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Reading and Writing - Twin Twons Exchange Programme

Twin towns or sister cities are towns or cities which have agreed to collaborate with each other. The document discusses an upcoming visit by students from Elkader City, Iowa to their sister city of Mascara, Algeria. It provides details of the planned itinerary, including visits to historic sites related to Emir Abd El Kader and planned tours of Mascara city and Hammam Bouhanifia. The public officer confirms all arrangements have been made for accommodations and activities during the American students' visit to Mascara in January.

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Reading and Writing - Twin Twons Exchange Programme

Twin towns or sister cities are towns or cities which have agreed to collaborate with each other. The document discusses an upcoming visit by students from Elkader City, Iowa to their sister city of Mascara, Algeria. It provides details of the planned itinerary, including visits to historic sites related to Emir Abd El Kader and planned tours of Mascara city and Hammam Bouhanifia. The public officer confirms all arrangements have been made for accommodations and activities during the American students' visit to Mascara in January.

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Ahmed Zabana Secondary School – Zahana Academic Year: 2020 – 2021

2nd Year L.P.H / English Class Mr. Nouairi Omar


Unit One: Signs of the Time Sequence: Reading and Writing
Lesson: ……………………………………
Before You Read: Watch the video, take notes and answer the following questions.
1. What is the main idea of the video? …………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What are the names of the two cities mentioned in the video?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. How are these cities called? What do you call them in your language? ……………………………………….……..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What is an exchange programme? ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Why do towns belong to different countries? ……..………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

While You Read: Read the passage below and check your answer to question 5 above.
Twin towns or sister cities are towns or cities which have agreed to collaborate with each other. Twinning
arrangements often lead to student exchanges. Next month, Mascara is going to play host to a group of students
from its twin town Elkader City, a city in the American state of Iowa. Twinned since
1984 with the Algerian city of Mascara. The students are arriving in Oran international
Airport on Sunday January, 17. The Mayor of Mascara is now talking with the public
officer in charge of the organization of the visit.
Mayor: Have you completed the programme for Elkader City students’ visit?
Public officer: Yes, everything is going well. We’ve arranged the accommodation in
the Royal Hotel. The visit will start on Monday morning with a reception at the hotel.
You’re giving the opening speech at the central library of Mustapha Stambouli
University at 9:00 a.m. Then we plan to take our visitors to the Al Emir Abd El Kader
Monument and Museum.
Mayor: It sounds fine. What other places are they going to visit?
Public officer: On Tuesday, they’re visiting the place where Al Emir Abd El Kader was elected as an Algerian
Prince, Mudjahid and Captain of War in Ghriss, El Dardara Tree in the morning. We’re going to take them to El
Khessibia Forest Park for lunch as a picnic. As soon as they finish lunch, we’ll show them Zemala Al Emir Abd El
Kader in Sidi Kada, where his parents and grandparents were buried after their death.
Mayor: That looks good. Have you planned any tours at Mascara city and to Hammam Bouhanifia?
Public officer: Yes, of course, our guests are visiting Mascara city tomorrow and Hammam Bouhanifia in the day
after tomorrow.
Adopted from the coursebook: Getting Through

1) Read the passage again and answer the questions below.


A. What are twin towns? …………………………..……………………………………………………………………………….
B. When are the American students arriving in Oran International Airport? ……………..…………………………….
…………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
C. Who is giving the opening speech and where? ……………..……………………………………………………..……….
…………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
D. What is the visit Programme? ……………..………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2) Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.
1. Elkader City and Mascara city have been sister cities for 36 years. …………..………
2. The American students are going to visit Ghriss on Monday. …………..………
3. The American students are going to Hammam Bouhanifia on Thursday. …………..………

3) What or who do the words in bold type refer to in the text?


Its They His
…………..…………………..……… …………..…………………..……… …………..…………………..………

4) Find in the text words closest in meaning to:


1- voted = …………………………. 2- cooperate = ………………………….
6) Find in the text words opposite to:
1- closing ≠ …………………………. 2- refused ≠ ………………..…………….

Post Reading:
1) Match each of the following Algerian cities with their sister cities from around the world.
Algiers – Oran – Mascara – Biskra – Annaba – Constantine – Telemcen – Setif
Tangier, Alicante, Montreal, Bursa, Makhachkala, Sousse, Granada, Bizerte,
Morocco Spain Canada Turkey Russia Tunisia Spain Tunisia
…………… ………..…….. ………………. ……………….. ………………….. ……………….. ………………… ………………
…

2) Fill in the gaps from the following list of words.


Oran – architecture – attractive – converted– buy– important – cultures – tourists- nature
The city of …….……… is a beautiful coastal city that, when constructed, was inspired by the seaside resort
of France’s Nice. It is one of Algeria’s most …….……… cities, as it is a diversity and a mixture of …….………
from the ancient times. The city has numerous facilities and amenities for …….………. There is much to see and
do around the city which makes it a very …….……… city. Walking around the city centre, filled with many
impressive French and Spanish buildings, from “Place D’Armes” to the most ancient synagogue which was
…….……… to El Bacha Mosque, from The Cathedral to Arbi Ben Mehidi Boulevard, when you walk, you feel
the like you are an Algerian, French, Spanish and Turkish because of its buildings. Admire the city from above,
going to Santa Cruz on Murdjadjo Mount then visiting one of the most ancient districts in Oran, Sid El Houari,
the Casbah of Oran. Shopping with locals, in Medina El Jdida where you can walk, …….……… and be amazed.
Oran is not only a city of …….……… but it is a place of …….………, heading to the seashore, from Krichtel to
Ain El Turk to Madegh, all you can see is a blue and pure sea. Msila Foret is a protected forest that does its best
to provide Oran with an eco-friendly tourist site.
Write it Out:
Imagine you are the Mayor’s Secretary of Oran city, and you are organizing an exchange event
programme in the next month for the Spanish students who study at IES Gran Via Secondary school in
Alicante.
Send an email to the school, telling them about the visit programme.
Start like this:
Dear ……………………….,
We cannot wait for your visit to our lovely Oran, you are very welcomed as it is your twin city. The
programme of the visit will be like this ………………………….

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