1. By:MR.Abdallah-Alshafey.

2. رحلةjourney طباجcook قلقworried ليس جاهزاwasn't ready رائعfantastic

3. رائعwonderful قرنcentury ترجمةtranslation ايسلنديIcelindic

4. المخطوطةparchment سقط منfell out الحروف الهجائيةalphabet الرسالةthe message الشفرة السريةa secret code

5. 1- Where did Axel and his uncle live? They lived in a house in the city of Hmburg. 2- Who was Martha? She was the Professor's cook.

6. 3- Why was Martha worried when the Professor came back home early? She was worried because his dinner wasn't ready yet. 4- What did Professor Lidenbrock find? He found a fantastic old book.

7. 6- What was the old book? It was a translation of a famous Icelandic book. 5- Who wrote the book? When? The book was written by Snori Sturrasson in the twelfth century.

8. 8- What are runes? They are the old Icelandic alphabet. 7- What fell out of the book? A piece of parchment fell out of the book.

9. 10- What did the professor use to make the letters bigger? He used a magnifying glass. 9- Why couldn't the Professor understand the message in the parchment? Because it was written in a secret code and the letters were mixed up.

10. 11- Who wrote the parchment? - Arne Saknnussam 12- Who was Arne Saknnussam? He was a famous Icelandic scientist. He made great scientific discoveries.

11. 13- What did the Professor decide? He decided not to eat or sleep until he broke the code of the message. 14- Who was professor Lidenbrock? He was a great scientist and geologist. He knew about earth more than any other scientist.

12. 15- Why did other scientists come to learn from the professor? Because he knew about earth more than any other scientist. 16- Why did the Lidenbrock think that the parchment was written in Latin? Because the scientists of the 16th century always wrote about their discoveries in Latin.

13. 17-What was Axel proud of? He was proud of his uncle. 18-Why was Axel proud of his uncle? Because other scientists from all over the world come to learn from because he knew about earth more than any other scientist

14. 19- What did Axel do when his parents died? He moved to live with his uncle.

15. Now test yourself Answer the following questions: 1- What was Lidenbrock? 2- What was Hans? 3- Why did Professor use a magnifying glass ? 4- When did Axel come to live with his uncle ? 5- What did professor find in the book?

16. 6- Why did geologists from all over the world go to the professor? 7- When did Axel come to live with his uncle? 8- Why couldn't the professor read the parchment? 9- What did the professor use to be able to read the parchment.

17. 10- When did Axel come to live with his uncle Lidenbrock? 11- What did the professor found in the old book? 12- Why couldn't the professor read the letters on the parchment?

18. 11- What was the professor? 12- What did the professor find in the old book? 13- Why did Axel go to live with his uncle? 14- Why couldn't the professor understand the writing on the parchment? 15- Who was Arne Saknussemm?

19. Complete the following: 1- Martha was---------------------- 2- When Axel's parents died ----------- 3- Axel Came to live with his uncle when ---- 4- To keep his discovery a secret, Arne ----- 5- After the death of Axel's parents, he --- 6- In order to make the letters bigger, the professor used ----------------------