{"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":"

Today, I have a listening opportunity for our advanced Arabic learners who are keen to improve their comprehension & listening skills. In today’s post, I chose a story about a Syrian refugee<\/em> \u0644\u0627\u062c\u0626\u0629 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629 – Joelle – who left Syria in 2011 and moved with her family to Beirut and eventually settled<\/em> \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0631\u0651\u062a in Sydney, Australia. The story is narrated in two dialects: Standard Arabic<\/em> \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u062d\u0649 and 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

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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’re going to only listen to eight minutes of it, from 5:17<\/strong> till 13:17<\/strong>. You can access the audio clip online here<\/a> (or download it) and read the whole article here.<\/h4>\n

In the first part of this blog, we’re going to focus on the first half of these eight minutes, which mainly talks about Joelle’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

Let’s start listening<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Text (1) Syrian<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2026\u2026… \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

\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 …………… \u0628\u0643\u062a\u064a\u0631 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u060c \u0648\u062a\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0634\u064a \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u062f\u0651\u0646 \u0648\u0631\u0627\u0642 \u0645\u0646 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627<\/h4>\n

……………… \u0648\u0623\u0646\u0627 ……. \u00a0………… \u0625\u0631\u062c\u0639 \u0639 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627\u060c \u0645\u0633\u062a\u062d\u064a\u0644 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 \u064a\u0635\u064a\u0631\u060c \u064a\u0639\u0646\u064a<\/h4>\n

\u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u062f\u0651\u064a …………….\u060c \u0648 …………. \u00a0……….. \u00a0\u0625\u0634\u062a\u063a\u0644\u060c \u0648 ……….. \u00a0……….. \u00a0\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u0625\u062e\u062a\u064a<\/h4>\n

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Text (2) Standard<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\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 ….. \u0644\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0626\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0636\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u064a\u0634\u064a …….. \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…….. \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0635\u0648\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 ………..\u00a0 …………… \u062a\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u062f\u062e\u0648\u0644 ………. \u0648\u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642 ……… \u0645\u0646 ………….. \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u063a\u0637\u0651\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062a\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0631\u0641\u0648\u0641 ………… \u00a0\u0648……….. \u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0626\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/h4>\n

…………… \u0648\u0642\u0631\u0631\u062a\u0627 ……… \u00a0……………. \u0634\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0648……….. \u00a0\u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0628\u0627<\/h4>\n

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Text (3) Syrian<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0635\u0639\u0628\u0647 \u0625\u0642\u0646\u0639\u0648 \u2026\u2026. \u064a\u0639\u0646\u064a.. \u0628\u064a\u062e\u0627\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0646\u0627\u060c \u0648\u0633\u0645\u0639\u0648\u0627 \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

………….. \u0641\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u2026\u2026\u2026. \u0636\u062f \u2026\u2026 \u0628\u0633 ……….. \u0646\u062d\u0646\u0627<\/h4>\n

\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 – \u0646\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0631\u0627\u062d \u0646\u0631\u0648\u062d \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026… \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

\u0648\u0646\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0631\u0627\u064a\u062d\u064a\u0646 \u0646\u062d\u062c\u0632 \u0637\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u0631\u0643\u064a\u0627\u060c ……….. \u0635\u062f\u064a\u0642 \u0648\u0628\u064a\u0633\u0623\u0644\u0646\u0627: \u062c\u0631\u0628\u062a\u0648 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u0645\u0648\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u0633\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u061f \u0648\u0642\u0651\u0641\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u0631\u062c\u0639\u0646\u0627. \u0639\u0645\u0644\u062a \u0628\u062d\u062b\u060c \u0634\u0641\u062a ……..\u00a0 …………. \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0641\u0627\u062a\u060c \u0646\u0632\u0644\u062a ………. \u0628\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a\u060c \u0642\u0644\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0648 ……. \u0647\u064a\u0643 \u0647\u064a\u0643\u060c \u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0631\u0627\u0642\u060c …………. \u060c \u0648……….. \u00a0\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0625\u0633\u0645\u064a.<\/h4>\n

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Text (4) Standard<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\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

\u00a0\u0648 …………. \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

\u0643\u062d\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 …………… \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0627\u062c\u0626\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a \u0647\u0646\u0627\u0643 …………. \u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u062b\u0644: ………… \u00a0……………..\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0648……………… \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0629<\/h4>\n

\u00a0……………. \u0645\u062c\u062f\u0651\u062f\u0627\u060c \u0623\u062e\u0630\u062a \u062c\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0639\u0627\u062a\u0642\u0647\u0627 ………… \u0645\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0644\u0640 ………….\u00a0 \u0645\u0646 \u0634\u0639\u0648\u0631\u0647\u0645 …………. \u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u063a …………….<\/h4>\n

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Missing words & their meaning: <\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Below are the missing words listed in the order they appear in in the text:<\/h4>\n

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Text (1) Syrian<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u0623\u0647\u0644\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 my family<\/h4>\n

\u064a\u0634\u062a\u063a\u0644\u0648<\/strong>\u00a0 work<\/h4>\n

\u062e\u064a\u0651<\/strong>\u00a0 my brother<\/h4>\n

\u0641\u0644\u0651<\/strong>\u00a0 left<\/h4>\n

\u0643\u062a\u064a\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0 a lot<\/h4>\n

\u0628\u062f\u0651\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 I wanted<\/h4>\n

\u0639\u0631\u0641\u062a\u064a<\/strong> \u0643\u064a\u0641<\/strong>\u00a0 you know<\/h4>\n

\u0645\u0627<\/strong> \u0642\u062f\u0631\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t<\/h4>\n

\u0623\u063a\u0644\u0649<\/strong>\u00a0 more expensive<\/h4>\n

\u0644\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0651\u0647<\/strong>\u00a0 for Syrians<\/h4>\n

\u0645\u0627<\/strong> \u0641\u064a\u0646\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019m unable to<\/h4>\n

\u0647\u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 this thing<\/h4>\n

\u0644\u0628\u0643\u0647<\/strong>\u00a0 trouble<\/h4>\n

\u0645\u0635\u0627\u0631\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 money<\/h4>\n

\u0642\u0631\u0631\u062a<\/strong> \u0625\u0646\u0648<\/strong>\u00a0 I decided that<\/h4>\n

\u0639\u064a\u0644<\/strong> \u0639\u064a\u0644\u062a\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 take care of my family<\/h4>\n

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Text (2) Standard<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u0645\u062e\u0631\u062c<\/strong>\u00a0 escape<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0646\u0642<\/strong>\u00a0 suffocating<\/h4>\n

\u0634\u0642\u064a\u0642\u062a\u0647\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 her sister<\/h4>\n

\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0629<\/strong> \u0639\u0627\u062f\u0644\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 fair opportunity<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 university<\/h4>\n

\u0628\u0639\u0636<\/strong>\u00a0 some<\/h4>\n

\u0623\u062d\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 their dreams<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0648\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 priorities<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0628\u0627\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 duties<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0639 <\/strong>\u00a0following<\/h4>\n

\u062e\u0637\u0648\u0627\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 steps of<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0621<\/strong>\u00a0 seeking<\/h4>\n

\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0628<\/strong>\u00a0 via boats<\/h4>\n

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Text (3) Syrian<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u0628\u064a\u0651<\/strong> my father<\/h4>\n

\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631<\/strong> rumours\/ news<\/h4>\n

\u0625\u0634\u064a\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 stuff<\/h4>\n

\u0634\u0648\u064a<\/strong> a bit<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 the plan<\/h4>\n

\u0642\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0644\u0648<\/strong>\u00a0 we told him<\/h4>\n

\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0651\u064a\u0646<\/strong> we\u2019re determined<\/h4>\n

\u0645\u0627<\/strong> \u0628\u062f\u0643<\/strong> \u062a\u062c\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 you don\u2019t want to come<\/h4>\n

\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 by ourselves<\/h4>\n

\u0625\u062e\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0 last<\/h4>\n

\u0633\u0648\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0together<\/h4>\n

\u0628\u064a\u062f\u0642\u0651\u0644\u0646\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 calls us<\/h4>\n

\u0645\u064a\u0646<\/strong> \u0628\u064a\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f<\/strong>\u00a0 who helps<\/h4>\n

\u0644\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0648<\/strong>\u00a0 to him<\/h4>\n

\u0647\u064a\u0643<\/strong>\u00a0 this<\/h4>\n

\u0636\u0628\u0651\u064a\u062a\u0648\u0646<\/strong>\u00a0 put them together<\/h4>\n

\u0642\u062f\u0651\u0645\u062a\u0648\u0646<\/strong>\u00a0 submitted them<\/h4>\n

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Text (4) Standard<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 processing<\/h4>\n

\u0637\u0644\u0628<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0621<\/strong> asylum claim<\/h4>\n

\u0648\u0635\u0644\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 arrived<\/h4>\n

\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0645<\/strong>\u00a0 their situation<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0627\u062c\u0631\u064a\u0646<\/strong>\u00a0 immigrants<\/h4>\n

\u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/strong>\u00a0 challenges<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0635\u062f\u0645\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 cultural shock<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644<\/strong>\u00a0 dealing<\/h4>\n

\u0625\u064a\u062c\u0627\u062f<\/strong>\u00a0 finding<\/h4>\n

\u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0647\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 her parents<\/h4>\n

\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0648\u062d\u062f\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 of loneliness<\/h4>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 social<\/h4>\n

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\u00a0See you in the next blog where we’ll be listening to the rest of Joelle’s story \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Today, I have a listening opportunity for our advanced Arabic learners who are keen to improve their comprehension & listening skills. In today’s post, I chose a story about a Syrian refugee \u0644\u0627\u062c\u0626\u0629 \u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629 – Joelle – who left Syria in 2011 and moved with her family to Beirut and eventually settled \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0631\u0651\u062a in Sydney…<\/p>\n

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