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Listening comprehension 3 Posted by on Jun 4, 2014 in Arabic Language, Culture, Vocabulary

Listen to the news story presented in the video and answer the questions that follow. You can use the vocabulary given below to assist your comprehension. You only need to listen to the first 40 seconds.


Questions:
1-   How is sexual harassment viewed in Egypt now?
2-   What made this possible?
3-   What is the punishment that men may face if they harass women?
4-   How did law regard harassment before it was amended?
5-   Did law mention harassment explicitly in the past?

Useful vocabulary:
اعتبرت = considered
التحرش الجنسي = sexual harassment
جريمة = crime
بموجب = according to
قانون = law
مؤقت = interim/temporary
سيواجه = will face
عقوبة = punishment
سجن = prison/imprisonment
يعدّل = amend
يجرّم = criminalize
صراحة = explicitly
يشير = indicate/point to
Come back again soon for the transcription of the news story and to check the answers of the questions.

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