National and international events: past, present and future (articles for A Level topic)

See the links below for articles on this site and elsewhere on the web for the Edexcel A2 level topic National and international events: past, present and future

Sorry - work in progress. Hope to find time to add some links soon!

Customs, traditions, beliefs and religions (articles for A Level topic)

See the links below for articles on this site and elsewhere on the web for the Edexcel A2 level topic Customs, traditions, beliefs and religions

Education and employment (articles for A Level topic)

See the links below for articles on this site and elsewhere on the web for the AS and A2 level topic Education and employment

The world around us (articles for this A Level topic)

See the links below for articles on this site and elsewhere on the web for the AS and A2 level topic The world around us

• 
  

Youth culture and concerns (articles for this A Level topic)

See the links below for articles on this site and elsewhere on the web for the AS and A2 level topic Youth culture and concerns

* Is alcohol more dangerous than heroin?
*

India introducing law to regulate surrogate pregnancies

Watch this video from BBC Arabic about the law in India on surrogate pregnancy and read the Arabic text below. Then work out the vocabulary and answer the questions to check your understanding.

تزدهر أعمال تأجير الأرحام في الهند وبدء هذا المجال يكبر يوما بعد يوم مما أدى إلى بدء النقاش فعليا حول سن قانون ينظم العلاقة بين الجهات الثلاث، المؤجرة والطبيب والأهل

How would you say the following in Arabic
from the text:
* work is in progress (flourishing)

* surrogacy (=renting the womb)

* relations between the three parties
* the surrogate mother
from the video:
*
more questions to follow shortly

Arabic language podcasts available from Al-Jazeera

This article has been  moved to our new site at welovearabic.wordpress.com

This page lists all the podcasts available either from the Al-Jazeera website or from Itunes.


The Arabic podcasts that are available are:

• Shariah Wal Haya / Shariah and Life (الشريعة والحياة)
• Bila Hudood / No limits ( بلا حدود )
• AlItijah Al Ma3kas / The other direction (الاتجاه المعاكس)
• In Depth (في العمق)
• Al Melaf / The Dossier (الملف)
• Hewar Maftooh / Open Discussion (حوار مفتوح)
• Dunya al-Kurah / The World of Football (دنيا الكرة)
• Shahed Alaa Al Asr (شاهد على العصر)
• Le Qaa Alyoum / The Meeting of the Day (لقاء اليوم)
• Tahtah Al Mejhar / Under the Microscope (تحت المجهر) 
•  Manbar al-Jazeera (منبر الجزيرة)

When you find a podcast on Itunes that you're interested in, it's worth looking up the title on the Al-Jazeera website as you might just find the whole transcript of the programme!

Euronews

The the Euronews website is a great place to practice listening to and reading Arabic. This site broadcasts daily in 10 languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish and Farsi.

Because the site has video clips and transcripts, it's perfect for practising various skills as well as learning up-to-date, media vocabulary. And having the English translation on a parallel page means you don't need the dictionary to hand.

If you're new to this level of language, you could start by reading the transcript/news item, and then listen to the clip to hear how the words are pronounced. More advanced students can listen to the clip first and then check your comprehension against the transcript. The transcript isn't always an exact reflection of what the presenter says, but it usually covers a lot of the material.

Enjoy!