English · 2nd preparatory · First Term

Facing Challenges

About this lesson

This unit focuses on the theme of facing challenges, both personal and societal. It uses stories and dialogues about individuals overcoming difficulties, such as Soha struggling with grammar, Laila preparing for a race, Amal presenting her robot at a fair, and Hany giving a speech. It also includes a reading about traffic problems in Cairo and their solutions. Students practice reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills related to identifying main ideas, inferring meanings, describing challenges, and giving advice. By the end, students should be able to discuss challenges, use past tenses to narrate events, and write a structured paragraph about a personal challenge.

Main topics in this lesson

  • Overcoming personal challenges
  • Traffic problems and solutions
  • Stories of determination and courage
  • Giving advice and expressing problems
  • Writing about a personal challenge

Key terms and vocabulary

  • challenge
  • courage
  • determination
  • obstacle
  • discouraged
  • stressed
  • creativity
  • inspired
  • honesty
  • empathy
  • flyover
  • monorail
  • traffic jam
  • tunnel
  • move around

Questions and answers on Facing Challenges - practice and revision

Multiple choice questions on this lesson in English for 2nd preparatory, First Term, with practice exercises for revision and exam preparation.

1

Laila was running in a race. She fell down, but she got up and continued running. Although she did not win, she felt proud. Which word best describes Laila?

  • 1 determined
  • 2 discouraged
  • 3 stressed
  • 4 honest
2

Cairo has a bad traffic jam, so the government built a flyover and a monorail. What is the main reason for building these projects?

  • 1 To help people move around the city more easily.
  • 2 To make the city look more beautiful.
  • 3 To stop people from using cars.
  • 4 To build more tunnels under the city.
3

Soha was studying grammar when her friend called her. She felt stressed and wanted to stop, but she remembered that facing a challenge needs courage. What does Soha need to do to face her challenge?

  • 1 She should keep trying and not feel discouraged.
  • 2 She should stop studying grammar forever.
  • 3 She should ask her friend to study for her.
  • 4 She should only study when she feels happy.

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