ACTIVITY 1

 Exercise 1 Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the present simple forms of verbs from the box. 
 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rvLEJrQm7g> (0:00 to 1:38)  (retrieved on 15/04/2022)

 It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet _________ her supplies: Honey, garlic, cumin, acaecia leaves, cedar oil. She’s well stocked with the essentials she _________ to treat her patients. Peseshet is a swnw, or a doctor. In order to become one she had to train as a scribe and study the medical papyri stored at the Per Ankh, the House of Life. Now, she _________ her own students there. Before teaching, Peseshet _________ a patient to see. One of the workers at the temple construction site has injured his arm. When Peseshet _________ the labourer’s arm is clearly broken, and worse, the fracture is a seg (segmental) with multiple bone fragments. Peseshet binds and immobilizes the injury.  

Her next stop is the House of Life. On her way, a woman intercepts Peseshet in the street. The woman’s son has been stung by a scorpion. Peseshet has seen many similar stings and _________ exactly what to do. She must say an incantation to cast the poison out. She _________ to recite the spell, invoking Serqet, patron of physicians and goddess of venomous creatures. Peseshet _________ the spell as if she is Serqet. This commanding approach has the greatest chance at success. After she utters the last line, she _________ to cut the poison out with a knife for good measure.  

*Peseshet lived under the Fourth Dynasty (Albeit a date in the Fifth Dynasty is also possible) and is often credited with being the earliest known female physician in History.

Exercise 2 Complete the following sentences with the vocabulary highlighted in the text. 

- Last summer, a bee ________ me. 
- To avoid moving your foot you should _______ it. 
- In the tropical areas the heat is ___________. 
- Max couldn’t play basketball because he was___________. 
- The monks in this monastery were all __________. 
- I have gone shopping for the week, we are definitely _________. 

Exercise 3 Answer these questions: 
a. Who was Peseshet? 
b. What has the worker broken? 
c. What does Peseshet do to help the worker? 
d. Who has been stung by a scorpion?