Listening comprehension, economy Posted by aziza on Jun 23, 2017 in Arabic Language, Vocabulary
Listen to the news story below and answer the questions that follow. The topic of the news story is the Qatari economy. The answer of all the questions is based on the first 1:40 seconds of the video. You can use the additional vocabulary below to assist your comprehension.
Answer the following questions in English:
How does the report describe Qatar’s economy?
What is the rank of Qatar on the list of countries by GDP per capita?
What is the percentage of gas reserves that Qatar owns?
What is the size of non-oil sectors of the Qatari economy?
Answer the following questions in Arabic:
كم تبلغ قيمة أصول الصندوق السيادي لقطر؟
كم أنفقت قطر على استضافة كأس العالم حتى العام الماضي؟
ما المرتبة التي احتلتها قطر في مؤشر التنافسية عالمياً؟
ما المرتبة التي احتلتها قطر في مؤشر التنمية البشرية عربياً؟
Additional Vocabulary:
اقتصاد = economy
تنافسي = competitive
حجم = size
صندوق النقد الدولي = IMF
المرتبة = rank
الناتج القومي = GDP
نصيب الفرد من الناتج القومي = GDP per capita
البنك الدولي = World Bank
احتياطيات = Reseves
قطاع = sector
غير النفطي = non-oil
صندوق سيادي = Sovereign fund
ثروة = wealth
استضافة = hosting
كأس العالم = World Cup
محفز = incentive
متقدم = advanced
مؤشر = indicator
التنمية البشرية = human development
حرية = freedom
تجارة = trade
شركاء = partners
حصة = share
تبادل = exchange
الصادرات = exports
الواردات = imports
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