LITERATURE FOCUS

‫االدب‬
THE SWING
‫االرجوحة‬

The life of the writer ‫حياج الكاتة‬

‫جت‬٣ ‫ضب‬٣‫أ‬ٝ ‫ٖ اُلطاؿبد أُحزِٔخ‬٤‫ط رج‬ٞ‫ضغ ذط‬ٞ‫هس هٔذ ث‬ٝ ‫ـخ اُلطاؿبد‬٤‫ ثظ‬٢‫خ ٌٖٓٔ إ رأر‬٤ُ‫ٓالحظخ \ االؼئِخ اُزب‬
‫اُرطأ‬ٝ ‫ـخ اُظح‬٤‫ ثظ‬٢‫ إ االؼئِخ هس رأر‬ٙ‫االٗزجب‬

1-Who is Mohammed Khudhair? ‫ط‬٤‫ دمحم ذض‬ٞٛ ٖٓ

- He is an Iraqi writer who was born in Basra in 1942 . 1942 ّ‫ اُجظطح ػب‬٢‫ُس ك‬ٝ ٢‫ًبرت ػطاه‬
2-Where did he join after he had finished his secondary study in Basra? ٕ‫ٖ اُزحن ثؼس ا‬٣‫ ا‬٠ُ‫ا‬
‫ اُجظطح‬٢‫خ ك‬٣ٞٗ‫ اُضب‬ٚ‫ زضاؼز‬٠ٜٗ‫ا‬
-He joined the High School for Teachers. ٖ٤ِٔ‫ب ُِٔؼ‬٤ِ‫اُزحن ثبُٔسضؼخ اُؼ‬
3-Where did he teach ? ‫ػ‬٣‫ٖ هبّ ثبُزسض‬٣‫ا‬
He taught at schools in Diwaniyya , Nassiriya and Basra. ‫اُجظطح‬ٝ ‫خ‬٣‫اُ٘بطط‬ٝ ‫خ‬٤ٗ‫ا‬ٞ٣‫ اُس‬٢‫زضغ ك‬
4-How long did he teach at schools? ‫ أُساضغ‬٢‫ًْ زضغ ك‬
-He taught for more than thirty years. ‫ٖ ػبٓب‬٤‫س ػٖ صالص‬٣‫ع‬٣ ‫زضغ ُٔب‬
5-Where did his first short stories appear? ‫طح‬٤‫ اُوظ‬ٚ‫ٍ هظظ‬ٝ‫طد ا‬ٜ‫ٖ ظ‬٣‫ا‬
-His first short stories appeared in an Iraqi magazine called The Iraqi Writer in
1962.1962 ّ‫ ػب‬٢‫ت اُؼطاه‬٣‫ االز‬٠ٔ‫خ رؽ‬٤‫ ٓجِخ ػطاه‬٢‫طد ك‬ٜ‫طح ظ‬٤‫ اُوظ‬ٚ‫ٍ هظظ‬ٝ‫ا‬
6-Which languages are his short stories translated into? ‫طح‬٤‫ اُوظ‬ٚ‫ ُـخ رطجٔذ هظظ‬١‫ أ‬٠ُ‫ا‬
-His short stories are translated into English , Russian and French . ‫خ‬٤‫ؼ‬ٝ‫اُط‬ٝ ‫خ‬٣‫ع‬٤ٌِٗ‫اال‬
‫خ‬٤‫اُلطٗؽ‬ٝ
7-What prizes has he won? ٍ‫ائع هس ٗب‬ٞ‫ اُج‬١‫ا‬
-He has won many prizes, including the Sultan Al Owais‟s Award in UAE in 2004 and
the Gold Pen Award from the General Union of Iraqi Writers in 2008. ‫ب‬ٜ٘ٔ‫ائع ثض‬ٞ‫ٗبٍ ػسح ج‬
2008 ّ‫ ٖٓ االرحبز اُؼبّ ألزثبء اُؼطام ػب‬٢‫ج‬ٛ‫اُوِْ اُص‬ٝ 2004 ّ‫ االٓبضاد ػب‬٢‫ػ ك‬٣ٞ‫جبئعح اُؽِطبٕ اُؼ‬

8-When did he achieve fame in the Middle East? ‫ؼظ‬ٝ‫ اُشطم اال‬٢‫طح ك‬ٜ‫ حون ش‬٠‫ٓز‬
-He achieved fame in the Middle East after publishing his two short stories "The
Swing" and "Melodies on the String of Rubaaba" in the Beirut Art magazine. ‫طح‬ٜ‫حون ش‬
" ‫رط اُطثبثخ‬ٝ ٠ِ‫ "اُحبٕ ػ‬ٝ "‫حخ‬ٞ‫طح "االضج‬٤‫ اُوظ‬ٚ‫ؼظ ثؼس ٗشط هظظ‬ٝ‫ اُشطم اال‬٢‫ك‬
9-What do his best works include? ُٚ‫ٓبشا رضٔ٘ذ اكضَ اػٔب‬
-His best works include 'The Black Kingdom', 'At 45 centigrade', 'Autumn Dream',
Embalmment', 'Gardens of Faces' and the novel Basriata. ٝ ‫زاء‬ٞ‫ رضٔ٘ذ أٌُِٔخ اُؽ‬ُٚ‫اكضَ اػٔب‬
‫زب‬٣‫خ ثظط‬٣‫ا‬ٝ‫ض‬ٝ ٙٞ‫ج‬ُٞ‫حسائن ا‬ٝ ‫ظ‬٤٘‫اُزح‬ٝ ‫ق‬٣‫حِْ اُرط‬ٝ ‫خ‬٣ٞ‫ ٓئ‬45 ‫ زضجخ‬٢‫ك‬
10--Which magazine did Khudair`s best short stories appear and achieved fame? ١‫ أ‬٢‫ك‬
‫ؼظ‬ٝ‫ اُشطم اال‬٢‫طح ك‬ٜ‫حووذ ش‬ٝ ‫ط‬٤‫طد اكضَ اػٔبٍ دمحم ذض‬ٜ‫ٓجِخ ظ‬
a) The Iraqi Writer magazine b) Beirut Art magazine ٕٞ٘‫د ُِل‬ٝ‫ط‬٤‫ث‬ٝ ٢‫ت اُؼطاه‬٣‫ٓجِخ االز‬
‫ملسمة ادب اللغة االنكلٍسٌة \اعداد االستاذ دمحم ٌاسٍن الجبوري \اعدادٌة زهٍر بن ابً سلمى‬
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The Swing
‫االرجىحح‬
The Setting
the time: after the summer 1967 war against Israel
the place: in Ali`s house who was recently killed in a battle

1-When did Khudhair write “the swing”? ‫حخ‬ٞ‫ ًزت االضج‬٠‫ٓز‬

-He wrote the swing after the summer 1967 war against Israel . 1967 ّ‫ق ػب‬٤‫ب ثؼس حطة ط‬ٜ‫ًزج‬
َ٤‫ضس اؼطائ‬
2- "The Swing " is one of the best short stories about war . ‫احسح ٖٓ اكضَ اُوظض‬ٝ ٢ٛ ‫حخ‬ٞ‫االضج‬
‫طح ػٖ اُحطة‬٤‫اُوظ‬
3-How old was Khudhair when he wrote „the swing‟? ‫حخ‬ٞ‫ط ػ٘سٓب ًزت االضج‬٤‫ًْ ًبٕ ػٔط ذض‬
-He was 25 years old when he wrote “the swing “ ‫ ػبٓب‬25 ٙ‫ًبٕ ػٔط‬
4-What did the writer find when he wrote „the swing „? ‫حخ‬ٞ‫جس اٌُبرت ػ٘سٓب ًزت االضج‬ٝ ‫ٓبشا‬
-He actually found it very difficult to control the personal feeling storming a young man
with crude experience in politics and war. ٢‫خ اُز‬٤‫ أُشبػط اُشرظ‬٠ِ‫طط ػ‬٤‫ؽ‬٣ ٕ‫ ٖٓ اُظؼت ا‬ٚٗ‫جس ا‬ٝ
‫اُحطة‬ٝ ‫بؼخ‬٤‫ِخ ثبُؽ‬٤ِ‫ ذجطح ه‬ٚ٣‫رؼظق ثشبة ُس‬
5-Mohammed Khudhair was fully aware of the conditions of story –writing . ٕ‫ط ًب‬٤‫دمحم ذض‬
‫ط ًزبثخ اُوظخ‬ٝ‫خ ًبِٓخ ثشط‬٣‫ زضا‬٠ِ‫ػ‬
6- "The Swing " is a server condemnation of war wherever it happens. ‫ ازاٗخ‬٢ٛ ‫حخ‬ٞ‫االضج‬
‫٘ٔب رحسس‬٣‫خ ُِحطة ا‬٤‫هبؼ‬
7-„The Swing‟ is a sincere invitation to sustain family life, to make childhood secure and
to love one another. ‫احس‬ٝ ‫حت‬٣ ٕ‫ا‬ٝ ‫ُخ آ٘خ‬ٞ‫ُجؼَ اُطل‬ٝ ‫بح اُؼبئِخ‬٤‫ ح‬٠ِ‫ح ٓرِظخ ُِحلبظ ػ‬ٞ‫ زػ‬٢ٛ ‫حخ‬ٞ‫االضج‬
‫االذط‬
8-What does „The Swing‟ tell about? What is the plot of the „Swing‟? ٝ‫حخ ا‬ٞ‫ٓبشا ررجطٗب االضج‬
‫حخ‬ٞ‫ حجٌخ االضج‬٢ٛ‫ٓب‬
-It tells about a soldier, Sattar, who has just returned from the hell of war carrying a
massage for the family of his friend. His friend Ali was killed in battle, leaving his
mother, his wife and his little daughter, Haleema. ‫ ضجغ‬١‫اُص‬ٝ ‫ ؼزبض‬ٚٔ‫ اؼ‬١‫ ررجطٗب ػٖ ج٘س‬٢ٛ
‫طح‬٤‫ اُظـ‬ٚ‫اث٘ز‬ٝ ٚ‫جز‬ٝ‫ظ‬ٝ ٚٓ‫ ٓؼطًخ ربضًب ا‬٢‫ هزَ ك‬٢ِ‫ ػ‬ٚ‫و‬٣‫ طس‬.ٚ‫و‬٣‫ْ اُحطة حبٓال ضؼبُخ ُؼبئِخ طس‬٤‫ٓؤذطا ٖٓ جح‬
‫ٔخ‬٤ِ‫ح‬
9-What are the two main characters in “The swing”? ‫حخ‬ٞ‫ االضج‬٢‫ٖ ك‬٤‫ز‬٤‫ؽ‬٤‫ٖ اُطئ‬٤‫ز‬٤‫ اُشرظ‬٢ٛ‫ٓب‬
- The two main characters in “The swing” are Sattar and Haleema. ٢‫ٖ ك‬٤‫ز‬٤‫ؽ‬٤‫ٖ اُطئ‬٤‫ز‬٤‫اُشرظ‬
‫ٔخ‬٤ِ‫ح‬ٝ ‫ٔب ؼزبض‬ٛ ‫حخ‬ٞ‫االضج‬
10-An indescribable dialogue goes on between Sattar and the little girl while he sways
her in her swing. ‫ب‬ٜ‫حز‬ٞ‫ اضج‬٢‫ب ك‬ٛ‫ع‬ٜ٣ ٕ‫٘ٔب ًب‬٤‫ٔخ ث‬٤ِ‫ح‬ٝ ‫ٖ ؼزبض‬٤‫ظسم حسس ث‬٣ ‫اض ال‬ٞ‫ح‬
11- What does the story " The Swing " stress on? ‫حخ‬ٞ‫ ٓبشا رشسز هظخ االضج‬٠ِ‫ػ‬
- It stresses on that war destroys everything. It leads to nothing but death , deprivation
‫ملسمة ادب اللغة االنكلٍسٌة \اعداد االستاذ دمحم ٌاسٍن الجبوري \اعدادٌة زهٍر بن ابً سلمى‬
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and destruction. ‫اُسٓبض‬ٝ ٕ‫اُحطٓب‬ٝ ‫د‬ُٞٔ‫ء اال ا‬٢‫ ش‬٠ُ‫ ا‬١‫ ال رؤز‬٢ٛٝ ‫ء‬٢‫ إ اُحطة رسٓط ًَ ش‬٠ِ‫ رشسز ػ‬٢ٛ
12-What does the writer try to do? َ‫لؼ‬٣ ٕ‫ٍ اٌُبرت ا‬ٝ‫ٓبشا حب‬
-The writer tries to convince the child that her father is like smoke and she can see him
only when she closed her eyes. ‫ اال اشا‬ٙ‫ٌٖٔ إ رطا‬٣ ‫ال‬ٝ ٕ‫ب ٓضَ اُسذب‬ٛ‫اُس‬ٝ ٕ‫و٘غ اُطلِخ ا‬٣ ٕ‫ٍ ا‬ٝ‫حب‬٣ ‫اٌُبرت‬
‫ب‬ٛ‫٘ب‬٤‫اؿِوذ ػ‬
13-Sattar came to his friend‟s house to tell his family about his death. ٚ‫و‬٣‫ذ طس‬٤‫ؼزبض جبء ُج‬
ٚ‫ر‬ٞٓ ٖ‫ ػ‬ٚ‫رجط ػبئِز‬٤ُ
14-Sattar can not find any other way to inform the little girl and her family that his
friend Ali has left forever, though he left honourably . ‫ؼِْ اُلزبح‬٤ُ ٟ‫وخ اذط‬٣‫ طط‬١‫جس أ‬٣ ُْ ‫ؼزبض‬
‫ ضحَ ثشطف‬ٚٗ‫ هس ضحَ ُالثس ضؿْ ا‬٢ِ‫ ػ‬ٚ‫و‬٣‫ب إ طس‬ٜ‫ػبئِز‬ٝ ‫طح‬٤‫اُظـ‬
15-In 1967, Iraq was at war with Israel . َ٤‫ حطة ٓغ اؼطائ‬٢‫ اُؼطام ًبٕ ك‬1967 ّ‫ ػب‬٢‫ك‬
16-. Discuss how the visitor tried to convey his massage to the little child? ٍٝ‫ق حب‬٤ً ‫ٗبهش‬
‫طح‬٤‫ اُلزبح اُظـ‬٠ُ‫طَ اُطؼبُخ ا‬ٞ٣ ٕ‫اُعائط ا‬
-The visitor tries to convince the child that her father is like smoke and she can see him
only when she closed her eyes. ‫ كوظ‬ٚ‫سر‬ٛ‫غ ٓشب‬٤‫ب رؽزط‬ٜٗ‫ا‬ٝ ٕ‫ب ٓضَ اُسذب‬ٛ‫اُس‬ٝ ٕ‫و٘غ اُلزبح ا‬٣ ٕ‫ٍ ا‬ٝ‫اُعائط حب‬
‫ب‬ٜ٤٘٤‫ػ٘سٓب رـِن ػ‬
16- Sattar and Haleema ate a hot loaf of bread before lunch. ‫ق ذجع حبض‬٤‫ا ضؿ‬ُٞٝ‫ٔخ ر٘ب‬٤ِ‫ح‬ٝ ‫ؼزبض‬
‫هجَ اُـصاء‬
17-What moral lessons does the writer try to give in 'The Swing? ٢‫خ اُز‬٤‫غ االذاله‬ٝ‫ اُسض‬٢ٛ‫ٓب‬
‫حخ‬ٞ‫ االضج‬٢‫ب ك‬ٜ‫ٍ اٌُبرت اػطبئ‬ٝ‫حب‬
a-- "The Swing " is a server condemnation of war wherever it happens. ‫ ازاٗخ‬٢ٛ ‫حخ‬ٞ‫االضج‬
‫٘ٔب رحسس‬٣‫خ ُِحطة ا‬٤‫هبؼ‬
b--„The Swing‟ is a sincere invitation to sustain family life, to make childhood secure
and to love one another. ‫احس االذط‬ٝ ‫حت‬٣ ٢ٌُٝ ٚ٘ٓ‫ُخ ا‬ٞ‫جؼَ اُطل‬ٝ ‫بح اُؼبئِخ‬٤‫ ح‬٠ِ‫ح ٓرِظخ ُِحلبظ ػ‬ٞ‫ زػ‬٢ٛ
c -- It stresses on that war destroys everything. It leads to nothing but death ,
deprivation and destruction. ٕ‫اُحطٓب‬ٝ ‫د‬ُٞٔ‫ ا‬٠ُ‫ء ا‬٢‫ ُش‬١‫ال رؤز‬ٝ ‫ء‬٢‫ إ اُحطة رسٓط ًَ ش‬٠ِ‫ب رشسز ػ‬ٜٗ‫ا‬
‫اُسٓبض‬ٝ

18-The visitor described the child´s father as (a. smoke / b. water) to express that her
father had gone forever. ‫ب هس ضحَ ُالثس‬ٛ‫اُس‬ٝ ٕ‫ؼجط ا‬٤ُ ٕ‫اُس اُطلِخ ًبُسذب‬ٝ ‫طق‬ٝ ‫اُعائط‬
19- " The swing " is considered as ( a. tragic / b. comedic) story. ‫حخ رؼزجط ًوظخ‬ٞ‫االضج‬
‫خ‬٣ٝ‫ٓأؼب‬
20- The visitor found it ( a. easy / b. difficult ) to convey the death of his friend to his
family . ٚ‫ ػبئِز‬٠ُ‫ ا‬ٚ‫و‬٣‫د طس‬ٞٓ َ‫ط‬ٞ٣ ٕ‫ثخ ا‬ٞ‫ ٖٓ اُظؼ‬ٚٗ‫جس ا‬ٝ ‫اُعائط‬
21-What does "The Swing" reflect ? ‫حخ‬ٞ‫ٓبشا رؼٌػ االضج‬
-It reflects the writer`s sad feeling after the summer 1967 war against Israel. ‫ض‬ٞ‫رؼٌػ شؼ‬
َ٤‫ ضس اؼطائ‬1967 ّ‫ق ػب‬٤‫ٖ ثؼس حطة ط‬٣‫اٌُبرت اُحع‬
22-„He came out of the tree‟s shadow with a wet face”-What does „wet face‟ refer to? ٞٛ
َِ‫ ٓج‬ٚ‫ج‬ٝ ‫ط‬٤‫ ٓجَِ ٓبشا رش‬ٚ‫ج‬ٞ‫ذطط ٖٓ ضَ اُشجطح ث‬
-It refers to crying ‫ اُجٌبء‬٠ُ‫ط ا‬٤‫رش‬
23-"The Swing " is a server condemnation of war wherever it happens. Give suitable
meaning for the underlined word. ‫ ٓ٘بؼت ٌُِِٔخ‬٠٘‫اػظ ٓؼ‬. ‫٘ٔب رحسس‬٣‫خ ُِحطة ا‬٤‫ ازاٗخ هبؼ‬٢ٛ ‫حخ‬ٞ‫االضج‬
‫ب ذظ‬ٜ‫ رحز‬٢‫اُز‬
‫ملسمة ادب اللغة االنكلٍسٌة \اعداد االستاذ دمحم ٌاسٍن الجبوري \اعدادٌة زهٍر بن ابً سلمى‬
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- severe disapproval
Q\\ Choose the expression that carries the closest meaning to the
underlined words: ‫ب ذظ‬ٜ‫ رحز‬٢‫ االهطة ٌُِِٔبد اُز‬٠٘‫ رحَٔ أُؼ‬٢‫ط اُز‬٤‫اذزط اُزؼبث‬
1. Mohammad Khudair was a young man with crude experience in politics and war. (b)
ّ‫ذب‬
2. “The Swing‟‟ is a sincere invitation to sustain family life. (c) ‫حبكع‬٣
3. The visitor tries to tell the little girl about her father as he sways her in the swing.
(d) ‫ع‬ٜ٣
4. “He vanished every time you open your eyes”. .(e) ٠‫رالش‬
5. The war leads to deprivation and destruction. .(a)ٕ‫حطٓب‬

a. taking something necessary away from someone .

b. simple and not skilfully .
c. support emotionally .
d. moves slowly from side to side.
e. disappeared suddenly.

Q\\ Give suitable meanings for the following:

crude = simple and not skilfully
condemnation = criticism / severe disapproval
sustain = support emotionally ١ٞ‫و‬٣ – ‫ؼعظ‬٣
sways = moves slowly from side to side.
deprivation = taking something necessary away from someone ٕ‫حطٓب‬
vanished = disappeared suddenly ٠‫رالش‬

‫ملسمة ادب اللغة االنكلٍسٌة \اعداد االستاذ دمحم ٌاسٍن الجبوري \اعدادٌة زهٍر بن ابً سلمى‬
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 LITERATURE FOCUS
‫االدب‬
The canary
‘١‫اٌُ٘بض‬ ‫طبئط‬
By Katherine Mansfield
‫ِس‬٤‫ٖ ٓبٗؽل‬٣‫اٌُبرجخ ًبصط‬
‫بح اٌُبرجخ‬٤‫اؼئِخ ػٖ ح‬
1-where was Katherine Mansfield born? ‫ِس‬٤‫ٖ ٓبٗؽل‬٣‫ُسد ًبصط‬ٝ ٖ٣‫ا‬
-She was born in New Zealand in 1888. ‫الٗسا‬٣‫ظ‬ٞ٤ٗ ٢‫ ك‬1888 ّ‫ ػب‬٢‫ُسد ك‬ٝ
2-She was the third of five children in a wealthy family. ٢‫ب اُضبُش ٖٓ ذٔؽخ اطلبٍ ك‬ٜ‫ج‬٤‫ًبٕ رطر‬
‫خ‬٣‫ػبئِخ صط‬
3-Where did she move in 1903?Why? ‫ُٔبشا‬ٝ 1903 ّ‫ ػب‬٢‫ٖ اٗزوِذ ك‬٣‫ ا‬٠ُ‫ا‬
-She moved to London in 1903 to study music at Queen‟s College. 1903 ّ‫ ُ٘سٕ ػب‬٠ُ‫اٗزوِذ ا‬
‫خ أٌُِخ‬٤ًِ ٢‫ ك‬٠‫و‬٤‫ؼ‬ُٞٔ‫ُزسضغ ا‬
4-What did she become while she was studying music at Queen‟s College? ‫٘ٔب‬٤‫ٓبشا اطجحذ ث‬
‫خ أٌُِخ‬٤ًِ ٢‫ ك‬٠‫و‬٤‫ؼ‬ُٞٔ‫ًبٗذ رسضغ ا‬
-She became the editor of the college newspaper. ‫خ‬٤ٌُِ‫سح ا‬٣‫ جط‬٢‫اطجحذ ٓحطضح ك‬
5-What did she do between 1903 and 1906? 1906 ّ‫ػب‬ٝ 1903 ّ‫ٖ ػب‬٤‫ٓبشا كؼِذ ث‬
-She travelled around Europe between 1903 and 1906. 1906 ٝ 1903 ّ‫ٖ ػب‬٤‫ضثب ث‬ٝ‫ٍ أ‬ٞ‫ؼبكطد ح‬
6-When did she return to New Zealand? ‫الٗسا‬٣‫ظ‬ٞ٤ٗ ٠ُ‫ ضجؼذ ا‬٠‫ٓز‬
-She returned to New Zealand in1906. 1906 ّ‫الٗسا ػب‬٣‫ظ‬ٞ٤ٗ ٠ُ‫ضجؼذ ا‬
7-What did she begin after she had returned to New Zealand in 1906? ‫ٓبشا ثسأد ثؼس إ ضجؼذ‬
1906 ّ‫ ػب‬٢‫الٗسا ك‬٣‫ظ‬ٞ٤ٗ ٠ُ‫ا‬
-She began to write short stories. ‫طح‬٤‫ ًزبثخ اُوظخ اُوظ‬٢‫ثسأد ك‬
8-When did she move back to London ? ٕ‫ ُ٘س‬٠ُ‫ ضجؼذ ا‬٠‫ٓز‬
-She moved back to London two years later. ٖ٤‫ ُ٘سٕ ثؼس ؼ٘ز‬٠ُ‫ضجؼذ ا‬
9-Who was Katherine Mansfield? ‫ِس‬٤‫ٖ ٓبٗؽل‬٣‫ ًبصط‬٢ٛ ٖٓ
- Katherine Mansfield was a well-known modernist writer who was born in New
Zealand in 1888. 1888 ّ‫الٗسا ػب‬٣‫ظ‬ٞ٤ٗ ٢‫ُسد ك‬ٝ ‫ضح‬ٜٞ‫ ًبرجخ ٓؼبططح ٓش‬٢ٛ ‫ِس‬٤‫ٖ ٓبٗؽل‬٣‫ًبصط‬
10-What happened to her in 1917? 1917 ّ‫ب ػب‬ُٜ ‫ٓبشا حسس‬
-In 1917, she became ill with tuberculosis . َ‫ضخ ثبُؽ‬٣‫ اطجحذ ٓط‬1917 ّ‫ ػب‬٢‫ك‬
11-When did she die? ‫ذ‬٤‫ك‬ٞ‫ ر‬٠‫ٓز‬
-She died in January 1923 at the age of 35. 35 ‫ ػٖ ػٔط‬1923 ّ‫ ٖٓ ػب‬٢ٗ‫ٕ اُضب‬ٞٗ‫ط ًب‬ٜ‫ ش‬٢‫ذ ك‬٤‫ك‬ٞ‫ر‬
‫ػبٓب‬
12-What does she remain famous for? ‫ضح‬ٜٞ‫ثٔبشا ثوذ ٓش‬
-She remains famous for her collections of poems and short stories, especially Bliss
and The Garden Party ‫ "حلِخ‬ٝ " ْ٤‫ص " اُ٘ؼ‬ٞ‫ثبُرظ‬ٝ ‫طح‬٤‫ب اُوظ‬ٜ‫هظظ‬ٝ ‫ب‬ٛ‫غ هظبئس‬٤ٓ‫ضح ُٔجب‬ٜٞ‫ثوذ ٓش‬
" ‫وخ‬٣‫اُحس‬

١‫ حؽت اُ٘ض " اٌُ٘بض‬٢ُ‫ أًَ اُزب‬ٝ‫اجت ا‬

: A\\ Answer or complete the followings according to the text “The Canary”
‫ملسمة ادب اللغة االنكلٍسٌة \اعداد االستاذ دمحم ٌاسٍن الجبوري \اعدادٌة زهٍر بن ابً سلمى‬
02277407720------02206397770 ‫المقدادٌة \ موباٌل‬
1-You cannot imagine how wonderfully he sung. " he " referred to ( the canary ).
١‫ اٌُ٘بض‬٠ُ‫ط ا‬٤‫ش‬٣ "ٞٛ" ‫ط‬٤ٔ‫ اُض‬. ‫خ‬٤ُ‫ ثجٔب‬٢٘‫ـ‬٣ ‫ق‬٤ً َ٤‫ٌٖٔ إ رزر‬٣ ‫ال‬
2. How does the story of “ The Canary ” end? ١‫ هظخ اٌُ٘بض‬٢ٜ‫ق ر٘ز‬٤ً
–It ends unhappy when the canary died. ١‫د اٌُ٘بض‬ٞٔ٣ ‫٘خ ػ٘سٓب‬٣‫خ حع‬٣‫ب‬ٜٗ ٢ٜ‫ر٘ز‬
3-What were the people carried away by ? ٖ٤‫ثٔبشا ًبٕ اُ٘بغ ٓزحٔؽ‬
- They were carried away by the canary‟s singing. . ١‫ٖ ثـ٘بء اٌُ٘بض‬٤‫ا ٓزحٔؽ‬ٞٗ‫ًب‬
4-What did the canary do to attract the attention of his owner? ٙ‫جصة اٗزجب‬٤ُ ١‫ٓبشا كؼَ اٌُ٘بض‬
ٚ‫ٓبٌُز‬
- The canary used to hop, hop from one perch to another , tap against the bars and sip a
little water to attract the attention of his owner. ٕ‫ اُوضجب‬٠ِ‫٘وط ػ‬٣ , ‫ولع ٖٓ ٌٓبٕ ألذط‬٣ ٕ‫ ا‬٠ِ‫اػزبز ػ‬
ٚ‫ ٓبٌُز‬ٙ‫جصة اٗزجب‬٤ُ َ٤ِ‫طرشق ٓبء ه‬٣ٝ
5-When Missus said: “When I found him lying on his back with his eyes dim. She meant
he was dead. ‫زب‬٤ٓ ٕ‫ ًب‬ٚٗ‫ ثب‬٢٘‫ ًبٗذ رؼ‬. " ٕ‫ هبرٔزب‬ٙ‫٘ب‬٤‫ػ‬ٝ ٙ‫ط‬ٜ‫ ظ‬٠ِ‫ب ػ‬٤‫ ٓؽزِو‬ٚ‫جسر‬ٝ ‫غ " ػ٘سٓب‬ٞ‫ؽ‬٤ٓ ‫ػ٘سٓب هبُذ‬
6- The nail to the right of the front door brought back the sweet memories of the bird to
Missus. (true or false)( / ‫غ ( طح‬ٞ‫ؽ‬٤ٓ ٠ُ‫ح ا‬ِٞ‫بد اُح‬٣‫ اػبز اُصًط‬, ٢ٓ‫ٖ اُجبة االٓب‬٤ٔ٣ ‫ز‬ٞ‫ج‬ُٞٔ‫أُؽٔبض ا‬
‫)ذطأ‬
7-Missus was happy to have the canary because she lived (a lonely / an unlonely) life.
)‫سح‬٤‫ح‬ٝ ‫ط‬٤‫ ؿ‬/ ‫سح‬٤‫ح‬ٝ ( ‫ب ػبشذ‬ٜٗ‫ط أل‬٤‫ب اُط‬ًٜ‫سح ثبٓزال‬٤‫غ ًبٗذ ؼؼ‬ٞ‫ؽ‬٤ٓ
8-People have the idea that birds are heartless and cold little creatures. (True or False).
)‫ ذطأ‬/ ‫ ( طح‬.‫طح ثبضزح‬٤‫هبد طـ‬ِٞ‫ٓر‬ٝ ‫ة‬ِٞ‫ض ثال ه‬ٞ٤‫ْ كٌطح ثبٕ اُط‬ٜ٣‫اُ٘بغ ُس‬
9- Who are the characters in the story? ‫بد اُوظخ‬٤‫ شرظ‬٢ٛ‫ٓب‬
A - A lonely woman . ‫سح‬٤‫ح‬ٝ ‫آطأح‬
B - A dead canary . ‫ذ‬٤ٓ ١‫ً٘بض‬
C - A Chinaman who sold her the canary . ١‫ب اٌُ٘بض‬ٜ‫ ثبػ‬٢٘٤‫ضجَ ط‬
D - Three younger men whom she cooks dinner for. ُْٜ ‫صالس شجبة رطجد اُؼشبء‬
10- -What kind of story is “The Canary”? ١‫ع هظخ اٌُ٘بض‬ٞٗ ٞٛ ‫ٓب‬
- It is a sad story ‫٘خ‬٣‫هظخ حع‬
11- What idea do the people have of birds? ١‫ اُ٘بغ ػٖ اٌُ٘بض‬ٟ‫ ُس‬٢‫ اُلٌطح اُز‬٢ٛ‫ٓب‬
-People have the idea that birds are heartless, cold little creatures. ٕ‫ض ا‬ٞ‫ْ رظ‬ٜ٣‫اُ٘بغ ُس‬
‫ثبضزح‬ٝ ‫هبد ثال هِت‬ِٞ‫ ٓر‬١‫اٌُ٘بض‬
12- Why did her heart feel hollow ? ‫ب‬ٜ‫ هِج‬٢‫ُٔبشا رشؼط ثلطاؽ ك‬
- - Her heart felt hollow when she saw her canary died. ١‫سد اٌُ٘بض‬ٛ‫ب ػ٘سٓب شب‬ٜ‫ هِج‬٢‫رشؼط ثلطاؽ ك‬
‫ذ‬٤ٓ
13-Before she bought a canary ,what had she loved? ‫ ٓبشا احجذ‬١‫ اٌُ٘بض‬١‫هجَ إ رشزط‬
-She had loved flowers and the evening star. ‫ٗجْ أُؽبء‬ٝ ‫بض‬ٛ‫ احجذ االظ‬٢ٛ
B. Replace the underlined words with the expressions or words that carry the closest
meaning: ٠٘‫ط رحَٔ اهطة ٓؼ‬٤‫ رؼبث‬ٝ‫ب ذظ ثٌِٔبد ا‬ٜ‫ رحز‬٢‫اؼزجسٍ أٌُِبد اُز‬
1. My heart felt hollow, as if it was his cage. (c) ‫كبضؽ‬
2- He used to hop, hop from one perch to another. (f ) ‫طح‬٤‫هلعح طـ‬
3- I felt drowsy during the boring lecture. (a) ٕ‫ٗؼؽب‬
4-The death of the canary was unbearable to Missus. ( b ) ِٚٔ‫ٌٖٔ رح‬٣ ‫ال‬
5- Missus could scarcely look at the cage without the canary in it. (d) ‫هِٔب‬
6- Missus kept the cage of the canary neat. (e) ‫ن‬٤ٗ‫ا‬
a. feeling sleepy when it is not the usual time to sleep
b. so unpleasant or painful that you find it hard to accept
c. having an empty space inside .
d. hardly
e. tidy
f. a small jump

‫ملسمة ادب اللغة االنكلٍسٌة \اعداد االستاذ دمحم ٌاسٍن الجبوري \اعدادٌة زهٍر بن ابً سلمى‬
02277407720------02206397770 ‫المقدادٌة \ موباٌل‬
 ١‫ٍ هظخ اٌُ٘بض‬ٞ‫اؼئِخ اٌُزبة ح‬
SB: P. 91\\1\\-ln no more than 200 words, write a summary of Katherine Mansfield's
short story .
‫طح‬٤‫ِس اُوظ‬٤‫ٖ ٓبٗؽل‬٣‫ ًِٔخ اًزت ِٓرض ُوظخ ًبصط‬200 ٖٓ َ‫ثأه‬
The story is about a lonely woman who was suffering from loneliness though she was
taking care of three young men .One day a Chinaman came to her house and he was
selling birds , she saw a small canary in its cage , she loved it at once and bought it . She
used to hang his cage on the big nail to the right of the front door .The canary was
acting as a professional singer and he became the perfect company to this woman, she
used to spend every afternoon cleaning the cage ,feeding the canary and listening to its
melodies. One day she found the canary lying on his back with his eyes dim and his
claws wrung. She talked to it but there was no response .the canary was dead and she
was filled with sadness and she felt that her heart is hollow as if it was its cage.
٠ُ‫ ا‬٢٘٤‫بّ جَء ضجَ ط‬٣‫ احس اال‬٢‫ك‬.‫ صالس شجبة‬٠‫ب ًبٗذ رطػ‬ٜٗ‫حسح ضؿْ ا‬ُٞ‫ ٖٓ ا‬٢ٗ‫سح ًبٗذ رؼب‬٤‫ح‬ٝ ‫ ػٖ آطأح‬٢ٛ ‫اُوظخ‬
ٚ‫هس اػزبزد إ رؼِن هلظ‬ٝ ٚ‫اشزطر‬ٝ ‫ حبال‬ٚ‫احجز‬ٝ ٚ‫ هلظ‬٢‫ط ك‬٤‫ طـ‬١‫سد طبئط ً٘بض‬ٛ‫هس شب‬ٝ ‫ض‬ٞ٤‫غ اُط‬٤‫ج‬٣ ٕ‫ًب‬ٝ ‫ب‬ٜ‫ز‬٤‫ث‬
‫ أُطأح‬ٙ‫ص‬ُٜ ٢ُ‫ن أُضب‬٤‫اطجح اُطك‬ٝ ‫ ٓحزطف‬٢٘‫ ًٔـ‬١‫ؤز‬٣ ١‫هس ًبٕ اٌُ٘بض‬ٝ ٢ٓ‫ٖ اُجبة االٓب‬٤ٔ٣ ٠ِ‫ط ػ‬٤‫ ٓؽٔبض ًج‬٠ِ‫ػ‬
١‫جسد اٌُ٘بض‬ٝ ّ‫ب‬٣‫ احس اال‬٢‫ك‬ٝ ٚٗ‫ اُحب‬٠ُ‫رؽزٔغ ا‬ٝ ١‫رطؼْ اٌُ٘بض‬ٝ ‫طح ر٘ظق اُولض‬٤ٜ‫ كزطح اُظ‬٢‫هس اػزبزد إ روض‬ٝ
ٕ‫ب اُحع‬ٛ‫هس ٓأل‬ٝ ١‫ ُوس ٓبد اٌُ٘بض‬. ‫طز‬٣ ُْ ٌُٚ٘ٝ ٚ‫هس رحسصذ ٓؼ‬ٝ ‫خ‬٣ٞ‫ ِٓز‬ٚ‫ٓربُج‬ٝ ٕ‫ هبرٔزب‬ٙ‫٘ب‬٤‫ػ‬ٝ ٙ‫ط‬ٜ‫ ظ‬٠ِ‫ ػ‬٢‫ٓؽزِو‬
.ٚ‫ هلظ‬ٚٗ‫ًأ‬ٝ ‫ب كبضؽ‬ٜ‫احؽذ إ هِج‬ٝ

SB: P. 91\\2\\ Do you find it easy to sympothise with the woman? Why or why not? َٛ
‫َ اُزؼبطق ٓغ أُطأح‬ٜ‫ ٖٓ اُؽ‬ٚٗ‫رجس ا‬
Yes, I do, because she was a lonely woman and the canary was perfect company to her,
and when he died she became lonely again. ‫ب‬ُٜ ‫ ًبٕ طحجخ ًبِٓخ‬١‫اٌُ٘بض‬ٝ ‫سح‬٤‫ح‬ٝ ‫ب ًبٗذ‬ٜٗ‫ٗؼْ ًصُي أل‬
‫خ‬٤ٗ‫سح ٓطح صب‬٤‫ح‬ٝ ‫ػ٘سٓب ٓبد اطجحذ‬ٝ
SB: P. 91\\3\\ Match the words in list A with the words in list B that have the same
meaning. ٠٘‫ رحَٔ ٗلػ أُؼ‬٢‫ اُز‬ٟ‫ اُوبئٔخ االذط‬٢‫ ٓغ أٌُِبد ك‬٠ُٝ‫ اُوبئٔخ اال‬٢‫اضثظ أٌُِبد ك‬
1.scarcely = hardly ‫هِٔب \ٗبزضا‬
2. fancy =imagination ٍ‫ب‬٤‫ذ‬
3. blouse =woman„s shirt ‫ظح‬ِٞ‫ث‬
4. washing- up = cleaning the dishes ٕٞ‫َ اُظح‬٤‫ؿؽ‬
5. appreciated =enjoyed , was grateful for ‫شٌط‬٣ \ ٖٔ‫ض‬٣
6.neat = tidy ‫ٓطرت‬ ‫ن‬٤ٗ‫ا‬
7. precious = valuable ٖ٤ٔ‫ص‬
8. wondered = asked or thought about ٍ‫زؽبء‬٣
SB: P. 92\\4\\ Look up the ten underlined words in the story in your dictionary. What
does each word mean? ‫ٕ ؿبٓن‬ِٞ‫ثخ ث‬ٞ‫ أٌُِبد اُؼشط أٌُز‬٢٘‫ٓبشا رؼ‬
verandah = balcony ‫ٗخ‬ٌِٞ‫ث‬
fluttering = move the wings rapidly ‫طكطف‬٣
scold = to rebuke ‫ثد‬ٞ٣
supper = dinner ‫ػشبء‬
unbearable = not endured ِٚٔ‫ٌٖٔ رح‬٣ ‫ال‬
sip = a small drink ٚ‫ضشل‬
drowsy =sleepy ٕ‫ٗؼؽب‬
tucked = to make a tuck ‫ضجذ‬٣
dreadfully = extremely ‫خ‬٣‫ُِـب‬
‫ملسمة ادب اللغة االنكلٍسٌة \اعداد االستاذ دمحم ٌاسٍن الجبوري \اعدادٌة زهٍر بن ابً سلمى‬
02277407720------02206397770 ‫المقدادٌة \ موباٌل‬
hollow = empty ‫كبضؽ‬
SB: P. 92 Try to use five of the words from the glossary in sentences of your own : ‫اًزت‬
‫غ‬ٞٓ‫ اُوب‬٢‫زح ك‬ٞ‫ج‬ُٞٔ‫ذٔػ جَٔ ٖٓ أٌُِبد ا‬
1. The bird makes a hop . ‫اُطبئط هلع‬
2. I saw a small bird in its perch . ٚٗ‫ ٌٓب‬٢‫ط ك‬٤‫سد طبئط طـ‬ٛ‫شب‬
3. There are many creatures in the farm . ‫ أُعضػخ‬٢‫سح ك‬٣‫هبد ػس‬ِٞ‫سد ٓر‬ٛ‫شب‬
4. That bird is very beautiful . ‫َ جسا‬٤ٔ‫اُطبئط ج‬
5. We removed the dirt from floor . ‫ؼد ٖٓ االضع‬ُٞ‫اظُ٘ب ا‬

SB: P.92 Choose three phrases in the story that create a strong image for you: ‫اذزط صالس‬
‫ ُي‬١ٞ‫ اُوظخ ررِن اٗطجبع ه‬٢‫ػجبضاد ك‬
- Perfect company : this phrase gives me strong image because it shows the relationship
between people and animals. ‫ٖ اُ٘بغ‬٤‫ٖ اُؼالهخ ث‬٤‫ب رج‬ٜٗ‫ أل‬١ٞ‫ اٗطجبع ه‬٢٘٤‫ اُؼجبضح رؼط‬ٙ‫ص‬ٛ: ‫خ‬٤ُ‫ ٓضب‬ٚ‫طحج‬
‫اٗبد‬ٞ٤‫اُح‬ٝ
- My heart felt hollow as if it was his cage , this phrase is also a strong image which
means that the woman's heart has lost the canary so it is empty . ٕ‫ ًب‬ٚٗ‫ًأ‬ٝ ‫شؼط ثلطاؽ‬٣ ٢‫هِج‬
‫ كبضؽ‬ٞٛ ‫ ُصُي‬١‫ هِت أُطأح كوس اٌُ٘بض‬٢٘‫رؼ‬ٝ ١ٞ‫ اٗطجبع ه‬٢‫ اُؼجبضح ًصُي رؼط‬ٙ‫ص‬ٛ : ٚ‫هلظ‬
- I can't describe it ; it shows the huge love that woman has to the canary ‫غ‬٤‫ب ال رؽزط‬ٜٗ‫ا‬.
١‫ أُطأح ٌُِ٘بض‬ٌٚ٘‫ ر‬١‫ط اُص‬٤‫ٖ اُحت اٌُج‬٤‫ رج‬٢ٛٝ ٚ‫طل‬ٝ

Glossary
‫غ‬ٞٓ‫اُوب‬

1- after my time = after my death ٢‫ر‬ٞٓ ‫ثؼس‬

2- hop = small jump ‫طح‬٤‫هلعح طـ‬
3- perch = a place where a bird rests ‫ط‬٤‫ اُط‬ٚ٤ِ‫حظ ػ‬٣ ٕ‫ٌٓب‬
4- exquisite = very beautiful ) ‫َ جسا ( ضائغ‬٤ٔ‫ج‬
5- sympathise = show understanding ‫زؼبطق‬٣
6- goldfinches = small birds with yellow on their wings ‫ض‬ٞ٤‫طح ثأج٘حخ طلطاء ( ط‬٤‫ض طـ‬ٞ٤‫ط‬
ٕٞ‫اُحؽ‬
7- despairingly = with sadness and worry ‫أغ‬٤‫ث‬
8- scraped = removed the dirt ) ‫ؼبخ ( ٗظلذ‬ٝ‫اظاُذ اال‬
9- chickweed = small plants with white flowers ) ‫ط‬٤‫ب اُط‬ًِٜ‫أ‬٣( ‫ضبء‬٤‫بض ث‬ٛ‫طح ثأظ‬٤‫ٗجبربد طـ‬
10- exaggerated =make more important than it really is / ‫ ( ثبُؾ‬ٚ‫وز‬٤‫خ ٖٓ حو‬٤ٔٛ‫جؼَ االٓط اًضط أ‬
ْ‫ػظ‬11- creatures = animals ) ‫هبد‬ِٞ‫اٗبد ( ٓر‬ٞ٤‫ح‬
12- awful = upsetting, terrible ‫غ‬٤‫كض‬
13- spying = watching her secretly ) ‫خ ( رجؽػ‬٣‫ب ثؽط‬ٜ٤ُ‫اُ٘ظط ا‬
14- dim dark = lifeless ) ِْ‫ذبكذ ( ٓظ‬
15- wrung = curled up ٟٞ‫)اُزق (اُز‬

Q\\ True and False ‫ ذطأ‬ٝ‫اجت ثظح ا‬

1. " The Canary " is considered a sad story. T ‫٘خ‬٣‫ رؼزجط هظخ حع‬١‫اٌُ٘بض‬
2. Cooking food is the woman's source of living . T ‫ش أُطأح‬٤‫ ٓظسض ػ‬ٞٛ ّ‫طجد اُطؼب‬
3. The writer thought that flowers respond wonderfully and sympathise . F ٕ‫اٌُبرجخ رؼزوس ا‬
‫ثزؼبطق‬ٝ ‫ضح ضائؼخ‬ٞ‫ة ثظ‬ٝ‫بض رزجب‬ٛ‫االظ‬
4. People have the idea that birds are heartless, cold little creatures. T ٕ‫ض ا‬ٞ‫ْ رظ‬ٜ٣‫اُ٘بغ ُس‬
‫طح ثبضزح‬٤‫هبد طـ‬ِٞ‫ٓر‬ٝ ‫ض ثال هِت‬ٞ٤‫اُط‬
5. Washerwoman told the writer that there is a comfort in a canary. F ‫اُـؽبُخ اذجطد اٌُبرجخ‬
١‫ اهز٘بء اٌُ٘بض‬٢‫٘بى ضاحخ ك‬ٛ ٕ‫ا‬

‫ملسمة ادب اللغة االنكلٍسٌة \اعداد االستاذ دمحم ٌاسٍن الجبوري \اعدادٌة زهٍر بن ابً سلمى‬
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 ‫انتهت ملزمح االدب للصف السادس‬
‫االعدادي‬
‫تمنياتي لجميع الطلثح االعزاء تالنجاح‬
‫‪....‬وهللا المىفق‬
‫االستاذ ‪:‬دمحم ياسين الجثىري‬

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