Animated By Mr Sofiane Mallouli
ENGLISH DIGEST n°1 - 99
Components
*Prelude
by
Mallouli Sofiene ( English teacher)*
The English Clubby Wafa Ben Amor ( 4s5)
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A birthday partyby Wafa Ben Amor (4s5)
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I can’t live without youby Dorra Ben Jemaa ( 5s7)
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Miscellaniesby Wafa Ben Romdan (5s7)
Wassim Ezzedine ( 5s7)
Taieb ben Amor ( 6 eco 1)
Wassim Jrad (4s5)
Souissi Sana ( 5s7)
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Time to relaxby Chahira and Soumaia ( 4s16)
Prelude
It was thanks to the efforts of many of Mohamed Ali School English Club students that this magazine saw the day. It began as a casual idea and now it is realised due also to the encouragement of Mr.Kouraichi, the headmaster . I wish you could find in it what you like . Generally , the beginning of everything in life is very difficult, for this I wondered for a long time about how to start. The answer came when I opened Tunisia News of October,14th ,1995 and I found the following poem of Tunisia’s everlasting poet, Abul Quassim Ashabbi, I thought that it would be the most convenient way to greet our country, not in Arabic, but in English.
Beautiful Tunisia
I do not weep because night is a tyrant
Nor because destruction reigns in the countryside
I weep instead for the heavy calamity
Now afflicting us without relief
Whenever a leader rises in the country,
Vigorous with reform, yearning to awaken the people.
They grab him in a shirt of oppression,
A horny shirt that curbs his intent .
They stifle his heavenly voice and murder his music .
Never receptive , they prefer to follow
The ways of tyranny and coercion ,
Because those are the roads they know.
This is what happens to ones who are sincere !
Death shots are aimed at them easily.
Lo ! Calamities have taken hold of us,
They have annihilated our land .
Beautiful Tunisia ! I ride the crest of the
Waves in my love for you,
My love for you is my covenant
I have known its bittersweet taste .
I’ll never yield to the wayward winds
Even if I should die , even if I lose my youth,
I’ll never yield even if they spill my blood .
The blood of lovers is always game for spilling .
The days , no matter how long , will
Show you how true my love is , will
Spell out my loyalty in a clear voice .
This is the age of darkness , but I’ve
Seen morning rising behind it,
No matter what time has done to my
People’s glory , life spread your
Glorious mantle once again .
Chosen by
Mallouli Sofiene
THE ENGLISH CLUB
I’m a pupil in the English club of Med Ali school and I’m going to write this page to describe to you our club :
a- Listening to music :
Every week, we listen to a song and we try to guess its missing words or expressions. I can mention as examples : Careless Whisper by G. Michael , Let it be by The Beatles , You are not Alone by M. Jackson , Tearing up My Heart by N’SYNC , Love doesn’t ask why by C. Dion , As Long As You Love Me by B.S.B., and My Heart Will Go On by C. Dion .
b- Watching films :
In our club, we sometimes watch a film , then we make a discussion about it . We saw films like Forrest Gump , Ghosts, and Philadelphia .
c- Games :
Mr. Sofiene and Mr. Fathi usually prepare for us some games like draw and win , scrambled words , and scrabbles .
d- Discussions :
Often after every song, we talk together about our school life and we discuss some of our social problems like sexism, segregation, the relationship between teachers and pupils, between boys and girls . We also talk about our country : its history , its culture , and its people .
e- Attendance :
Many pupils from different levels usually attend the club .We usually spend nice evenings together .
Due to all these activities , we enjoy ourselves and at the same time, we improve our English .
By Wafa Ben Amor
I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU
Every day , Every night , and forever
I want to see you
When I need you
With this , I feel enjoyed so much
When I talk to you so long
I can’t live without you
‘cause you are the sun that shines over me
Wherever you are
Your love makes me strong
Make sure , you are in my heart for a long
I can’t live without you
Though,
You make me sad
You make me cry
And you make me sleep less
But , nevermind
I love you more , not less
I’m living with your love
So, don’t go away
I need you by my side
Please , don’t run away .
Dorra Ben Jemaa
5s7
MISCELLANIES
Robert Wadlow ( 1918- 1940 ) was the tallest man in the history of the world . The hands of this giant man measured 32cms and his feet were nearly a half meter . When he died , he had 2.72ms as a tall. This gigantic creature was due to an excessive production of the hormone of growth .
Two Indian scientists , doctors Singh and Paniaha, revealed that plants are not passive to external impulses. On the contrary, music would stimulate their growth. Every morning, plants of mimosa attended a concert ; the result was that they reached a height of one time and a half more than a mimosa brought up in silence .
In 1728, street lights in Grats,Australia, were protected by the law. In fact, any one who would smash them three times would be punished . His hand would be cut off .
The original inhabitants of New Guinea shaved by the leaves of plants or ‘simply’ by the sharp grass which was like a wire .
*The scientists think that the dinosaur, that big animal that had already disappeared, weighed about 80 tons .
*The biggest known mammal is a kind of rhinoceros who disappeared now. His weight was 30 tons .
*In Mankara pyramid in Egypt, there is a small circular hole that doesn’t exceed 20cms. From this hole, the sunlight enters one day per year. That day is Mankara’s birthday .
*The pigeons are the fastest birds. Their speed can reach 82 miles per hour. However, the falcon can never reach 82 miles per hour .
*The eagles are birds which like peace. They don’t attack other animals or birds. In contrast, they are satisfied with dead bodies which are considered to be their basic food .
*Falcons are the strongest and the most courageous birds. They attack animals very quickly in the air before eating them. The falcons eat only peaceful animals like sheep, goats, and gazelle. But they can also eat wild animals.
*The number of birds is about 100 million. The biggest one is the ostrich; its weight exceeds 150 KGs .
*’Woman to man is either a god or a wolf’…
By John Webster.
*What is better than wisdom ? Woman. And what is better than a good woman ? NOTHING .
By Geoffrey Chaucer.
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If you want a speech to be made , ask a man. But if you want something done , ask a woman.By Margaret Thatcher.
+Fear lends (gives ) wings .
+Fear has a quick ear .
+He that fears death does not deserve to live .
+The danger past, god is forgotten .
The most famous quotation of Shakespeare is in his famous play Hamlet:
‘ to be or not to be that is the question; whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them.’
Translation and collection of data done by
Wafa Ben Romdan 5s7
Wassim Ezzedine 5s7
Souissi Sana 5s7
Taib Ben Amor 6eco1
Wassim Jrad 4s5
TIME
TO RELAX… !
- While doing an operation on a patient, a doctor forgot the scissors inside that patient’s belly. The doctor decided to redo the operation to take them out. But the patient preferred giving the doctor the price of the scissors rather than undergoing another operation .
- A mother says to her son ‘ You are now old , my son, you must sleep alone ‘.So the son answers ‘ Why ? My father doesn’t sleep alone, though he’s older than me ‘.
Thief
: I can’t answer this question .Judge
: Why ?Thief
: Because I am not ready to give free lessons .Prepared by
Chahira and Souymaia
