Personal Practice

Listening (Dialogue C)

Listen to the following dialogue and then answer the questions based on it. There are two sets of questions. Answer and check the first set before moving on to the second.

Note: Remember هذا and لي ? You learned these two words for previous listening exercises. You also need to know the vocabulary from Alif Baa, namely بناية . Do you need a refresher?

هذا Speaker Icon
haadha
this
لي Speaker Icon
lii
I have
بناية Speaker Icon
binaaya
I have

Background: Widad, a female college student at Beir Zeit University, stops another student on campus.

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First Set of Questions

  1. Why does Widad strike up a conversation with the other student? hint To help you focus in on the answer, listen to the pertinent excerpt from the conversation.
    Feedback Imageto ask the time (so that she is not late for class)
    Feedback Imageto ask for directions to class
    Feedback Imageto find out who teaches her class
    Feedback Imageto find out what her new class is like

Second Set of Questions

  1. How does Widad grab the attention of a passer by? What does she say? hint To help you focus in on the answer, listen to the pertinent excerpt from the conversation. Answer

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  2. How does the passer by respond? hint To help you focus in on the answer, listen to the pertinent excerpt from the conversation. Answer

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  3. How does Widad describe herself? hint To help you focus in on the answer, listen to the pertinent excerpt from the conversation.
    Feedback Imagelost
    Feedback Imagenice
    Feedback Imagenew
    Feedback Imagehappy
  4. Where is Widad's class? hint To help you focus in on the answer, listen to the pertinent excerpt from the conversation.
    Feedback ImageOmar Al-Aggad Classroom
    Feedback ImageOmar Al-Aggad Library
    Feedback ImageOmar Al-Aggad Offices
    Feedback ImageOmar Al-Aggad Building
  5. Will she need to walk far to get to class? hint To help you focus in on the answer, listen to the pertinent excerpt from the conversation.
    Feedback Imageno
    Feedback Imageyes
    Feedback Imagewe don't know

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