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Listening Answer, Saudi women driving Posted by aziza on Jun 29, 2018
This post presents the answer of the listening comprehension exercise presented earlier on Saudi women who have been allowed to drive for the first time. English questions and answers: 1- What does ‘Hissa’ say about the first time she drives? Hissa says that it is a historic day and she is very excited to drive…
Listening – Saudi women driving Posted by aziza on Jun 29, 2018
This week is historic for Saudi women who have been allowed to drive for the first time. This video deals with this important topic. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow. You can use the additional vocabulary list to assist your comprehension. Answer the following questions in English: What does ‘Hissa’ say about…
Palestinian Folkloric Song Posted by aziza on May 18, 2018
This is a famous Palestinian folkloric song which tells a story of a tall polite young man who helps defend his village from gang attacks at the time of the British mandate. Below is the song with the translation of the beginning and the end. يا زريف الطول وقّف تاقلك … رايح عالغربة و…
Family Vocabulary Posted by aziza on Apr 20, 2018
In a comment on my last post, one of the readers asked for posts suitable for beginners, and in this post, I present a simple video which teaches reading words related to family relationships. The videos are from a YouTube site called (Learn with Zakaria). The transcription and translation of the video are provided below…
Arabic Similes Posted by aziza on Apr 13, 2018
A Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion) (dictionary.com) In this post, I give some common similes in Arabic. Some of them are similar to English, while others are…
Listening comprehension, women1 Posted by aziza on Mar 12, 2018
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise on the most important issues that Arab women face. The report is from Al-Jazeera. English Questions and Answers: What does a quick look at the situation of Arab women show? A quick look at the situation of Arab women show that there…
Listening Comprehension, Women Posted by aziza on Mar 12, 2018
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise on the most important issues that Arab women face. The report is from Al-Jazeera. Listen the report and answer the questions that follow. You can use the words at the end of the post to facilitate your comprehension. Answer the following questions in English: What does…