Saturday, October 31, 2009

Dr Zahi Hawas


Look at the man in the picture. He has a hat on. He is Egyptian. He is very famous. His name is Dr Zahi Hawas. He is 60 years old. He is looking at a mummy. This mummy is a body of someone. This person died a very long time ago.
Dr Hawas studied history at Cairo university. He also studied in America for some years. He loved to read about history when he was young.
His office is near the famous Egyptian pyramids. He is always busy. He meets many people every day and always talks about Egyptian history. He appears on many TV channels every week. People know him outside Egypt too. He is very famous in America and Europe.
Dr Hawas wears a hat when he works. He works in a desert place. It is always hot there. He needs to wear a hat when he works.
When famous people come to see the pyramids, Dr Hawas meets them. He tells them information about the Pyramids and Egyptian history. He has met many presidents and film stars. The last president he met was President Obama of America.
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Look at the man in the picture. He has a hat on. He is Egyptian. He is ........... famous. His name is Dr Zahi Hawas. He is 60 years old. He is looking at a mummy. This mummy is a .......... of someone. This person died a very long time ago. Dr Hawas studied history at Cairo university. He also studied in America for some years. He loved to read about history when he was young. His office is near the famous Egyptian pyramids. He is always busy. He meets many people every ......... and always talks about Egyptian history. He appears on many TV channels .............. week. People know him outside Egypt too. He is very famous in America and Europe. Dr Hawas wears a hat when he works. He works in a desert place. It is always hot there. He needs to wear a hat when he works. When famous ............ come to see the pyramids, Dr Hawas meets them. He tells them information about the Pyramids and Egyptian history. He has met many presidents and film stars. The last president he met was President .......... of America.
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Look at the man in the picture. He has a coat on. He is Egyptian. He is very famous. His name is Dr Zahi Hawas. He is 60 years old. He is looking at a mummy. This mummy is a body of a dog. This person worked a very long time ago. Dr Hawas studied history at Cairo university. He also studied in China for some years. He loved to read about history when he was young. His office is near the famous Egyptian pyramids. He is always busy. He meets many people every day and always talks about Egyptian history. He appears on many radio channels every week. People know him outside Egypt too. He is very famous in America and Europe. Dr Hawas wears a hat when he plays. He works in a desert place. It is always hot there. He needs to wear a hat when he works. When famous people come to see the pyramids, Dr Hawas meets them. He tells them information about the Pyramids and African history. He has met many presidents and film stars. The last president he met was President Obama of America.
Read this conversation: 
A: Hello. What is your name?
Z: Hello. My name is Zahi.
A: What is your family name?
Z: My family name is Hawas.
A: What is your nationality?
Z: I am Egyptian. I am very famous in Egypt and overseas too.
A: Why are you famous?
Z: I am famous because of my work. I appear on different TV stations every week.
A: Where do you work?
Z: I work near the famous Egyptian Pyramids. I am an Egyptologist.
A: What do you do at work?
Z: I study Egyptian history. We try to discover mummies.
A: Do you meet famous people?
Z: Yes, I do. I meet many famous people every week. I met President Obama earlier this year when he came to Egypt.
A: What did you do when you met President Obama.
Z: I talked to him about Egyptian history. I showed him the Pyramids.
A: Tell me more about yourself, please.
Z: I was born in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. I am 60 years old. I studied history at Cairo University. I also studied Egyptian history in America too.
A: What are you doing in this picture?
Z: I am examining a mummy. It is a body of someone who died 3000 years ago. On the mummy there is a text. I can read this text because I studied Egyptian history.
A: Why do you always wear a hat?
Z: Because I work in the desert. It is very hot there. They Egyptian Pyramids are in the desert.
A: Do you like your job?
Z: Of course I do. I don't want to retire soon. I want to continue working until I die.
A: Ok, Dr Zahi. It's been a pleasure talking to you. Bye.
Z: Nice meeting you. Bye.
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Look at the man in the picture. He has a h_t on. He is Egyptian. He is very famous. His name is Dr Zahi Hawas. He is 60 years old. He is looking at a mummy. This mummy is a body of so_eone. This person died a very long time ago. Dr Hawas stu_ied history at Cairo university. He also studied in Amer_ca for some years. He loved to read about history when he was young. His office is near the famous Egyptian pyramids. He is alw_ys busy. He meets many people every day and always talks about Egyptian history. He appe_rs on many TV cha_nels every week. People know him out_ide Egypt too. He is very famous in America and Europe. Dr Hawas wears a hat when he works. He works in a desert place. It is always hot there. He n_eds to wear a hat when he works. Wh_n famous people come to see the pyr_mids, Dr Hawas meets them. He tells them info_mation about the Pyramids and Egyptian history. He has met many presi_ents and film stars. The last president he met was President Ob_ma of America.