Listening

Politics #28

ILR 3 · Politics & diplomacy · radio commentary · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the commentary's main argument about aid?
Question 2 of 6Why does the farmer abandon his field, according to the commentary?
Question 3 of 6What does the ambulance staying parked for ten years represent?
Question 4 of 6Why does the author stress that "nobody in this chain is villainous"?
Question 5 of 6What does the artificial respiration image suggest about the society?
Question 6 of 6What does comparing successful aid to a good teacher imply?
Vocabulary
الْمَنْكُوبَةstricken
صَفَّارَاتsirens
الْمُمْتَدَّةprotracted
جِسْر عَابِرtemporary bridge
جِهَة تَوْظِيفemployer
يَكْتَفِي بِـcontents itself with
الْقَافِلَةconvoy
شِرِّيرvillainous, evil
النَّوَايَا الْحَسَنَةgood intentions
التَّنَفُّس الِاصْطِنَاعِيّartificial respiration
الْحَلْقَةcycle, loop
قَسْوَةcruelty