Gifts of Youth
Strengths of Youth Challengeتحدي مواهب الشباب
Match each strengthطابق كل موهبة with its correct definition by dragging and droppingبالسحب والإفلات.
Definitionsالتعاريف
Vocabulary Center
Practice 1: Word Formation
Write the correct noun formصيغة الاسم for each word.
| Adjective | Noun |
|---|---|
| 1. energetic | |
| 2. independent | |
| 3. enthusiastic | |
| 4. ambitious | |
| 5. creative |
Practice 2: Choose the Correct Form
Click on the bracketed word and choose the correct form to complete the sentences.
1. Tom is an (ambition) actor who wants to become (fame) in a short time.
2. If you want to be a writer, you need to be (creativity) and (imagine).
3. "Only candidates who have (art) talents are welcomed here,” the jury said.
4. Some young people are (confidence) , and (independence).
5. He is a (gift) boy; he can speak more than eight foreign languages fluently.
Reading Text: Lionel Messi
[1] Professionalمحترف football player Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. He started football at the age of 8, playing for the Newell's Old Boys - a team in his native townمسقط رأسه.
[2] As a kid, Messi was smaller than most of the boys he played with; he was sufferingيعاني from a hormone deficiencyنقص في الهرمونات that restrictedأعاق / حد من his growth. Medication was costlyمكلف and Messi's parents couldn't pay for it. At the age of 13, Messi was offered an opportunityفرصة to play for Barcelona and have his medical bills paid by the team. So, the whole family moved across the Atlantic to Spain.
[3] Messi was famous for being short and rapidسريع with a fierceشرس / قوي style of play. He was soon compared toمقارنة بـ another well-known Argentinean footballer: Diego Maradona. Messi moved quickly through the ranksصفوف of the team's junior system, and by the age of 16, he had made his first appearanceظهور for Barcelona. He put himself in the record books on May 1, 2005, as the youngest playerأصغر لاعب to ever score a goal. That same year he led Argentina to the title in the under-20 World Cup.
[4] In recent yearsفي السنوات الأخيرة Messi has become one of the highest paidالأعلى أجراً football players, earningيكسب an estimated $18 million a year. He has justifiedبرر that he is worth that price by leading Barcelona to a lot of successنجاح; the left-footer's team won the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Club titles in 2009. That same year, he took home the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
[5] Even Maradona, the renownedالمشهور retired player, has praised Messi. "I see him as very similar to me," he told the BBC. "He's a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different from any other player in the world.
[6] Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match in early March. By the end of 2012, he had scored 91 goals in club and international matches. Therefore, he broke one more recordحطم رقماً قياسياً آخر. In January 2013, Messi was named the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner for the fourth time!
Guided Comprehensionالفهم الموجه
A. Choose the right answerاختر الجواب الصحيح.
The text is mainly aboutيدور أساسا حول:
B. Answer these questionsأجب عن هذه الأسئلة.
1. Whyلماذا did Messi's family moveانتقلت to Spain?
2. How much moneyكم من المال does Messi earnيكسب each year?
3. Whatماذا did Messi achieveحقق in 2012?
C. Complete the following sentencesأكمل الجمل التالية.
1. The first teamالفريق الأول Messi played for was .
2. Maradona thinks thatيعتقد أن Messi .
D. Fill in the chartاملأ الجدول.
| Yearالسنة | Messi's awards and performancesالجوائز والإنجازات |
|---|---|
| 2005 | |
| Messi won the FIFA World Player of the Year. | |
| 2013 |
E. Find words that mean the same asابحث عن كلمات لها نفس المعنى:
1. expensiveباهظ الثمن (paragraph 2):
2. fastسريع (paragraph 3):
3. famousمشهور (paragraph 5):
F. What do the underlined words refer toعلى ماذا تعود الكلمات المسطرة?
1. his native town (paragraph 1):
2. team (paragraph 4):
3. he (paragraph 5):
Biography Workshopورشة كتابة السيرة الذاتية
Write a short biography about a person you admireمعجب به. First, fill in the detailsأولا، املأ التفاصيل, then generate and improve your paragraph.