{"id":10218,"date":"2014-10-20T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T04:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=10218"},"modified":"2014-10-20T04:13:11","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T04:13:11","slug":"listening-comprehension-islamic-state-facts-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/listening-comprehension-islamic-state-facts-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening Comprehension &#8211; Islamic State &#8211; facts &#8211; answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-size: large\">In this post, I present the answer of the listening comprehension exercise published yesterday about the Islamic State (<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"\">\u062f\u0627\u0639\u0634<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">).The exercise is based on a news report published by Alarabiya.net<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-npIkpwM9uE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-npIkpwM9uE<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Questions and Answers<\/span><\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<h3>1- What is the area controlled by the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n<h3>The Islamic States controls more than 40,000 square kilometers, equal to the size of Belgium.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2- What has been done to confront the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n<h3>An international-Arab coalition has been formed to confront the Islamic State.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3- How many countries are involved in confronting the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n<h3>There are more than 40 countries in the coalition.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4- How many Arab countries are involved in confronting the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n<h3>There are 10 Arab countries in the coalition.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5- What is the number of Islamic State fighters?<\/h3>\n<h3>The number of Islamic State fighters ranges between 20 and 31 thousand fighters.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6- What is the wealth of the Islamic state?<\/h3>\n<h3>The wealth of the Islamic State is the largest among terrorist organisations and it is estimated as hundreds of millions of dollars.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Useful vocabulary<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062d\u062c\u0645<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = size<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0641<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = coalition<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062f\u0627\u0639\u0634<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = Islamic State<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0642\u0648\u0629<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = power<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062a\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0645<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = organization <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u0647\u0627\u0628<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = War on terrorism<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062f\u0648\u0644\u064a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = international <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = spread<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0629<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = area<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0623\u0644\u063a\u0649<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = abolished<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062d\u062f\u0648\u062f<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = borders<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062a\u062a\u0636\u0645\u0646<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = include<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0641\u064a \u0645\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0629<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = in the face of <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062e\u0637\u0631<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = danger<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062a\u0634\u0643\u064a\u0644<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = formation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0628\u0631\u064a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = ground <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0636\u0631\u0628\u0627\u062a \u062c\u0648\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = air strikes <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062a\u062c\u0641\u064a\u0641<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = dry<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0628\u0639<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = sources<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062a\u0645\u0648\u064a\u0644<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = funding<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062a\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0642<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = encircle <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062e\u0646\u0642<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = suffocate<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0641\u0643\u0631\u064a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = ideological <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0642\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = capabilities <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0623\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = numbers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0645\u0642\u0627\u062a\u0644\u064a\u0646<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = fighters <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u062b\u0631\u0648\u0629<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = wealth<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = intelligence <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0623\u0633\u0644\u062d\u0629<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = weapons<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0630\u062e\u0627\u0626\u0631<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = ammunition <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0645\u0637\u0627\u0631<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = airport<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0637\u0627\u0626\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = aeroplanes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0622\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0646\u0641\u0637<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = oil wells<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u063a\u0627\u0632<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = gas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;font-size: large\">\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0628\u0631<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> = crossings <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>For more information:<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"LTR\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/ar\/arab-and-world\/iraq\/2014\/09\/12\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-V-s-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B4.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-size: small\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-size: small\"><span 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