Lesson 4 Work and money
Saudi Arabia
and the World
King Faisal International Prizes 1 Speaking and reading a Look at the picture. What is happening in the picture? b In pairs, discuss the questions. What do people receive prizes for? What kind of people should receive them, do you think? c Read the text quickly without looking at the words in the box. See if you can understand it without them. d In pairs, say what the text is about. e Now read the text in more detail. Complete the text with the words in the box. are presented are called was set up have been awarded is made is included f
Check your answers in pairs.
g Write questions about the text using the verbs in the box. Be careful to use the passive.
the King faisal international prizes The King Faisal Foundation is a huge humanitarian foundation, which (1) ________ up by King Faisal’s sons in 1976. It does a lot of charitable work and one of its aims is to recognize and reward people who have worked hard to improve humanity and society. These are men and women whose contributions make a positive difference. Prizes (2) ________ each year since 1979. They (3) ________ the King Faisal International Prizes and go to outstanding people in a number of different areas of life. These prizes are for good work in the Service to Islam, Islamic studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Science and Medicine. Money (4) ________ in the prizes, but they are not just money. The winners also receive a certificate and a gold medal. The certificate is special because it is handwritten in Diwani calligraphy and the gold medals are also unique, as each one (5) ________ in a different way. Of course, there is also great prestige in winning these prizes and all of them (6) ________ to winners by the King of Saudi Arabia.
2 Listening and speaking a Look at the photograph. What do you think the boys are talking about?
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b Listen to the two boys talking about money. Make notes and complete the table. spends money on
savings in bank
future spending
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c In pairs, check your answers. d In pairs, discuss the questions. Which boy are you more like? Why?
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