Environment #34

ILR 2+ · Environment & health · news analysis · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is the main subject?

Question 2 of 5What did the upstream state announce?

Question 3 of 5Why does the upstream state say it needs the dam?

Question 4 of 5What do downstream states especially fear?

Question 5 of 5According to analysts, what is really blocking a deal?

Vocabulary

إِلَى الْوَاجِهَةto the forefront

مَلْءfilling

خَزَّانreservoir

مُلْزِمbinding

مَحْرُوم مِنْdeprived of

يُلْحِقُ ضَرَرًاcauses harm

أُحَادِيّunilateral

قَوَاعِد التَّشْغِيلoperating rules

وُجُودِيّexistential

جَوْهَرcore, essence

مَفْقُودmissing, lost