المحادثات اليومية لمتعلمي اللغة الانجليزية: المجتمعات المحلية في الولايات المتحدة [تسجيل صوتي]

ستة طلاب من حول العالم يجتمعون. ما هي القواسم المشتركة بينهم؟ إنهم جميعًا طلاب تبادل يدرسون في إحدى الجامعات الأميركية لفصل دراسي واحد. طوال الفصل الدراسي، يتعلم هؤلاء المزيد من اللغة الإنجليزية، ويتعلمون عن الثقافة الأميركية، ويتعلمون المزيد عن حقول دراستهم.

تدور هذه السلسلة من المحادثات اليومية حول هؤلاء الطلاب الستة وتجاربهم خلال فصل دراسي في إحدى الجامعات في الولايات المتحدة، هذه المحادثات لمتعلمي اللغة الإنجليزية من المستوى المتوسط أو أعلى من ذلك.

في محادثة اليوم يجري الحوار بين الطالبة لوتشيا والطالبة أوكينيي والطالب أوجاي حول الجاليات المختلفة التي هاجرت من أوطانها الأصلية إلى الولايات المتحدة.

Lucía: Hey, Ajay. Akinyi and I are going to an event about diasporas at the Campus Center tonight at 8. Do you want to come with us?

Ajay: I was already planning to go, but let’s all go together. I have an assignment for one of my classes. I need to choose and write about a diaspora community in the U.S., and I think tonight’s event will give me good background information.

Akinyi: It definitely will. There are a lot of different diaspora communities in the U.S.

Lucía: Yeah, we’ve been studying this in one of my classes. The U.S. has more global diaspora members than any other country in the world.

Akinyi: I knew it was a multicultural country, but I had no idea just how multicultural until I got here.

Ajay: Well, which diaspora community do you think I should write about?

Akinyi: I think you should choose a diaspora community that is prominent in this city.

Ajay: Yeah, I could interview people in the community and talk to them about their experiences here in the U.S. and even see how their experiences are different from ours as exchange students. I really want to know what the community is like.

Lucía: You should talk with Kayla. She lives in our dorm. Her family is part of the Ethiopian diaspora, and they own a really popular restaurant downtown. We should all go there for dinner one night.

والآن فلنراجع المفردات الانجليزية المستخدمة في محادثة اليوم:

A diaspora (الشتات أو الاغتراب) is a large group of people who have moved from their home country to live in other countries in the world. Often this move is not completely by choice but is because of war, political issues, famine, etc., in the people’s home country.

A diaspora community (جاليات الشتات أو المغتربون) is a large group of people who have moved from their homeland and live in a different country.

Multicultural (متعدد الثقافات): relating to or including people who have many different customs and beliefs.

To have no idea (لا يدري أو لا يعلم) is an informal way to say one does not know. For example: “I have no idea where I’m going” means “I do not know where I’m going.”

Something that is prominent (بارز أو شهير) is well-known, important, easily seen.

When we use the phrase what something is like or the question What is something like, (كيف هو الحال بالنسبة لـ) we want to know more about the place, object, event or person. For example: Q: What is Florida like? A: It’s hot and humid, but I like it. Q: What is Maria like? A: She’s thoughtful and friendly, and she’s an excellent student.

Dorm (سكن طلبة الجامعة) is short for dormitory. A dormitory is a large building at a college or university where students live.

Downtown (وسط المدينة أي مكان وجود الأسواق وأماكن الترفيه) refers to the main or central part of a town or city.

جاهز لتعلّم المزيد في اللغة الإنجليزية؟ إليك ما تحتاج اليه عبر موقعنا.