Listening

Culture #63

ILR 3 · Culture & religion · TV roundtable · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 6What is the main subject of the discussion?
Question 2 of 6What does Mr. Firas say some outlets did wrong?
Question 3 of 6What does Dr. Nadine mean by "we differ about the facts"?
Question 4 of 6Why does Mr. Firas say "it remembers"?
Question 5 of 6What strategy does "last to publish and first to be believed" propose?
Question 6 of 6What does Mr. Firas's final answer imply?
Vocabulary
الِاسْتِطْلَاعَاتsurveys, polls
مُسْبَقًاin advance, already
ضَخَّمَتْهَاmagnified it
قَنَاعَاتconvictions
الْوَقَائِعthe facts
نُعْفِيwe absolve
التَّحَقُّقverification
السَّبْقscoop
حِسَاب مَجْهُولanonymous account
الدِّقَّةaccuracy