Listening

Environment #38

ILR 2+ · Environment & health · TV documentary · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is the documentary about?
Question 2 of 5Why is the land sinking?
Question 3 of 5What happened to part of Saeed's land?
Question 4 of 5What do researchers stress?
Question 5 of 5What do experts imply about long-term solutions?
Vocabulary
خَصْبfertile
تَهْدِيد مُزْدَوَجdouble threat
الطَّمْيsilt
باطِن الأَرْضunderground
هُبُوطsubsidence, sinking
بِرْكَةpond
حَواجِز خَرَسانِيَّةconcrete barriers