Professor Lidenbrock discovers a coded parchment that he believes contains directions to the center of the Earth. His nephew Axel helps decipher it. They travel to Iceland with their guide Hans. After reaching the extinct volcano Mount Sneffels, they find an opening that leads deep underground. Following tunnels and passageways through various layers of the Earth's crust, they encounter strange plants and animals. Exhausted, the group emerges in southern Italy, having made a journey to and from the center of the Earth.

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Journey to the center of the Earth
) ‫األرض‬ ‫مركز‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫رحمة‬ (
By :-Jules Verne
About the author ‫المؤلؼ‬ ‫عف‬
Jules Verne is a French writer . He was born in 1828, and he died in 1905 . His novels were
translated into many languages and was based on scientific advances that . He thought would be
made be made in the future .
About the story :-
It is mixture of science, adventure and imagination PROFESSOR Lidenbrock was a
famous geologist in the 19th
century . He had good reasons to believe that . the inside of the earth
was not hot, and a journey to the center of the earth and back was possible . these reasons were
based on scientific work.
Places where incidents happened
‫القصة‬ ‫أحداث‬ ‫فييا‬ ‫ي‬‫تجر‬ ‫التي‬ ‫األماكف‬
Hamburg ‫ىامبرجر‬ A city in Germany ‫ألمانيا‬ ‫في‬ ‫مدينة‬
Iceland ‫أيسمندا‬ An island in the North sea ‫أوربا‬ ‫فوؽ‬ ‫الشمالي‬ ‫البحر‬ ‫في‬ ‫ة‬‫جزير‬
Reykjavik ‫ركيجافيؾ‬ The capital city of Iceland ‫أيسمندا‬ ‫عاصفة‬
Snaffles ‫سنيفمس‬ An extinct volcano in Iceland ‫أيسمندا‬ ‫في‬ ‫خامد‬ ‫بركاف‬
Scartaris ‫سكارتارس‬ A high monition in Iceland ‫أيسمندا‬ ‫في‬ ‫مرتفع‬ ‫جبؿ‬
Copenhagen ‫كوبنياجف‬ The capital city of Denmark ‫الدانمرؾ‬ ‫عاصمة‬
Stromboli ‫سترمبولي‬ A small island off the coast of southern Italy ‫ة‬‫صغير‬ ‫ة‬‫جزير‬‫إيطاليا‬ ‫جنوب‬ ‫و‬ ‫ساحؿ‬ ‫عف‬ ‫بعيدة‬
San Vicenza ‫فيشنزو‬ ‫ساف‬ The largest town on Stromboli ‫سترمبولي‬ ‫ة‬‫جزير‬ ‫في‬ ‫مدينة‬ ‫أكبر‬
Messene ‫مسينا‬ A port on the island of Sicily, Italy ‫في‬ ‫مقمية‬ ‫ة‬‫جزير‬ ‫في‬ ‫ميناء‬ ‫إيطاليا‬
Marseilles ‫مارسيميا‬ A port on the southern coast of France. ‫بفرنسا‬ ‫الجنوبي‬ ‫ساحؿ‬ ‫عمي‬ ‫ميناء‬
1 – CHARA CTER STUDY
Axle
He was a young boy who lives with his uncle professor Lidenbrock .
He often helped the professor in his work He was proud to be the assistant of
his uncle . He broke the secret code of the parchment .He went with his uncle
to the center of the Earth .
Martha :-
She was professor Lidenbrock’s. She was a very good cook.
* She was worried about the professor.
Professor Lidenbrock
He lived in a house in the city of Hamburg . He gave lectures in the
University of Hamburg . He knew more about the Earth than any other scientist

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Other geologist, came to lean from him He was Axel’s uncle Axel lived with him
when his parents died . He made a successful journey to the center of the Earth
After his return to Hamburg . He became a great man .
Dr . Fridrikson
He was a scientist from Iceland . The professor told him that he was
interested in exploring Iceland’s geology . He told the professor that Sneffels
had a very interesting crater He arranged for a guide called Hans to take the
professor and Alex to Sneffels .
Hans :-
He was a guide from Iceland . He went with the professor and Axel to
the centre of the Earth .He was a big man . He was calm and sensible.
He moved slowly and did not say much . helped Axel and the professor to
pack the gun , tools and scientific instruments . He led them out of Reykjavik .
He took them to sneffels .He cut down some of the tress, tied them together
and made a raft for them to cross the sea . When they came back from journey .
He decided to go home in Iceland .
‫القصػػػػػػػة‬ ‫ممخػػػػػػػػػػص‬
‫وسط‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫رحمة‬‫األرض‬
‫الفصؿ‬ ‫مف‬1‫إلي‬5‫األوؿ‬ ‫اسي‬‫ر‬‫الد‬ ‫بالفصؿ‬ ‫الخاص‬
‫ىذا‬ ‫وقعت‬ ‫قديم‬ ‫أيسمندي‬ ‫لكتاب‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫كان‬ ‫قديم‬ ‫كتاب‬ ‫في‬ ‫نبروك‬ ‫ليد‬ ‫وفسر‬ ‫البر‬ ‫نظر‬
‫ليد‬ ‫البروفسير‬ ‫يستطيع‬ ‫لم‬ . ‫األيسمندية‬ ‫بالحروف‬ ‫عمييا‬ ‫مكتوب‬ ‫الجمد‬ ‫من‬ ‫رقيقة‬ ‫قطعة‬ ‫الكتاب‬
‫كتبت‬ ‫أنيا‬ ‫نبروك‬ ‫ليد‬ ‫أعتقد‬ ‫و‬ . ‫فيميا‬ ‫استطاع‬ ‫أكسيل‬ ‫أخيو‬ ‫ابن‬ ‫لكن‬ ‫و‬ . ‫الكتابة‬ ‫ىذه‬ ‫فيم‬ ‫نبروك‬
‫ع‬ ‫اسطة‬‫و‬‫ب‬‫عمو‬ ‫يخبر‬ ‫أن‬ ‫أكسيل‬ ‫رفض‬ ‫البداية‬ ‫في‬ . ‫صم‬ ‫ساكنو‬ ‫أرن‬ ‫ـي‬‫ـ‬‫ع‬‫يد‬ ‫مشيور‬ ‫أيسمندي‬ ‫الم‬
‫الرحمة‬ ‫ىذه‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫عمو‬ ‫سيأخذه‬ ‫الحالة‬ ‫ىذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫ألن‬ ‫ـد‬‫ـ‬‫م‬‫الج‬ ‫قطعة‬ ‫عمي‬ ‫مكتوب‬ ‫ىو‬ ‫ما‬ ‫فيم‬ ‫بأنو‬
‫ابن‬ ‫و‬ ‫ىو‬ ‫قام‬ ‫سنيفمس‬ ‫بركان‬ ‫ـي‬‫ل‬‫إ‬ ‫ثم‬ ‫أيسمندا‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫الذىاب‬ ‫نبروك‬ ‫ليد‬ ‫البروفسير‬ ‫قرر‬ . ‫ة‬‫ر‬‫الخطي‬
‫بحز‬ ‫أكسيل‬ ‫أخيو‬‫قابال‬ ‫ـدا‬‫ن‬‫أيسم‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫ذىبا‬ ‫عندما‬ ‫و‬ ‫صنادقييم‬ ‫في‬ ‫اآلالت‬ ‫و‬ ‫ات‬‫و‬‫األد‬‫و‬ ‫البنادق‬ ‫م‬
. ‫ة‬‫ر‬‫األخي‬ ‫سنة‬ ‫الستمائة‬ ‫منذ‬ ‫يثور‬ ‫لم‬ ‫سنيفمس‬ ‫بركان‬ ‫بأن‬ ‫ىم‬‫أخبر‬ ‫الذي‬ ‫ركسون‬ ‫يد‬‫ر‬‫ف‬ ‫دكتور‬
‫إلي‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫ووصم‬ ‫سنيفمس‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫تسمق‬ ‫و‬ ‫ىناك‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫ذىب‬ ‫ثم‬ . ‫سنيفمس‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫ىانز‬ ‫يدعي‬ ‫مرشد‬ ‫ـم‬‫ـ‬‫ى‬‫وسيأخذ‬
‫صخر‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫وشاىد‬ . ‫فوىتو‬‫في‬‫ر‬‫ح‬ ‫عمييا‬ ‫ة‬‫ر‬‫كبي‬ ‫ة‬A . S‫ليد‬ ‫بروفيسور‬ ‫ىم‬‫أخبر‬ ‫و‬ ‫مدخنو‬ ‫في‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫ل‬‫ز‬‫ن‬ ‫ثم‬
، ‫المرحمة‬ ‫من‬ ‫الثانية‬ ‫المرحمة‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫بدء‬ ‫و‬ . ‫العمماء‬ ‫يعتقد‬ ‫كما‬ ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫حا‬ ‫ليس‬ ‫األرض‬ ‫وسط‬ ‫بأن‬ ‫نبروك‬
‫البروفيسور‬ ‫قام‬ ‫و‬ ‫يقان‬‫ر‬‫ط‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫وجد‬ ‫الممر‬ ‫نياية‬ ‫ـي‬‫ف‬ ‫و‬ ، ‫الحمم‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫شاىد‬ ‫و‬ ‫صغير‬ ‫ممر‬ ‫في‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫ودخم‬
‫ق‬‫ر‬‫الش‬ ‫يق‬‫ر‬‫الط‬ ‫باتخاذ‬‫ذلك‬ ‫جعل‬ ‫مما‬ ‫أسفل‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫ليس‬ ‫و‬ ‫أعمي‬ ‫إلي‬ ‫يصعد‬ ‫كان‬ ‫يق‬‫ر‬‫الط‬ ‫ىذا‬ ‫و‬ . ‫ي‬

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‫المحفوظة‬ ‫الحيونات‬ ‫و‬ ‫النباتات‬ ‫ـض‬‫ـ‬‫ع‬‫ب‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫ـد‬‫ـ‬‫ى‬‫شا‬ ‫ىناك‬ ‫و‬ . ‫متعبين‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫أصبح‬ ‫و‬ ‫ليم‬ ‫بالنسبة‬ ‫صعبا‬
‫وقام‬ . ‫الصخور‬ ‫في‬‫نظر‬ ‫فجأة‬ . ‫ـم‬‫ـ‬‫ي‬‫موقع‬ ‫ليحدد‬ ‫العممية‬ ‫تو‬‫ز‬‫أجي‬ ‫باستخدام‬ ‫نبروك‬ ‫ليد‬ ‫البروفيسور‬
‫ىانز‬ ‫ال‬‫و‬ ‫حولو‬ ‫أكسيل‬‫ـو‬‫ي‬‫عم‬ ‫أغمي‬ ‫و‬ ‫األرض‬ ‫عمي‬ ‫وقع‬ ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫أخي‬‫و‬ ‫كالمجنون‬ ‫يصيح‬ ‫لمخمف‬ ‫ي‬‫جر‬ ‫تاه‬ ‫لقد‬ .
.
Geology ‫األرض‬ ‫طبقات‬ ‫عمـ‬ Walk up and down ‫ذىابا‬ ‫بتمشي‬ Scientific ‫عممية‬ Assistant ‫مساعد‬
Excited ‫منفعؿ‬ Puzzled ‫ة‬‫حير‬ Parchment ‫جمد‬ ‫قطعة‬ Proud ‫فخور‬
Upstairs ‫العموي‬ ‫الطابؽ‬ Slammed ‫يشد‬ Pick it up ‫يمتقطيا‬ Discoveries ‫اكتشافات‬
Exclaimed ‫مندىشا‬ ‫صاح‬ First ‫اليد‬ ‫قبضة‬ Runes ‫األيسمندية‬ Discovered ‫اكتشؼ‬
Fantastic ‫بديع‬ ‫و‬ ‫ائع‬‫ر‬ Immediately ‫الحالي‬ ‫في‬ Impatiently ‫الصبر‬ ‫بفارغ‬ Find out ‫يكشؼ‬
Owned ‫امتمؾ‬ Staring ‫يحممؽ‬ No sense ‫معني‬ ‫بدوف‬ Guessed ‫خمف‬
Wonderful ‫ائع‬‫ر‬ Code ‫“رمز‬ ‫كود‬ “ Lectures ‫ات‬‫ر‬‫محاض‬ Message ‫رسالة‬
Translation ‫ترجمة‬ Owned ‫امتمؾ‬ Geologist ‫جيولوجيا‬ ‫عالـ‬ Latin ‫الالتينية‬ ‫المغة‬
Icelandic ‫أيسمندي‬ Magnifying glass ‫ة‬‫مكبر‬ ‫عدسة‬ Scientist ‫عالـ‬ Starve ‫جوعا‬ ‫يموت‬
Summary
Professor Lidenbrock came home early and he was very excited . He entered his
room and looked at an old book . This was a translation of a famous Icelandic book . A
place of parchment fell out of the book it was written in runes . professor Lidenbrock
couldn’t understand its writing . He called his nephew Axel who was his assistant . He
told him that the book and parchment were not written in the same handwriting . He used
a magnifying glass to make the letter bigger . He thought that the parchment was written
by a famous Icelandic scientist called Arne Sacknussemm who wanted to hide his
discovery but professor Lidenbrock insisted on discovering the secret .
Questions and answers
1–What was professor Lidenbrock? or what do you know about ?
He was a famous geologist at the university of Hamburg .
2–Who is the narrator of this story ?
He is Axel . He was the professor’s nephew .
Chapter
one

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3-Why did Axel live with his uncle the professor? What did he do
?
He lived with his uncle because his parents died . He worked as professor’s
assistant 4–What made the professor go back home early ?
He was excited because he found a fantastic book which was more that six
hundred years old
5–What was the old book the professor found ?
The old book was a translation of a famous Icelandic book which was
written by snort Sturlasson in the twelfth century
6–What did the professor find in the book ?
He found a piece of parchment in it . There were strange letters written on in
7–What did the professor at first think a bout the writing
on the parchment ?
At first , he thought it was written in runes in runes which are the old
Icelandic alphabet
8–How did the professor conclude that parchment was written by
the owner of the book
He noticed that the writing of the parchment was different from the writing of the
book so he concluded it was written by the owner of the book .
9–How did the professor know the owner of the of the book ?
with the help of a magnifying glass, he read the name Arne Saknussemm . He was a
famous lcelandic scientist of the sixteenth century he made many great discoveries .
10–What was the problem the professor wanted to find out ?
He wanted to know why Arne hid what he had discovered and kept his discovery a
secret
11–What did the professor guess the writing was ? why ?
He guessed that it was Latin and not lcelandic because scientists of the sixteenth century
always wrote about their discoveries in Latin .
12–Why was the professor greatly excited ?
He could not make any sense of the writing on the parchment .
13–How do you know that professor was greatly excited ?
He slammed the door behind him when he went out of the house and he didn’t
have his dinner
14-Why couldn’t professor Lidenbrock understand the
parchment ?
Because the letters were mixed up , and they were written in a secret code
15–Why did he think that the parchment was newer than the
book ?

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Because the writing of the parchment is later than the writing of the book .
16–What did professor Lidenbrock use to make the latter’s on
the parchment appear bigger ?
He used a magnifying glass to make the letters bigger
17–Why did professor Lidenbrock think that the message was
written in Latin ?
Because scientists of the sixteenth century always wrote their discoveries in Latin
18–Why did Martha say, “He will starve “ ?
Because professor Lidenbrock went without his dinner .
19–What was professor Lidenbrock doing in his study ?
He looking at a very old book . He kept opening and shutting it , and talking about it to
himself
20–How old was that book ? It was about six hundred years old
21–What kind of book was it ? It was a translation of a famous Icelandic . It
was written by snorri Sturlasson in the 12th
century
22–What fell out of the book ?
Apiece of parchment fell out of the book .
Look and answer.
1–What is it ? ………………………
2–Where was it ? ………….…………
3–Could the professor read it ? …………………………..
4–Could he understand it ? why ? ……………………..
5–What are runes ? ………………..
Test yourself
Answer the following questions.
1 – What was professor Lidenbrock’s job ?
2 – What was the professor fame ?
3 – What made Axel live with his uncle ?
4 – What was Axel proud of ?
5 – How did the book which the professor found excite him ?

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6 – What did the professor find inside the book ? What troubled him about it ?
7 – Who was the owner of that book ?
8 – What made the professor conclude that the owner of the book wrote the
parchment ?
9 – What did the professor think at first a bout the language of the writing ?
What made him change his mind ?
10 – What was the problem the professor was trying to solve ?
Complete the following sentences
1 – Professor Lidenbrock worked as …………………..
2 - Professor Lidenbrock was the best scientist in ………………….
3 – Axel lived with his uncle when …………………….
4 – The old book which the professor found was ……………………
5 – The professor found ………………. In the old book .
6 – The old book was written by …………………..
7 – The parchment was written by …………………..
8 – The professor was surprised to find that the parchment’s writing
9 – At first , the professor believed the parchment’s writing
10 – The professor changed his mind about the parchment’s writing and
believed Because ……
arrange ‫رتب‬ shadow ‫ظؿ‬ frightened ‫خائؼ‬ heat ‫ة‬‫ار‬‫ر‬‫ح‬
Impossible ‫مستحيؿ‬ Scartaris ‫سكارتارس‬ really ‫حقيقة‬ extinct ‫خامد‬
combination‫مجموعة‬ Surprised ‫مندىش‬ brave ‫شجاع‬ erupted ‫أثار‬
Breathe ‫يتنفس‬ Pack ‫بحزـ‬ ‫يربط‬ Return ‫يرجع‬ Several ‫عديد‬
To fan ‫ييوي‬ Together ‫معا‬ Burn ‫يحرؽ‬ Leads to ‫إلي‬ ‫يؤدي‬
Suddenly ‫فجاءه‬ kindly ‫يعطؼ‬ appeared ‫ظير‬
Casts its shadow
Crater ‫فوىة‬ Forget ‫ينس‬ Couch ‫أريكة‬ came back ‫يرجع‬
Chapter
two

7. 7
Spread ‫نشر‬ Map ‫خريطة‬ Footsteps ‫خطوت‬ alive ‫عاش‬
managed to ‫استطاع‬ volcano ‫بركاف‬ discovery ‫ا‬‫كتشاؼ‬ dangerous ‫ظيير‬
A live ‫حي‬ reach ‫يصؿ‬ decided ‫قرر‬ shook ‫يحضر‬
Summary
Axel tried to study the parchment. He saw some Latin words
which he knew the, he had broken the secret code, and he
understood all of it. He didn’t want to tell his uncle that he
understood what was written on the parchment because his uncle
would go to the dangerous journey and take Axel with him. He
thought of burning the parchment. But he felt sorry for his uncle and
so, told him that he knew the secret of the parchment. When his
uncle read the words on the parchment, he jumped to his feet. He
told Axel to bring him the atlas and to pack the box. He decided to
go to Iceland, and then to Sneffels, the extinct volcano. He told Axel
to go with him.
Questions and answers
1–What did Axel try to do?
He tried to arrange the letters to form Latin words but he couldn’t
2–How did Axel break the secret code?
When he started to fan himself with the parchment, he saw some
Latin words of the Earth led him to break the secret code
3-Why didn’t Axel want to tell his uncle that he knew the secret
message? Axel didn’t want his uncle to make that journey as he was afraid of it
4-What made Axel tell his uncle about the secret message?
The professor spent all his time trying to find out the secret message. He
didn’t sleep or eat: So Axel decided to tell him about his discovery .
5-What was the secret message?
It was to go down into the crater of Sneffels which the shadow of Scartaris
touched before July. He would reach the center of the earth.
6-What decision did the professor make? He decided to make the
journey to the centre of the earth

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7-What did the professor find in the atlas?
He found the places Arne had written. Sneffels was a huge mountain
8-Why was Axel against that journey?
He believed that the centre of the earth is very hot, so the journey was impossible
9-What was the professor’s answer to Axel’s objection ‫أعترض‬ ?
The professor said that scientists should go and see for themselves.
10-What was the professor’s final decision?
They would leave for Iceland the day after the next day
11-Why was Axel excited and happy?
Because he had broken the secret code
12-Why didn’t Axel want to tell his uncle that he understood the
parchment?Because his uncle would go on the dangerous journey and
take Axel with him
13-What was written on the parchment?
 “Go down into the crater of Sneffels which the shadow of Scartaris touches
before July
14-What did professor Lidenbrock do when he read the
parchment?  He gave a great cry and jumped to his feet
15-What did he decide to do?
 He decided to pack his box, and together with Axel set out for the journey
16-What is Sneffels?  Sneffels is a huge mountain it is an instinct
volcano that has never erupted since 1229 leads to the centre of the Earth
17-Why was Axel afraid to go to Sneffels?  He was afraid that he
wouldn’t 18-What did professor Lidenbrock say?
He said “we are scientists and we would go there and see for ourselves “
Answer :- Test yourself
1–Who is he?……………………………………………..…
2–Who was Axel? ……………………………………………
3–What is he doing? ……………………………………………
4–What is he reading? ………………………………………………….…
5–Could he read it? …………………………………………..…………
6- Do you think he is clever? Why? ………………………………….……
7 -Why was he excited and happy? ………………………………….….…
8 -Did he want to tell his uncle? Why? ……………………………………
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Answer the following questions.
1 –What attempts did Axel make to work out the secret code?
2 –What led Axel to succeed in his attempt?
3 –Why was Axel against telling his uncle about his success?
4 –What made Axel tell his uncle a bout the solution of the secret code?
5 –What decision did the professor make?
6 –How did Axel try to stop him from making that journey?
7 -When would they start their journey?
Complete the following sentences
1–Axel tried to arrange the parchment’s message so that ………………….
2–When Axel saw some Latin words of the earth ………………….
3–Although Axel had broken the secret code ………………………
4–In order to stop his uncle from reading the message, Axel was about to
5–The professor would do the same it ………….……………………..
6–The secret message said that ………………………………………..
7–The professor suffered so much from his failure to work out the secret code the
8–When he knew the parchments because …………………………..
9–Sneffels was not dangerous because ……………………………
10–The crater that leads to the centre of the earth is the one which ………
11–Although everyone knows that the centre of the earth is very hot …….
12–The professor decided to start the journey ………………….
13–Axel picked up the parchment and started to fan himself with it because.....
14 - Axel was excited because he …………………………………………..
15–Only one crater of Sneffels leads to …………………………………
16–Axel was going to burn the parchment when ………………..
17-Axel tried to tell his uncle of the danger of the journey, but ………………
prepared ‫استعد‬ steamer ‫بخارية‬ ‫سفينة‬ see us off ‫يودعنا‬ volcanic rocks
instruments ‫أ‬‫ات‬‫و‬‫د‬ Danish ‫دانمركي‬ countryside ‫الريؼ‬ twisted ‫التوي‬
activity ‫نشاط‬ introduction ‫تعارؼ‬ a path ‫ممر‬ camped ‫معسكر‬
Chapter
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10. 11
mad ‫مجنوف‬ The sea was rough Bleak ‫بارد‬ edge ‫حافة‬
nodded ‫أسو‬‫ر‬ ‫ىز‬ seasick ‫البحر‬ ‫ار‬‫و‬‫د‬ beds of lava ‫الحمـ‬ ‫قاع‬ the view ‫المنظر‬
cellar ‫سرداب‬ voyage ‫بحرية‬ ‫رحمة‬ farmhouse ‫ريفي‬ ‫منزؿ‬ peaks ‫قمـ‬
set off ‫السير‬ ‫بدأ‬ capital of Iceland Inlet ‫صغير‬ ‫خميج‬ Icelanders ‫كاف‬
Instructions‫تعميمات‬ springs ‫عيوف‬ tide ‫الجزر‬ ‫و‬ ‫المد‬ delighted ‫بتيج‬
explore ‫يستكشؼ‬ bare rock ‫ي‬‫عار‬ waste ‫يضيع‬ cone ‫مخروط‬
interested in ‫ب‬ ‫ميتـ‬ base ‫أساس‬ Stayed ‫مكث‬ descend ‫ينزؿ‬
interesting ‫شيؽ‬ Fears ‫خوؼ‬ refused ‫رفض‬ chimneys ‫مداخف‬
tools ‫ات‬‫و‬‫أد‬ prove ‫يثبت‬ ‫ىف‬‫ببر‬ offer ‫منحة‬ ‫عطاء‬ marks ‫عالمات‬
Summary
Professor Lidenbrock and Axel packed guns, tools and instruments into
their boxes . Then, they set off on their journey they reached Copenhagen A
Danish scientist gave them letters of introduction to Dr Frideikson . told
them that Iceland had many volcanoes which had been explored . He told
them that Sneffels had not erupted for the last six hundred years A guide
called Hans take them to Sneffels. They left Reykjavik the capital of Iceland,
and crossed the countryside. The Icelanders were helpful and kind to them .
They travelled through beds of lave and sharp rocks. Axel was full of fear
and he dreamed that was inside a volcano. They climbed Sunffels. They
reached its top and camped at the edge of the crater. It was very high and
they used ropes to descend. At the bottom of the crater there were three
chimneys. Professor Lidenbrock saw a large rock with some letters A. S on
it. They spelled the name of Arne Saknussemm. Professor Lidenbrock and
Axel had to discover which of the three chimneys Arne Saknussemm had
descended
.
Questions and answers
1–What did they pack into the boxes?
They packed guns, tools and instruments into boxes
2–Where were they going?  They were going to the center of the
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3 –How did they travel going?  By steamer
4 –Who did they meet there? What did he give them?
They met a Danish scientist. He gave them letters of introduction to Dr
Fridrikson
5–Why was professor Lidenbrock seasick for most of the voyage
?
Because the sea was rough
6–What did Dr Fridrikson tell them?
He told them that Iceland had many volcanoes which had not been explored
7–What did he say about Sneffels?
He said that Sneffels had a very interesting which had not been explored
8–What did the Icelanders give them?
The Icelanders gave them food and drink
9–What dream did Axel have?
He dreamed that he was inside a volcano and there was a great explosion
10–What were there at the bottom of the crater?
There were three chimneys at the bottom of the crater
11–How did the professor and Axel prepare for the journey?
They got guns, tools and scientific instruments and packed up everything
12–How did they go to Copenhagen?
They went by steamer to Copenhagen
13–Who did they meet? Why?
They met by steamer to Copenhagen introduction to the most important
men in Iceland
14–How did they go to Iceland? How was the sea?
They sailed north to Iceland and the sea was rough.
15–What was Dr Fridikson’s suggestion? Why did the professor
agree to it? He suggested Snaffles and the professor agreed because it
was the place where he would go to the center of the earth.
16–Who was their guide? Why did they like him?
Their guide was Hans. They liked him because he did not say very much.
17–Describe the group’s journey to Snaffles.
18–What were Axle’s fears?He thought perhaps the volcano was
no extinct – only sleeping and might wake up
19–How long did they take to climb Snaffles?

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They climbed the whole of the day and reached the top at eleven o’clock that
night
20–Where did they camp? They camped at the edge of the crater
21–Which peak did they choose? They chose Scartaris
22–How many chimneys were at the bottom of the crater? Which
one would they descend?
There were three chimneys. They would descend the one which the shadow
of Scartaris touched at the end of June.
23–What were the marks they saw on a large rock?
They were letters which spelt the name of Arne Saknussemm. He was the
owner of the parchment
Test yourself
Answer the following questions.
1–Why did the professor and Axel go to Copenhagen?
2–Describe their voyage to Iceland.
3–Who did they meet in the capital of Iceland?
4–How did Fridrikson help the professor?
5–Who was the guide and what did the professor want him to do?
6–How was the countryside in the first part of their journey to Sneffels?
7–How was the rocky land in the second part of their journey to Sneffels?
8–Describe the group’s ascent to the top of Snaffles.
9–Which crater did the group enter?
10–Which chimney had they to descend? How could they know it?
Complete the following sentences
1 – Guns, tools and scientific instruments …………………………
2 – The professor and Axel traveled to Copenhagen ………………………..
3 – They met a Danish scientist who ………………………………………
4 – During the voyage to Iceland, the professor …………………………..
5 – Dr Fridrikson asked the professor to explore …………………………….
6 – Dr Fridrikson was helpful when ……………………………………….
7 – The professor and Axel liked Hans because ………………………
8 – They traveled through the country side which ………………………
9 – During their journey to Sneffels, at night they ………………….
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Delay ‫التأخير‬ Ray ‫شعاع‬ Carefully ‫بعناية‬ Blowing ‫ييب‬
Bright ‫مضئ‬ / ‫وضاح‬ Stage ‫مرحمة‬ Stuck ‫الصؽ‬ springs
Leaned ‫انحني‬ Passage ‫ممر‬ Angles ‫ايا‬‫و‬‫ز‬ Surprised ‫مندىش‬
Threw ‫القي‬–‫رمي‬ magnificent ‫ائع‬‫ر‬ Loose rocks ‫صخور‬ Replied ‫يرد‬
Supplies ‫–إمدادات‬ ‫مؤف‬ Struggled ‫ناضؿ‬ Depths ‫األعماؽ‬ Agree ‫افؽ‬‫و‬‫ي‬
Our turn ‫دورنا‬ Electric torch Tiring descend Divided ‫يقسـ‬
Exhausted ‫متعب‬ Light ‫–ضوء‬ ‫نور‬ Plenty of ‫مف‬ ‫كثير‬ Hesitate ‫يتردد‬
examining ‫يفحص‬ Rope ‫صؿ‬ Lea in ‫عمي‬ ‫يشد‬ Pouring ‫يصب‬
Summary
On June 28th
, the shadow of Scartaris fell on the middle of the three chimneys .
They prepared to descend the chimney . They tied a long rope to the edge of the
chimney and they descended carefully . At the bottom of the chimney , it was getting
darker . It had been a long and tiring descend, and they were exhausted . Professor
Lidenbrock said that the centre of the Earth can’t be hot as all scientists think . Then
they set off on the next stage of the journey . They entered a small passage that led off
to the right . When they left the main chimney , they saw the sky of Iceland for the last
time . They saw the lave that flowed through the passage and formed strange shapes .
They were in a cave and there was no air in it . Axel didn’t know where the air had
come from . Axel was worried because they had use about half of their water . At the
end of the passage , there were two paths , one going east , the other going west .
Professor Lidenbrock took the eastern path and Axel and Hans followed him
.
Questions and answers
1-Why couldn’t they know at first which chimney they would
descend ?  There were clouds for three days ; so there was no shadow of
Scartaris to see . 2-Which chimney did they go in to ? Why ?
They went into the middle chimney as the shadow of Scartaris
3-How did they lower their supplies ?
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Hans put them in the end of the rope . He threw the rope down the
chimney .
4-How did they go down ? They tied a long rope to the edge of the
chimney and descended one by one .
5-When did they reach the bottom of the chimney ?  at midnight
.
6-How did they feel when they reached the bottom of the
chimney ? They were tired and exhausted
7-What did the professor say about the heat in the center of the
Earth ? He said that he examined the rocks while they were descending .
They proved that the center of the Earth could not be hot .
8-Where did they go when they reached the bottom of the chimney ?
They went into a small passage that led off to the right .
9-How did Axel like the sight of the red lava rocks ?
He enjoyed that sight . They sparkled like jewels .
10-Where did they spend the night ? What was strange about
the place ?  They spent the night in a kind of cave . It was strange Axel
could feel a wind blowing through the cave .
11-What was the problem that worried Axel ?
They had used about half of the water . They did not find springs of water
as the professor had expected .
12-What was the professor’s opinion about this problem ?
He believed they would fin plenty of water after getting through the lave walls
13-Which path did they go into when they reached the end of the
passage ? They went into the eastern path .
Test yourself
Answer the following questions.
1 – How long were they delayed ? Why ?
2 – How did they know that they had to descend the middle chimney ?
3 – How didn’t they descend don’t the chimney ?
4 – What did Hans do to take their supplies down with them ?
5 – Why were they tired when they reached the bottom of the chimney ?
6 – What did the professor examine while descending ? Why ?
7 – What was the beautiful sight that Axel enjoyed ?
8 – Why was Axel worried about water ?
9 – Where did they go after reaching the end of the passage ?
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Complete the following sentences
1 – The professor didn’t know at first which chimney to descend because
…...
2 – They descended the middle chimney as ………………………
3 – Their supplies were lowered by …………………………………….
4 – They descended by a long rope tied to ………………………………..
5 – After three hours of descent , the chimney got ………………………….
6 – They were exhausted when they reached …………………………..
7 – When the professor examined the rocks as he was descending , he found out
that
…………………………………………
realized ‫–أدرؾ‬ hissing sound ‫صوت‬
‫خفيؼ‬
thirsty ‫عطشاف‬ steps ‫ساللـ‬
crossroads Jet ‫ة‬‫نافور‬ Pick axe ‫فأس‬ Calculate ‫يحسب‬
Preserved ‫محفوظ‬ Burst out ‫انجر‬ Saved ‫أدخر‬ Position ‫موقع‬
shell ‫صدؼ‬ knocked down ‫أوقع‬ whispered ‫ىمس‬ Atlantic ocean
insect ‫ة‬‫حشر‬ pain ‫ألـ‬ give up ‫عف‬ ‫يتخمي‬ due to ‫إلي‬ ‫يرجع‬
mistake ‫غمطة‬‫خطأ‬ tasted better ‫أفضؿ‬ ‫طعـ‬ persuade ‫يقنع‬ increased ‫ايد‬‫ز‬‫مت‬
Coal ‫فحـ‬ Decided ‫قرر‬ Dreadful ‫فظيع‬ Pressure ‫يخفؼ‬
Blank ‫خالي‬ Eager ‫في‬ ‫اغب‬‫ر‬ Thoughts ‫أفكار‬ ‫كالمعتاد‬as usual
Summary
Professor Lidenbrock, Hans and Axel following the eastern passage for thee days
the path was going up, not down so they were tired. Some plants and animals were
preserved in the rocks. This means that they taken the wrong path Axel was very thirsty
and so his uncle gave him the last drops of water in his bottle. Axel couldn’t persuade
his uncle to go back and give up the journey. Suddenly they heard the sound of water
coming from an underground river. This water was very strong and hot. The path
continued westward, and they started to go down again. The rocks were shaped like
steps, so they descended quickly. Professor Lidenbrock used his scientific instruments
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to calculate their position . Suddenly Axel turned around and he didn’t find his uncle
or Hans. He was lost his torch fell down and it was broken. He ran back shouting like a
madman. At last he fell on the floor and fainted.
Questions and answers
1-Which passage did the professor decide to follow ? He decided
to follow the eastern passage
2 – Why did Axel believe they had taken the wrong passage ?
Axel noticed animals and plants preserved in the rock
3 –What was the professor’s decision ?  He decided to follow
the passage to its end
4- When did they decide to go back to the crossroads ?They
decided to go back to the crossroads when they came to a flat wall with no
way forward 5 – What happened to Axel when they reached the
crossroads ?He was so thirsty that he fell to the ground .
6 - How did the professor help Axel ?
The professor gave Axel the last few drops of water which made
him feel stronger
7–Why did Axel want to go back and give up the journey ?
He believed they would die as they had no water
8 – What was the professor’s decision concerning the problem
of water ? He decided to have one more day to find water .
9 - Where was the running water ?
The running water was on the other side of the wall of the rock
10- When did Hans do to get water ?
 He hit the rock with his pickaxe and worked hard for an hour to make a
large hole in the wall
11–How did the water get out of the hole ?
 A strong jet of boiling water burst out
12–What happened to Hans when the water rushed out of the hole ?
The water was so strong that it knocked him down . He cried out in pain as
the water was boiling
13 – What did they do when the water cooled down ?
They drank water and filled their bottles with water
14–What did the professor find out when he calculated their
position ? They were 200 km west of their starting point ; so they were
under the Atlantic ocean .

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15 - Why did Axel feel a pain in his ears ?What was the
professor’s advice ? Axel felt a pain in his ears because of the increased
air pressure . The professor advised shim to breathe quickly.
16 –Where were they on the seventh of August ?
They were 125 km below the earth’s surface .
17- How did Axel lose his way ?
 Axel was walking in front with the torch in his hand . Somewhere he had
taken a walking turning . When he looked behind , he found himself alone
18 –What attempts did Axel make to find the professor and Hans
?
1 – At first , he waited for them for a quarter of an hour .
2 – He called but there was no answer
3 – When he wanted to go back , he didn’t find the running water beside him
. He walked upwards for half an hour but reached a dead end when he
walked into a wall of rock and fell sown .
4 – He dropped his torch which was broken and he lay in complete darkness
.
5 – He stood up and ran back down the path . He ran against the rocks, cut
himself , fell on the floor and fainted .
Test yourself
Answer the following questions.
1 – What was the passage that the professor chose ?
2 – Why did Axel feel tired ?
3 – What did Axel show his uncle ? What did he believe ?
4 – What did Axel show his uncle ? What did he believe ?
5 - What was strange about the eastern passage ?
6 – When did they decide to go back to the crossroads ? Why ?
7 – Why did Axel fall down when they reached the crossroads ?
8 – Why did Axel ask his uncle to give up the journey ?
9 – When would the professor give up the journey ?
10 – Where did they hear the noise of running water ?
11 – How and why did Hans make a big hole in the wall of rock ?
12 – What happened to Hans when the jet of water burst out ?
13 – How would the running water help them in the journey ?
14 – How did the professor calculate their position ? What were his results ?
15 – How did the increased air pressure affect them ?

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Complete the following sentences
1 – When they followed the eastern passage , they noticed …………….
2 – They were tired because the path ……………………………………
3 – Axel showed his uncle the shell of an insect ……………………..
4 – Axel believed they had taken the wrong path because ………………..
5 – When they came to a blank wall with no way past it ……………
6 – When they reached the crossroads , Axel ………………………..
7 – The professor gave Axel the last few drops of water to ………………
8 – Axel asked the professor to give up the journey because ………………..
9 – The professor asked Axel to give him one more day to ………….
10 – The noise of the running water was ……………………………..
11 – Hans hit the rock wall with his pickaxe to …………………
12 – A strong jet of water burst out ………………………………..
13 – The jet of water was so strong that Hans ………………………..
14 – When the water cooled down , they ………………………….
15 – The profess was able to calculate their position with the help of ………..
16 – According to the professor’s calculations , they ………………
17 – They felt pain in their ears as a result of …………………………
18 – Axel knew that he had lost his way when …………………….
19 – There was no water to follow when Axel decided …………….
20 – Axel knew he had reached a dead end when …………………
24 – When Axel at last fell on the floor , ……………………………
‫األول‬ ‫اسي‬‫ر‬‫الد‬ ‫الفصل‬ ‫علي‬ ‫شاملة‬ ‫اجعة‬‫ر‬‫م‬
Read the following questions and answers :-
1 – Who was professor Lidenbrock ?
He was a famous scientist and geologist who know more about the Earth
than other scientist
2 -Who was Axel ?  Axel was the professor’s nephew .
3 -What kind of book was the professor studying ?
It was a translation of a famous Icelandic book . It was written by Snorri
Sturlasson in the 12th
century .
4 -Why did the professor guess that the parchment was written
in runes ? He guessed that the parchment was written in runes because
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5–Why did professor Lidenbrock guess that the message was
written in Latin ?
He guessed that it was written in Latin when he saw the name of Arne
Saknussemm written on it . Arne Saknussemm was an Icelandic scientist who
lived the 16th
century . The scientists of the sixteenth century wrote about
their discoveries in Latin .
6–Why did the professor guess that the parchment was written by
someone who the book ?
The book and the parchment were not written in the same handwriting .
Also the writing of the parchment was later than the writing of the book .
7-Why couldn’t the professor understand the writing of the
parchment ? He couldn’t understand it because the letters were mixed up
.
8 – When did Axel come to live professor Lidenbrock ?
When Axel’s parents died, she came to live with his uncle professor
Lidenbrock .
9 – Who was Arne Saknussemm ?
 He was a famous Icelandic scientist of the sixteenth century . He made
many scientific Discoveries . He was the owner of the book and the writer of
the parchment .
10–When was Axel able to break the secret code ?
 He was able to break the secret code when he saw some Latin words which he knew .
11–Why didn’t Axel want to tell his uncle that he knew the secret
message ?
Because he was sure that the professor would make the journey to the centre of the
Earth and would take Axel with him
12-Why was Axel going to burn the parchment ?
 He was going to burn it in order to stop his uncle from making that dangerous journey
to the centre of the Earth
13 – Why did Axel decide to tell him about the secret message ?
Axel felt sorry for his uncle who had not slept or eaten for two days .
14 – What was the secret message of the parchment ?
The secret message of the parchment was to go down into the crater
of Sneffels which The shadow of Scartaris touched before July .
Then one would reach the centre of the Earth . Arne Saknussemm had done
that

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15 – How did Axel and professor feel about making a journey to
the centre of the Earth ?
Axel was worried about making that journey, but the professors was
excited
.16 – Axel believed that the journey would be impossible and
dangerous? . Why? Because he had no idea that sneffels was an extinct volcano
. He believed that the centre of the Earth was very hot .
17–What was Sneffels ? It was a huge mountain, nearly two thousand
meters high . It was an extinct ( dead ) volcano that had not erupted since
1229 . . It had a crater the leads to the centre of the Earth
18 – What was Scartaris ? It was a mountain in Iceland that casts its
shadow at the end of June over the crater that Leads to the centre of the Earth
19 – What did Axel and his uncle take with them for the journey?
They packed guns, tools, scientific instruments and food and drink
.20 – Who was Dr. Fridrikson ? How could he help professor
Lidenbrock ? He was a scientist from Iceland . He arranged for a guide,
called “ Hans, “ to take the professor and Axel to Sneffels
21 –Why did professor Lidenbrock give a shout when he was
exploring the three chimneys ? Professor Lidenbrock gave a shout
because he found out the letters of Arne Saknussemm on a large rock
.22 - What did professor Lidenbrock tell Dr. Fridrikson about his
journeyto the centre of the Earth? He did not tell him about the
journey to the centre of the Earth . He told Fridrikson that he was interested in
exploring Iceland’s geology
23–Why had the three men to wait at the bottom of the crater for
three days ? They had to wait because it was cloudy and there was no shadow to
guide them to the Correct chimney that would lead them to the centre of the Earth
.24 – What did the rocks of the chimney’s walls prove to
professor Lidenbrock ? The rocks proved that the centre of the Earth
could not be hot .
25 – What did the professor tell Axel when he was worried about
water ? He told him that they would find underground springs of water
26 – What was preserved in the younger rocks ?
Plants, animals and shells of insects .
27 – How was Axel when he reached the crossroads?

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Axel was so tired and thirsty that he fell to the ground
28 – Why did Axel try to persuade his uncle to stop the
journey and go back ? What did his uncle tell him ?
Axel thought that they would die of thirst? . His uncle told him that
if they did not find water in the western passage the next day, they would go
back to the surface of the earth
29 – What noise did they hear in the western passage ?
They heard the noise of running water on the other side of the rock wall. It
was an underground river .A jet of hot water burst out of the wall
31-Why did Hans cry out in pain when the jet of water hit him ?
Hans cried out in pain because the water was very ho
t 32 – Why did Axel feel pain in his ears ? What did his uncle
advise him to do ? Axel felt pain in his ears due to the increased air
pressure air pressure . His uncle advised him to breathe quickly .
33 – How did Axel get lost ? Did he find the other two men
immediately ? Axel was walking in front of his uncle and Hans . When
he turned around to speak to his uncle, he found himself all alone . He waited
for a quarter of an hour, then called out, but there was no answer
34 – What did Axel do when he got lost ?
He fell down and broke the torch . Then he stood up and ran down the
passage incomplete darkness, waving his arms and shouting like a madman
35 – What happened to Axel at last ? At last he fell on the floor and
fainted

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