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Reading comprehension – Al Maydan Posted by aziza on Mar 28, 2014
Read the following text, and answer the questions that follow. You can use the useful vocabulary to assist you! “الميدان” أول فيلم مصري يُرشح للأوسكار ولا يُعرض في مصر لأول مرة يرشح فيلم مصري لنيل جائزة الأوسكار، لكن يبدو أن المفارقة تتمثل في أنه لم يعرض في مصر. يسرد فيلم “الميدان” قصة الثورة المصرية،…
Warda Posted by aziza on Mar 21, 2014
Warda Al-Jazairia (وردة الجزائرية) was an Algerian-Lebanese singer who was well known for her Arabic songs and music. Her name literally meant Warda the Algerian, but she was commonly referred to as just Warda. Her name in Arabic وردة means “Rose”. Warda was born on July 22, 1939, in Puteaux, France, to a Lebanese…
Listening Comprehension – Palestinian Refugees in Syria – answers Posted by aziza on Mar 20, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented yesterday, as well as the transcription of the text. There are some useful words given at the end of the post that can assist your comprehension. Transcription: للمرة الأولى منذ أسبوعين. أعلنت وكالة الأمم المتحدة لغوث وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين الاونروا، أنها أدخلت…
Listening Comprehension – Palestinian Refugees in Syria Posted by aziza on Mar 19, 2014
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise. The text below deals with current affairs. Listen to the text and answer the questions below. There are some useful words given at the end of the post that can assist your comprehension. Questions: 1- What did the UNRWA announce? 2- What does the word UNRWA…
Practice Arabic Grammar Posted by aziza on Mar 10, 2014
In this post, I present some exercises which you can use to practice basic Arabic grammar. You can scroll down to see the answers at the bottom of the page. 1- Edit the following passage by correcting 10 agreement errors. ماجدة بنت مصرية يسكن في مدينة نيويورك. والدها مصري يعملون في الأمم المتحد. ووالدتها أيضاً…
Listening comprehension – Women’s day – answers Posted by aziza on Mar 8, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented in my previous post. The text below deals with International Women’s Day (اليومُ الدَّوليِّ أو العالَميِّ للمرأةِ). Based on the beginning of the text (1 minute and 20 seconds), the questions and answers are presented below: 1. When is the International Women’s Day celebrated…
Listening comprehension – Women’s day Posted by aziza on Mar 7, 2014
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise for you. The text below deals with International Women’s Day (اليومُ الدَّوليِّ أو العالَميِّ للمرأةِ). Listen to the beginning of the text (1 minute and 20 seconds) and answer the questions below! When is the International Women’s Day celebrated every year? How do women’s groups and the…