{"id":10247,"date":"2014-10-26T00:47:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T00:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=10247"},"modified":"2014-10-25T16:53:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-25T16:53:56","slug":"reading-comprehension-islamic-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/reading-comprehension-islamic-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading comprehension &#8211; Islamic State"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>In this post, I present a reading comprehension exercise that builds on the listening comprehension exercise I presented earlier. It is adapted from alrabiya.net<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0628\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0635\u064a\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u0642\u0627\u0645.. \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u064a \u0628\u0645\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0629 \u062f\u0627\u0639\u0634<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u0647\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0625\u0646 \u0647\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u062c\u0628\u0647\u0629 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u2013 \u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0642\u0627\u0637\u0639\u062a \u0645\u0639 \u0639\u062f\u0648 \u0645\u0634\u062a\u0631\u0643 \u0623\u0641\u0636\u0649 \u0630\u0644\u0643 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0641 \u0623\u0643\u062b\u0631 \u0645\u0646 40 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0636\u062f \u062f\u0627\u0639\u0634.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0648\u0628\u0627\u062a \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0623\u0644\u063a\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u0648\u062f \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642 \u0648\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u0628\u0633\u064a\u0637\u0631\u062a\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0631\u0642\u0639\u0629 \u062c\u063a\u0631\u0627\u0641\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u062a\u064a\u0646\u060c \u064a\u0633\u064a\u0637\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u064a 40 \u0623\u0644\u0641 \u0643\u064a\u0644\u0648\u0645\u062a\u0631 \u0645\u0631\u0628\u0639\u060c \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0645\u0627 \u064a\u0633\u0627\u0648\u064a \u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u0628\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0643\u0627.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0648\u062a\u0636\u0645 \u062a\u0644\u0643 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\u2022 \u0645\u0644\u0627\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u062a\u0635\u0644\u0647 \u0634\u0647\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0626\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0622\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0627\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639\u0629 \u062a\u062d\u062a \u0633\u064a\u0637\u0631\u062a\u0647. \u2022 \u064a\u0641\u0631\u0636 \u0636\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0628 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0646\u0627\u0637\u0642 \u062a\u062d\u062a \u0633\u064a\u0637\u0631\u062a\u0647. \u2022 \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u062a\u0647\u0631\u064a\u0628. \u2022 \u062e\u0637\u0641 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644 \u0641\u062f\u064a\u0629. \u2022 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0648\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0645 \u0623\u062b\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0647\u062c\u0645\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0643\u0645\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0648\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0628\u0646\u0648\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0627\u062c\u062a\u0627\u062d\u0647\u0627.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u00a0Based on the information above, answer the following questions:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3>What has the Islamic State done to the borders between Syria and Iraq?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Mention 3 major Iraqi Cities are controlled by the Islamic State?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>What was the result of Kerry\u2019s meeting in Jeddah?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>What did Kerry say about confronting the Islamic State, what does this mean?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>What has the CIA report say about the number of Islamic State fighters?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>According to the report, what are the sources of Islamic State funding?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Useful Vocabulary:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0635\u064a\u0644 \u00a0= details<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0641 = alliance<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0645\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0629 = confrontation<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062f\u0627\u0639\u0634 = The Islamic State organization<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062c\u0628\u0647\u0629 = front<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0639\u062f\u0648 \u00a0= enemy<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0623\u0644\u063a\u0649 \u00a0= ablished<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u0648\u062f = borders<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0633\u064a\u0637\u0631\u0629 = control<\/h3>\n<h3>\u064a\u0633\u0627\u0648\u064a = is equal to<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062a\u0634\u0643\u064a\u0644 = formation<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0623\u0639\u0644\u0646\u062a = announced<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0637\u0627\u0628 = attracting<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0625\u0642\u0644\u064a\u0645\u064a = regional<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0623\u0641\u0636\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0649 = led to<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062c\u0632\u0645 = confirmed<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0629 = intention<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0636\u0631\u0628\u0627\u062a \u062c\u0648\u064a\u0629 = air strikes<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0642 = agreement<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062a\u062c\u0641\u064a\u0641 = dry<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062a\u0645\u0648\u064a\u0644 = finance<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0642 = encircle\/besiege<\/h3>\n<h3>\u062e\u0646\u0642 = suffocate<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0641\u062d\u0629 = fight<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631 = spread<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0647\u0627\u0626\u0644\u0629 = huge<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062a\u064a\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u00a0= strategy<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a = gangs<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0639\u0627\u0626\u062f\u0627\u062a = revenues<\/h3>\n<h3>\u0622\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0627\u0632 = oil and gas 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