Culture #111

ILR 2+ · Culture & religion · TV report · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is the report about?

Question 2 of 5What do tourists find in these hotels?

Question 3 of 5Why was the restoration slow and costly?

Question 4 of 5What benefit for the neighborhood is mentioned?

Question 5 of 5What do the residents mean by "a museum for tourists"?

Vocabulary

مَهْجُورَةabandoned

يَقْصِدُهَاhead for it, visit it

تُطِلُّ عَلَىlook onto

فِنَاءٌ دَاخِلِيٌّinner courtyard

نَافُورَةfountain

يَشْتَرِطُrequires

أَزِقَّةalleys

الْحِرَفِيِّينcraftsmen

يَخْشَوْنَfear