{"id":8613,"date":"2014-03-28T23:59:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T23:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=8613"},"modified":"2014-07-15T18:44:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T18:44:53","slug":"reading-comprehension-al-maydan-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/reading-comprehension-al-maydan-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading comprehension – Al Maydan – answers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this post, I present the answers of the comprehension exercise presented in my previous post.<\/p>\n

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“\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u062f\u0627\u0646” \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645 \u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a \u064a\u064f\u0631\u0634\u062d \u0644\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0633\u0643\u0627\u0631 \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0635\u0631<\/p>\n

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\u0648\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0643\u0631\u064a\u0645 \u0639\u0627\u0645\u0631\u060c \u0623\u062d\u062f \u0645\u0646\u062a\u062c\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u060c \u0644\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0623\u0635\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0623\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627 \u0625\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0636\u064a\u0629 “\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u062d\u062a \u063a\u0637\u0627\u0621 \u0625\u062f\u0627\u0631\u064a”.<\/p>\n

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\u0648\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u062d\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u062e\u0648\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u064a\u0631 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0633\u064a \u0648\u0632\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639 \u0633\u0628\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u0627\u0633\u0629\u060c \u0641\u0625\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0635 \u0642\u062f \u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0642\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0623\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0641\u0643\u0631\u0629 \u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645 \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064a\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0635\u0631.<\/p>\n

(Source bbcarabic.com\u00a0 http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/arabic\/artandculture\/2014\/03\/140301_thesquare_film_egypt.shtml<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Based on the reading text, answer the following questions:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1-\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>What is the first Egyptian film to be nominated for an Oscar?<\/b><\/p>\n

The film is Al-Maydan (The Square)<\/i><\/p>\n

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2-\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>What does the film deal with?<\/b><\/p>\n

The film deals with the Egyptian Revolution in 201, and the role of the military forces in the18 months that followed the revolution.<\/p>\n

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3-\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Why is the film banned in Egypt, according to analysts and to the Egyptian authorities?<\/b><\/p>\n

According to analysts, the film is banned because it criticises the role of the military forces in the wake of the 2011 revolution. According to the Egyptian authorities, it is banned for administrative reasons, as the film producers did not have the appropriate documents.<\/p>\n

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4-\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Why did the police storm into the house of Magdy Ashour?<\/b><\/p>\n

The police stormed into his house because he belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood.<\/p>\n

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5-\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>How was the film received internationally?<\/b><\/p>\n

The film was acclaimed internationally.<\/p>\n

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6-\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>How does the film represent the army?<\/b><\/p>\n

The film shows the army using violence against demonstrators for 18 months, so it presents the army in a negative way.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Useful vocabulary:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\u064a\u064f\u0631\u0634\u062d = is nominate<\/p>\n

\u064a\u064f\u0639\u0631\u0636 = is shown<\/p>\n

\u064a\u0633\u0631\u062f = narrate<\/p>\n

\u062b\u0648\u0631\u0629 = revolution<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0642\u0629 = irony<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064f\u0646\u0639 \u00a0= was banned<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0642\u0627\u062f = criticism<\/p>\n

\u0625\u062f\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 = administrative<\/p>\n

\u0648\u062b\u0627\u0626\u0642 = documents<\/p>\n

\u062a\u062d\u062a \u063a\u0637\u0627\u0621 = under cover<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0642\u062a\u062d\u0645 = attack\/storm into<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0621 = belonging<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646 = approval<\/p>\n

\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0644 = possibility<\/p>\n

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