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Arabic Crossword Game on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Posted by jesa on Feb 18, 2014
As you’ve realized from the previous listening comprehension exercise, I am really excited about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. For that reason, among others, today, I have created an interesting Arabic crossword game using different words related to the Winter Olympics. As with all previous crossword games, this will allow you to have…
Resitance Songs Posted by aziza on Feb 15, 2014
In my previous post, I invited you to think about the situation in Egypt and what is happening there. Today, I write about one of the impacts of the coup that took place in Egypt on the 3rd of July 2013, and resulted in ousting the first civilian democratically elected president of Egypt after one…
Meet the Egyptian born star Dalida Posted by jesa on Jan 28, 2014
Marhaba! In this post, I want to introduce you all to the international music icon: Dalida. In addition to Fairouz, Julia Boutros, and Majida el Roumi, Dalida is by far one of my favorite artists. Born on January 17, 1933, in Cairo, Egypt to Italian parents, Dalida spent most of her early years in Egypt…
Listening comprehension – answers Posted by aziza on Jan 15, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the questions presented in my previous post and the transcription of the news item. Questions: 1- What is the source of the news? What is the title of the news story? The source of the news is Al-Watan Newspaper, and the title of the news story is…
Listening Comprehension Posted by aziza on Jan 14, 2014
Watch the video and answer the following questions using the information provided. Use the useful vocabulary given at the end of the post Questions: 1- What is the source of the news? What is the title of the news story? 2- Where was the seminar held, and what is its subject? 3- How many research…
The New “Penguin” Dance in Arab Weddings! (2) Posted by jesa on Jan 13, 2014
Marhaba! I hope you enjoyed reading the fun article from the previous post as much as I did. More importantly, I hope the text was easy to comprehend and that you were able to answer all the questions as well as translate the phrase in Arabic to English. In this post, I present you with…
The New “Penguin” Dance in Arab Weddings! Posted by jesa on Jan 12, 2014
Marhaba! Today, I am sharing a very interesting news article published by BBC Arabic about a famous new dance move in Arab weddings! Similar to the content and purpose of previous listening comprehension exercises, this is a reading comprehension exercise. After presenting an excerpt from the article, I have some questions for you to answer…