the mask of gold chapter 1

The mask of gold

Chapter one
To the land of the Incas إلى أرض الانكيين

***Answer the following questions:

1-How did Leila feel when she returned home?

* … safe.

2-What made Leila sure that she wasn't in Peru again after getting up?

* … familiar sounds الأصوات المألوفةof both sellersالباعة and neighbours الجيران.

3-What was on the table beside Leila's bed?

* … a photoصورة in which Leila looks at the camera and holding upماسكة a little gold figure of an animal.

4-What did she remember about the photo beside her bed?

* …a good day and DrHafez's excitement.

5.How did she feel in remembering her life in Peru?

*… a shiver down her back.

6-What did Leila do two months ago?

*… set offودعت the biggest adventureمغامرة in her life.

7-Who drove Leila to the airport?

*… her sister Samira.

8-Why did Leila and Samira set off early?

*… the road was crowded.

9-How did Leila feel before her journey to Peru?

*… nervous about flying and excited in visiting South America.

10-How was Samira?

*… funny and enthusiasticمرحة ومتحمسة .

11-What was Samira's job?

*… a journalistصحفية .

12-What did Samira ask Leila to tell DrHafez?

*… to look after her.

13- What was the capital of Inca?

*… Cuzco.

14-How high is Cuzco?

*… over three thousand meters.

15-Why were the Incas tough?

*… they lived at the high altitudes قمم الجبال.

16-What was strange about the Incas?

*… They controlled a huge empire although they didn't read or write.

17-What were the Chimu people famous for?

*… silver and gold works.

18-Why did DrHafez go to Peru?

*… to be the leader of the excavation there.

19-What was DrHafez looking for?

*… a tomb of a Chimu king.

20-What did Leila take with her to DrHafez?

*… a laser dating machine and a new technique developed by the archaeology department of CairoUniversity.

21-How could researchers date old things made of wood or cloth?

*… by a laser dating machine.

22-Why did they keep the laser dating machine secret?

*…to be the first to use it.

23-How did Samira bid قدمتLeila farewell وداع?

*… kissed and hugged her عانقتها.

24-What did Leila promise Samira?

*… to send her a postcard or an e-mail.

***Complete the following sentences:

1-In the tombs of kings and nobles ….

* things made of gold.

2-As Samira was a reporter, she jokingly suggested …..

* some headlines about Leila's expected achievements in Peru.

***Read the following quotations then answer the questions:

1-"We're hoping to use it in our excavations in Peru."

a. Who said this statement to whom?

b. What did the word [it] refer to?

c. What was the aim of their excavation?

* a. Leila said this to Samira.

* b….laser dating machine.

* c….to discover Inca treasures.

2-"You know EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGIST FINDS INCA TREASURE-that sort of thing. I can see the headlines now."

a. Who suggested this title?

b. What was that title about?

c. To what extent did that title come true?

*…Samira.

* b….what Leila is going to achieve in Peru.

* c….when Leila discovered the mask of gold.

* Answer the set book’s exercises.