Lesson - Connect Primary 3 Term 2 - ثالث ابتدائي
Unit 7: Where are you from
Unit 8: Seasons of the year
Unit 9: What did you do
Unit 10: Let’s search online
Unit 11: I’d like chicken, please
Unit 12: Fiction reader: Tamer’s Travels on the Tablet
Lesson 1 Unit 12 Tamer's Travels on the Tablet CONNECT READING ADVENTURES Tamer's Travels On the Tablet BY NICOLA GARDNER ILLUSTRATED BY MONA MOHAMED NAGY Picture Dictionary Chinese buns Chinese soup croissant 70 770 4 Eiffel Tower warrior statues

Tamer's Travels on the Tablet
I want to make friends in other countries. Unit 12 This is Tamer. He is Egyptian. He is 8 years old. He likes speaking English. Tamer is talking to his uncle. He wants to speak English to other boys around the world. Tamer's uncle has an idea. "Tamer, I have a French friend. My friend lives in Paris. He has a son called Léo. Léo speaks English." Look at my funny fish! Tamer's uncle makes a video call to his French friend. He gives his tablet to Tamer. Tamer talks to Léo. 71

I want to make friends in other countries
Tamer talks to his mom about Léo. He says, "I like Léo. I would like a friend from another country." His mom has an idea. She works at a hotel and she has a friend from China. "My Chinese friend has a son. Her son, Chen, speaks English." Now Tamer speaks to Chen and Léo every week. They are very good friends. This is my breakfast. One day, Tamer asks Léo and Chen "What do you eat for breakfast?” Léo says “I have a croissant and orange juice." Chen says, "That looks delicious! I have soup and buns for breakfast." 72

Tamer talks to his mom about Léo
Unit 12 Tamer says, "I want to eat a Chinese breakfast. That looks awesome! I have ful and egg sandwiches and tea with milk. It's yummy." One day, Tamer asks, "What technology do you use at school?" Chen says "Sometimes I work with my friend on a computer. We learn how to move a small robot. It's very interesting." Léo says, "That's great. Sometimes I work on a tablet with my friends. It has a special keyboard. And you, Tamer, what do you use in Ĕgypt?" Tamer says, "At school we work on computers in the computer lab. We use the internet to do online research on interesting topics. It's awesome.” 73 73

Tamer says, I want to eat a Chinese breakfast
C 4x One day, Chen says, "What monuments do you have in your countries?" Tamer says, says, "In my country we have many beautiful monuments, for example, the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid. Look at these!" Chen says, "They are fantastic!" Léo says, "Wow!” Léo asks, “Tamer, do you live in Cairo?" Tamer says, "No, I live in Luxor." Chen asks, “Is Luxor special? Do you have any monuments?" Tamer says, "Yes, we do. We have the Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple. There are pictures on the walls in the Valley of the Kings. The pictures tell us about life in Ancient Egypt. They are 3,000 years old." Chen says, "That's awesome." Léo says, "This is the Eiffel Tower. It's in Paris and it's very famous. I love it." Tamer says, "It's so tall! It's great!" 74

One day Chen says What monuments do you have in your countries
Unit 12 +x Chen says, "These are some warrior statues in China. They are over 2,000 years old. Each man's face is different. They are my favorite monument." Léo says, "They are very interesting!” Tamer says, “I like their faces.” Tamer says, “We all live in amazing countries. We all have delicious food, exciting technology, and beautiful monuments.” Chen says, "Yes, one day we will travel and visit each other's countries. I want to see the Valley of the Kings in Egypt!" Léo says, “Yes, I want to meet your family, Chen, and see the River Nile with you, Tamer!" Tamer says, "And I want to eat Chinese buns in China and see the Eiffel Tower in Paris with you two!" 75

These are some warrior statues in China

