Lesson 10: I’ll always be proud of him

A. Find words or phrases in the text on page 13 of the Student’s Book that have a similar meaning to these words or phrases.

1. surprised puzzled
2. pushing shaking
3. without success to no avail
4. faint lose consciousness
5. dropping (water, milk, etc.) spilling
6. the police, fire department, ambulance The emergency services
7. medical helpers (not doctors or nurses) Paramedics
8. woke up regained consciousness

Complete the following with correctly spelt words.

1. pushing, shaking; surprised, puzzled.

2. throw away, dispose of; without success, to no avail.

Why was Latifa proud of Mustafa?

Because he was calm, intelligent and he saved her life.

Mustafa had to stand on a chair to ………..

to open the front door for the paramedics.

Mustafa found his mother in the ……..

• kitchen
• bedroom
• bathroom

Mustafa’s father was suffering from diabetes.

[True / False]

Where did Mustafa find his mother?

He found her in her bedroom.

Mustafa’s mother suffers from high blood pressure.

[True / False]

Mustafa was puzzled because his mother………

normally came into his room first thing in the morning, woke him up and helped him to get dressed.

What did Mustafa tell the emergency operator?

Mustafa told the emergency operator that his mother was sick and she needed a doctor.

Mustafa’s blood pressure dropped too low.

[True / False]

How did Mustafa open the front door for the paramedics?

Mustafa had to stand on a chair to open the front door for the paramedics.

Why was Mustafa’s mother unconscious?

Because the levels of sugar in her blood dropped too low.

How did the paramedics know that Mustafa’s mother was a diabetic?

They spotted her insulin user’s identity card.

Mustafa told the emergency operator that………

his mother was sick and she needed a doctor.

Mustafa’s mother will always be proud of him because ……..

he was calm, intelligent and he saved her life.

Why was Mustafa puzzled?

He was puzzled because his mother normally came into his room first thing in the morning, woke him up and helped him to get dressed.

Mustafa found his mother in the kitchen.

[True / False]

Mustafa’s mother suffers from …………

diabetes.

Mustafa found his mother in her bedroom.

[True / False]

How did the paramedics treat Latifa?

The paramedics treated Latifa by giving her an injection to control her blood sugar.