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.
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Posted by Mourad Diouri on February 25, 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.
Read the following article before listening to the podcast:
Today Louay and Cath talk about housewives. According to a new survey in the UK, housewives would be paid more than the average worker, if they received the going rate for their household chores.
The average annual salary in the UK is £23,700.
An average mum apparently works for nearly nine hours a day, every day, which would mean that housewives could earn almost £30,000 a year.
4,000 housewives were involved in the survey and most of them agreed that successfully running the family home was a full-time job.
The way they worked this out was by comparing the various chores with actual jobs. So for child care they would look at what a nanny would earn; cleaning and tidying would be compared to what a cleaner would get. Other jobs in the calculation included being an accountant and a taxi driver.
Do you think housewives should be paid?
Listen to the programme :
Key Vocabulary:
Further reading
Housewife ‘would be paid £30,000′ - BBC News
Source of Realia:
BBC Arabic - Learn English - تعليم الإنجليزية
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Posted by Mourad Diouri on February 20, 2008
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Posted by Mourad Diouri on February 1, 2008
Immerse yourself in Arabic/Egyptian language and culture by watching subtitled videos!
All videos are subtitled in three different texts:
This section can be a great resource to learn new words/idioms and develop your listening comprehension.
Enjoy!
Find out more
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Posted by Mourad Diouri on January 30, 2008
These country profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of all Arabic countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
They also include audio/video clips from BBC archives.
Each profile has the following:
General introduction
National flag
Political map
National anthem (audio/vidoe)
Political Leadership القيادة السياسية
Facts & Figures حقائق
Media الصحف ووكالات الأنباء / الإعلام
News Pages/files
Find out more
Arabic Countires Profile Guide (the guide is at the bottom of the page)
BBC Country Profiles (English)
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Posted by Mourad Diouri on January 30, 2008
Diaries available:
Find out more :
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Posted by Mourad Diouri on January 29, 2008
Who Wants To Win A Million? (2 Million Special)
Hosted by George Kurdahi
The Arabic language version of the international phenomena “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” has taken Arabic viewers by storm, with ratings dwarfing even the most beloved comedy shows and soap operas. The show continues its ratings streak by offering two million dollars.
Video clip 1
The clip is for one question written as an MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) -
Can you translate the question with the possible answers?
Video clip 2
أول رابح للمليونين 2,000,000 في برنامج من سيربح المليون
The first winner of a 2 millions in ” Who wants to be a Millionaire?”
Find out more
برنامج مـن سيـــربح المليــون؟ - Wikipedia
You can play the game online at لعبة من سيربح المليون بالفلاش
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Posted by Mourad Diouri on January 28, 2008
Translate the following in the comments section
To vote, go to BBC Arabic Xtra ( the poll is at the bottom of the page)
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Posted by Mourad Diouri on January 22, 2008
Explore the European Map in Arabic interactivly
What you can see in the map:
Explore the map اكتشف أوروبا من خلال الضغط على الخارطة
Source of realia : Deutsche Welle دويتشه فيله
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