬ ٠ٜٗ‫ا‬ ٖ٣‫أ‬
- He finished his first study in Basrah ? . ‫اُجصشح‬ ٢‫ك‬ ٚ‫دساعز‬ ٍٝ‫ا‬ ٠ٜٗ‫ا‬
4- When did he join the high school and finish his study ?
ٚ‫دساعز‬ ٠ٜٗ‫ٝا‬ ‫اُؼِ٤ب‬ ‫ثبُٔذسعخ‬ ‫اُزحن‬ ٠‫ٓز‬
- He joined The High School for teachers and finished his study
there in 1961 .
ّ‫ػب‬ ‫ٛ٘بى‬ ٚ‫دساعز‬ ٠ٜٗ‫ٝا‬ ٖ٤ِٔ‫ُِٔؼ‬ ‫اُؼِ٤ب‬ ‫ثبُٔذسعخ‬ ‫اُزحن‬1961.
5- Where did he teach ? ‫اٌُبرت‬ ‫دسط‬ ٖ٣‫ا‬
- He taught at schools in Diwaniyya , Nassiriya and Basra for more
than thirty years .
. ً‫ب‬ٓ‫ػب‬ ٖ٤‫ثالث‬ ٖٓ ‫ألًثش‬ ‫اُجصشح‬ ٝ ‫اُ٘بصش٣خ‬ , ‫اُذ٣ٞاٗ٤خ‬ ‫ٓذاسط‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫دسط‬
6- What did he win ? Or name his best works ?
ٙ‫جٞائض‬ َ‫اكع‬ ٢ٔ‫ع‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ‫سثح؟‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ٍ‫ٗب‬ ‫ٓبرا‬
- He has won many prizes like :- ‫ث٤ٜ٘ب‬ ٖٓ ‫جٞائض‬ ‫ػذح‬ ٍ‫ٗب‬
1) ( Sultan Al Owais ) in UAE in 2004 .
. 1ّ‫ػب‬ ‫أُزحذح‬ ‫اُؼشث٤خ‬ ‫االٓبساد‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫اُؼٞ٣ظ‬ ٕ‫اُغِطب‬ ‫جبئضح‬ )2004
2) ( The golden Pen ) from general union of Iraqi writer in 2008 .
2ّ‫ػب‬ ٖ٤٤‫اُؼشاه‬ ‫االدثبء‬ ‫ارحبد‬ ٖٓ ٢‫اُزٛج‬ ِْ‫اُو‬ )2008.
7- How did he achieve fame in the middle east ?
‫االٝعػ‬ ‫اُششم‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫شٜشح‬ ‫حون‬ ‫ً٤ق‬
- He achieved fame in the middle east after publishing his two
short stories The swing and melodies on the string of Rabaaba in
Beirut Arts magazine .
-ٚ‫هصدز‬ ٙ‫ٗشدش‬ ‫ثؼدذ‬ ‫االٝعػ‬ ‫اُششم‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫اُشٜشح‬ ‫حون‬ٖ٤‫اُوصد٤شر‬‫االسجٞحدخ‬ٝ٠‫ػِد‬ ّ‫االٗـدب‬
‫اُشثبثخ‬ ‫ٝرش‬. ‫ث٤شٝد‬ ٕٞ٘‫اُل‬ ‫ٓجِخ‬ ٢‫ك‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
The Poet's life
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2. 8- What are his best works ? ُٚ‫اػٔب‬ َ‫أكع‬ ٢ٛ ‫ٓب‬
- The black kingdom . ‫اُغٞداء‬ ‫أٌُِٔخ‬
- The 45 centigrade . 45‫ٓئٞ٣خ‬ ‫دسجخ‬
- Autumn dream . ‫اُخش٣ق‬ ِْ‫ح‬
- Gardens of faces . ‫ا‬ ٙٞ‫ٝج‬‫ُحذائن‬
- Basriata . ‫ثصش٣بد‬
9- Where did his first stories appear ?When? ‫ٓز٠؟‬ ‫؟‬ٚ‫هصص‬ ٍٝ‫ا‬ ‫ظٜشد‬ ٖ٣‫ا‬
- It appeared in the Iraqi writers magazine in 1962 .
‫ع٘خ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ٖ٤٤‫اُؼشاه‬ ‫اٌُزبة‬ ‫ٓجِخ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫ظٜشد‬1962.
10- When did he write the swing ? ‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫ًزت‬ ٠‫ٓز‬‫؟‬
- He wrote it after Summer 1967 war against Israel .
ّ‫ػب‬ ‫ص٤ق‬ ‫حشة‬ ‫ثؼذ‬ ‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫ًزت‬1967. َ٤‫اعشائ‬ ‫ظذ‬
‫اُوطؼخ‬ ٍٞ‫ح‬ ‫أعئِخ‬:-
1- What is the swing ? ‫االسجٞحخ‬ ٢ٛ ‫ٓب‬
- The swing is one of the best short stories about war written by
Mohammed Khudhair .
ٞ‫االسج‬‫دمحم‬ َ‫د‬‫د‬‫هج‬ ٖ‫د‬‫د‬ٓ ‫دذ‬‫د‬‫ًزج‬ ٢‫د‬‫د‬‫ٝاُز‬ ‫دشة‬‫د‬‫اُح‬ ٖ‫د‬‫د‬‫ػ‬ ‫د٤شح‬‫د‬‫اُوص‬ ‫د‬‫د‬‫اُوص‬ َ‫د‬‫د‬‫اكع‬ ٖ‫د‬‫د‬ٓ ‫دذح‬‫د‬‫ٝاح‬ ٢‫د‬‫د‬ٛ ‫دخ‬‫د‬‫ح‬
‫خع٤ش‬.
2- When did the writer write the swing ? ‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫اٌُبرت‬ ‫ًزت‬ ٠‫ٓز‬
- He wrote it after the summer 1967 war against Israel .
ّ‫ػب‬ ‫ثؼذ‬ ‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫اُشبػش‬ ‫ًزت‬1967. َ٤‫اعشائ‬ ‫ٓغ‬ ‫اُحشة‬ ‫ًبٗذ‬ ‫ػ٘ذٓب‬
3- How old was he when he wrote the swing ? ‫اُشدبػش‬ ‫ػٔدش‬ ٕ‫ًدب‬ ْ‫ًد‬‫ػ٘دذٓب‬
‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫ًزت‬
- He was 25 years old . ‫اُشبػش‬ ‫ػٔش‬ ٕ‫ًب‬25‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫ًزت‬ ‫ػ٘ذٓب‬ ً‫ب‬ٓ‫ػب‬
4- What does the story " The swing " stress on ? ‫رشدذد‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ‫رشًدض‬ ‫ٓدبرا‬ ٠‫ػِد‬
‫اُوصخ‬
- It stresses on that war destroys every thing . ْ‫رحطد‬ ‫اُحشة‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ‫رشذد‬
‫ش٢ء‬ ًَ
5- What does " The swing " promote ? ‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫رؼضص‬ ‫ثٔبرا‬
- It promotes family values , how to make childhood secure and to
love one another .
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
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3. ‫اُطلُٞخ‬ َ‫جؼ‬ ‫ًٝ٤ل٤خ‬ , ‫االعش٣خ‬ ْ٤‫اُو‬ ‫رؼضص‬ ‫اٜٗب‬. ‫اُجؼط‬ ‫ثؼع٘ب‬ ‫ٝٗحت‬ ‫آٓ٘خ‬
6- In two lines what does " The swing " tell us about ? Or what is
the plot of the story ?
‫رزح‬ ‫ثٔبرا‬ , ٖ٣‫ثغطش‬‫ذس‬‫؟‬ ‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫هصخ‬ ‫حجٌخ‬ ٢ٛ ‫ٓب‬ ٝ‫أ‬ ‫؟‬ ‫االسجٞحخ‬
- It tell us about a solider " Sattar " , who has just returned from
the hell of war carrying a message for the family of his friend , Ali ,
who was killed in a battle , leaving his mother , wife and daughter ,
Haleema .
, ٚ‫صدذ٣و‬ ‫ػبئِدخ‬ ٠‫اُد‬ ‫سعدبُخ‬ ً‫ال‬ٓ‫حدب‬ ‫اُخدشة‬ ْ٤‫جحد‬ ٖٓ ‫ػبد‬ ١‫اُز‬ " ‫عزبس‬ " ١‫اُج٘ذ‬ ٖ‫ػ‬ ‫رخجشٗب‬
. ‫حِ٤ٔخ‬ ٚ‫ٝغلِز‬ , ٚ‫صٝجز‬ , ٚ‫ٝاُذر‬ ً‫ب‬ً‫ربس‬ , ‫أُؼشًخ‬ ٢‫ك‬ َ‫هز‬ ١‫اُز‬ , ٢ِ‫ػ‬
7- What is the kind of the story ? ‫اُوصخ‬ ‫ٗٞع‬ ٞٛ ‫ٓب‬
- It is a tragic story . ‫ٓبعبٝ٣خ‬ ‫هصخ‬ ‫اٜٗب‬
8- In 1967 , Arab countries were at war with Israel .
ّ‫ػب‬ ٢‫ك‬1967. َ٤‫اعشائ‬ ‫ظذ‬ ‫حشة‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫ًبٗٞا‬ ‫اُؼشة‬ ,
9- Sattar and Haleema ate a hot loaf of bread before lunch .
‫ر٘بُٝٞا‬ ‫حِ٤ٔخ‬ ٝ ‫عزبس‬‫حبس‬ ‫خجض‬ ‫سؿ٤ق‬. ‫اُـذاء‬ َ‫هج‬
10- Sattar came to his friend's house to tell the family what has
happened to his friend that he died in the battle .
. ‫أُؼشًخ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ٢‫رٞك‬ ١‫اُز‬ ٚ‫ُصذ٣و‬ ‫حذس‬ ‫هذ‬ ‫ٓب‬ ‫اُؼبئِخ‬ ‫ُ٤خجش‬ ٚ‫صذ٣و‬ ‫ث٤ذ‬ ٠ُ‫ا‬ ‫عزبس‬ ‫جبء‬
The characters :- ‫اُشخص٤بد‬
Sattar : a soldier who try to convey the death of his friend Ali to the
family .
1-. ‫االعشح‬ ٠ُ‫ا‬ ٚ‫صذ٣و‬ ‫ٝكبح‬ َ‫٣٘و‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ٍٝ‫حب‬ ١‫اُز‬ ١‫اُج٘ذ‬ : ‫عزبس‬
2- Haleema : a little girl whom her father died in a battle recently .
2-. ‫االخ٤شح‬ ‫االٝٗخ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫أُؼشًخ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫ٝاُذٛب‬ ٢‫رٞك‬ ٢‫اُز‬ ‫صـ٤شح‬ ‫كزبح‬ : ‫حِ٤ٔخ‬
Q / Discuss how the visitor tried to convey his message to the little
child ?
‫؟‬ ‫اُصـ٤شح‬ ‫اُطلِخ‬ ٠ُ‫ا‬ ٚ‫سعبُز‬ َ‫٣٘و‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ٍٝ‫حب‬ ‫اُضائش‬ ‫ً٤ق‬ ‫ٗبهش‬ / ‫ط‬
- The visitor " Sattar " tries to convince his message to the little
child , Haleema , that her father is like smoke and she can see him
only when she closes her eyes .
-ٕ‫اُدذخب‬ ٚ‫٣شدج‬ ‫اث٤ٜب‬ ٕ‫ثب‬ , ‫صـ٤شح‬ , ‫اُصـ٤شح‬ ‫اُطلِخ‬ ٠ُ‫ا‬ ٚ‫سعبُز‬ َ‫٣٘و‬ ٍٝ‫حب‬ " ‫عزبس‬ " ‫اُضائش‬
. ‫ػ٤٘بٛب‬ ‫رـِن‬ ‫كوػ‬ ٙ‫رشبٛذ‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ‫ٝرغزط٤غ‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
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4. Q / What moral lessons does writer try to give in " The Swing " ?
‫االسجٞحخ‬ ‫ًزبثخ‬ ٖٓ ‫االخاله٤خ‬ ‫اُذسٝط‬ ٢ٛ ‫ٓب‬ / ‫ط‬‫؟‬
1 - The war destroys every thing , It leads to nothing but death ,
deprivation and destruction .
1-. ‫اُذٓبس‬ ٝ ٕ‫اُحشٓب‬ , ‫أُٞد‬ ٟٞ‫ع‬ ‫ُش٢ء‬ ١‫رؤد‬ ‫ال‬ ‫اُحشة‬ , ‫ش٢ء‬ ًَ ْ‫رحط‬ ‫اُحشة‬
2- All people should stand against the war wherever it happens .
2-‫اُ٘ب‬ ‫جٔ٤غ‬. ‫رحذس‬ ‫ا٣٘ٔب‬ ‫اُحشة‬ ‫ظذ‬ ‫اُٞهٞف‬ ُْٜ ٢‫٣٘جـ‬ ‫ط‬
3- It is a sincere invitation to sustain family life , to make childhood
secure and love one another .
3-. ‫اُجؼط‬ ‫ثؼع٘ب‬ ‫ٝٗحت‬ ‫آٓ٘خ‬ ‫اُطلُٞخ‬ َ‫ُٝجؼ‬ ‫اُؼبئِخ‬ ‫ح٤بح‬ ‫ُشػب٣خ‬ ‫ٓخِصخ‬ ‫دػٞح‬ ‫اٜٗب‬
4- It tells us that Iraqi soldiers defended and defend now for Arab
nation .
4-. ‫اُؼشث٤خ‬ ‫االٓخ‬ ٖ‫ػ‬ ٕٞ‫ٝ٣ذاكؼ‬ ‫داكؼٞا‬ ٖ٤٤‫اُؼشاه‬ ‫اُج٘ٞد‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ‫رخجشٗب‬
Q / Give suitable meaning for the following words and expressions :
: ‫اُزبُ٤خ‬ ‫اُزؼبث٤ش‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ‫ٌُِِٔبد‬ ‫ٓ٘بعت‬ ٠٘‫ٓؼ‬ ٢‫اػط‬
1- crude = simple and not skilling ‫ثٜٔبسح‬ ‫ُ٤ظ‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ‫ثغ٤ػ‬
2- sustain = support emotionally ‫٣غبٗذ‬
3- sways = moves slowly from side to side ‫٣ؤسجح‬
4- vanished = disappeared suddenly ٠‫اخزل‬
5- deprivation=taking something necessary away from someoneٕ‫حشٓب‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
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5. The Canary
١‫اٌُ٘بس‬
‫اُشبػش‬ ‫ح٤بح‬
1- Who was Katherine Mansfield ? ‫ٓبٗغل٤ِذ‬ ٖ٣‫ًبثش‬ ٢ٛ ٖٓ
- She was a famous , modern writer . ‫ٓشٜٞسح‬ ‫حذ٣ثخ‬ ‫ًبرجخ‬
2- Where and when was she born ? ‫ُٝذد‬ ٠‫ٓز‬ ٝ ٖ٣‫ا‬
- She was born in wellington 14 October 1888 - 9 January 1923
New Zealand .
ٕٞ‫ُٝ٘ـز‬ ‫ٓذ٣٘خ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫ُٝذد‬14‫اًزٞثش‬1888-‫ٝرٞك٤ذ‬9٢ٗ‫اُثب‬ ٢ٗ‫اُثب‬ ٕٞٗ‫ًب‬1923٢‫ك‬
. ‫ٗ٤ٞصُ٘ذا‬
3- What are the characters in the story of Canary ?
٢ٛ ‫ٓب‬١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫هصخ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫اُشخص٤بد‬
1) A lonely woman ‫ٝحذاٗ٤خ‬ ‫آشأح‬ ‫اُشئ٤غ٤خ‬ ‫اُشخص٤بد‬
2) A dead canary ‫ٓ٤ذ‬ ١‫ً٘بس‬
3) A china man who sold her canary ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫ثؼٜب‬ ٢٘٤‫ص‬ َ‫سج‬
4) Three younger men whom she cooks dinner for.‫اُؼشبء‬ ُْٜ ‫غجخذ‬ ‫شجبة‬ ‫ثالس‬
5) A washer woman ‫اُخبدٓخ‬
4- What is the canary ? ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ٞٛ ‫ٓب‬
Or – What is the idea of the canary ? ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫كٌشح‬ ٢ٛ ‫ٓب‬
Or – What is the plot of the canary ? ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫هصخ‬ ‫حجٌخ‬ ٢ٛ ‫ٓب‬
Or – In two lines what does " The Canary " tell us ?
‫ثغط‬١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫رخجشٗب‬ ‫ثٔبرا‬ ٖ٣‫ش‬
- It was about a woman lives lonely with her beloved canary
which died at last .
. ‫أُطبف‬ ‫ٜٗب٣خ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ٢‫رٞك‬ ١‫اُز‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫حج٤جٜب‬ ‫ٓغ‬ ‫ػبشذ‬ ٢‫اُز‬ ‫ٝحذاٗ٤خ‬ ‫آشأح‬ ٖ‫ػ‬ ‫اٜٗب‬
5- What is the kind of story ? ‫اُوصخ‬ ‫ٗٞع‬ ٞٛ ‫ٓب‬
- It is a sad story ( lonely woman who lives with empty cage .
. ) ‫كبسؽ‬ ‫هل‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫رؼ٤ش‬ ‫ٝحذاٗ٤خ‬ ‫آشأح‬ ( ‫حض٣٘خ‬ ‫هصخ‬ ‫اٜٗب‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
The Poet's life
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6. 6- Do you agree with Katherine that man should remember his sad
memories ? ‫اُحض٣٘خ‬ ٚ‫رًش٣بر‬ ‫٣ززًش‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ٢‫٣٘جـ‬ َ‫اُشج‬ ٕ‫ثب‬ ٖ٣‫ًبثش‬ ‫ٓغ‬ ‫رزلن‬ َٛ
- No , I don’t agree with her because man should forget his past
anyway and begin a new white page his life .
. ‫جذ٣ذح‬ ‫صلحخ‬ ‫ٝ٣جذأ‬ ٚ٤‫ٓبظ‬ ٠‫٣٘غ‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ٢‫٣٘جـ‬ ٕ‫االٗغب‬ ٕ‫ال‬ ‫ٓؼٜب‬ ‫ارلن‬ ‫ال‬ , ‫ًال‬
1) Where is the big nail ? ‫اٌُج٤ش‬ ‫أُغٔبس‬ ٕ‫ًب‬ ٖ٣‫أ‬
- It's on the right of the front door . ٢ٓ‫االٓب‬ ‫اُجبة‬ ٖ٤ٔ٣ ٢‫ك‬ ٚٗ‫أ‬
2) What does the writer hear sometimes ? ً‫ب‬ٗ‫اح٤ب‬ ‫اٌُبرت‬ ‫٣غٔغ‬ ‫ٓبرا‬
- The writer hears the next people saying " there must have been a
cage hanging from there " .
. " ‫ٛ٘ب‬ ‫ٓؼِن‬ ‫هل‬ ‫ٛ٘بى‬ ٌٕٞ٣ ٕ‫ا‬ ‫٣جت‬ " ُٕٞٞ‫٣و‬ ‫اُ٘بط‬ ‫اٌُبرت‬ ‫٣غٔغ‬
3) How was the canary singing ? ٢٘‫٣ـ‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ٕ‫ًب‬ ‫ً٤ق‬
- The canary was singing wonderfully . ‫سائغ‬ ٌَ‫ثش‬ ٢٘‫٣ـ‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ٕ‫ًب‬
4) From the window , what did the writer use to see ?
‫٣شبٛذ‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ٟ‫٣ش‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ‫اٌُبرت‬ ‫اػزبد‬ ‫ٓبرا‬ , ‫اُ٘بكزح‬ ٖٓ
- From the window , she used to see people stop at the gate to listen
or they lean over the fence by the mock-orange .
‫د٤ب‬‫د‬‫اُغ‬ ٠‫د‬‫د‬ِ‫ػ‬ ‫د‬‫د‬ٌ‫رز‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ٢‫دـ‬‫د‬‫ٝرص‬ ‫دخ‬‫د‬‫اُجٞاث‬ ٢‫د‬‫د‬‫ك‬ ‫دق‬‫د‬‫رو‬ ‫دبط‬‫د‬ُ٘‫ا‬ ٟ‫دش‬‫د‬٣ ٕ‫ا‬ ‫دت‬‫د‬‫اٌُبر‬ ‫دبد‬‫د‬‫اػز‬ , ‫دزح‬‫د‬‫اُ٘بك‬ ٖ‫د‬‫د‬ٓ
. ‫أُض٣لخ‬ ‫اُجشروبُخ‬ ‫ثجبٗت‬
5) What did the canary use to do when the writer had finished the
house in the afternoon ?
‫؟‬ ‫أُغبء‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫أُ٘ضُ٤خ‬ ٙ‫آٞس‬ ‫اٌُبرت‬ ٠ٜٗ‫ا‬ ‫ػ٘ذٓب‬ َ‫٣لؼ‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫اػزبد‬ ‫ٓبرا‬
- The canary used to hop , hop and from one perch to another
inside the cage . . ‫اُول‬ َ‫داخ‬ ٟ‫ألخش‬ ‫ػصب‬ ٖٓ ‫٣ولض‬ ٝ ‫٣ولض‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫اػزبد‬
6) Describe flowers ? ‫االصٛبس‬ ‫صق‬
- Flowers respond wonderfully , but they don’t sympathize .
‫ٌُٜ٘ب‬ , ‫سائؼخ‬ ‫اعزجبثخ‬ ‫اُضٛٞس‬. ٢‫رٞاع‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ‫رزؼبغق‬ ‫ال‬
7) Why did the writer forget the evening star? ‫أُغبء‬ ‫ٗجٔخ‬ ‫اٌُبرجخ‬ ‫ٗغذ‬ ‫ُٔبرا‬
- The writer forgot the evening star because the bird " canary "
came into her life .
. ‫ح٤برٜب‬ ٠ُ‫ا‬ ‫جبء‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫اُط٤ش‬ ٕ‫ال‬ ‫أُغبء‬ ‫ٗجٔخ‬ ‫اٌُبرجخ‬ ‫ٗغ٤ذ‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
‫اُوصخ‬ ٍٞ‫ح‬ ‫أعئِخ‬
6

7. 8) Who came to the door ? Why ? ‫ُٝٔبرا‬ ‫ُِجبة‬ ٠ُ‫ا‬ ‫جبء‬ ٖٓ
- The Chinaman came to the door with birds to sell .
‫اُط٤ٞس‬ ٚ‫ٝٓؼ‬ ٢٘٤‫اُص‬ َ‫اُشج‬ ‫جبء‬.
9) What did the writer remember ? ‫اٌُبرت‬ ‫رزًش‬ ‫ٓبرا‬
- The writer remembered that she shared the canary's life .
‫رزًشد‬‫اٌُبرجخ‬. ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫ح٤بح‬ ‫شبسى‬ ٚٗ‫ثأ‬
10) How many young man did the writer have ? ‫اٌُبرجخ‬ ٟ‫ُذ‬ ً‫ب‬‫شبث‬ ًْ
- The writer had three young men . ‫شجبة‬ ‫ثالس‬ ‫ُذ٣ٜب‬ ‫اٌُبرجخ‬
11) Was the canary perfect company ? ً‫ب‬٤ُ‫ٓثب‬ ً‫ب‬‫سك٤و‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ٕ‫ًب‬ َٛ
- Yes , he was . ً‫ب‬٤ُ‫ٓثب‬ ٕ‫ًب‬ , ْ‫ٗؼ‬
12) Who came into supper every evening ? ‫ٓغبء‬ ًَ ‫ُِؼشبء‬ ٢‫٣أر‬ ٖٓ
- The writer's three young men . ٝ‫ا‬‫اُثالثخ‬ ‫اٌُبرجخ‬ ‫الد‬
13) What idea do the people have of birds ? ‫اُط٤ٞس‬ ٖ‫ػ‬ ‫اُ٘بط‬ ٟ‫ُذ‬ ‫كٌشح‬ ١‫أ‬
- People have idea that birds are heartless , cold little creatures .
. ‫ثبسدح‬ ٝ ‫صـ٤شح‬ ‫ٝٓخِٞهبد‬ ‫هِٞة‬ ‫ثال‬ ‫اُط٤ٞس‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ‫كٌشح‬ ْٜ٣‫ُذ‬ ‫اُ٘بط‬
14) Did the canary die ? ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫ٓبد‬ َٛ
- Yes , he died . ‫ٓبد‬ , ْ‫ٗؼ‬
15) Will the writer have another bird , another pet of any kind ?
‫آخش‬ ‫ٗٞع‬ ١‫أ‬ ٖٓ ‫اُ٤ق‬ ً‫ب‬ٗ‫ح٤ٞا‬ , ‫آخش‬ ً‫ا‬‫غ٤ش‬ ‫اٌُبرت‬ ‫ع٤ِٔي‬ َٛ
- No , she won't . َ‫رلؼ‬ ُٖ ‫ال‬
16) Why did her heart feel hollow ? ‫ه‬ ‫شؼش‬ ‫ُٔبرا‬‫ثبُخٞاء‬ ‫ِجٜب‬
- Her heart felt hollow because she saw her canary died .
. ‫ٓبد‬ ‫هذ‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫شبٛذد‬ ‫ألٜٗب‬ ‫ثبُخٞاء‬ ‫هِجٜب‬ ‫شؼش‬
17) You cannot imagine how wonderfully he sung . ( he referred to
the canary )
ٕ‫ًب‬ ‫ً٤ق‬ ‫ارصٞس‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ‫اعزط٤غ‬ ‫ال‬٠ِ‫ػ‬ ٍ‫٣ذ‬ ( . ٢٘‫٣ـ‬١‫اٌُ٘بس‬)
18) How does the story of " The canary " end ? ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫هصخ‬ ‫اٗزٜذ‬ ‫ً٤ق‬
- It ends unhappy / sad when the canary died .
١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ٢‫رٞك‬ ‫ػ٘ذٓب‬ ٕ‫ثحض‬ ‫ُوصخ‬ ‫اٗزٜذ‬
19) What were the people carried away by ? ‫اُ٘بط‬ ‫اٗذٓج‬ ‫ثٔبرا‬
- They were carried away by the canary's singing.
١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫ثـ٘بء‬ ‫اُ٘بط‬ ‫اٗذٓج‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
7

8. 20) What did the canary do to attract the attention of his owner ?
ٚ‫صبحج‬ ّ‫اٛزٔب‬ ‫ُجزة‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ َٔ‫ػ‬ ‫ٓبرا‬
- The canary used to hop , hop from perch to another . Tap against
the bars and sip a little water to attract the attention of his owner .
‫ُ٤جدزة‬ ً‫ال‬٤‫هِد‬ ‫ذ‬‫ء‬‫ٓدب‬ ‫ٝ٣ششدن‬ ٕ‫اُوعدجب‬ ٠‫ػِد‬ ‫٣٘ودش‬ . ‫٥خدش‬ ٠‫اُد‬ ‫هلد‬ ٖ‫ٓد‬ ‫اُولدض‬ , ‫اُولدض‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ‫اػزبد‬
. ٚ‫صبحج‬ ّ‫اٛزٔب‬
21) When missus said : " When I found him lying on his back with
his eyes dim , she meant he was dead . "
ٙ‫ظٜش‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ً‫ب‬٤‫ٓغزِو‬ ٚ‫ٝجذر‬ ‫ػ٘ذٓب‬ " ‫اٌُبرجخ‬ ‫هبُذ‬ ‫ػ٘ذٓب‬٢‫رؼ٘د‬ ‫ًبٗدذ‬ ‫ًبرجدخ‬ . ٖ٤‫خدبكزز‬ ٖ٤‫ػ٤٘د‬ ‫ٓغ‬
ٕ‫ًب‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ٕ‫ثب‬٠‫رٞك‬ ‫هذ‬" .
22- Missus was happy to have the canary because she lived ( a
lonely , an unlonely ) life .
. ) ‫ٝحذاٗ٤خ‬ ‫ؿ٤ش‬ , ‫ٝحذاٗ٤خ‬ ( ‫ح٤بح‬ ‫رؼ٤ش‬ ‫ألٜٗب‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫الٓزالًٜب‬ ‫عؼ٤ذح‬ ‫اٌُبرجخ‬ ‫ًبٗذ‬
23- The nail to the right of the front door brought back the sweet
memories of the bird to missus . ( true / false )
‫اُز‬ ‫ػٞدح‬ ‫٣جِت‬ ٢ٓ‫االٓب‬ ‫اُجبة‬ ٖ٤ٔ٣ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ‫أُغٔبس‬( . ‫اُجٔ٤ِخ‬ ‫ًش٣بد‬√)
24- People have the idea that birds are heartless and cold little
creatures . ( true / false )
( . ‫ثبسدح‬ ‫صـ٤شح‬ ‫ٓخِٞهبد‬ ‫ٝإٜٗب‬ ‫هِٞة‬ ‫ثال‬ ‫اُط٤ٞس‬ ٕ‫ا‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ‫كٌشح‬ ‫اُ٘بط‬ ٟ‫٣ش‬√)
Q/ Match the words in list ( A ) with the words in list ( B ) that have
the same meaning :
( ‫ثبُوبئٔخ‬ ‫أٌُِبد‬ َ‫اٝص‬( A( ‫ثبُوبئٔخ‬ ‫ثبٌُِٔبد‬B) ‫ٓشادكبد‬ ( ٠٘‫أُؼ‬ ‫ٗلظ‬ ‫إلػطبء‬ ):
1- scarcely = hardly ‫ثشػت‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ‫ثصؼٞثخ‬
2- fancy = imagination ‫رصٞس‬ / ‫ٓخ٤ِخ‬
3- blouse = woman's shirt ٢‫ٗغبئ‬ ‫ثِٞص‬
4- wash in-up = cleaning the dishes ٕٞ‫اُصح‬ َ‫ؿغ‬
5- appreciated = enjoyed , was grateful ً‫ب‬٘‫ٓٔز‬ / ً‫ب‬‫ٓٔزؼ‬ / ً‫ا‬‫شبًش‬
6- neat = tidy ‫أٗ٤ن‬
7- precious = valuable ‫ه٤ٔخ‬ ٝ‫ر‬ / ٖ٤ٔ‫ث‬
8- wondered = asked = thought about ٚ٘‫ػ‬ ٍ‫عأ‬ / ٢‫ك‬ ‫كٌش‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
8

9. Q/ Look up the ten underlined words in the story in your dictionary :
‫ثبُوبٓٞط‬ ً‫ب‬٘٤‫ٓغزؼ‬ ‫اُوصخ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫خػ‬ ‫رحزٜب‬ ٢‫اُز‬ ‫أٌُِبد‬ ٢ٗ‫ٓؼب‬ ٢‫اػط‬
1- after my time ‫ٓٞرٜب‬ ‫ثؼذ‬
2- fluttering ‫سكشكخ‬–‫رصل٤ن‬
3- faint ‫اؿٔبء‬
4- drowsy ٕ‫ٗؼغب‬
5- tucked ‫٣ثجذ‬ / ٢٘‫٣ث‬
6- supper ‫ػشبء‬
7- dreadful ‫ٓخ٤ق‬
8- unbearable ٣ ‫ال‬‫٣طبم‬ ‫ال‬ / َٔ‫حز‬
9- hollow ١ٝ‫خب‬ / ‫كبسؽ‬
Glossary ‫ٓشادكبد‬
1- after my time = after her death ‫ٓٞرٜب‬ ‫ثؼذ‬
2- hop = small jump ‫صـ٤شح‬ ‫هلضح‬
3- perch = a place where a bird rests ‫اُط٤ش‬ ‫ػش‬
4- exquisite = very beautiful ‫سائغ‬ / ‫ٓزأُن‬
5- symapthise = show understanding ‫٣زؼبغق‬
6- goldfinches = small birds with yellow wings ) ‫صـ٤شح‬ ‫غ٤ٞس‬ ( ‫ك٘بجض‬
7- despairingly = with sadness and worry ‫ثبئظ‬ ٌَ‫ثش‬
8- scraped = removed the dirt ) ‫هشش‬ ( ‫ٗظق‬
9- chickweed = small plant with white flowers ‫ث٤عبء‬ ‫صٛٞس‬ ‫راد‬ ‫صـ٤شح‬ ‫ٗجزخ‬
10- exaggerated = made more important than it really is ٚ٤‫ك‬ ‫ٓجبُؾ‬
11- creatures = animals ‫ٓخِٞهبد‬ / ‫ح٤ٞاٗبد‬
12- awful = upsetting , terrible ‫ش٘٤غ‬ / ‫ع٢ء‬
13- spying = watching her secretly ‫٣زجغظ‬
14- dim = dark , lifeless ‫ثبٛذ‬ / ‫خبكذ‬ / ِْ‫ٓظ‬
15- wrung = curled up ‫ٓؼٌٞف‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
9

10. Q/ Do you find it easy to sympathise with the woman ? Why or Why
not ? ‫؟‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ُٔبرا‬ ‫؟‬ ‫ُٔبرا‬ ‫؟‬ ‫أُشأح‬ ‫ٓغ‬ ‫اُزؼبغق‬ َٜ‫اُغ‬ ٖٓ ‫رجذ‬ َٛ
- Yes , I do . She ( Katherine ) was alone and she needed someone or
something to share her life . The canary had died and she would be
alone for the rest of her life .
. ‫ح٤برٜدب‬ ‫٣شدبسًٜب‬ ‫ٓدب‬ ‫ُشد٢ء‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ‫ٓدب‬ ‫ُشدخ‬ ‫ٝرحزدب‬ ‫ٝح٤دذح‬ ‫ًبٗدذ‬ ٖ٣‫ًدبثش‬ . َٜ‫اُغد‬ ٖ‫ٓد‬ , ْ‫ٗؼ‬
. ‫ح٤برٜب‬ ٍٞ‫ُط‬ ‫ٝحذاٗ٤خ‬ ٖ٣‫ًبثش‬ ‫ٝثو٤ذ‬ ٢‫رٞك‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬
Q/ Choose three phrases in the story that create a strong image for
you . ‫ُي‬ ١ٞ‫ه‬ ‫رصٞس‬ ‫رخِن‬ ‫اُوصخ‬ ٢‫ك‬ ‫ػجبساد‬ ‫ثالس‬ ‫اخزش‬
1- " Perfect company " ٢ُ‫أُثب‬ ‫اُشك٤ن‬
- This phrase give me strong image because it shows the
relationship between people and animals .
. ‫اُح٤ٞاٗبد‬ ٝ ‫اُ٘بط‬ ٖ٤‫ث‬ ‫اُؼالهخ‬ ٖ٤‫رج‬ ‫ألٜٗب‬ ‫هٞ٣خ‬ ‫صٞسح‬ ‫رؼط٤٘ب‬ ‫اُؼجبسح‬ ٙ‫ٛز‬
2- " My heart fell hollow " ‫ثبُخٞاء‬ ‫شؼش‬ ٢‫هِج‬
- This phrase give me strong image because it shows woman's heart
has lost the canary .
. ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫كوذد‬ ٢‫اُز‬ ‫أُشأح‬ ‫هِت‬ ٖ٤‫رج‬ ‫ألٜٗب‬ ‫هٞ٣خ‬ ‫صٞسح‬ ‫رؼط٤٘ب‬ ‫اُؼجبسح‬ ٙ‫ٛز‬
3- " I can't describe it " ٚ‫ٝصل‬ ‫اعزط٤غ‬ ‫ال‬
- This phrase give me strong image because it shows huge love
between woman and her bird the canary .
ٖ٤‫رج‬ ‫ألٜٗب‬ ‫هٞ٣خ‬ ‫صٞسح‬ ‫رؼط٤٘ب‬ ‫اُؼجبسح‬ ٙ‫ٛز‬. ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫ٝغ٤شٛب‬ ‫أُشأح‬ ٖ٤‫ث‬ ْ٤‫اُؼظ‬ ‫اُحت‬
4- " I found him lying on his back and with his eyes dim "
٤‫ٓغزِو‬ ٚ‫ٝجذر‬‫خبكزخ‬ ٝ‫ا‬ ‫ثبٛزخ‬ ٕٞ٤‫ػ‬ ‫ٓغ‬ ٙ‫ظٜش‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ً‫ب‬
- This phrase give me strong image because it shows sorrowful
scene that she has lost her lovely bird .
) ١‫دبس‬‫د‬ٌُ٘‫ا‬ ( ‫دب‬‫د‬ٛ‫غ٤ش‬ ‫دذد‬‫د‬‫كو‬ ‫دب‬‫د‬ٜٗ‫ثأ‬ ‫دق‬‫د‬‫ٓؤع‬ ‫دٜذ‬‫د‬‫ٓش‬ ٖ٤‫د‬‫د‬‫رج‬ ‫دب‬‫د‬ٜٗ‫أل‬ ‫دخ‬‫د‬٣ٞ‫ه‬ ‫دٞسح‬‫د‬‫ص‬ ‫دب‬‫د‬٘٤‫رؼط‬ ‫دبسح‬‫د‬‫اُؼج‬ ٙ‫دز‬‫د‬ٛ
. َ٤ٔ‫اُج‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
10

11. Q/ In no more than (200) words , write a summary of Katherine
Mansfield's short story :
( ٖٓ ‫اًثش‬ ‫ُ٤ظ‬200: ‫ٓبٗغل٤ِذ‬ ٖ٣‫ًبثش‬ ‫ُوصخ‬ ‫خالصخ‬ ‫اًزت‬ , ‫ًِٔخ‬ )
The writer who had three sons , brought up a beautiful
canary . She put him in a cage hanging by a nail .
‫ٓؼِدن‬ ‫هلد‬ ٢‫كد‬ ٚ‫ٝظدؼز‬ , َ‫جٔ٤د‬ ١‫ً٘دبس‬ ‫غ٤ش‬ ‫جِت‬ , ‫اث٘بء‬ ‫ثالس‬ ‫٣ِٔي‬ ٕ‫ًب‬ ١‫اُز‬ ‫اٌُبرت‬
. ‫ٓغٔبس‬ ‫ثٞاعطخ‬
She used to talk to him like a dear friend . The canary used to jump
( hop ) from place to another inside the cage .
٣‫ػض‬ ‫صذ٣ن‬ ٚٗ‫ًٝأ‬ ٚ٤ُ‫ا‬ ‫اُزحذس‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ‫اػزبدد‬‫آخدش‬ ٠‫اُد‬ ٕ‫ٌٓدب‬ ٖ‫ٓد‬ ‫اُولدض‬ ٠‫ػِد‬ ١‫اٌُ٘دبس‬ ‫اػزدبد‬ . ‫ض‬
. ‫اُول‬ َ‫داخ‬
He ( the canary ) usually sings many wonderful songs , he was a
perfect company , people believe that birds have heartless , cold
little creatures .
ٕ‫ًدب‬ , ‫سائؼدخ‬ ‫اؿ٘٤دبد‬ ‫ػدذح‬ ‫اُـ٘بء‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫اػزبد‬ٕ‫ثدب‬ ‫اُ٘دبط‬ ‫٣ؼزودذ‬ , ً‫ب‬‫ٓثبُ٤د‬ ً‫ب‬‫سك٤ود‬ ١‫اٌُ٘دبس‬
. ‫ثبسدح‬ ‫ٓخِٞهبد‬ ‫ٝإٜٗب‬ ‫هِٞة‬ ‫ثال‬ ‫اُط٤ٞس‬
She used to look at the evening star , but when she had his
wonderful canary , she forget the evening star .
‫غ٤شٛدب‬ ‫جِجدذ‬ ‫ػ٘دذٓب‬ ٖ‫ٌُد‬ , ‫أُغدبء‬ ْ‫ٗجد‬ ٠‫اُد‬ ‫ٗظشح‬ ‫اُوبء‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ‫اًبرجخ‬ ‫اػزبدد‬, ‫اُشائدغ‬ ١‫اٌُ٘دبس‬
‫أُغب‬ ‫ٗجٔخ‬ ‫ٗغ٤ذ‬. ‫ء‬
She asked people if they brought up canaries , she knew very song
he sang it , she dreamed a sad dream but she had on one to say to
him .
‫ًبٗدذ‬ , ١‫اٌُ٘دبس‬ ‫ؿ٘بٛدب‬ ‫اؿ٘٤خ‬ ًَ ‫رؼشف‬ ‫ًبٗذ‬ . ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ‫غ٤ٞس‬ ٢‫رشث‬ ‫ارا‬ ‫ك٤ٔب‬ ‫اُ٘بط‬ ‫عأُذ‬ْ‫رؼِد‬
. ُٚ ٍٞ‫رو‬ ‫ٓب‬ ً‫ب‬‫شخص‬ ‫ُذ٣ٜب‬ ٌٖ٣ ُْ ٌُٖٝ ٖ٣‫حض‬ ِْ‫ح‬
One day , she found him lying on his back with eye dim . She knew
he died , she decided not to have another bird , another pet of any
kind .
٘٤‫ػ‬ ‫ٓغ‬ ٙ‫ظٜش‬ ٠ِ‫ػ‬ ً‫ب‬٤‫ٓغزِو‬ ) ١‫اٌُ٘بس‬ ( ٚ‫ٝجذر‬ , ّ‫اال٣ب‬ ‫احذ‬ ٢‫ك‬٠‫ردٞك‬ ٚ‫اٗد‬ ‫ػشكذ‬ . ٖ٤‫خبكزز‬ ٖ٤
ّ‫ػذ‬ ‫ٝهشسد‬ .. ‫آخش‬ ‫ٗٞع‬ ٖٓ ‫اُ٤ق‬ ٕ‫ح٤ٞا‬ ١‫أ‬ ٝ‫ا‬ , ‫آخش‬ ‫غ٤ش‬ ‫آزالًٜب‬
6th
Preparatory ١‫حٔبد‬ ْ٤ٛ‫اثشا‬ ‫س٣بض‬ ‫االعزبر‬ ‫اػذاد‬
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