Unit 3
Lessons 4-5-6
Student’s Book pages 29-30-31
Before reading
Look at the picture
Where do prize winners meet?
In Petra.
What might happen if the prize winners met?
There have been conferences where previous prize winners have met.
What would they discuss?
Students’ own answers
While reading
In 2005 CE, His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein started an important event. In Petra, Jordan, every year, many people who had won Nobel Prizes that year were invited to take part in a conference to talk about and try to solve the world’s problems. Prize winners in all six disciplines were invited. His Majesty King Abdullah wanted to have the yearly event in Petra because of the city’s history. The environment of Petra presented problems for the Nabatean people when they wanted to build a city. However, the people succeeded, and now the city has many visitors from all over the world.
There have been a number of conferences in Petra since 2005 CE. Famous Nobel Prize winners along with young people from Jordan and other countries in the Middle East talked about peace, medicine, science and culture. It has always been a wonderful and very special event!
The text talks about:
- The Nobel Prize conferences.
- An important event that His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein started.
- The reason of choosing Petra to hold the Nobel Prize conferences.
- Discussing what happened at the conferences.
After reading
Do you know where the Noble Prize conferences have been held?
In Petra, Jordan, every year.
Who are invited to these conferences? Why?
Many people who had won Nobel Prizes that year were invited to take part in a conference to talk about and try to solve the world’s problems.
How many conferences have been in Petra? Since when?
There have been a number of conferences in Petra since 2005 CE.
Who can share in these conferences? What do they talk about?
Famous Nobel Prize winners along with young people from Jordan and other countries in the Middle East talked about peace, medicine, science and culture. It has always been a wonderful and very special event!
In Petra, Jordan, every year, many people who had won Nobel Prizes that year were invited to take part in a conference to talk about and try to solve the world’s problems.
WHO refers to many people.
Why did His Majesty King Abdullah want to have the yearly event in Petra?
Because of the city’s history.
The environment of Petra presented problems for the Nabatean people when they wanted to build a city. However, the people succeeded, and now the city has many visitors from all over the world.
THEY refers to the Nabatean people.