Part IV: The Madaya Crisis
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On January 12, BBC Arabic reported a United Nation's a statement that 400 people in the Syrian town of Madaya are facing death unless they are quickly evacuated. Madaya, controlled by Syrian opposition militants, has been besieged by Syrian regime forces since July. On Monday, Madaya received its first aid shipment in months, bringing much-needed food and other supplies to the starving population. This is set concludes our series that will prepare you to read the BBC Arabic article in its entirety.
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Additional vocabulary:
جماعة لبنانية |
Lebanese group |
مِلْح |
salt |
توصيل |
delivery |
حليب |
milk |
دَخَلَ ، يَدْخُل / دُخُول |
To enter/ entry |
سِعْر ، أسعار |
Price(s) |
أساسية |
basic, essential |
باهظ |
exorbitant |
أرز |
rice |
عاش ، يعيش |
To live |
زيت |
oil |
استطاع ، يستطيع |
To be able to |
الدقيق |
flour |
ممثلين |
representatives |
السكر |
sugar |
محلي |
Local |
Click and Match
- surgical instruments
- أدوات جراحية
- blockade , siege
- حصار
- news
- أنباء
- struggle(s) , fight(s)
- نِزاع ، نزاعات
- a policy of starving
- سياسة تجويع
- to differ / difference
- إِخْتَلَفَ ، يَخْتَلِف / إختلاف
- accusation(s)
- اتهام ، اتهامات
- necessary relief
- إغاثات ضرورية
- to carry out / carrying out, executing
- نَفَّذَ ، يُنَفِّذ / تنفيذ
- opposition
- معارضة