{"id":10213,"date":"2014-10-19T07:16:04","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T07:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=10213"},"modified":"2014-10-19T07:23:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T07:23:32","slug":"listening-comprehension-islamic-state-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/listening-comprehension-islamic-state-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening Comprehension – Islamic State – facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/h3>\n

Listen to the report and answer the questions that follow. You can use the vocab list below to assist your comprehension.<\/h3>\n

\u3000https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-npIkpwM9uE<\/a><\/h3>\n

Answer the following questions in English.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

1- What is the area controlled by the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n

2- What has been done to confront the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n

3- How many countries are involved in confronting the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n

4- How many Arab countries are involved in confronting the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n

5- What is the number of Islamic State fighters?<\/h3>\n

6- What is the wealth of the Islamic state?<\/h3>\n

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Useful vocabulary<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u062d\u062c\u0645 <\/span><\/span> = size<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0641<\/span><\/span> = coalition<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062f\u0627\u0639\u0634 <\/span><\/span> = Islamic State<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0642\u0648\u0629<\/span><\/span> = power<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0645<\/span><\/span> = organization <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u0647\u0627\u0628<\/span><\/span> = War on terrorism<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062f\u0648\u0644\u064a<\/span><\/span> = international <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/span> = spread<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0629<\/span><\/span> = area<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0623\u0644\u063a\u0649<\/span><\/span> = abolished<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062d\u062f\u0648\u062f<\/span><\/span> = borders<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u062a\u0636\u0645\u0646<\/span><\/span> = include<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0641\u064a \u0645\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0629<\/span><\/span> = in the face of <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062e\u0637\u0631<\/span><\/span> = danger<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u0634\u0643\u064a\u0644<\/span><\/span> = formation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0628\u0631\u064a<\/span><\/span> = ground <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0636\u0631\u0628\u0627\u062a \u062c\u0648\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/span> = air strikes <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u062c\u0641\u064a\u0641<\/span><\/span> = dry<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0628\u0639 <\/span><\/span> = sources<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u0645\u0648\u064a\u0644<\/span><\/span> = funding<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062a\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0642<\/span><\/span> = encircle <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062e\u0646\u0642<\/span><\/span> = suffocate<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0641\u0643\u0631\u064a<\/span><\/span> = ideological <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0642\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/span> = capabilities <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0623\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f<\/span><\/span> = numbers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0642\u0627\u062a\u0644\u064a\u0646<\/span><\/span> = fighters <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u062b\u0631\u0648\u0629<\/span><\/span> = wealth<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/span> = intelligence <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0623\u0633\u0644\u062d\u0629<\/span><\/span> = weapons<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0630\u062e\u0627\u0626\u0631<\/span><\/span> = ammunition <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0637\u0627\u0631 <\/span><\/span> = airport<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0637\u0627\u0626\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/span> = aeroplanes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0622\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0646\u0641\u0637<\/span><\/span> = oil wells<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u063a\u0627\u0632<\/span><\/span> = gas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0628\u0631 <\/span><\/span> = crossings <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Come back again tomorrow to check out the answers! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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…<\/p>\n

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