Listening

Society #56

ILR 3 · Society · radio commentary · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the commentary's main argument?
Question 2 of 6What does the math teacher at the second school do in the afternoon?
Question 3 of 6What does the race between the runner in sneakers and the barefoot runner illustrate?
Question 4 of 6What does "reproduces class with an official stamp" imply?
Question 5 of 6Why does the commentator dismiss boasting about high enrollment rates?
Question 6 of 6What does the final line about two systems sharing one name suggest?
Vocabulary
مُخْتَبَرَاتlaboratories
يَقْطُرُdrips
مَرَاحِلgrade levels, stages
رَاتِبsalary
الِاجْتِهَادdiligence, hard work
عَدَّاءrunner
حَافِي الْقَدَمَيْنbarefoot
تَلِيقُ بِهِbefits him
السُّلَّمladder
الطَّبَقَاتsocial classes
نُفَاخِرُ بِـwe boast of
نِسَب الِالْتِحَاقenrollment rates