Listen to Nabila and Wahid talk about the weather in different places and then answer the following questions. The first time, watch the whole video all the way through without pausing to see how much you can understand.
Notice how Nabila pronounces the word جداً with a "G" sound instead of a "J" sound. This is typical of the Egyptian accent.
Alexandria and Cairo1. Listen to Nabila talk about the weather in different places. Which cities does she talk about?Answer
Beirut, Cairo, Ann Arbor, and Geneva2. Now Listen to Professor Wahid. Which cities does he mention?Answer
Hot3. Listen to both Wahid and Nabila mention the summer in Cairo. How do both of them describe it? (Hint: Listen to the question that the interviewer asks Nabila.)Answer
Temperate4. Play the video segment of Wahid again, and listen for a description of the winter in Beirut. You will hear a new word: معتدل. As you listen to the video segment, try to guess this word’s meaning. Enter your best guess.Answer
5. Wahid and Nabila give a lot of information about the weather in different cities.
Try to organize all of the information into the
following table:
