TV Commercial Realia (English w/ Arabic Subtitiles) : Burj Al-Arab Hotel - برج العرب
Posted by Mourad Diouri on May 11, 2008
TV Commercial
Source of Realia
Youtube.com
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FedEx Corporation in the Arab World
Posted by Mourad Diouri on April 15, 2008
FedEx Corporation is a leading logistics services company, based in the United States. FedEx is a syllabic abbreviation of the company’s original name, Federal Express.
The following images taken in Dubai show the FedEx logo (FedEx Express) written in Arabic/English.
Posted in Alphabet/Sounds, General, LANGUAGE SKILLS, Logos, Reading Practice | 1 Comment »
Video Realia : International Fairy Tales - حكايات عالمية
Posted by Mourad Diouri on April 2, 2008
Fairy Tale 1 : Beauty and the Beast - الجميله والوحش
Fairy Tale 2 : The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids - الأرنب و الثعلب
Fairy Tale 1 : Beauty and the Beast - الجميله والوحش
Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête) is a traditional fairy tale. (Wikipedia)
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Marks & Spencer Department Store in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Posted by Mourad Diouri on April 2, 2008
Source of Realia
Image: © Homer Sykes/Corbis
Photographer: Homer Sykes
Date Photographed: July 1, 2007
Posted in Reading Practice, Shop Signs, Shopping, Signs | No Comments »
Bilingual English/Arabic BBC Radio Podcast : Classroom Size - عدد التلاميذ فى الفصول الدراسية
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 30, 2008
BBC Arabic (Learning English) has a dedicated bilingual radio programme aimed at teaching English to native Arab speakers. As an Arabic learner yourself, you may benefit hugely from listening to this interactive programme where the host (an Arabic speaker) interviews a guest (an English speaker) in English about a particular news item. The interview is then interpreted in Arabic immediately by the host.
اليوم فى بي بي سي أكسترا إنجليش دوج يتحدث إلى رشا عن عدد الطلاب فى الفصول الدراسية فى المدارس البريطانية
Today Doug and Rasha are talking about class sizes.
Here in Britain state schools have a class size of 30 students. But is that too many?
Many teachers say that it is, but not everyone agrees. In some schools with large classses the teacher is helped by a classroom assistant. In this way individual students get more attention.
We asked people what they thought the ideal class size is.
Here are some of their comments:
- I don’t think one person can look after 30 children properly and give them the right amount of attention.
- I think class sizes should be smaller, probably about 15 students.
- I would say that 30 is too big.
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Arabic Shop Singboards from Edinburgh City
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 28, 2008
Post outline
- Arabic Shop 1 - Red Sea Food Store
- Arabic Shop 2 - Valley of Jordan
- Shop 3 - Bismillah
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Video Realia : Laughing Cow TV Commercial Realia - دعاية البقرة الضاحكة
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 28, 2008
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Virtual Online Quran : QuranFlash
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 27, 2008
An interactive virtual Arabic Quran for Arabic learners and native-speakers.
Quranflash provides the Holy Quran for reading in a very unique and easy way, with an interface giving the impression that you really are holding the Quran.
Posted in Books/Magazines, Interactive, Islam | No Comments »
Arabic Car Number Plates Realia w/ Indian and Arabic Numbers (from Saudi Arabia)
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 26, 2008
Key Vocabulary
- Private : Khusousi خصوصي
- Taxi (hire) : Ujra أجرة
- Bus :Hafila حافلة
- Ciy : Madinah م ) مدينة)
- Transport : Naql نقل (although it is referred to in the plates as “truck”)
Source of Realiawww.kuwaitup.net
Posted in Numbers, Other, Travelling & Tourism | No Comments »
Mac Store Signboard (transcribed in Arabic)
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 26, 2008
This signboard can easily be translated into :
MacStore : محل / متجر ماك
Apple Center : مركز أبل
Source of Realia
www.noelgreen.com
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Bilingual Eng-Ar BBC Radio Podcast : Australian auctions entire life on eBay بداية جديدة
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 18, 2008
BBC Arabic (Learning English) has a dedicated bilingual radio programme aimed at teaching English to native Arab speakers. As an Arabic learner yourself, you may benefit hugely from listening to this interactive programme where the host (an Arabic speaker) interviews a guest (an English speaker) in English about a particular news item. The interview is then interpreted in Arabic immediately by the host.
اليوم في بي بي سي أكسترا إنجليش نتحدث عن رجل قرر بيع كل حياته علي موقع للمزادات علي شبكة الإنترنت لانه يرغب في الإنفصال من ماضيه تماماً و الشروع في حياة جديدة.
In this podcast,Somaya and Doug are talking about making a fresh start.
An Australian man is putting his whole life up for sale on eBay.Normally on eBay people sell small things such as clothes or books.Ian Usher is selling his three bedroomed-house, his car and his job.His friends are also included in the sale.His marriage has just ended and he wants to escape from painful memories. He wants to make a clean break.So how much can he hope to make from selling his life? Bidding starts at $Aus1, but he hopes his life is worth around $Aus 500,000.When it’s sold, he wants to walk away with the money in one pocket and his passport in the other. He’s going to jump on the first plane to anywhere.
Posted in Articles, BBC Podcasts, Listening Practice, People | No Comments »
Map/Poster Realia: Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Poster Map in Arabic
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 17, 2008
Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Poster Map in Arabic
Map, PALDIS for the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, March 21st, 2004
“A translation of our english campaign map, this new map created by the Palestine Land Development Information Systems (PALDIS) for PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign shows the Wall’s latest path of devastation and ghettoization of the West Bank. Finalized in November 2003, with further updates in March 2004, this map reveals that if completed in its entirety, nearly 50% of the West Bank population will be affected by the Wall though the loss of their land, imprisonment into ghettos, isolation into de facto annexed areas by Israel.”
Download this Map in PSD [18 MB] OR Download in PDF [9 MB]
Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Poster Map - English Version
Source of Realia
- Stopthewall.org
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Bilingual English-Arabic BBC Radio Programme : Importance of the English Language أهمية اللغة الإنجليزية
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 16, 2008
BBC Arabic (Learning English) has a dedicated bilingual radio programme aimed at teaching English to native Arab speakers. As an Arabic learner yourself, you may benefit hugely from listening to this interactive programme where the host (an Arabic speaker) interviews a guest (an English speaker) in English about a particular news item. The interview is then interpreted in Arabic immediately by the host.
In this podcast, Sam and Doug are talking about the role of English as a global language.
The 21st of February is UN International Mother Language Day, a day which promotes linguistic diversity and multilingualism. Being multilingual means that you are able to speak different languages.
Posted in BBC Podcasts, Education, Politics | No Comments »
Arabic Poster Realia: Red Bull Air Race in Abu Dhabi
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 16, 2008
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Warning Signs Realia : Danger, Mines, Military Zones & Search Points
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 13, 2008
The following is a collection of over 10 warning signs realia mostly warning against mines, cease fire, military zones and camels!
Sign Realia 1
Sign Realia 2
A similar sign is shown below
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BBC launches Arabic TV channel/ Online TV today - تلفزيون بي بي سي ينطلق اليوم
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 11, 2008
The BBC has launched a new Arabic language TV channel.
The channel is free to everyone in North Africa and the Middle East with a satellite or cable connection.
Posted in Commercials, Documentary, Live TV, Media, News, Video/TV/Films | 1 Comment »
Bilingual Eng/Ar BBC Radio Programme : Origins of Happiness - أصل السعادة
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 11, 2008
BBC Arabic (Learning English) has a dedicated bilingual radio programme aimed at teaching English to native Arab speakers. As an Arabic learner yourself, you may benefit hugely from listening to this interactive programme where the host (an Arabic speaker) interviews a guest (an English speaker) in English about a particular news item. The interview is then interpreted in Arabic immediately by the host.
This is the latest BBC bilingual radio programme for learning English. It is hosted by Mr. Louay Ismail, the BBC producer who came to interview us here at CASAW, University of Edinburgh last Tuesday 4th Mar. 2008
Posted in Articles, BBC Podcasts, Health, Listening Practice, People | No Comments »
Video/Poster Realia: Right to Education Campaign - Birzeit University - حملة الحق في التعليم
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 10, 2008
Recently, students of Edinburgh University were asked to vote for and support the Right to Education Campaign at Birzeit University in the Palestinian Territories.
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Posted in Culture & Society, Documentary, People, Politics, Posters | 1 Comment »
Human Rights Miscellaneous Realia Items
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 10, 2008
The following is a collection of miscellaneous Realia items (with English translation) which reflect the topic of Human Rights in the Arab world.
These realia items were carefully selected to include a wide range of the most commonly used law and human rights vocabulary.
In the events and demonstrations banners/posters realia, they are particularly used in the context of increasing awareness about the situation of Human Rights concerns in the Arab world.
The realia types available in this post are:
- Organisations logos
- Book covers
- News Video Report Realia
- Events and demonstrations banners/posters
Links to relevant vocabulary learning resources are listed at the end of this post.
V-tivity
Translate the text/meaning of the following realia items:
- Book/Journal Cover No. 4
- What are the main front cover articles?
- Events and demonstrations banners/posters
Posted in Books/Magazines, Culture & Society, Law, Logos, Media, People, Politics, Posters | 5 Comments »
Video Realia: TV Interview with Michael Jackson (Arabic subtitles)
Posted by Mourad Diouri on March 7, 2008
This is an interview conducted in 1995 by the Arabic TV channel MBC with Michael Jackson in English supported by Arabic subtitles for Arabic viewers.
Source of Realia
MBC.net
Youtube.com
Posted in Arts & Literature, Documentary | No Comments »
