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  1. Meaning Focus.

a) True/False Statements.

Read the text quickly and look at the following statements. Do you agree with these agreements? Why\ Why not?

1. Many people hated Zaid because he prayed in front of the Ka’ba.

2. Neither Sa'id nor Talha fought with the Muslims in the Battle of Badr.

3. When he was ruler of Damascus, Sa’id wrote to Umar asking him for permission to join the Muslims in the fight for Islam.

The following items are about information in Units 7-9.

4. Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman were all traders before they became Muslims. 5. Umar protected the Prophet (SAAS) from the idolaters in the Battle of Badr. 6. According to the text, Abu Bakr and Uthman were beaten by idolaters in the early days of Islam.

b) Information Search.

Answer the questions using information from the text.

1. Zaid didn’t become a Muslim because he...

  • refused to worship idols.

  • used to pray in front of the Ka’ba.

  • Didn’t know how to worship God.

  • died before Muhammad (SAAS) became a Prophet

2. The people insulted Sa'id when he returned from Greater Syria because he...

  • had been on a mission for the Prophet (SAAS).

  • was always in front of the Prophet (SAAS) in battle.

  • hadn’t fought in the Battle of Badr with the Muslims.

  • was given a share of the booty of the battle.

3. Why do you think it was no surprise that Sa’id became one of the first Muslims?

The following items are about information in Units 7-9.

4. Which of the following statements is not true according to the text about the first three caliphs?

  • Abu Bakr ensured that all Muslims continued to pay zakat.

  • Uthman helped others to understand the meaning of the revelations.

  • Umar was a polite young man who never lost his temper.

  • All three of the caliphs were generous.

5. Which of the three caliphs mentioned did not die violently? How did the others die?

6. Give an example of how each of the three caliphs’ achievements had an effect on the Muslim way of life.

c) Information Management A lot is written about the good characteristics of the three caliphs in Units 7-9. This of course, does not mean that these were their only good points, or that the other caliphs did not share these characteristics. Read the text again and fill in the chart. For each caliph, tick \/ each characteristic that is mentioned in the text.

CHARACTERISTIC

ABU BAKR

UMAR

UTHMAN

modesty

intelligence

politeness

generosity

wealth

humility

tolerance

fairness

bravery

piety

d) Learner Activity.

1. Work in groups. Make up statements about each of the people featured in Units 7-10. 2.Take turns reading your statements to the class. Listen to the other groups’ statements and guess who the statements are about. 3. Compete to see which group guesses the most statements correctly.

e) Vocabulary in Context.

Match each word from the text with the correct meaning.

1. glory a. have enough courage to do something

2. brought to life b. valuable things taken in battle

3. slapped c. unable to see

4. dare d. great honour, fame, and admiration

5. enemy e. went in the direction of

6. major f. a person who intends to harm another

7. mission g. made to live again

8. share h. blamed, charged with doing something wrong

9. booty i. hit with the flat of the hand

10. headed for j. main, most important

11. left out k. remarked, made a statement

12. accused 1. not included

13. stealing m. taking what does not belong to oneself

14. commented n. going somewhere with a particular purpose

15. blind o. one’s own part of something

f) Semantic Cloze Task

Use some of the words from the previous task to complete the passage below. Use the words in their correct form.

Sa’id’s wife, Fatimah, became a Muslim when he did, much to the anger of her brother, Umar. Umar (1)……….. to (2)……….. her for believing in the One True God, making him the (3) ……….. of Allah (SWT). Sa’id was a companion of the Prophet (SAAS), but was on a (4) ……….. in Syria when one of the (5) ……….. battles, the Battle of Badr, took place. Nevertheless, the Prophet (SAAS) knew that Sa’id’s absence was not his fault and thus allowed him to (6) ……….. their (7) ………….. . Sa’id enjoyed fighting in the army with Muhammad (SAAS), so when he was appointed ruler of Damascus, he felt (8)……….. as the army then (9) ……….. Jerusalem. He (10) ………… in a letter that he wished Abu Ubaidah (SAAS) would send someone else to rule Damascus so that he could rejoin the army.