Learners will be able to read and comprehend a biography .

1. Biography.

2. Lesson : Read
Objectives : SWBAT: Can read and comprehend
a biography about Arab scientists life and
achievements.
Can draw a timeline and do a portrait.

4. Task 1:
A) : Look at these Muslim
scientists

5. Ibn el baytarEl battani
Abbas ibn Firnas
Al Khawarizmi
Al Zahrani
Jabir Ibn hayyan

6. Task 1:
B)Find which subjects
these Muslim scientists
were famous in :

7. …………………….Father of
chemistry
………………………….
The father of Algorithm
and Algebra
…………………………Astronomy
and Mathematics
……………………………….
pharmacist, botanist,
Physician and scientist
………………….. Surgery
instruments
…………………Flying
machine

8. Jabir ibn Hayyan Father of
chemistry
El khawarizmi
The father of Algorithm
and Algebra
Al Battani Astronomy and
Mathematics
Ibn el Baytar
pharmacist, botanist,
Physician and scientist
Al Zahrani Surgery
instruments
Ibn Firnas Flying
machine

10. Persian polymath and physician, Ibn-Sīnā also known by his Latin name Avicenna , is the
father of the Evidence Based Medicine. He was the most significant thinkers, philosopher
scientist and writers of the Islamic Golden Age. Ibn Sina was born in 980 C.E. in Afsana, a village
near Bukhara to Setareh and Abdullah who was from Afghanistan .
He was a child prodigy, who by the age of ten had memorized the complete Quran .
surpassed his teacher in elementary logic. He learned Indian arithmetic from an Indian grocer. He
started studying philosophy by reading various Greek , Muslim and other books on this subject . By
the age of 14, he started studying Medicine and by 16, he discovered new methods of treatments.
He was lucky in curing the Sultan of Bukhara of an illness in which all the well-known doctors gave
up hope. On his recovery, the king wished to reward him, but the young practitioner didn’t accept.
All he wanted from the king was to use his library. The word “MEDECINE” comes from his name
“medi cinna”. He suggested treatments , curing instruments and contributions to gyneacology ,
anatomy and children health. By the age of 18 , he became not only an expert of Medicine , but
also Arabic , Mathematics and Philosophy .
He turned to writing at the age of 21. In his early days, he wrote extensively on subjects
like logic, ethics, and metaphysics and so on. Most of his works were either written in Arabic or
Persian language. On his father’s death, Ibn Sina left Bukhara and travelled to Jurjan where he
met his famous contemporary Al Biruni. Later, he moved to “Ray” and then to “Hamadan” where
he wrote his famous and major contribution to medical science book “Al Kanun Fi Tib” in addition
to “Kittab A Shifa “.
Ibn Sina’s texts were the primary standards of Medicine in Europe until the 17 th century.
From Hamadan he moved to Ispahan, he didn’ t stop travelling. Finally, he returned to Hamadan
where he died in 1037.

11. Activity two : Read the text and complete the fact file about Ibn
Sina :
Name :……………………………………………………………
Date of
birth :.………………………………………………………
father:
Mother:
……………………………………………………………..
Place of birth :
…………………………………………………………….
Education:
At the age of 10:
…………………………………………………………..
At the age of 16:
…………………………………………………………...
Famous book:
………………………………………………………………
Date of death:
……………………………………………………………..
Place of death:
……………………………………………………………..
Died at the age of :
………………………………………………………

12. Activity one : Read the text and complete the fact file ( portrait )
about Ibn Sina :
Name : Ibn Sina, Sharaf al-Mulk, Hujjat al-Haq,
Sheikh al-Rayees
Date of birth : 980 C.E
Place of birth : Afsana , Bukhara
Father: Abdullah
Mother: Setareh
Education:
At the age of 10: memorized the quora
At the age of 16: focused on medicine
Famous book: “Qanun Fi al Tib”
Date of death: June 1037 C.E
Place of death: Hamadan
Died at the age of: 57

13.  Task 03: Read the text again then say true , false or
not mentioned .
* Ibn Sina was the father of astronomy.
* He memorized the complete “Quran” by
the age of ten.
* He met “Ibn El Haithem “ in Jurjan .
* He was married.
* He didn ‘t write any book .

14. ……………………: is a person with extraordinarily with multi
/comprehensive knowledge. Its opposite is monomath
……………….. : is practitioner , specialist in internal medicine, who
treats with medication rather than with surgery.
…………………. : use of complex numebers , mathematics and
calculation
Task 4 :Fill in the gaps with the following words : prodigy ,
arithmetics , polymath, physician
………………………: is an extremenly talented and wonderful
person .

15. Task4: Read the text again , then answer the
questions
When and where was he born?
When did Ibn Sina strat curing people ?
 Were his writings adopted in Europe?

16. Post -
reading

17. Task4: Read the text again , fill in the gaps with
the suitable relative pronoun .
Ibn Sina is Persian men …………… was famous in the study of various sciences .
He was mainly influenced by el Biruni ………….. he met in during his travel to Jurjan.
He used to read reading books ………….written by the Greeck, the Chinese, the Arab
doctors and philosophers a thing ………….. helped him to improve his knowledge of
medicine . He wrote many books …………… were used in medicine studies in Europe.
He visited many cities but finally he returned to Hamdana ………….. he died .

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