Listening

Culture #42

ILR 3 · Culture & religion · radio commentary · pausal recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the commentary's central concern about influencer fame?
Question 2 of 6What positive role does the commentator acknowledge some influencers play?
Question 3 of 6Why does the commentator say he doesn't want to be "like the old man who curses the new times"?
Question 4 of 6What "lesson school doesn't teach" does the child learn?
Question 5 of 6What does the house and façade comparison convey?
Question 6 of 6What does the bicycle image say about fame built on visibility?
Vocabulary
أَتْقَنَmastered
يُطْرِبُenchants (musically)
مَرْئِيًّاvisible
الْمُؤَثِّرinfluencer
يَلْعَنُcurses
مُحْتَوًىcontent
يَفْضَحُ الظُّلْمَexposes injustice
فِي مُجْمَلِهَاas a whole
نُكَافِئُهُwe reward
الطُّمُوحambition
وَاجِهَةfaçade
قَلَقanxiety