Politics #34

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

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the commentary's main argument?

Question 2 of 6What happened to workers' wages, according to the commentary?

Question 3 of 6What does the well image suggest about the community's patience?

Question 4 of 6Why does the food card example matter in the argument?

Question 5 of 6What is the author's stance on calling local anger racism?

Question 6 of 6What does "help it endure, not merely thank it" imply about international actors?

Vocabulary

مَوْجَة اللُّجُوءrefugee wave

الْحُدُودِيَّةborder (adj.)

التَّبَرُّعَاتdonations

الْأَصِيلَةauthentic

إِيجَارrent

نَفِدَran out

بِطَاقَة غِذَائِيَّةfood card

التَّعَاطُفsympathy

غَيْرَةjealousy

أَطَالَ الْبَقَاءoverstayed

آذَانًا صَاغِيَةreceptive ears

طَارِئemergency

لَا قَعْرَ لَهُbottomless

حُدُود احْتِمَالlimits of endurance