Listen to the news item below and answer the questions that follow:

Use the following words to aid your understanding:

مناورات = maneuvers

عسكرية =  military

إزالة = removal

الألغام = mines

المتفجرات = explosives

تقود = lead

البحرية الأمريكية = US marines

تهديد = threat

ضمان = ensure

حرية = freedom

الملاحة = navigation

مراقبين = observers

إغلاق = closure

مضيق = strait

 

Answer the following questions:

1-   What is the aim of the military maneuvers?

2-   Where do they take place?

3-   Who leads the maneuvers?

4-   How many countries take part in them? Give three examples.

5-   What did the spokesman of the US marines say about the maneuvers?

6-   How much of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz?

7-   How can the public follow the news of the maneuvers?

Come back again soon for the answers and the transcription of the news item.