{"id":17457,"date":"2020-07-13T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=17457"},"modified":"2020-07-12T13:14:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T13:14:11","slug":"listening-test-a-syrian-refugee-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/listening-test-a-syrian-refugee-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening Test: A Syrian refugee (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I have a listening opportunity for our advanced Arabic learners who are keen to improve their comprehension &amp; listening skills. In today&#8217;s post, I chose a story about <em>a Syrian refugee<\/em> \u0644\u0627\u062c\u0626\u0629 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629 &#8211; Joelle &#8211; who left Syria in 2011 and moved with her family to Beirut and eventually <em>settled<\/em> \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0631\u0651\u062a in Sydney, Australia. The story is narrated in two dialects: <em>Standard Arabic<\/em> \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u062d\u0649 and <em>Syrian dialect<\/em> \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u062c\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629 . In both parts of this blog, you are going to listen to specific parts of the story in both varieties and work on a number of exercises.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17463\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17463\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17463\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/pixpoetry-Hkw1erBrzwc-unsplash-350x255.jpg\" alt=\"refugees by the sea\" width=\"350\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/pixpoetry-Hkw1erBrzwc-unsplash-350x255.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/pixpoetry-Hkw1erBrzwc-unsplash-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/pixpoetry-Hkw1erBrzwc-unsplash-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/pixpoetry-Hkw1erBrzwc-unsplash-1536x1118.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/pixpoetry-Hkw1erBrzwc-unsplash-2048x1490.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by pixpoetry on unsplash.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>The story we have today was taken from SBS Arabic 24 website. The audio clip of the story is 14:19 minute long, however we&#8217;re going to only listen to eight minutes of it, from <strong>5:17<\/strong> till <strong>13:17<\/strong>. You can access the audio clip online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/language\/arabic\/audio\/syrian-refugee-wins-un-s-prestigious-scholarship-in-sydney?cid=lang%3Asocialshare%3Afacebookhttps:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/language\/arabic\/audio\/syrian-refugee-wins-un-s-prestigious-scholarship-in-sydney?cid=lang%3Asocialshare%3Afacebook\">here<\/a> (or download it) and read the whole article here.<\/h4>\n<h4>In the first part of this blog, we&#8217;re going to focus on the first half of these eight minutes, which mainly talks about Joelle&#8217;s attempt to reach Australia. After listening to these four minutes, you will need to fill in the gaps in four different texts, using the right word\/phrase.<\/h4>\n<h3><strong><u>Let&#8217;s start listening<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><u>Text (1) Syrian<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u2026\u2026&#8230; \u0644\u0623\u0646\u0648 \u2026.. \u0645\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0627 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u060c \u2026\u2026. \u00a0\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. \u0648\u0642\u062a\u0627\u060c \u0641\u0635\u0639\u0628\u062a \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0646\u0627<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0634\u064a \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u2026\u2026.. \u0625\u0646\u0632\u0644 \u0639\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0648\u062c\u0631\u0651\u0628\u060c \u2026\u2026\u2026.. \u00a0\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u061f \u0628\u0633 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u00a0 \u2026\u2026 \u2013 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0634\u064a 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\u0648\u0625\u062e\u062a\u064a<\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Text (2) Standard<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062c\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0628\u062d\u062b \u0639\u0646 \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0623\u0648 &#8230;.. \u0644\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0626\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0636\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u064a\u0634\u064a &#8230;&#8230;.. \u0645\u0627\u062f\u064a\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a\u064b\u0627\u060c \u0648\u0644\u062a\u062a\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0647\u064a \u0648&#8230;&#8230;.. \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0635\u0648\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..\u00a0 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u062a\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u062f\u062e\u0648\u0644 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. \u0648\u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u0645\u0646 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\u0643\u062a\u064a\u0631 \u2026\u2026\u2026 \u0625\u0646\u0648 \u0628\u064a\u0635\u064a\u0631 \u2026\u2026.. \u0639\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u0648\u0642\u062a\u0647\u0627<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. \u0641\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u2026\u2026\u2026. \u0636\u062f \u2026\u2026 \u0628\u0633 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. \u0646\u062d\u0646\u0627<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u2026\u2026\u2026..\u064a\u0639\u0646\u064a \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0625\u0646\u062a \u2026\u2026\u2026 \u00a0\u2026\u2026\u2026.. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. \u2013 \u064a\u0639\u0646\u064a &#8211; \u0646\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0631\u0627\u062d \u0646\u0631\u0648\u062d \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; \u0628\u0633 \u2026\u2026\u2026 \u0634\u064a \u0627\u062a\u0641\u0642\u0646\u0627 \u0625\u0646\u0648 \u0643\u0644\u0646\u0627 \u0646\u0631\u0648\u062d<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0648\u0646\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0631\u0627\u064a\u062d\u064a\u0646 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\u0628\u0625\u0633\u0645\u064a.<\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Text (4) Standard<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0628\u0639\u062f \u0645\u0631\u0648\u0631 \u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u2026\u2026\u2026 \u0647\u064a\u0626\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u0644\u0640 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 \u00a0\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. \u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0642\u062f\u0651\u0645\u062a\u0647 \u062c\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0644\u0639\u0627\u0626\u0644\u062a\u0647\u0627\u060c \u062c\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u062c<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0\u0648 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0626\u0644\u0629 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0643\u0648\u064a\u0646\u0632 \u0644\u0627\u0646\u062f \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0633\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627 \u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0662\u0660\u0661\u0667<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u0643\u062d\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0627\u062c\u0626\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a \u0647\u0646\u0627\u0643 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. \u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u062b\u0644: &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u00a0&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0648&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0629<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. \u0645\u062c\u062f\u0651\u062f\u0627\u060c \u0623\u062e\u0630\u062a \u062c\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0639\u0627\u062a\u0642\u0647\u0627 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u0645\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0644\u0640 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\u00a0 \u0645\u0646 \u0634\u0639\u0648\u0631\u0647\u0645 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. \u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u063a &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><u>Missing words &amp; their meaning: <\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Below are the missing words listed in the order they appear in in the text:<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><u>Text (1) Syrian<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0623\u0647\u0644\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 my family<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u064a\u0634\u062a\u063a\u0644\u0648<\/strong>\u00a0 work<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u062e\u064a\u0651<\/strong>\u00a0 my brother<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0641\u0644\u0651<\/strong>\u00a0 left<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0643\u062a\u064a\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0 a lot<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0628\u062f\u0651\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 I wanted<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0639\u0631\u0641\u062a\u064a<\/strong> <strong>\u0643\u064a\u0641<\/strong>\u00a0 you know<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0645\u0627<\/strong> <strong>\u0642\u062f\u0631\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0623\u063a\u0644\u0649<\/strong>\u00a0 more expensive<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0644\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0651\u0647<\/strong>\u00a0 for Syrians<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0645\u0627<\/strong> <strong>\u0641\u064a\u0646\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019m unable to<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0647\u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 this thing<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0644\u0628\u0643\u0647<\/strong>\u00a0 trouble<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0645\u0635\u0627\u0631\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 money<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0642\u0631\u0631\u062a<\/strong> <strong>\u0625\u0646\u0648<\/strong>\u00a0 I decided that<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u0639\u064a\u0644<\/strong> <strong>\u0639\u064a\u0644\u062a\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 take care of my family<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><u>Text (2) Standard<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>\u0645\u062e\u0631\u062c<\/strong>\u00a0 escape<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0646\u0642<\/strong>\u00a0 suffocating<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0634\u0642\u064a\u0642\u062a\u0647\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 her sister<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0639\u0627\u062f\u0644\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 fair opportunity<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 university<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0628\u0639\u0636<\/strong>\u00a0 some<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0623\u062d\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 their dreams<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0648\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 priorities<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0628\u0627\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 duties<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0627\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0639 <\/strong>\u00a0following<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u062e\u0637\u0648\u0627\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 steps of<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0621<\/strong>\u00a0 seeking<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0628<\/strong>\u00a0 via boats<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><u>Text (3) Syrian<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>\u0628\u064a\u0651<\/strong> my father<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631<\/strong> rumours\/ news<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0625\u0634\u064a\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 stuff<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u0634\u0648\u064a<\/strong> a 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