In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise for you. The text below deals with International Women’s Day (اليومُ الدَّوليِّ أو العالَميِّ للمرأةِ).
Listen to the beginning of the text (1 minute and 20 seconds) and answer the questions below!
When is the International Women’s Day celebrated every year?
How do women’s groups and the UN feel about the International Women’s Day?
How do some women celebrate International Women’s Day?
What are the barriers mentioned in the text?
What does the International Women’s Day express, and how?
You can use the additional vocabulary to assist your comprehension.
آذار/مارس = March
تحتفل = celebrate
المجموعات النسائية = women’s groups
الأمم المتحدة = UN
يوم عيد وطنيّ = a national holiday
القارات = continents
الحدود = borders
الفروق = differences
العرقيّة = ethnic
اللّغوية = linguistic
الثقافية = cultural
تعبير = expression
أبطال = heroes/champions
عباقرة = genius
حقوق = rights
سلب = deny
مباشر = direct
غير مباشر = indirect
Come back again soon for the answers and the transcription of the text!
