Science #12

ILR 2+ · Science & technology · news report · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 4What happened?

Question 2 of 4What did the attack target?

Question 3 of 4Who claimed responsibility?

Question 4 of 4What weakness does the incident reveal?

Vocabulary

التَّيَّار(electric) current

عَزْلisolating

لَمْ يَمَسّdid not affect/touch

مَحَطَّات التَّوْلِيدgenerating plants

تَبَنَّىclaimed responsibility for

رَجَّحَconsidered likely

جَاهِزِيَّةreadiness

الْبِنْيَة التَّحْتِيَّةinfrastructure

حَيَوِيّvital, critical

بَرْمَجِيَّاتsoftware

تَخْصِيصallocation

كَوَادِرcadres, trained staff

السِّيبْرَانِيّcyber