Personal Practice

Listening (Dialogue A)

Listen to the following dialogue and then answer the questions based on it.

1. Which speaker introduces himself first?
   -------- Galib Ghaneim Husein Al-Beduwi
2. Out of the following selections, which is the most likely place of origin for Galib?
   -------- Cairo, Egypt Damascus, Syria Fez, Morocco Beirut, Lebanon
3. What doesn't Galib know?
   -------- Chicago's nickname where his friend Sharif is from where Chicago is located how Sharif is doing where Washington is located

The four al-iDaafa الإضافة used in this dialogue follow in the order they first appeared.

مدينة دمشق
mediinat dimashq
the city of Damascus

مدينة شكاغو
mediinat shikaagu
the city of Chicago

ولاية واشنطون
wilaayat washinTuun
the state of Washington

ولاية إلنوي
wilaayat ilinuwi
the state of Illinois4. Did you notice any al-'iDaafa الإضافة constructions in the dialogue? If so, what were they? (Hint: Four different al-'iDaafa الإضافة constructions were used, two beginning with madinna مدينة and two beginning with wilaaya ولاية.)
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