Politics #27

ILR 3 · Politics & diplomacy · radio news analysis · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the analyst's overall reading of the speech?

Question 2 of 6How many times did the word "reform" appear, according to the analyst?

Question 3 of 6What does the analyst imply by noting the crisis was blamed on "global challenges"?

Question 4 of 6Why does the analyst say the pay-raise phrase "opens the door wide and then quietly closes it"?

Question 5 of 6What would "power centers at home" most want from the speech, in the analyst's view?

Question 6 of 6What does the analyst's closing question suggest?

Vocabulary

اسْتَوْقَفَكَcaught your attention

الْبِنْيَة التَّحْتِيَّةinfrastructure

غَلَاء الْمَعِيشَةcost of living

عَابِرَةpassing

يُحِيلُهُrefers it

بِحَدِّ ذَاتِهَاin itself

فِي حُدُودِ الْإِمْكَانَات الْمُتَاحَةwithin available resources

تَرَدَّدَتْrecurred

الْمَانِحِينdonors

مَرَاكِز الْقُوَىpower centers

جَوْهَرِيّfundamental

طَمْأَنَةreassurance