Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Roast Lamb Leg with potatoes Posted by aziza on Sep 12, 2016
Happy Eid! Usually in Eid Al-Adha we have a lot of meat. Last year, I cooked fatta in the first day of the Eid, and I shared the recipe with you! Today, I am cooking a lamb leg in the oven. I follow the recipe in Daisy’s Kitchen! I have tried it before and it…
Eid al-Adha Posted by aziza on Sep 11, 2016
Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى) means “Festival of the Sacrifice” is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year. It honors the willingness of Abraham (إبراهيم) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God’s command, before God then intervened, through his angel Gabriel (جبريل) and informs him that his sacrifice has already been accepted. To celebrate the…
Women’s jobs, answers Posted by aziza on Aug 28, 2016
This post presents the answers of the reading comprehension exercise presented earlier. أغرب 10 مهن في حياة المصريات لم يعد عمل المرأة في مصر يقتصر على الأعمال الخفيفة أو المنزلية أو الوظائف الحكومية والقطاع الخاص فقط، لكنها امتدت لتشارك الرجل في العديد من المهن الشاقة والتي كان الرجل يحتكرها. في مصر فقط بين دول المنطقة…
Reading, women’s jobs in Egypt Posted by aziza on Aug 26, 2016
This post presents a reading comprehension exercise on the topic of women’s jobs in Egypt. The article is adapted from Al-Arabiya news website. Read the article and answer the questions that follow. The vocabulary list at the end will help your comprehension. أغرب 10 مهن في حياة المصريات لم يعد عمل المرأة في مصر يقتصر…
Animals vocabulary Posted by aziza on Aug 24, 2016
In this post, I present a video that introduces vocabulary items related to animal names and sounds in Arabic. The first section presents the names of farm animals, wild animals and sea creatures. The second section of the video presents names of animal sounds. At the end of each section, there are some questions to test…
Listening on Mostaghanemi, answers Posted by aziza on Aug 21, 2016
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented earlier on Ahlem Mostaghanemi. English Questions and Answers: How many copies of the novel were sold in Sharjah? More than 5000 copies of the novel were sold in Sharjah. Where did Ahlem Mostaghanemi head after leaving Sharjah? Ahlem Mostaghanemi headed for Beirut after Sharjah…
Listening on Mostaghanemi Posted by aziza on Aug 19, 2016
Listen to the news report and answer the questions that follow. You can use the vocabulary list at the end to facilitate your comprehension. The questions cover the first 90 seconds. Answer the following questions in English: How many copies of the novel were sold in Sharjah? Where did Ahlem Mostaghanmi head after leaving Sharjah?…