Society #52

ILR 2+ · Society · TV news report · pausal recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What does the report cover?

Question 2 of 5How many people were rescued?

Question 3 of 5Why did the boat capsize?

Question 4 of 5How much did the survivor pay?

Question 5 of 5What do the two sides of the policy debate disagree on?

Vocabulary

انْتَشَلَتْrecovered (from water)

جُثَثbodies

قُبَالَةَoff (the coast of)

خَفَر السَّوَاحِلcoast guard

نَاجٍ / نَاجُونsurvivor(s)

ثَلَاثَة أَضْعَافthree times

الْإِبْحَارsailing

انْقَلَبَcapsized

مُحَمِّلَة الْمَسْؤُولِيَّة لِـblaming