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Arabic Translation Answer: ‘This Article is not for you!’ Posted by Fisal on Aug 21, 2014
Ahlan Arabic fans! Here is the English translation of the article “This Article is not for you هــَــذا الـمــَــقــَــالُ لا يــَــعــْــنــيــك” by the Saudi journalist Muhammad Al-Rotayyan مـُــحــَــمــَّــد الــرُّطــَـــيــَّـــانْ who writes for Al-Madinah newspaper. For more information about Al-Rotayyan, please click on his name above. Also, to view the article in Arabic, kindly…
Arabic Translation Exercise: ‘This Article is not for you!’ Posted by Fisal on Aug 21, 2014
Ahlan Arabic fans! Today I am presenting a translation exercise. We are going to read a short article by one of the Arab writers. The article will be in Arabic and you are going to test your Arabic reading skill and translate the article into English. Of course I will post the…
Listening comprehension – Ebola Outbreak – answers Posted by aziza on Aug 20, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise on the topic of the outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa. I also present the transcription of the news story. Transcription: منظمة الصحة العالمية تدق ناقوس الخطر و تؤكد أن تفشي وباءإيبولا في غينيا وليبيريا يشكل واحدا من أصعب التحديات التي تواجه المنظمة حتى الآن…
Listening comprehension – Ebola Outbreak Posted by aziza on Aug 19, 2014
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise on the topic of the outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa. You can use the vocabulary list provided to assist you with understanding the passage. Listen to the news report and answer the questions that follow. Questions: How does the WHO describe the spread of…
Reading comprehension – Ebola Outbreak – Answers Posted by aziza on Aug 17, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the reading comprehension exercise that deals with the Ebola outbreak presented earlier. Article: السيطرة على وباء إيبولا “سيستغرق 6 أشهر” أطباء بلا حدود إن تفشي وباء إيبولا في غرب أفريقيا سوف يستغرق ستة أشهر من العمل للسيطرة عليه. ودعت مديرة منظمة أطباء بلا حدود، جوان ليو، في…
Farewell Robin Williams: 5 of his Most Famous Movie Quotes in Arabic Posted by jesa on Aug 16, 2014
Marhaba! I am sure you’ve all come across the latest news that the Hollywood star (النجم السينمائي) Robin Williams has passed away. Although the Hollywood star decided to end his life voluntarily and there are many contrasting views on suicide (الانتحار) around the world which cut across religions and nations, the important fact remains that…
Reading comprehension – Ebola Outbreak Posted by aziza on Aug 15, 2014
Read the text and answer the following questions. The text is adapted from a news article on bbcarabic. You can use the vocabulary list provided to facilitate your comprehension. السيطرة على وباء إيبولا “سيستغرق 6 أشهر” أطباء بلا حدود إن تفشي وباء إيبولا في غرب أفريقيا سوف يستغرق ستة أشهر من العمل للسيطرة عليه. ودعت…