Audio Drill: Arabic news update
Lesson Brief
Al Arabiya
In this audio set, you will prepare to listen to a one-minute Al Arabiya news update. The news clip covers a wide range of current events across the Middle East and the World, including events in Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. The news broadcaster speaks at a moderate pace and uses intermediate-level vocabulary. After studying the flashcards below you should have no problem following along, but we recommend listening to the news clip at least three times.
Click and Match
- to intend to, it intends to (f)
- ُاِعْتَزَمَتْ ، تَعْتَزِم
- Al-Qaeda members
- عناصر القاعدة
- discussions, talks
- مباحثات
- curtain
- ستار
- a major offensive
- هجوم واسع
- all of the commitments, obligations
- جميع الالتزامات
- army, armies
- جَيْش ، جُيُوش
- an upcoming report
- تقرير مرتقب
- vision of the Kingdom
- رؤية المملكة
- cease-fire
- وَقْف إطلاق النار