Journey to the centre of the earth

Journey to the centre of the earth
Chapter 6 Amazing discoveries
1-How was Axel awakened after he had fainted?
He was awakened by the noise of waves crashing on the shore of beach.
2-How did the noise look like? What else did he hear?
It looked like thunder or waves crashing on the seashore. A noise that sounded like a human voice, he could hear his “name” and “lost”
3- Where were they?
They were in a big hall where all passages lead into this hall.
4-Why did the professor ask Axel to call to him again?
To calculate the distance between them. The voice took about 20minutes to reach his uncle so they were 6 k.m apart.
5-What happened to Axel when he was walking down the passage?
The slope was very steep. He started to slide down the passage; he went faster so he could stop, so his head hit a sharp rock and he lost consciousness again.
6-Why did Axel fall down?
Because the slope was steep and he couldn’t stop.
-What did the professor do when axel opened his eyes? Why?
He gave a cry of joy because Axel was still alive.
7-What did Axel see when he awoke up?
He saw a strange light coming from somewhere .he could hear a noise like the one that he had heard while he was lost. He saw a big sea, sky with white clouds and a roof of rock.
8- What was stranger about the light there?
It was cold and white unlike the sunlight or the moonlight.
9-What did the professor name the sea?
He named it the” Lidenbrock”
10-What did they see along the sea shore?
They saw towers of sharp rocks in the water, huge mushrooms (looked like giant umbrellas), golden sand and bones of extinct animals. They saw the tide rise and fall
11-How did they cross the sea? How did they make it?
By raft, Hans cut down some trees and tied them together to make it.
12-How were the plants on the shore?
They were taller and bigger than the plants on the earth.
Complete the following:
-Axel, Hans and Lidenbrock were………………….……….inside a cave.
- They saw the tide rise and fall, .……………………………………………. Even here the sea answers the call of the moon.
الفصل السادس:
-كيف استيقظ اكسيل بعدما اغمى عليه؟
استيقظ بصوت عالى لامواج ترتطم بشاطىء البحر.
-كيف كان الصوت العالى ؟ ماذا ايضا سمع اكسيل؟
كان يشبه صوت الرعد او امواج ترتطم على شاطىءالبحر ثم سمع صوت يشبه صوت ادمى
استطاع ان يسمع اسمه و كلمة مفقود.
-اين كانوا؟
كانوا فى صالة كبيرة حيث كل الممرات تؤدى اليها
-لماذا البرفسور طلب من اكسيل ان ينادى عليه مرة اخرى؟
لكى يحسب المسافة بينهما . الصوت استغرق حوالى 20 ثانية لكى يصل الي عمه لذا هما كانوا على بعد 6 كليو مترا.
-ماذا حدث لاكسيل عندما كان ينزل عل الممر؟
المنحدر كان شديد الانحدار .بدا ينزلق على الممر , بدا ينزلق بسرعة لذا لم يستطع ان يتوقف لذا ارتطم راسه بصخرة حادة و فقد واعيه مرة اخرى.
-لماذا سقط اكسيل؟
المنحدر كان شديد الانحدار لذا لم يستطع ان يتوقف لان
-ماذا فعل البروفسور عندما فتح اكسيل عينه ؟و لماذا؟
صاح بفرحه لان اكسيل ما زال حى.
-ماذا راى اكسيل عندما استيقظ ؟
راى ضوء غريب ياتى من مكان ما , استطاع ان يسمع ضوضاء تشبه تلك التى سمعها عندما كان مفقود.راى بحر كبير وسماء ذات سحب بيضاء و سقف صخرى.
-ما الغريب فى الضوء هناك؟
كان ا بيض و بارد لا يشبه ضوء الشمس و القمر.
-ما الاسم الذى اطلقه البروفسير على البحر؟
سماة ليدنبروك
-ماذا راى على طول شاطى البحر؟
راى ابراج من صخور حادة , عيش غراب ضخم (يشبه شمسيات ضخمة) رمال ذهبية و عظام لحيوانات منقرضة وراى المد و الجزر .
كيف عبرو البحر؟ كيف فعلوا ذلك؟
بالطواف , قطع اكسيل بعض الاشجار ثم ربطهم معا
كيف كانت النباتات على الشاطىء؟
كانت اطول و اكبر من مثيلاتها على الشاطىء
اكمل:
اكسيل و هانز و عمه كانوا.................................... فى كهف كبير
راوا المد يرتفع و ينخفض …........حتى هنا البحر يستجيب لضوء القمر

Chapter 7 Crossing the Lidenbrock Sea
1-How long did they travel on the Lidenbrock Sea?
They travelled for 145 k.m on the Lidenbrock Sea.
2-How was Hans try fishing in the sea?
He tied a hook on to a rope, put some meat on it and threw it into the sea. He felt a tug on the line. He pulled it in and landed a fish on a deck.
3-How was the fish that Hans caught strange?
It had flat head with no eyes or tail.
4-What kind of fish is it?
It belongs to a family of fish which no longer lives on the earth (extinct)
5-Why was Axel excited to hear the news of the fish?
Because he thought that they had caught a fish which only existed as a fossil on the earth. He wondered what other creature they would meet.
6-What did Axel begin to dream of?
Axel dreamed of lizards or whales that lived on the earth millions of years ago.
7-How did they know that the sea was very deep? (Measure depth)?
He tied a pickaxe to the end of a rope and threw it into the sea. It didn’t touch the bottom
8-What did the professor find when he pulled up the pickaxe?
Hans pointed to marks of a monster’s teeth on it. A monster had bitten into the iron of it.
9-Why was Axel awaken?
Because the raft had been lifted out of the water. a huge monster had thrown them in the air.
10-What did they see in the Lidenbrock Sea?
They saw two huge sea monsters fighting for 3 hours and one of them was killed. It twisted its neck as if it was in great pain then it was dead.
11-What did they hear on the sea?
They heard a roaring noise. It was a huge fountain of water rising from the sea that was a geyser.
12-What was the dark shape?
It was an island.
13-Why was the ground tremble under their feet?
Because the geyser was very hot.
14-What did the professor name the island?
It was named after Axel.
15-Why did the professor refuse to lower the mast?
Because he wanted the storm to take them away.
16-How long were they under the mercy of the storm?
For 3 days
17-Why did Axel faint during the storm?
Because a ball of fire in the sky burst as it hit the raft .every thing was covered in blue flames and then axel fainted.
18-What did they find on the shore?
They found bones of extinct animals, ranges of hills and a human skull.
The skull proved that the man had lived on that shore.
19-What was strange about the forest?
The forest was not green, but pale yellow, like the colour of sand. The trees had no lower branches and could see through the forest.
20-Why did Axel warn his uncle?
Because he could see mammoths which died out on the surface of the earth and looked like elephants but they were much bigger and they had longer tusks.
21-How did Axel recognize the mammoths?
From his science book.
22-How was the shepherd strange?
He was more than 3 m. tall with long hair that was looking after the herd of mammoths.
23-Why did they run fast to their raft?
Because they were afraid of the giant shepherd.
24-What did Axel want to do when he saw the huge fountain of water?
To sail as far as possible But his uncle refused and asked Hans to go straight a head.
Complete the following
As the storm was strong, Axel……………………………………………………… suggested lowering the sail and taking down the mast.
Axel’s gun would probably be………………………………….………………….
Useless against these creatures.
-we saw a dark shape in the sea .it was ………………………………………….
It was as high as a mountain and at least 2 k.m long.

كم المدة التى سافروها فى بحر ليدونبروك ؟
سافروا مسافة 145 كليو فى بحر ليدونبروك.
كيف استطاع اكسيل ان يجرب الصيد؟
ربط سنارة فى حبل ثم وضع بعض اللحم فى السنارة و القى بها فى البحر و شعر بشدة قوية فى الخيط سحب الخيط و القى بسمكة على متن القارب
كيف كانت السمكة التى اصطاده هانز؟
برس مسطح و ليس لها ذيل او عين
ما نوع السمكة؟
تنتمى الى عائلة من الاسماك التى لم تعد تعيش على الارض(منقرضة)
لماذا انفعل اكسيل عندما سمع اخبار السمكة؟
لانه فكر انهم اصطادو سمكة موجودة فقط كحفرية على سطح الارض و تسال عن الحيوانات التى سوف يقابلونها
ماذا بدا اكسيل يحلم بـ؟
حلم بسحليات و حيتان كانت تعيش على الارض منذ ملاين السنين
كيف عرفوا ان البحر عميق جدا(عمقه)؟
ربطوا بلطه فى نهايةحبل و القى به فى البحر و لم يلمس القاع.
ماذا البرفسور وجد عندما سحب البلطة؟
هانز اشار الى علامات لا سنان عليها. الوحش عض الحديد.
لماذا استيقظ اكسيل؟
لان الطواف ارتفع فى السماء وحش ضخم و القى بها فى السماء
ماذا هم روا فى بحر ليدونبروك؟
راور وحشين بحريين ضخمين تعاركوا لمدة 3 ايام و واحد منهم قتل و كان يلوى رقبته كما لو كان فى الم كبير ثم مات و نافورة مياة.
ماذا هم سمعوا فى البحر؟
سمعوا صوت ازيزا .كانت نافورة ضخم تنبثق من البحر
ماذا كان الشكل المظلم؟
كان جزيرة
لماذا الارض ترتعش تحت ارجلهم؟
لان النافورة كانت ساخنة جداً.
ماذا سما البرفسو ر الجزيرة؟
سماها على اسم اكسيل.
لماذا البرفسور رفض ان يخفض الشراع؟
لانه اراد الرباح ان تاخذهم بعيدا.
كم المدة التى قضوها تحت رحمة الرياح؟
لمدة 3 ايام.
لماذا اغمى على اكسيل اثناء العاصفة؟
لان كرة من النار من السماء انفجرت بينما تصطدم بالطواف .كل شىء غطي بلهب ازرق و من ثم اغمى على اكسيل.
ماذا وجدوا على الشاطىء؟
وجدوا عظام حيوانات منقرضة , سلسلة تلال و جمجمة انسان التى اثبت ان الانسان كان يعيش على ذلك الشاطىء.
ماذا كان الغريب فى الغابة؟
لم تكن الغابة خضراء انما اصفر شاحب تشبة لون الرمال . لم تكن الاشجار لها فروع منخفضة و يكن النظر من خلالها.
لماذا حذر اكسيل عمه؟
لانه استطاع ان يرى حيوانات المموس التى انقرضت من وجه الارض و تشبه الافيال ولكنها كانت اكثر ضخامة و لها انياب.
كيف تعرف اكسبيل على حيوان امموس؟
من كتاب العلوم.
كيف كان الراعى غريب الشكل؟
كان اكثر من 3 متر طول بشعر طويل الذى كان يراعى قطيع المموس.
لماذا جروا بسرعة الى الطواف؟
لانهم خافوا من الراعى الضخم .
ماذا ارد اكسيل ان يفعل عندما اى النافورة؟
لان ارد ان يبحر الى ابعد مسافة ممكنه و لكن عمه رفض و طلب من هانز ان ينطلق للامام.
اكمل
لان العاصفة كانت شديدة.........., اقترح اكسيل لت يخفضوا السارى و الشراع.
بندقية اكسيل ممكن ان تكون .............. عديمه النفع ضد هذه المخلوقات.
نحن راينا شكل مظلم فى البحر.........انه كان عالى مثل الجبل على الاقل 2 كيلو مترا.
Chapter 8 The great explosion
1-What did Axel find in the sand?
He saw something shining; it was a knife (which was steel with a rough blade) and this proved that there were people there.
2-Why was the blade rough?
Because someone (the owner) used it to crave his initials in a rock.
3-Where did they find the letters of A.S.?
At the foot of a cliff they found an entrance to a dark tunnel .there they saw two letters carved on the rock: A.S.
4-What did the two letters stand for?
They stood for Arne Saknussemm
5-How was Axel after finding the initials?
He forgot the danger of the journey .he wasn’t worried about how they could return; he was as excited as his uncle.
6-Why were the two letters carved?
To guide them
7-What happened when they entered the dark tunnel?
They travelled for few metres then they came up against a huge rock which blocked their path. There was no way past it.
8-How did they break the rock?
They tried to break it with a pickaxe but it was too hard then they used gunpowder to blow it up.
9-What did they do to blow it up?
Hans made a hole in the rock using a pickaxe, and then they made a fuse out of cloth and filled the hole with gunpowder.
10-What was the result of the explosion?
A huge hole opened and the sea became one big wave .it lifted them and threw them forward.
11-Why did they hold to each other?
To prevent them being thrown off the raft.
12-What did they lose?
Their tools, instruments, most of their food and water because the waves had swept them away. They had some biscuits and a small piece of meat.
13-Why wasn’t Axel worried about losing these things?
He thought they would die. He decided not to tell his uncle about that.

ماذا وجد اكسيل فى الرمال؟
راى شىء يلمع . انها كانت سكينة (التى كانت من الصلب بنصل غير حاد) و هذا اثبت انه كان يوجد بشر هناك.
لماذا كان النصل غير حاد؟
لان شخص ما ( صاحب السكينة) استخدامها لنحت حروف اسمه الاولى على الصخر.
اين وجدوا الحروف الاولى لـ ( ايه , اس)؟
عند سفح الجبل هم وجدوا مدخل للنفق مظلم . هناك هم راو حرفين محفورين على الصخر ( ايه, اس)؟
ماذا كانت هذه الحروف ترمز الى؟
هم كانوا يرمز ون الى ارنى ساكنيوسيم.
كيف كان اكسيل بعدما وجد الحروف الاولى؟
نسىء خطر الرحلة .لم يكن قلق كيف هم سيعود و هم كان منفعل مثل عمه.
لماذا نحت الحرفين؟
لكى يرشدهم.
ماذا حدث عندما دخلوا النفق المظلم؟
قطعوا بعض الامتار ثم وصلوا الى طريق مسدود بصخرة ضخم التى سده طريقه و لا يوجد طريق بعدها.
كيف هم كسروا الصخر؟
هم حالوا ان يكسروها بالبلطة ولكن كانت صلبة جدا لذا هم استخدموا البارود لكى يفجرها.
ماذا فعلوا لكى يفجروها؟
هانزا صنع فتحه فى الصخر ياستخدام البلطة ثم صنع فتيل من القماش و مل الحفرة بالبارود.
ماذا كانت النتجية للانفجار؟
الفتحة الضخمة انفتحت و البحر اصبح موجة واحدة و رافعتهم لاعلى ثم القت بهم الى الامام.
لماذا هم تمسكوا ببعضهم البعض؟
لكى لا يرمى بعيد عن الطواف.
ماذا هم فقدوا؟
ادوانهم , معداتهم , معظم طعامهم و المياة لان المياة اطحت بهم . كان لديهم بعض البسكويت و قطعة صغيرة من اللحم.
لماذا لم يكن اكسيل بقلق فقد هذه الاشياء؟
هو اعتقد سيموتون . هو قرر الا يخبر عمه عن ذلك.

Chapter 9 In the middle of the volcano
1-What were the explorers going over?
They were going over a big waterfall. There was a huge splash as they landed.
2-What kind of change did they feel?
They felt that the water was driving them up very quickly. The water was rising and taking them with it. They were in a kind of chimney.
3-Where was the water driving them?
It was driving them up and they were in a kind of chimney.
4-When did Axel have to tell his uncle that they lost their food?
When his uncle wanted to eat.
5-Did the professor feel worried about the loss of food?
No, he didn’t. He said nothing.
6-What did Axel noticed?
He noticed that the rocks were burning and the water was boiling .the rock walls seemed to be moved.
7-Why did the professor think that they were in an active volcano?
Because:
a- The compass was moving in all directions (in a crazy way).
b- The water was boiling under the raft.
c- The rocks were burning hot.
8-What happened to the compass?
The needle of the compass was moving from north to south and from east to west.
9-What made Axel think that his uncle had gone mad?
He thought so, because his uncle thought that the volcano was the best thing that could happen to them. It was the only chance to return to the surface of the earth.
10-What happened to Axel? Why?
He lost his consciousness and his eyes closed because the heat was unbearable .he had no clear memory for what happened next.
11-What could Axel remember?
He could remember explosions and falling rocks. The raft was spinning in circles. There were waves of red –hot lava. Ashes rained down on them. There were flames everywhere.
12-What was Hans doing at that time?
He was looking at Axel, holding him and his face was calm as always.
13-Where was Axel lying? What did he realize at last?
He was lying on a steep mountain slope then he realizes that they were back to the surface of the earth because he could see the sky.
Complete the following
They held to each other and………………… clung to the raft.

Chapter 10 The home coming
1-Where did the active volcano of “Stromboli” throw them?
On a volcanic island off the south coast of Italy.
2-Why was the ground around them shaking?
Because the volcano was still erupting.
3-What did Axel see when he looked down the mountain?
Tall trees and little gardens. He saw blue water of a sea or a
Lake .there were small boats on the water.
4-Why was Hans sure that they weren’t in Iceland?
Because the sun was very hot and the ground was dry.
5-What made Axel think that they had travelled right across the world?
Bat first he thought that they had arrived in Asia, on the coast of India or Malaysia.
6-Why did they descend the mountain carefully?
Because they didn’t want to fall to their death after their adventures.
7-Where did they find food?
They came to afield full of fruit trees. They picked the fruit and ate, it tasted wonderful.
8-How could the professor know their position?
He asked the boy in Italian about the name of the island.
9-Why was the journey exciting?
Because they had entered the earth through an extinct volcano of sneffels in Iceland and returned to the surface of the earth through an active volcano of Stromboli in Italy .they had exchanged the cold of the north with the warmth of the south.
10-How were the people of San Vicenzo kind and helpful? Treated them?
They gave them food, drink and clothes.
11-How did they return to Hamburg?
They took a boat from san Vicenzo to Messina then they took the ship to Marseille and they went to Hamburg by train. On 9th Dec. they arrived
12-How did the professor’s return affect the people Hamburg? Why?
His return caused a great excitement in Hamburg. Although everyone knew of his plans, nobody believed that the journey was possible .Hans changed the people’s minds. There was news from Iceland about their journey. The prof.became a great man and Axel shared a little of his glory.
13-How did the city celebrate (honour) them?
The city held a celebration for them. The most important people made speeches in their honour.
14-What did the other scientists do with the professor?
They argued with him about what he had written about the journey they didn’t believe such things were possible.
15-Why were both Axel and the professor sad?
Because Hans decided to return home and refused to stay with them. They liked him very much, as he was calm and sensible and they would miss him.
16- Early on in the story, Axel had a dreadful dream. How did that dream come true?
That dream came true when he was came tom the surface of the earth through an active volcano.