Fill in the Blanks

Choose words from the box below to fill in the blanks. Think about what makes sense.

1. ___________ is the largest city in Qatar, and the capital city.

2. The ______________ is a place along the water, where people can go on a walk.

3. ____________________ is a market with many restaurants and small shops.

4. Bedouin tents were made out of ________ hair.

5. In Qatar’s past, some people went ___________ to get food.

6. One job in Qatar’s past was diving for ____________.

7. ____________ is the second largest city in Qatar, and is where our school is located.

8. _______ are a popular sweet fruit eaten in Qatar during holidays.

9. _________________ is a time when we try to play sports and get exercise.

10. ________________ is on December 18th every year.

11. A ________ is a kind of wooden boat.

12. In Qatar, there is no forest, but there is a big _____________.

pearls Souq Waqif goat Sports Day

Al Khor Doha corniche desert

fishing National Day dates dhow

Pearl Diving

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Paragraph Diagram

In the past, in Qatar one important and difficult job that people had was being a pearl diver. Men would be gone for many days, on a boat. They would have to hold their breath and dive into the water. They were looking for oysters with pearls. Many oysters do not have pearls, so they would have to dive many times to get the pearls. They were on a boat at sea, so sometimes they did not have enough food or water. Doing a lot of swimming under the water was also very hard work.

Glossary

diver – someone who jumps into the water headfirst, and goes deep under the wateroyster – a sea animal with a shell, that makes both pearls and meat

pearl – a round, white ball made by an oyster

Answer the questions below in full sentences.

1. Is this paragraph fiction (not real) or non-fiction (real)? How do you know?

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2. What does the diagram (picture) show?

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3. What is the main idea of this paragraph?

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4. Why was being a pearl diver hard work?

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Bedouin Life

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Paragraph PictureBedouins are a group of people who lived in the

desert in Qatar and other countries in the area. In the past, Bedouins would live in tents made out of goat hair. They would move from place to place, staying in one place as long as they needed to.

Many Bedouins had camels, and would use their camels to help move their tents and the things in

their house. Some men would also have falcons to help them with finding and hunting animals in the

desert.

Caption: Bedouin women in the desert, in front of a tent, sharing food

Glossary

Bedouin – a group of people, who live in and around Qatar today and in the past, in the past they lived in tents

Answer the questions below in full sentences.

1. Who are Bedouins?

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2. Where did Bedouins live?

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3. What were Bedouin tents made out of?

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4. What kinds of animals did Bedouins have and use?

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5. What would you do and how would you feel, if you had to live like a Bedouin in the past?

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All about Camels

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Two Paragraphs PicturesCamels are very special animals, because they walk in the desert for a long time without food and water. They can live to be 40-50 years old.

There are two different types of camels. The Dromedary camel lives in Qatar, and other

countries in the area. The Bactrian camel lives in China and Mongolia. A Dromedary camel has

one hump, and a Bactrian camel has two humps. A hump is the bump on a camel’s back.

Camels can give transportation, meat and milk. For a long time, people have used camels for long trips across the desert. Bedouins used camels to help move themselves and their

belongings.

Caption: The two different types of camels, the Dromedary camel and the Bactrian camel.

Glossary

belongings – things that belong to youhump – the bump on a camel’s back

transportation – a way of getting somewhere, like a car, camel, horse, airplane or boat

Answer the questions below in full sentences.

1. Why is the camel a special animal?

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2. What are the two different kinds of camels?

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3. What do the pictures show?

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4. What can a camel do for people?

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Writing Practice

Write about something that happened during a Qatari holiday. Qatari holidays include: Sport’s Day, Eid, Ramadan and National Day. Use full sentences. Use capital letters for proper nouns like

the names of people and the names of holidays. Use your neatest handwriting.

Qatar Favorite Things

Please write sentences for the questions below. Use your neatest handwriting.

What is your favorite place in Qatar and why?

What is your favorite thing to do in Qatar and why?

What is your favorite thing about the desert?

What is your favorite food to eat, in Qatar?

What is your favorite animal in Qatar, and why?