Listening

Environment #10

ILR 2 · Environment & health · radio interview · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is the interview about?
Question 2 of 5What happened to the well?
Question 3 of 5Why did he plant wheat?
Question 4 of 5Why did his son go to Beirut?
Question 5 of 5What does 'we're not asking for charity' emphasize?
Vocabulary
سَهْلplain, valley
مَوْسِمseason
كَانُون الثَّانِيJanuary (Levantine)
بِئْرwell
نَسْقِيwe irrigate
جَفَّتْdried up
صَهَارِيجwater tankers
صَدَقَةcharity
تُطْعِمُfeeds