Listening

Politics #30

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

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What dilemma does the commentary describe?
Question 2 of 6What solution does the commentator propose?
Question 3 of 6What does "whoever pays chooses, however gently" imply?
Question 4 of 6What does the shift from learning "from the neighborhood" to "from the donor's handbook" suggest?
Question 5 of 6Why does the commentator say restrictions would produce "more loyal" associations?
Question 6 of 6What does the final sentence convey about civil society's position?
Vocabulary
حَبْل مَشْدُودtightrope
الْعَمَالَةbeing a foreign agent, collaboration
يَجْرُؤُdares
أَجِنْدَةagenda
شُبْهَةsuspicion
أَوْلَوِيَّاتpriorities
الْمُوضَةfashion, trend
دَلِيل الْمَانِحdonor's handbook
يَخْنُقُهُstrangles it
وَلَاءloyalty
كَفَالَة الْأَيْتَامsponsoring orphans
الْعَجْزimpotence, inability