Politics #35

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?

Question 2 of 6What does the commentator say a municipality needs the ministry's signature for?

Question 3 of 6Why does the commentator call the municipality "democracy's first school"?

Question 4 of 6What does the commentator imply by saying the voter concludes participation is pointless "rightly"?

Question 5 of 6What does the "cycle" in the final paragraph describe?

Question 6 of 6What does the commentator recommend in the end?

Vocabulary

الْمُنَاظَرَاتdebates

اسْتِطْلَاعَات الرَّأْيopinion polls

الْبَلَدِيَّةmunicipality

شَأْن إِدَارِيّadministrative matter

الْحُفْرَةpothole

النُّفَايَاتgarbage

الْأَزِقَّةalleys

الْمُحَاسَبَةaccountability

صَلَاحِيَاتpowers, authority

بِلَا جَدْوَىpointless

الْأَطْرَافperiphery, outlying areas

الْقَاعِدَةbase, grassroots