{"id":10107,"date":"2014-09-19T19:41:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T19:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=10107"},"modified":"2014-09-19T19:41:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T19:41:44","slug":"listening-comprehension-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/listening-comprehension-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening comprehension"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/h4>\n

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Answer the following questions:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

1- What did the Scottish people decide in the independence referendum?<\/h4>\n

2- How did David Cameron view result of the referendum?<\/h4>\n

3- What did David Cameron promise?<\/h4>\n

4- What was the percentage of those who voted for unity with Britain?<\/h4>\n

5- What did the British and their allies fear in case of separation?<\/h4>\n

Useful Vocabulary:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u062d\u0633\u0645<\/span><\/span> = decided<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062e\u064a\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/span> = choice<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0644\u0627\u0644<\/span><\/span> = independence <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0641\u062a\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/span> = referendum <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0648\u062d\u062f\u0629<\/span><\/span> = unity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0645\u0631 \u0628\u063a\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0647\u0645\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/span> = an extremely important matter<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u0648\u0641 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u062c\u0627\u0646\u0628<\/span><\/span> = stand beside<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0635\u0648\u062a\u0648\u0627 \u0644\u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d<\/span><\/span> = voted for<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0644\u062a\u0632\u0645\u0648\u0646<\/span><\/span> = committed <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062f\u0639\u0645<\/span><\/span> = support<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0633\u0644\u0637\u0629<\/span><\/span> = authority\/power<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u0639\u0647\u062f<\/span><\/span> = pledge<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062d\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0648\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/span> = resolve the critical matters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0639\u0633\u0643\u0631<\/span><\/span> = camp <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0624\u064a\u062f<\/span><\/span> = supporter<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062d\u0644\u0641\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/span> = allies <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u062f\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/span> = repercussions <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0636\u0637\u0631\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a<\/span><\/span> = financial turbulence <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u0642\u0644\u064a\u0635<\/span><\/span> = shrink\/decrease <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0646\u0641\u0648\u0630<\/span><\/span> = influence<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Come back again soon for the answers and transcription.<\/p>\n

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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…<\/p>\n

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