ME, UNIVERSAL LANDMARKS AND OUTSTANDING FIGURES

IN HISTORY, LITERATURE AND ARTS
(BOOK 4 – SEQUENCE 1)
SCRIPTS FOR: I LISTEN AND DO.

• Tasks 2, 3 and 4: I listen to the tourist guide (Part 1). (CD, track 1)
A group of Algerian middle school students are visiting London. They
are riding an open-top double-decker bus and their English tourist guide is
showing them London’s most famous landmarks and monuments during
this sightseeing tour.
Tourist guide (speaking in the microphone): Good morning, everybody!
Group (enthusiastically): Good morning, sir!
Tourist guide (speaking in the microphone): Did you sleep well last
night?
Group (excitedly): Very well, sir! Thank you.
Tourist guide (speaking in the microphone): Have you had a good
English breakfast this morning? It’s going to be a long day!
Group (enthusiastically): Yes, sir! We’re ready!
Tourist guide: Fine, then. Today, we’re going on a sightseeing tour
around London. We are now in the city of Westminster. In a few minutes,
you will see the Houses of Parliament along the river Thames, on your left.
The place is also known as Westminster Palace, which was originally built
in the eleventh century. On 16th October 1834 most of the building was
destroyed by a fire. Six years later, construction began on the current
Houses of Parliament and was completed thirty years afterwards. In 1987,
UNESCO designated the building as a World Heritage Site.
Some of the factual information contained in this text has been adapted from:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Houses-of-Parliament-buildings-London-United-
Kingdom http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/31/world/europe/houses-of-parliament-
great-britainfast-facts/index.html

• Tasks 5, 6 and 7: I listen to the tourist guide (Part 2). (CD, track 2)
Tourist guide: Do you see that high tower at the end of the Houses of
Parliament? Well, this is the clock tower, which tourists often call “Big Ben”
when referring to London’s most famous landmark. But that’s wrong. It is
the massive bell inside the clock tower that is correctly referred to as Big
Ben. It is believed Big Ben was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, whose

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name is inscribed on the bell. Others say that the bell was named after the
champion heavyweight boxer Ben Caunt (nicknamed “Big Ben”) because it
was the largest of its kind.
Some of the factual information contained in this text has been adapted from:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/unitedkingdom/england/lond
on/articles/big-ben-facts-elizabeth-tower-london/
• Tasks 8, 9 and 10: I listen to the tourist guide (Part 3). (CD, track 3)
Tourist guide: As for the clock itself, Edmund Beckett Denison worked
with Edward Dent, a clockmaker, to design the clock which would become
the Great Clock in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster. Big Ben
chimed for the first time on 11th July 1859. The bell’s strikes were broadcast
internationally by the BBC for the first time in 1932. Big Ben weighs 13.7
tons, stands 2.2 metres tall and has a diameter of 2.7 metres. The hammer
weighs 200 kilos. The clock tower, which is 96 metres tall, looks spectacular
at night when the four clock faces are illuminated.
Some of the factual information contained in this text has been adapted from:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/unitedkingdom/
england/london/articles/big-ben-facts-elizabeth-tower-london/
• Tasks 12, 13 and 14: I listen to the tourist guide (Part 4). (CD, track 4)
On day 2 of their visit, the group of Algerian middle school students
were taken by their English guide to Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town
about 160km northwest of London and the birthplace of the famous
English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.
Tourist guide: Now, here we are in Stratford-upon-Avon. Our coach is
heading towards Shakespeare’s house where he was born on 23rd April 1564
and where he also died on the 26th day of the same month in 1616. As you
may know, Shakespeare wrote some of the best plays in English drama, like
“Romeo and Juliet”, “Hamlet”, “Macbeth”, “Othello”, etc. He was an actor,
a playwright or dramatist and one of the greatest English poets, too. He
created his own acting company and built his own theatre, called the Globe
Theatre. Here we are, folks! This is Shakespeare’s house. It’s a small
museum, today. We’re going to get off the coach in a minute and visit it.
• Tasks 22, 23, 25 and 26: I listen to the conversation (Part 1). (CD, track 5)
Nabila has just returned from a summer holiday cruise in the
Mediterranean. She has visited Italy, Turkey and Spain. She is now chatting

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with some of her classmates about the places of interest she has visited in
each of the three countries.
Nadia: Welcome back, Nabila. How was your cruise?
Nabila: Nice to see you all again... Oh, it was wonderful! First, I sailed
from Algiers to Spain on a cruise ship. Then, I visited Italy and, after that, I
sailed to Istanbul with a stopover for two nights on the Greek island of
Mykonos. Finally, I returned to Algiers after having spent four exciting days
in Turkey.
• Tasks 29, 30 and 31: I listen to the conversation (Part 2). (CD, track 6)
Karim: You lucky girl! Now, tell us the whole story from the beginning.
How was your trip to Barcelona?
Nabila: You mean Granada. This is southern Spain. I didn’t go to
Barcelona. We disembarked at the port of Malaga, the town where the
greatest Spanish painter Pablo Picasso was born. “Guernica” is one of his
most famous paintings. I visited his family house and birthplace, which is
now a museum.
Karim: He’s really a great modern artist. Do you know his date of birth?
Nabila: I think the guide told us he was born on the 25th October 1881 but
he died in France in 1973. I’m sure of that. After my visit to Malaga, I went
to Granada.
Nadia: I’ve read something interesting about the famous Alhambra palace
in Granada on the Internet. Did you visit it?
Nabila: Yes, of course. That was the first place I visited in Granada. One of
the most fascinating palaces I have ever seen! A real wonder!
• Tasks 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38: I listen to the conversation (Part 3).
(CD, track 7)

Karim: Why is it called “Alhambra”?
Nabila: Well, Karim, it’s easy to guess, since “Alhambra” is an Arabic word
which means “red”. It was called so because of its reddish walls: in Arabic
“Qalat al-Hamra’” means “Red Fortress”. It was built in the ninth century as
a military fortress and became a royal residence for the first time in the
thirteenth century during the Nasrid dynasty. As a result, all the other emirs
of Granada also used it as a residence until the fall of the city on 2nd January
1492 and the exile of Muslim Andalusians to North Africa – that is
Morocco, Tunisia and our own country, Algeria.
Nadia: Is Alhambra as big as what people say about it on the Internet?

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Nabila: Oh, yes it is! It’s a huge place! The palace extends over 100,000
square metres. Therefore, you can call it a town, not just a palace. It has a
2000m long wall, 29 towers, 7 gates, a great number of halls, courtyards,
gardens and fountains – the “Fountain of the Lions” is the most famous one.
Alhambra was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.
Some of the factual information contained in this text has been adapted
from:http://granadablog.net/category/alhambra-2/
• Tasks 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47 and 48: I listen to the conversation
(Part 4). (CD, track
Karim: So, you first visited southern Spain and then, from there, you sailed
to Italy. Right?
Nabila: That’s right. And the first town I visited was Pisa. It’s as big as
Malaga. Did you know that it’s the birthplace of Galileo Galilei, the famous
Italian astronomer? I did not know that before! It’s also famous for its leaning
tower, which is known worldwide. When you see the 56m tall tower for the
first time, you think it’s going to fall to the ground right away. It’s amazing!
Nadia: It must be very old. When was it built?
Nabila: In the twelfth century, if my memory serves me right. Its construction
took more than 200 years – two centuries – to be completed! The tower is
located with other famous historic monuments in a big square called the
Piazza del Duomo. In 1987, UNESCO listed the miraculous tower and the
other monuments as a World HeritageSite.
Karim: Did you visit Florence? People say it is the capital of Arts.
Nabila: No, but I went to Anchiano, a small village 60km to the east of Pisa
and the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, the brilliant Italian painter, scientist
and engineer. I visited the house where he was born in 1452. If I remember
correctly, he died at the age of 67.
Nadia: Is he the one who painted the famous Mona Lisa?
Nabila: That’s right. The painting is kept in the Louvre Museum, in Paris.
Some of the factual information contained in this text has been adapted from:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/7/newsid_4037000/4037997. stm

• Tasks 54 and 55: I listen to the conversation (Part 5). (CD, track 9)
Nadia: Your cruise makes me dream, Nabila! Now, tell us about Istanbul!
Nabila: It’s an amazing city! It’s divided into two parts by the Sea of

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Marmara. Half of the city is situated in Europe and the other half in Asia.
Many of the famous landmarks and historic sites are located in the European
part. So, I first visited Topkapi Palace. It used to be the residence of the
Ottoman sultans between the 15th and the 19th centuries.
Karim: Is Topkapi Palace as big as Alhambra?
Nabila: No, it’s not as big as the Andalusian palace; Topkapi is smaller. The
guide told us that its area was about 80,000 square metres. It’s a huge
complex with many different quarters, halls, rooms, kitchens, baths, stables
for horses, etc. Today, the palace is a museum, which was added to the
UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1985.
• Tasks 56, 57, 58 and 59: I listen to the conversation (Part 6).
(CD, track 10)

Nadia: Who built this marvel? Did you know, Nabila?
Nabila: Many architects contributed to its building but the most outstanding
of them all was Mimar Sinan, born around 1490. He designed many of the
largest mosques in Istanbul such as the Suleymaniye Mosque, where he is
buried next to Sultan Suleyman and his wife. He died on 17th July 1588, if
my memory serves me right.
Nadia: You’ve seen and learnt lots of interesting things, Nabila. Please, take
me with you on your next cruise!
Karim: Me, too!
Nabila: I’d love to but it’s not as easy as you think!

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ME, UNIVERSAL LANDMARKS AND OUTSTANDING FIGURES

IN HISTORY, LITERATURE AND ARTS
(BOOK 4 – SEQUENCE 1)

SCRIPTS FOR: MY PRONUNCIATION TOOLS

1. DIPHTHONGS
a. I listen and repeat. (CD, track 11)

b. I listen and repeat each line. (CD, track 12)
Æ /eI/
bay

/aI/
bye

/OI/
boy

Æ /e@/
pair

/U@/
pure

/I@/
peer

Æ /@U/
know

/aU/
now

/eI/ Æ away – famous – same – main
/aI/ Æ I – ride – child – like
/OI/ Æ enjoy – employ – point – choice
/e@/ Æ care – aware – stair – where
/U@/ Æ mature – pure – cure – tour
/I@/ Æ real – experience – Shakespeare – career
/@U/ Æ old – most – home – grow
/aU/ Æ how – count – out – about

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2. Consonant clusters
a. I listen and repeat. (CD, track 13)
Consonant Clusters in Initial Position
/pr/ Æ prefer – pretty – price – pray
/br/ Æ breakfast – brother – brown – bread
/tr/ Æ trip – try – transport – traffic
/dr/ Æ drama – dramatist – dream – drink
b. I listen and repeat. (CD, track 14)
Consonant Clusters in Final Position
/nt/ Æ plant – point – paint – went
/nd/Æ second – round – rained – planned
/ft/ Æ gift – soft – stuffed – sniffed
/kt/ Æ strict – act – packed – picked
c. I listen and repeat each pair. (CD, track 15)

d. I listen and repeat each pair. (CD, track 16)
Consonant Clusters in Initial
Position Æ /pr/ –
/br/
Æ /tr/ –
/dr/
: preach / breach – prey / bray – prick / brick
pride / bride – prim / brim – prior / briar
: train / drain – try / dry – trip / drip
tread / dread – troop / droop – trunk / drunk

Consonant Clusters in Final Position
Æ /nt/ – /nd/
Æ /ft/ – /kt/

: bent / bend – sent / send – meant / mend
spent / spend – want / wand – joint / joined
: soft / socked – craft / cracked – loft / locked
lift / licked – coughed / cocked – laughed / larked

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I pronounce.
• Tasks 1 and 2. I listen and do the task. (CD, track 17)

• Tasks 4 and 5. I listen and do the task. (CD, track 18)
Æ /eI/: take – stay – make – tray – try – sailor
Æ /aI/: life – height – classmate – kind – pilot – writer
Æ /OI/: noise – voice – vice – soil – coin – point
Æ /e@/: hair – fair – air – ear – share – stair
Æ /U@/: cure – pure – tour – tear – mature – endure
Æ /I@/: clear – here – fear – dear – dare – engineer
Æ /@U/: throw – show – shout – close – post – poet
Æ /aU/: down – town – counting – accountant – load – loud

Æ /eI/, /aI/ or /OI/?
Picasso was a great painter; he started painting at the age of
eight.
Æ /e@/, /U@/ or /I@/?
When I was ten years old, my dream career was engineering.
Æ /@U/ or /aU/?
Childhood memories remain the most important moments
in our lives even when we grow old.

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• Tasks 8, 9 and 10. I listen and do the task. (CD, track 19)

• Tasks 12 and 13. I listen and do the task. (CD, track 20)

• Tasks 16 and 17. I listen and do the task. (CD, track 21)
(preparing) for a (trip) has never been a (dreary) (event) for
me. I am not a (brilliant) organiser, but I always do things with
the (greatest) (excitement). First, I get my suitcase (packed) as
(best) as I can. Then, I start planning. Which (train) to take?
Which (monument) to see? Which (restaurant) to go to? I (drink)
only mineral water when I (travel) and never chat with taxi
(drivers) since they are the (most) talkative people in the world.
“My name’s (/eI/ – /aI/) Omar. I’m from Algeria (/I@/ –
/e@/). When I grow up (/@U/ – /aU/), I want to become a
humanitarian (/I@/ – /e@/) worker. I am a very humane (/eI/ –
/aI/) person: I’ve always shown (/@U/ – /aU/) great (/eI/ – /aI/)
compassion, love and care (/I@/ – /e@/) for people in need. I want
to help children who are suffering from war and poverty all over
(/@U/ – /aU/) the world, especially the children in Palestine (/eI/ –
/aI/). I’m now (/@U/ – /aU/) mature (/e@/ – /U@/) enough to know
(/@U/ – /aU/) that this is the career (/I@/ – /e@/) I really (/I@/ – /e@/)
dream of. I want to join (/aI/ – /OI/) the UNICEF or any other
humanitarian organisation (/eI/ – /aI/) to realise (/eI/ – /aI/) my
(/eI/ – /aI/) dream.”

drum – rent – shift – prize – sand – brake – trousers – rocked
prune – find – tramway – drown – hand – soaked – brave – land

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ME, MY PERSONALITY AND LIFE EXPERIENCES

(BOOK 4 – SEQUENCE 2)
SCRIPTS FOR: I LISTEN AND DO.

• Tasks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: I listen to Rosemary. (CD, track 22)
Rosemary: One of my special memories was my first day at elementary
school. I was so excited to meet my new friends and teachers. Mrs Riley
taught me English and one of the most important things in life: how to care
for others. Mrs Evans taught me how to read and write, and encouraged me
to write short stories and poems. I loved writing, and my dream was to
become a famous writer someday. Before I left elementary school, Mrs
Evans told me, “Keep writing, Rosemary. Never give up your dream.” Mr
Bradshaw taught me maths. I really liked doing maths projects. He also
taught me to be self-confident and always believe in myself.
Thank you Mrs Riley, Mrs Evans and Mr Bradshaw. I have learnt from you
how to turn all my dreams into reality. I have never forgotten you.

Materials collected & adapted from: “Our Center School Memories”
Classroom Press, NY, 2002
• Tasks 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22: I listen to Dewi. (CD, track 23)
Dewi: My name’s Dewi. I’m a 15-year-old girl from India. Unlike many
wealthy children who live in comfortable flats and villas, I live in one of the
poorest slums in the capital New Delhi with my parents and sister. I’m
chatty but very disciplined. My dream is to become a teacher when I grow
up. I will teach children to read, write and count. School is the most
important thing for them because they won’t get a job if they don’t go to
school. I want to help poor children. I want to be helpful to my people.
Children’s interviews around the world by Chris de Bode
www.lensculture.com
• Tasks 27, 28 and 33: I listen to Joanne Rowling (Part 1). (CD, track 24)
American schoolchildren are online (on the Internet) to ask questions to
the British writer J. K. Rowling (born in 1965), author of the best-seller
“Harry Potter”.
Question 1: Was there a particular teacher who encouraged you to write
when you were a child?

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Joanne Rowling: I had some wonderful teachers, but I never told them that
I wanted to be a writer.

Materials collected & adapted from: “J. K. Rowling Interview”
www.scholastic.com
• Tasks 29 and 33: I listen to Joanne Rowling (Part 2). (CD, track 25)
Question 2: Would you like to do another job?
Joanne Rowling: No. I’m doing the best job in the world! Although I
enjoyed being a teacher!

Materials collected & adapted from: “J. K. Rowling Interview”
www.scholastic.com
• Tasks 30, 31 and 33: I listen to Joanne Rowling (Part 3). (CD, track 26)
Question 3: If you have to choose one teacher from your books to teach your
child, who will it be andwhy?
Joanne Rowling: Professor Lupin. He’s my ideal teacher because he is kind,
clever, and gives very interesting lessons.

Materials collected & adapted from: “J. K. Rowling Interview”
www.scholastic.com
• Tasks 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50: I listen to Kateb Yacine
(Part 1). (CD, track 27)
Kateb Yacine, the famous Algerian writer I studied in sequence (1), is
interviewed by a French TV journalist.
Kateb Yacine: In my childhood there were... let’s say... the French
schoolteacher and my mother, in endless conflict with each other, because
they represented two opposite worlds. My mother represented Algeria,
walking barefoot at home, with her long dress, speaking a different
language, whereas my French school teacher walked with high-heel shoes...
20th century... dominating, prestigious country... France... Well, this was a
superior world to me.
Translated and adapted from: “Kateb Yacine – Public Letter Writer” The ORTF
Research Service, in the series “Un Certain Regard”, Television Programme by
Charles Haroche & Isidro Romeo (21/11/1971)

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• Tasks 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 63 and 64: I listen to Kateb Yacine
(Part 2). (CD, track 28)
Kateb Yacine: I noticed then that while I was getting more interested in
school and in learning, I started to drift away from the world I preferred,
which of course is my mother’s world. This caused conflicting feelings in
me, but I did not figure things out clearly at the time as I was very young. I
wasn’t mature enough. The conflict exploded later, during the events of
Setif... There was a massacre. I was nearly shot dead. I was arrested and sent
to prison with many of my schoolmates.
Journalist: How old were you?
Translated and adapted from: “Kateb Yacine – Public Letter Writer” The ORTF
Research Service, in the series “Un Certain Regard”, Television Programme by
Charles Haroche & Isidro Romeo
(21/11/1971)
• Tasks 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70: I listen to Kateb Yacine (Part 3).
(CD, track 29)
Kateb Yacine: I was fifteen. In prison, and in the concentration camp
afterwards, I suddenly became aware of the existence of my people for the
first time in my life. I saw them every day in prison. I heard them talk. I felt
close to those poor workers, farmers, fellahs, unemployed. I had never paid
attention to them in the street before. It was a real shock to me. They were
absent from my French school world.... Many years later, these same people
would turn out to be the main characters of my books.
Translated and adapted from: “Kateb Yacine – Public Letter Writer” The ORTF
Research Service, in the series “Un Certain Regard”, Television Programme by
Charles Haroche & Isidro Romeo
(21/11/1971)

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ME, MY PERSONALITY AND LIFE EXPERIENCES

(BOOK 4 – SEQUENCE 2)

SCRIPTS FOR: MY PRONUNCIATION TOOLS

1. TRIPHTHONGS
a. I listen and repeat. (CD, track 30)

b. I listen and repeat each line. (CD, track 31)

Æ /eI@/ /aI@/ /OI@/
layer liar lawyer
Æ /@U@/ /aU@/ /eI@/
sower sour sayer
2. Pronunciation of “have / has” (as auxiliaries in the present perfect tense)
a. I listen and repeat. (CD, track 32)
/eI@/
/aI@/
/OI@/
/@U@/
/aU@/
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
player – layer – payer – mayonnaise
fire – lions – diary – buyer
royal – loyal – lawyer – employer
slower – lower – mower – Noah
tower – shower – flour – our

Have /h@v/ you ever written a poem?
– Yes, I have. /hæv/
I’ve /v/ written a lot of poems.
– No, I haven’t. /hævnt/
I’ve /v/ never written a poem.

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b. I listen and repeat. (CD, track 33)

3. Pronunciation of “ed” endings in past simple and past participle forms of
regular verbs (review)
a. I listen and repeat each verb. (CD, track 34)

b. I listen and repeat each sentence. (CD, track 35)
/Id/

/t/
Æ My mother represented Algeria.
The conflict exploded later, during the “events of Setif”.
Æ My French schoolteacher walked with high-heel shoes.
J.K.Rowling has published the “Harry Potter” series.
/d/ Æ Mrs Riley encouraged me to write short stories and poems.
J.K.Rowling enjoyed being a teacher.
/Id/

/t/

/d/
Æ

Æ

Æ
started – affected – represented – arrested – exploded – decided – needed
liked – walked – experienced – influenced – wished – hoped – stressed
encouraged – loved – enjoyed – studied – preferred – caused – opposed
1. Has /h@z/ Rosemary learnt important things from herteachers?
– Yes, she has. /hæz/
She’s /z/ learnt a lot.
2. Has /h@z/ Rosemary forgotten herteachers?
– No, she hasn’t. /hæznt/
She’s /z/ never forgotten them.
3. Nice to see you again Mrs Riley, after all these years!
It’s /s/ been a long time! Do you remember me? I’m Rosemary
Artwood.

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I pronounce.
• Tasks 1 and 2: I listen and do the task. (CD, track 36)

• Tasks 4 and 5: I listen and do the task. (CD, track 37)
Ø /@U@/ or/aU@/?
coward – rower – power – slower – plougher – sower – blower
Ø /eI@/ or/aI@/?
wire – betrayer – pliers – trial – sprayer – prior – greyer
Ø /OI@/ or/aI@/?
dialogue – soya – royalty – quantifier – biological – loyalty
Ø /eI@/ or /aI@/ or/OI@/?
royal – stayer – slayer – fire – lawyer – employer – buyer –
loyal

a. London’s clock tower is higher than the Leaning Tower in Pisa.
b. The lawyer claimed that his client was always loyal to his
employer.
c. He felt very tired after changing his flat tyre.
d. You won’t have to wait for an hour if you cook chips in a fryer.
e. Fruit-growers have lost money because the climate is getting
drier.

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• Tasks 7 and 8: I listen and do the task. (CD, track 38)

• Tasks 10, 11 and 12. I listen and do the task. (CD, track 39)
Not far from the Science Museum and the Modern Art Gallery
there is a beautiful square, where museum and gallery-goers
often meet at weekends. Gardeners usually come early in the
morning to cut the taller blades of grass with their lawn mowers
and tend the flowers. Street vendors watch for potential
customers or buyers. At this hour, traffic is unusually slow for a
weekend because of the royal procession further down the street
and the crowd of summer visitors and sports players gathered for
the Olympic Games.

Journalist: Have (/hæv/–/h@v/) you ever dreamt of a different
career, Professor Nobel?
Alfred Nobel: As a matter of fact, I have (/hæv/–/h@v/). When I
was young, my dream was to become a writer. I was interested in
literature and poetry.
Journalist: Yourfather is an engineer, and he probably wanted you
to be interested in science, like him. Has (/hæz/–/h@z/) he
influenced your career aspirations?
Alfred Nobel: Of course he has(/hæz/–/h@z/). He’s(/s/–/z/) obliged
me to become a scientist.
Journalist: How do you feel about it today?
Alfred Nobel: Well, it’s (/s/–/z/) been hard but I’ve (/hæv/–/v/)
never given up writing!

Biographical facts collected from: www.famousscientists.org

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• Tasks 14 and 15. I listen and do the task. (CD, track 40)

• Tasks 18, 19 and 20. I listen and do the task. (CD, track 41)
List: watched – washed – resisted – interviewed – replaced –
reminded – remembered – insisted – oppressed – travelled
– occupied – cared – invaded – kicked – avoided –
invented
Æ /Id/: completed – demanded – liberated – wanted – ended –
studied – folded
Æ /t/: checked – passed – wrapped – robbed – laughed – rushed
– matched
Æ /d/: lived – died – colonised – nursed – suffered – employed –
joined

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ME, MY COMMUNITY AND CITIZENSHIP
(BOOK 4 – SEQUENCE 3)
SCRIPTS FOR: I LISTEN AND DO.

• Tasks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13: On the night before her death,
a mother wrote a letter to her 16-year-old daughter. I listen to Part (1) of
this letter. (CD, track 42)
My only little girl Jana,
Don’t be frightened and sad because I am going to die. Learn, my child, to
look at life as a serious matter. Life is hard, but don’t let it defeat you.
Decide to fight. Have courage and clear goals–and you will win over life.
Go through the world with open eyes, and listen not only to your own pains
and interests, but also to the pains and interests of others. If you do that, you
will succeed in contributing to the common goals of human society.
Extracts adapted from: “Women of Prague” by W. A. Iggers,
Berghahn Books, Oxford, UK, 1995
• Tasks 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 and 28: I listen to Part (2) of the letter.
(CD, track 43)
Examine, think, criticise, yes, mainly criticise yourself and don’t be
ashamed to admit a truth you have come to realise, even if you proclaimed the
opposite a little while ago; don’t become obstinate about your opinions, but
when you come to consider something right, then be so definite that you can
fight and die for it. Just don’t go on a road which is wrong and dishonest.
Extracts adapted from: “Women of Prague” by W. A. Iggers,
Berghahn Books, Oxford, UK, 1995
• Tasks 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40: I listen to Part (3) of
the letter. (CD, track 44)
Another value is work. Learn to love work! But even if you have to leave
school one day and work, don’t stop learning and studying. Read much, and
study languages. You will broaden your mind and multiply its content.
When I was in prison in Germany during WWII, I read the letters of Maria
Theresa to her daughter Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France. If you
see that book, remember that I made up my mind at that time to write you
this letter about my experiences and give you some helpful advice.
Extracts adapted from: “Women of Prague” by W. A. Iggers, Berghahn Books,
Oxford, UK, 1995

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• Tasks 44, 45, 46, 47, 49 and 50: I listen to Part (4) of the letter.
(CD, track 45)
Just one more thing: Choose your friends carefully. One is also very
much determined by the people with whom one associates. Therefore,
choose very carefully and listen to the opinions of others about your friends.
Jana, please take good care of your grandpa and grandma. Visit them often
and let them tell you about your mother’s youth, so that you can preserve it
in your mind for your children. I kiss your hair, eyes and mouth. I shall
always be with you.
Your loving mum
Extracts adapted from: “Women of Prague” by W. A. Iggers, Berghahn Books,
Oxford, UK, 1995
• Tasks 58, 59, 60, 61, 64 and 65: I listen to Part (1) of the interview.
(CD, track 46)
PREAMBLE: First, we are very grateful to you, Mrs Zohra Drif, for
accepting to answer our questions during this interview, and also for
accepting to take part inthe writing project with the Algerian fourth-year
middle school students. Thank you so much, indeed.
Question 1: In your book “Inside the Battle of Algiers”, you recall
the first time your father took you to a French restaurant in Algiers,
just one day before you started school at Lycée Fromentin in the
capital. It was also the first time you discovered a difference in table
manners between yourself as an Algerian and the French or Europeans.
Could you tell our students about this childhood experience?
Mrs Drif: It was the first time I left my home region, Tissemsilt–Tiaret,
the first time I took a train, and the first time I discovered my country’s
capital, Algiers. It was also the first time I dined in a restaurant. I didn’t even
know what a restaurant was! Accustomed to our traditional mattresses or
carpets on the floor, and brass trays on low round tables with one common
plate for all the family, I found myself sitting on a chair at a high table with a
tablecloth, plates, and silverware. My father explained to me how to use a
knife and fork, then suggested that I just imitate him. I discovered that the
difference between us and the Europeans did not stop at food and recipes–it
extended to our very way of eating.

Interview of Mrs Zohra Drif Bitat by the coursebook authors,
Algiers, March 2018.

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• Tasks 68 and 69: I listen to Part (2) of the interview. (CD, track 47)
Question 2: Have you ever been involved in charity work before or
after the independence of Algeria? If yes, when and how?
Mrs Drif: Before independence, I was so young and busy with my
studies. After our independence, there were many orphans who lost their
parents during the war of liberation. You can never imagine their number.
With Djamila Bouhired, Abderrahmane... (Oh! I can’t remember his family
name...) and a group of young freedom fighters, we set up an organisation
called “Jil Jadid”. We made a list of those orphans and opened homes in
every big city to take them in. Many young people were fully dedicated to
help these orphans and make them feel at home by showing love and
affection.

Interview of Mrs Zohra Drif Bitat by the coursebook authors,
Algiers, March 2018.
• Tasks 71 and 72: I listen to Part (3) of the interview. (CD, track 48)
Question 3: Do you think Algerian youth should dedicate themselves
to charity work in their free time, and create their own organisations to
help those in need in their community?
Mrs Drif: It is their duty. I think that all citizens, whatever their age and
conditions, and wherever they are, should be involved in charity work. We
should bring comfort and assistance to those who are deprived of the basic
means of life. If we want to build a country, there should be solidarity
within our society.

Interview of Mrs Zohra Drif Bitat by the coursebook authors,
Algiers, March 2018.
• Tasks 74 and 75: I listen to Part (4) of the interview. (CD, track 49)
Question 4: What is the most important piece of advice your mother
has ever given to you?
Mrs Drif: As I mentioned it in my book “Inside the Battle of Algiers”,
from an early age, my brothers and sisters and I were all brought up with the
conviction that Algeria is our country. My mother taught us to be proud of
our country, history and forefathers.

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Question 5: What is the most important piece of advice your father
has ever given to you?
Mrs Drif: Like my mother, my father also insisted on pride and dignity,
and he kept repeating to us that the most important thing is to learn, learn
and go on learning ...

Interview of Mrs Zohra Drif Bitat by the coursebook authors,
Algiers, March 2018.m
• Tasks 78, 79, 80, 82, 83 and 84: I listen to Part (5) of the interview...
(CD, track 50)
Question 6: Are there any important things you have learnt from
your teachers? How old were you then, if you can remember?
Mrs Drif: Vivid memories take me back to two teachers: Mrs Thomas,
my high school teacher of history while I was in the first year and Mrs
Farnechi, my teacher of philosophy in the third year. Thanks to Mrs
Thomas’ method of teaching, I understood that the history of a country is the
consequence of many factors. It was a very good way to tackle history.
I knew how to approach an event related to history and how to make
connections with the past. I was 16 at that time. With Mrs Farnechi, I learnt
to respect others. The other person is also me. Each human being, whoever
he or she is, has the same rights, the same duties and the same aspirations.
Interview of Mrs Zohra Drif Bitat, by the coursebook authors,
Algiers, March 2018.
• Tasks 86, 87, 88, 89 and 91: I listen to Part (6) of the interview.
(CD, track 51)
Question 7: What kind of advice would you like to give to Algerian
students?
Mrs Drif: I have always told my children: “Look, you are lucky to live
in a country of your own. It is yours. You have never known what it means
to be humiliated by the dominating colonisers. Today, you have the
opportunity to study, which is the key to your own future and that of your
country.”

Interview of Mrs Zohra Drif Bitat by the coursebook authors,
Algiers, March 2018

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ME, MY COMMUNITY AND CITIZENSHIP
(BOOK 4 – SEQUENCE 3)

SCRIPTS FOR: MY PRONUNCIATION TOOLS

1. Silent Letters: “k” – “w” – “l” – “b” – “n”
I listen and repeat. (CD, track 52)

2. Pronunciation of “s” endings in plural nouns and the 3rd person singular
of verbs in the present simple tense.
I listen and repeat. (CD, track 53)
/Iz/ Æ languages – experiences – judges – criticises – dishes
/s/ Æ mouths – supports – talks – proofs – helps – cooks
/z/ Æ goals – defends – citizens – charities – disasters – involves
Silent “k” Æ
Silent “w” Æ
Silent “l”
Silent “b”
Silent “n”
Æ
Æ
Æ
knife – knock – knot – knit
writer – wrote – written – answer
palm – walk – calf – folk – should
lamb – limb – climb – thumb
autumn – condemn – solemn – hymn

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I pronounce.
• Tasks 1 and 2: I listen and do the task. (CD, track 54)

• Tasks 4 and 5: I listen and do the task. (CD, track 55)

• Tasks 7 and 8: I listen and do the task. (CD, track 56)
“If you have to judge or criticise people, make sure you don’t
condemn the wrong person. Always be doubtful about your own
opinions. No one else knows you better than yourself. Be objective:
don’t let your feelings or emotions influence your judgment. You
should criticise yourself before you criticise others.”
Silent “k”: know – knew – known – knowing – knowledge
– acknowledge
Silent “w”: wrong – wrist – wrinkle – wreck – who – whole
– sword – swap
Silent “l”: chalk – stalk – balm – almond – salmon –
shoulder – should
Silent “b”: dumb – numb – crumb – crumble – subtle –
womb – tomb
Silent “n”: column – columnist – damn – damned – solemn
– solemnly

1. Who wrote this answer? It’s wrong.
2. We kept walking and talking for half an hour.
3. Many countries solemnly condemned the enemy’s attacks on
Gaza last autumn.
4. I doubt whether I can climb that mountain as my fingers are
numb with cold.
5. Grandma used to kneel by the fireside and knead the
dough, then cut it into large pieces with a knife and let it
rest for a while.

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• Tasks 10 and 11: I listen and do the task. (CD, track 57)

• Tasks 12, 13 and 14: I listen and do the task. (CD, track 58)
Some of the world’s greatest players (/Iz/– /s/–/z/) head to Old
Trafford stadium on Saturday afternoon for a charity match to raise
money for UNICEF. David Beckham will captain a GB & Ireland
XI against a World team that includes (/Iz/–/s/–/z/) a highly
decorated group of players. Captained by Zinedine Zidane, the
World team has won eight World Cups (/Iz/–/s/–/z/), three European
Championships (/Iz/–/s/–/z/), the Champions (/Iz/–/s/–/z/) League
11 times (/Iz/–/s/–/z/) and has seven Ballon d’Or trophies (/Iz/–/s/–
/z/) between them – Carlo Ancelotti is the manager for the visitors
(/Iz/–/s/–/z/). “I want a world where children can grow up safe from
violence, free from poverty and protected from preventable diseases
(/Iz/–/s/–/z/),” Beckham said in the build-up to the game. “This
match gives (/Iz/–/s/–/z/) me the perfect opportunity to raise
awareness and vital funds (/Iz/–/s/–/z/) to help reach the children who
need it most. I am delighted that my friend Zizou will join me in
leading two teams (/Iz/–/s/–/z/), full of our friends (/Iz/–/s/–/z/) and
team-mates (/Iz/–/s/–/z/), at the best stadium in the world.”