Culture #50

ILR 3 · Culture & religion · radio essay · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the essay's central argument?

Question 2 of 6What happens when the author signs a paper at the bank?

Question 3 of 6What does "as if it had forgotten its owner" suggest?

Question 4 of 6Why does the author concede the carrier pigeon comparison has "undeniable logic"?

Question 5 of 6What does the ink blot "where he stopped to think" reveal?

Question 6 of 6What does knowing a friend's face only from photos illustrate?

Vocabulary

لَوْحَة الْمَفَاتِيحkeyboard

مُرْتَعِشًاshaky, trembling

الرِّيشَةquill

أَفْسَحَتِ الْمَجَالَmade way for

الْآلَة الْكَاتِبَةtypewriter

الْحَمَام الزَّاجِلcarrier pigeon

ارْتِعَاشtremor

مَيْلslant

بُقْعَة الْحِبْرink blot

الْخَطَّاطُونcalligraphers

الْمِحْبَرَةinkwell

بَصْمَةprint, fingerprint