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Culture #54

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

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the essay's central reflection?
Question 2 of 6What did the tin box originally contain?
Question 3 of 6What does the mother's reaction to tidying the box reveal?
Question 4 of 6Why does the author say even the unknown woman's photo has value?
Question 5 of 6What does "our memory has become weightless" suggest?
Question 6 of 6What fear does the closing question express?
Vocabulary
دُرْجdrawer
خِزَانَةwardrobe, cabinet
عُلْبَة صَفِيحtin box
زِرّbutton
نُحَاسِيّbrass, copper
اخْضَرَّturned green
لَا لُزُومَ لَهُunnecessary
هَارِبَةescaping
تَتَكَدَّسُpile up
تَفِيضُoverflow
بِلَا وَزْنweightless
كَلِمَة سِرّpassword