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Journey to the Centre of the Earth
رحلة إلى مركز الأرض
By: Jules Verne
About the Author: عن المؤلف

Jules Verne is a French writer. He was born in 1828, and he died in 1905. His novels were translated into many languages and were based on scientific advances that he thought would be made in the future.
He is the father of science fiction.

About the story: عن القصة

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.

The Places were incidents happened
Hamburg : هامبورج
A city in Germany. مدينة فى ألمانيا
Iceland: أيسلند
An island in the North Sea above Europe.
جزيرة فى بحر الشمال ( شمال غرب أاوروبا )
Reykjavik: ريكيافيك
The capital city of Iceland. عاصمة أيسلندا
Sneffels: سنيفلز
An extinct volcano in Iceland. بركان خامد
Scartaris: سكارتاريز
A high mountain in Iceland. جبل مرتفع فى أيسلندا
Copenhagen: كوبنهاجن
The capital city of Denmark. عاصمة الدانمارك
Stromboli: سترومبولى
A small island off the coast of southern Italy.
جزيرة صغيرة مقابلة للساحل الجنوبى لإيطاليا
San Vicenzo: سان فيشنزو
The largest town on Stromboli. أكبر مدينة فى جزيرة سترومبلى
Messina: مسينا
A port on the island of Sicily, Italy.
اسم ميناء فى جزيرة صقلية فى إيطاليا
Marseilles: مارسيه
A port on the southern coast of France.

Characters
1- Axel:
- He is the narrator of the story.
- He is the Professor's nephew and assistant.
- He lived with his uncle when his parents died.

2- Professor Lidenbrock:
- He was a famous scientist and geologist.
- He gave lectures in the University of Hamburg.
- He knew more about the Earth than any other
scientist, so they came to learn from him.

3- Martha:
- She was the Professor's cook.

4- Hans:
- He was a guide from Iceland.
- He was a big man. He moved slowly.
- He was calm and helpful.

5- Dr. Fridrikson:
- He was a scientist from Iceland.
- He arranged for a guide called Hans
to guide them during their journey.

Vocabulary:
came home عاد للمنزل Earth الأرض
early مبكراً geologist عالم جيولوجيا
excited منفعل scientist عالم
worried قلق puzzled تحير
dinner عشاء angry غاضب
ready جاهز soup شوربة
upstairs الدور العلوى rushed اندفع
voice صوت stare يحملق
enter يدخل secret code شفرة سرية
exclaimed صاح handwriting كتابة
translation ترجمة later بعد
century قرن own يمتلك
piece قطعة magnifying
glass عدسة مكبرة
parchment جلد للكتابة
picked up التقط discoveries اكتشافات
runes الحروف الايسلندية
القديمة hide يخفى
impatiently بدون صبر Latin اللاتينية
understand يفهم no sense بدون معنى
fist قبضة اليد starve يموت جوعاً
desk مكتب strange غريب

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 piece 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 Saknuessemm who wanted to hide his discovery but professor Lidenbrock insisted on discovering the secret.

Professor Lidenbrock
Axel and Martha the cook

Questions and answers:
1- Who was Professor Lidenbrock?
- He was a famous geologist and scientist.
- He gave lectures in the University of Hamburg.
2- Who is the narrator of this story?
- Axel, the Professor's nephew and assistant.
3- Why did Axel live with his uncle the Professor?
- Because his parents died.
4- Why did the Professor come home early?
- He found a fantastic old book.
5- Who was Martha?
- She was the Professor's cook.
6- Why was Martha worried?
- Because the dinner was not ready.
7- What was the old book the Professor found?
- It was a translation of a famous Icelandic book
which was written by Snorri Sturlasson.
8- What did the Professor find in the book?
- A piece of parchment with strange letters in it.
9- What did the Professor think about the writing
on the parchment ?
- At first, he thought it was written in runes.
( The old Icelandic alphabet ).
10- Why did the Professor think it was written by
the owner of the book?
- Because the book and the parchment were
not written in the same handwriting.

11- 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.
12- Who was Arne Saknussemm?
- He was a famous Icelandic scientist of the
16th century. He is the writer of the parchment
13- Why couldn’t the Professor understand the
parchment?
- Because the letters were mixed up.
- It was written in a secret code.
14- What was the problem the Professor wanted
to find out?
- He wanted to know why Arne hid his discovery.
15- Why did Arne write the parchment in a secret code?
- To keep his discovery as a secret.
16- What did the Professor guess the writing on
the parchment was? Why?
- He guessed it was written in Latin because
scientists of the 16th century always wrote
about their discoveries in Latin.
17- Why did the Professor use a magnifying glass?
- To make the letters of the parchment bigger.
18- Why did Martha say, “He will starve “?
- Because the Professor didn't eat his dinner.
19- Why was the professor greatly excited?
- Because the letters couldn't make any sense.

Completion and Answers:
1- Axel lived with his uncle the Professor when …..
his parents died.
2- Professor Lidenbrock was …….
a famous scientist in the University of Hamburg.
3- Martha was worried because …………
the dinner wasn't ready yet.
4- Professor Lidenbrock was so famous that ……
geologists came from all over the world to
learn from him.
5- Axel was proud to be his uncle's assistant ……
because he was a famous geologist.
6- At first, the Professor thought the parchment …
was written in runes.
7- The message on the parchment was written by
Arne Saknussemm.
8- To make the letters bigger, the Professor used ..
a magnifying glass.
9- Although the Professor knew runes and Latin …
he couldn't understand the parchment.
10- The Professor couldn't understand the message…
because it was written in a secret code.
11- Arne wrote his message in a secret code to…
keep his discovery secret.
12- The Professor decided not to eat or sleep …..
until he had discovered the secret code.

A) Answer the following questions:
1- Why did the Professor come back home early?
2- Who was Martha?
3- When was the book written?
4- Who was Axel?
5- Who was professor Lidenbrock?
6- What did the professor think about the writing
on the parchment?
7- What were runes?
8- Who was Arne Saknussemm?
9- Who was Snorri Sturlasson?
10- Why did the professor use a magnifying glass?
11- Why couldn't the professor understand the
writing on the parchment?
B) Complete the following sentences:
1- Martha was worried because …………
2- Martha was…………
3- Axel lived with his uncle because …………
4- Axel was proud of his uncle because…………
5- Professor Lidenbrock guessed that the message
was not written in Icelandic because...
6- The old book which the professor found was …
7- Arne Saknussemm was the............... of the book
and the…................. of the parchment.
8- Professor Lidenbrock was …………
9- To make the letters bigger, the Professor used…
10- The Professor found …………. In the old book.

Vocabulary:
arrange يريب appeared ظهر
formed يكون ، يشكل couch أريكة
possible ممكن woke up استيقظ
impossible مستحيل follow يتتبع
combination مجموعة footsteps خطوات
felt شعر passed مر
breathe يتنفس change my
mind أغير رأيى
fan يهوى بالمروحة
back × front خلف × أمام shook هز
crater فوهة البركان shadow ظل
imagine يتخيل touch يلمس
break يكسر pack يحزم أمتعة
spread ينشر danger خطر
managed to نجح فى bring يحضر
frightened خائف atlas أطلس الخرائط
brave شجاع map خريطة
find out يكتشف mountain جبل
return يعود volcano بركان
fire نار extinct خامد
burn يحرق erupted ثار البركان
lead يؤدى cast يلقى - يرمى

Summary:
Axel tried to study the parchment. He saw some Latin words which he knew. Then, 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 do that dangerous journey and take Axel with him. He tried to burn the parchment but he couldn't. Then he felt sorry for his uncle, so he 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. Then to pack the boxes. He decided to go to Iceland, and then to Sneffels, the extinct volcano. He told Axel to go with him.

Questions and answers:
1- Who broke the secret code?
- Axel broke the secret code.
2- What did Axel do to understand the parchment?
- He tried every combination of letters, to form
Latin words.
3- How could Axel break the secret code?
- By chance, when he fanned himself, he saw
some Latin words which he knew.
4- How did Axel feel when he read the message?
- He was surprised and frightened.
5- Why didn't Axel want to tell his uncle that he
knew the secret?
- Because he was sure that his uncle would
make this dangerous journey.
6- Who was going to burn the parchment? Why?
- Axel. Because he didn't want his uncle to
make this journey.
7- Why couldn't Axel burn the parchment?
- Because his uncle entered the room when he
was going to burn it.
8- Why did Axel tell his uncle about the secret?
- Because he felt sorry for his uncle who didn't
eat or sleep to know the secret message.
9- What was the secret message?
- Go down into the crater of Sneffels which the shadow of
Scartaris touched before July, he would reach the centre
of the earth.

10- What decision did the professor make?
- He decided to make the journey to the
centre of the earth.
11- Why did Axel believe that the journey was
dangerous?
- He believed the centre of the earth was hot.
12- What was Sneffels?
- An extinct volcano. It hadn't erupted since 1229.
13- Why did the Professor say that Axel was a
clever boy?
- Because he broke the secret message.
14- Why did the Professor think that Sneffels was
an extinct volcano?
- Because it hadn't erupted since 1229.
15- Why did the Professor ask Axel to bring the atlas?
- To show him the places Arne had written
about on the map.
16- How was the Professor before knowing the
secret code?
- He was very puzzled and angry. He decided
not to eat or sleep until he broke the secret.
17- Why was Axel against the journey?
- Because it was very dangerous and he
thought the centre of the earth was very hot.

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