Tag Archives: current affairs
Listening Comprehension – Islamic State – facts Posted by aziza on Oct 19, 2014
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…
Listening comprehension, answers Posted by aziza on Sep 19, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented earlier, and the transcription of the news story. The questions are based on the first 45 seconds. You can use the vocabulary list below to aid your comprehension. Transcription: بـ”لا” حسم الاسكتلنديون خيارهم الرافض للاستقلال عن بريطانيا في استفتاء تاريخي عزز…
Listening comprehension Posted by aziza on Sep 19, 2014
Listen to the news report about the Scottish independence referendum, and answer the questions that follow. The questions are based on the first 45 seconds. You can use the vocabulary list below to aid your comprehension. Answer the following questions: 1- What did the Scottish people decide in the independence referendum? 2- How did…
Listening comprehension – Ebola Outbreak – answers Posted by aziza on Aug 20, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise on the topic of the outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa. I also present the transcription of the news story. Transcription: منظمة الصحة العالمية تدق ناقوس الخطر و تؤكد أن تفشي وباءإيبولا في غينيا وليبيريا يشكل واحدا من أصعب التحديات التي تواجه المنظمة حتى الآن…
Listening comprehension – Ebola Outbreak Posted by aziza on Aug 19, 2014
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise on the topic of the outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa. You can use the vocabulary list provided to assist you with understanding the passage. Listen to the news report and answer the questions that follow. Questions: How does the WHO describe the spread of…
Reading comprehension – Ebola Outbreak Posted by aziza on Aug 15, 2014
Read the text and answer the following questions. The text is adapted from a news article on bbcarabic. You can use the vocabulary list provided to facilitate your comprehension. السيطرة على وباء إيبولا “سيستغرق 6 أشهر” أطباء بلا حدود إن تفشي وباء إيبولا في غرب أفريقيا سوف يستغرق ستة أشهر من العمل للسيطرة عليه. ودعت…
Reading comprehension. War in Gaza. Answers Posted by aziza on Jul 25, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the reading comprehension exercise that deals with the latest developments in Gaza. جهود مكثفة للتوصل إلى هدنة في غزة والقتلى يتجاوزون 830 تواصل الجهود الدبلوماسية من أجل وقف إطلاق النار بين إسرائيل وحركة حماس في الوقت الذي تجاوز فيه عدد ضحايا الغارات الإسرائيلية في غزة 800 قتيل…