Tag Archives: current affairs
Reading comprehension. War in Gaza. Posted by aziza on Jul 25, 2014
In this post, I present a reading comprehension exercise that deals with the latest developments in Gaza. Read the following excerpt from an article on bbcarabic, then answer the following questions. You can use the vocabulary list at the end to assist your comprehension. جهود مكثفة للتوصل إلى هدنة في غزة والقتلى يتجاوزون 830 تواصل…
Reading comprehension, Ramadan, answers Posted by aziza on Jul 7, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the previous reading comprehension exercise on Ramadan. كيف استقبلتم شهر رمضان هذا العام؟ معظم الأسواق العربية تعاني مع حلول شهر رمضان من ارتفاع في اسعار المواد الغذائية. ربما ظلت الجوانب الدينية والروحية أهم ما يميز شهر رمضان المبارك لزمن طويل في العديد من دول العالم العربي…
Listening comprehension exercise – Earthquake Posted by aziza on Apr 13, 2014
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise. Listen to the news story and answer the questions below. You can make use of the useful vocabulary provided to assist your comprehension. Questions: What is the strength of the earthquake? When and where did the earthquake hit? Where were Tsunami waves expected? What was the…
Reading comprehension – Al Maydan Posted by aziza on Mar 28, 2014
Read the following text, and answer the questions that follow. You can use the useful vocabulary to assist you! “الميدان” أول فيلم مصري يُرشح للأوسكار ولا يُعرض في مصر لأول مرة يرشح فيلم مصري لنيل جائزة الأوسكار، لكن يبدو أن المفارقة تتمثل في أنه لم يعرض في مصر. يسرد فيلم “الميدان” قصة الثورة المصرية،…
Listening Comprehension – Palestinian Refugees in Syria – answers Posted by aziza on Mar 20, 2014
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented yesterday, as well as the transcription of the text. There are some useful words given at the end of the post that can assist your comprehension. Transcription: للمرة الأولى منذ أسبوعين. أعلنت وكالة الأمم المتحدة لغوث وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين الاونروا، أنها أدخلت…
Listening Comprehension – Palestinian Refugees in Syria Posted by aziza on Mar 19, 2014
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise. The text below deals with current affairs. Listen to the text and answer the questions below. There are some useful words given at the end of the post that can assist your comprehension. Questions: 1- What did the UNRWA announce? 2- What does the word UNRWA…
Listening comprehension with answer Posted by aziza on Feb 23, 2013
In this post, I present the answer of the listening comprehension exercise presented in my previous post. I also present the transcription of the news story. Useful vocabulary: حذر = warned منظمة العمل الدولية = International Labor Organization ارتفاع = increase معدل = rate البطالة = unemployment الفئات العمرية = age groups عبء – burden…