The topic of the Islamic State and the war against it is one of the hottest topics nowadays. In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise about this topic .The exercise is based on a news report published by Alarabiya.net
Listen to the report and answer the questions that follow. You can use the vocab list below to assist your comprehension.
Answer the following questions in English.
1- What is the area controlled by the Islamic State?
2- What has been done to confront the Islamic State?
3- How many countries are involved in confronting the Islamic State?
4- How many Arab countries are involved in confronting the Islamic State?
5- What is the number of Islamic State fighters?
6- What is the wealth of the Islamic state?
Useful vocabulary
حجم = size
تحالف = coalition
داعش = Islamic State
قوة = power
تنظيم = organization
الحرب على الإرهاب = War on terrorism
دولي = international
انتشار = spread
مساحة = area
ألغى = abolished
حدود = borders
تتضمن = include
في مواجهة = in the face of
خطر = danger
تشكيل = formation
بري = ground
ضربات جوية = air strikes
تجفيف = dry
منابع = sources
تمويل = funding
تطويق = encircle
خنق = suffocate
فكري = ideological
قدرات = capabilities
أعداد = numbers
مقاتلين = fighters
ثروة = wealth
استخبارات = intelligence
أسلحة = weapons
ذخائر = ammunition
مطار = airport
طائرات = aeroplanes
آبار نفط = oil wells
غاز = gas
معابر = crossings
Come back again tomorrow to check out the answers!
