Politics #42

ILR 3 · Politics & diplomacy · long-form TV interview · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the main theme of the interview?

Question 2 of 6According to the diplomat, what should an ambassador still provide?

Question 3 of 6What does "We decided and then explained" versus "explains what someone else decided" convey?

Question 4 of 6Why does the diplomat mention who was sitting on the minister's right?

Question 5 of 6How does the diplomat view conveying positions he doesn't believe in?

Question 6 of 6What does his final definition of diplomacy imply?

Vocabulary

السِّلْك الدِّبْلُومَاسِيّdiplomatic corps

الْبَرْقِيَّةcable, telegram

هَامِشlatitude, margin

التَّقْدِير الشَّخْصِيّpersonal judgment

تَغْرِيدَةtweet

الْبَلَد الْمُضِيفhost country

بِالذَّاتin particular

يَصْمُدُholds, withstands

النِّفَاقhypocrisy

الطَّاوِلَةtable

بِأَيِّ قَدْرٍto what extent, how much