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Listening comprehension exercise Posted by on Mar 6, 2011 in Vocabulary

In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise. Please listen to the news item and answer the following exercise based on the information presented in it:

1-      Which newspaper does the report quote?

2-      What is the name of the first Saudi female pilot?

3-      Where will she work?

4-      How old is she?

5-      What are the traditional fields for women’s work in Saudi Arabia?

 

Useful vocabulary:

طائرة = plane

طيار = pilot

تقود = drive, conduct, fly

توقيع عقد = signing a contract

عمل المرأة = women’s work

أسطول = fleet

الصحة = health

الأعمال الخيرية = charity

 

Please scroll down for answers:

 

 

 

Answers:

1-      Which newspaper does the report quote? Al-Wattan

2-      What is the name of the first Saudi female pilot? Hanadi Hendi

3-      Where will she work? In a company headed by Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal

4-      How old is she? 25 years

5- What are the traditional fields for women’s work in Saudi Arabia? Education, health and charity

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Comments:

  1. odia:

    Wow! This is absolutely great. This will help me a lot. I have a fairly decent level in recognizing Arabic words, but the listening comprehension has always been a challenge. I hope the hurdle will be overcome thanks to this blog. Thanks a million!

    • aziza:

      @odia Thank you very much! I will post more of these in the future. Thank you for sharing your opinion!
      Aziza

  2. odia:

    One more question. Is is possible to download the anchorwoman’s presentation in ipod? Thank you!

    • aziza:

      @odia Sorry, I have no idea!

  3. Shidan:

    Salaam Aziza,
    Thank you for your contribution to help people learning Arabic language. It is the best blog I have seen.
    Shukran jaziilan!

    • aziza:

      @Shidan Thank you ever so much Shidan! Shukran!