{"id":14785,"date":"2018-02-21T16:32:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T16:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=14785"},"modified":"2018-02-21T12:38:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T12:38:37","slug":"listening-liverpool-arab-art-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/listening-liverpool-arab-art-festival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A listening task: Liverpool Arab Art festival (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14783\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/dubai-shoes-arab-arabic-1235953\/\" aria-label=\"Dubai 1235953 1920 350x233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14783\" class=\"wp-image-14783 size-medium\"  alt=\"Traditional shoes \" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/09\/dubai-1235953_1920-350x233.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/09\/dubai-1235953_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/09\/dubai-1235953_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/09\/dubai-1235953_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/09\/dubai-1235953_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From: Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our comprehension task for today is about an amazing, annual \u0633\u0646\u0648\u064a cultural event\u062d\u062f\u062b \u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u00a0that takes place in the city of Liverpool, England every year in the Summer. It\u2019s the <em>Liverpool Arab Art Festival<\/em> \u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u064a\u0641\u0631\u0628\u0648\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u0641\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u00a0(Mahrajaan \u00a0Liverpool \u00a0lil-funoon \u00a0wa\u00a0 a-thaqaafa\u00a0 al-\u0295arabiya)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below is a short video clip of the last day of the festival in its 2016 version, which I was very lucky to attend myself! The clip gives you a good idea of what the festival is like and what kind of activities\u00a0 \u0623\u0646\u0634\u0637\u0647 \u00a0were offered on that day for the audience \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zeRPTMWe9AA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zeRPTMWe9AA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s turn to the comprehension task itself. Here\u2019s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arabic\/media-40643124\">link<\/a> to the clip on which this week\u2019s listening task is based.\u00a0(The link is a news piece produced by BBC Arabic \u0628\u064a \u0628\u064a \u0633\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0647)<\/p>\n<p><strong>First,<\/strong> read the short text you will find below the actual video.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second,<\/strong> listen to the video (00: 00 until 00:00) and try to answer the following questions (provided in both Arabic and English).<\/p>\n<p>*Answers can be elicited from both the text and the video clip itself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>A transcription of some excerpts of the audio:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0647\u0643\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u062e\u062a\u062a\u0645\u062a \u0644\u064a\u0641\u0631\u0628\u0648\u0644 \u0641\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0648\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u062f\u0633 \u0639\u0634\u0631 \u0644\u0644\u0641\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u0635\u062d\u0648\u0628 \u0628\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0633\u064a\u0645 \u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0646\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0633 \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0639\u062f\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0629<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0646\u062d\u0646 \u0646\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0646\u0648\u0639 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0646\u064a \u0644\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0639\u062f\u0646\u060c \u0646\u062d\u0627\u0648\u0644 \u0646\u0637\u0651\u0644\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0628\u0639\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0627\u0628\u0633 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u064a\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0643\u064a \u064a\u0639\u0631\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0631\u0628\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0633 \u0641\u064a \u0639\u062f\u0646 \u0648\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0646<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0648\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0645\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631\u060c \u062d\u0641\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0642\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a \u0623\u062f\u062a\u0647 \u0641\u0631\u0642\u0629 \u0644\u0646\u062f\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0645\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0645 \u062a\u0642\u062a\u0635\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0628\u0644 \u0648\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u062f\u0627\u0621 \u0635\u0639\u0628 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0642\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0635\u0631<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0644\u0641\u0646\u0627\u0646\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0644\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0646\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u062d\u0636\u0648\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0645\u064a\u0632 \u0647\u0646\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646 \u062d\u0638\u064a \u0628\u0627\u0647\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0633\u0639 \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0628\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0641 \u0634\u0631\u0627\u0626\u062d\u0647 \u0648\u0641\u0626\u0627\u062a\u0647<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0623\u0646 \u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0643\u0646 \u0644\u064a\u062a\u062d\u0642\u0642 \u062f\u0648\u0646 \u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0645\u0635\u0627\u0639\u0628<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Questions (in English):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1- How many events did the festival include?<\/p>\n<p>2- What were the most important events? Name three of them.<\/p>\n<p>3- How frequently is this festival organised?<\/p>\n<p>4- How many days did the festival run for?<\/p>\n<p>5- What part of the Yemeni cultural heritage was celebrated on the last day of the festival?<\/p>\n<p>6- What were the countries, in addition to Yemen, that were represented in the festival?<\/p>\n<p>7- From whom did the festival receive vast attention?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">8- What did the festival organising committee face?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0626\u0644\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0643\u0645 \u0639\u062f\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0627\u0634\u062a\u0645\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646\u061f<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0623\u0628\u0631\u0632 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u062a\u061f \u0623\u0630\u0643\u0631 \u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b \u0645\u0646\u0647\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">.3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0645\u062a\u0649 \u064a\u064f\u0642\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646\u061f<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0629 \u0643\u0645 \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646\u061f<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0645\u0627\u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u062a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0628\u0647\u00a0 \u0643\u062c\u0632\u0621 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u0644\u0644\u064a\u0645\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0641\u064a \u0623\u062e\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u064a\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646\u061f<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">6.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644 (\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0636\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0646) \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0645 \u062a\u0645\u062b\u064a\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646\u061f<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">7.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0626\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062d\u0638\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0647\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0633\u0639 \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644\u0647\u0627\u061f<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">8.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0645\u0627 \u0644\u0630\u064a \u062a\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u062c\u0646\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0638\u0645\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646\u061f<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Don&#8217;t forget to watch this space next week&#8230;.Answers &amp; some useful phrases will be provided.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/12\/dubai-1235953_1920-350x233-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Our comprehension task for today is about an amazing, annual \u0633\u0646\u0648\u064a cultural event\u062d\u062f\u062b \u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u00a0that takes place in the city of Liverpool, England every year in the Summer. It\u2019s the Liverpool Arab Art Festival \u0645\u0647\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u064a\u0641\u0631\u0628\u0648\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u0641\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u00a0(Mahrajaan \u00a0Liverpool \u00a0lil-funoon \u00a0wa\u00a0 a-thaqaafa\u00a0 al-\u0295arabiya) &nbsp; Below is a short video clip of the last&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/listening-liverpool-arab-art-festival-2\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":14815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3525,3,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14785","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arabic-language","category-culture","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14785"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15330,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14785\/revisions\/15330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}