Tag Archives: current affairs
Listening comprehension – fire in Dubai Posted by aziza on Feb 26, 2015
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise on breaking news this week from Dubai! Listen to the report and answer the questions that follow. There are some questions to answer in English and others in Arabic. You only need the first 55 seconds of the report. Answer the following questions in English…
Listening Comprehension, divorce, answers Posted by aziza on Jan 26, 2015
In this post, I present the answer of the listening comprehension exercise presented earlier and the transcription of the report. Questions are relevant to the beginning of the report (from the beginning to 1:05 only). Transcription: ظاهرة الطلاق في المجتمعات العربية تسجل ارتفاعاً قياسياً خلال الأعوام الأخيرة، فقد أكدت إحصاءات حديثة أن الأسر…
Listening Comprehension, divorce Posted by aziza on Jan 25, 2015
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise. Listen to the report (from the beginning to 1:05 only), and answer the questions. You can use the vocabulary list below to facilitate your comprehension. Answer the following questions in English: How did divorce rates change lately in Arab societies? How many divorces happened…
Listening comprehension – Raids in Syria – answers Posted by aziza on Dec 26, 2014
In this post, I present the answer of the listening comprehension exercise and the transcription of the news story. Questions and Answers: How many raids were launched by the Assad warplanes in 60 hours? Assad warplanes launched at least 435 raids in 60m hours. How many raids targeted Damascus and areas around it? 242 raids…
Listening comprehension – Raids in Syria Posted by aziza on Dec 26, 2014
Listen to the news report below and answer the questions that follow. You can use the vocabulary list at the bottom to assist your comprehension. Answer the Questions: How many raids were launched by the Assad warplanes in 60 hours? How many raids targeted Damascus and areas around it? How many explosive barrels were dropped?…
Reading comprehension – obesity Posted by aziza on Nov 21, 2014
In this post, I present a reading comprehenioon exercise in Arabic. Read the following article and answer the questions that follow. You can make use of the vocabulary list provided. البدانة أكثر كلفة من الحروب والتدخين وادمان الكحول تظهر الأبحاث أن تكلفة البدانة في العالم تماثل تكلفة التدخين أو النزاعات المسلحة وأنها أكبر…
Listening Comprehension – Islamic State – facts – answer Posted by aziza on Oct 20, 2014
In this post, I present the answer of the listening comprehension exercise published yesterday about the Islamic State (داعش).The exercise is based on a news report published by Alarabiya.net Questions and Answers: 1- What is the area controlled by the Islamic State? The Islamic States controls more than 40,000 square kilometers, equal to the…