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Freya Stark, explorer and writer there. she studied Arabic.
In 1928. she travelled by
Freya Stark travelled to many areas of the Middle East. donkey to the Jebel Druze,
often alone.
a mountainous area in Syria.
Freya Stark was an explorer who lived during a time During another trip, she
when explorers were regarded as heroes. She travelled to went to a distant region of
distant areas of the Middle East, where few Europeans - the Elburz, a mountain range
especially women - had travelled before. She also travelled in Iran. where she made
extensively in Turkey, Greece, Italy, Nepal and Afghanistan. a map. She was searching
Stark was born in Paris in 1893. Although she had no for information about an
formal education as a child, she moved about with her ancient Muslim sect known
artist parents and learned French, German and Italian. as the Assassins. which she
She entered London University in 1912, but at the start wrote about in Valley of the
of World War I. she joined the nurse corps and was Assassins (1934), a classic
sent to Italy. After the war, she returned to London and for which she was awarded
attended the School of Oriental Studies. Her studies there a Gold Medal by the Royal Geographic Society. For the next
led to extensive travel in the Middle East, enabling her to 12 years, she continued her career as a traveller and writer.
eventually become fluent in Persian, Russian and Turkish. establishing a style which combined an account of her

Stark became well known as a traveller and explorer in the journeys with personal commentary on the people. places,
Middle East. She travelled to the Lebanon in 1927 at the customs, history and politics of the Middle East.
age of 33 when she had saved enough money, and while adapted from Science and its times, 2000

0 Work in pairs. Look at this flow chart. What 0 Read the passage again and complete the flow
type of information do you need for each gap? chart. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for
Freya Stark each answer.

Born in Paris in 1893 Exam advice Flow-chart completion
• Decide what information you need in each gap.
First formal education at 1 ...... .. • Spell your answers correctly.

0 Work in pairs. Read these questions and
Worked as a 2 ................. in Italy underline the key ideas.
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Studied at School of Oriental Studies 1 What word did people use to describe
"" explorers when Stark was alive?

Travelled to the Lebanon, 2 What historical event interrupted Stark's
"" 3 What did Stark produce while travelling in
where she learned 3 ................. . university education?
Made a journey to the Syrian Iran, in addition to a book?
"" in Iran?
mountains on a 4 ................. . 4 What group of people did Stark research

In 1934, won a 5 ... for a book @ Now answer the questions in Exercise 6. Choose
NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER from the passage for each answer .
Spent a further 6 .. .. in the Middle East

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