Part 1: You will hear a short extract about Lebanon war.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

AND/OR A NUMBER for each blank.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EijuvKOJXE

 (1) _______________________________ protests have happened in Lebanon for over 3 months

due to the citizens’ request for a review of political solutions to the (2) __________________.
 Yet, the unrest has heightened over the weekend with the injury of up to (3) _______________.
 The demands of the Lebanese to the government are independence of the (4) ______________,
capable people, liability, reelections and (5) ________________________.
 But they scare that those are being (6) __________________ due to authorities’ efforts to agree
on a new cabinet, which is based on (7) _____________________.
 The fierce public anger was due to the combinations of economic, (8) ____________ and (9)
___________ crises.
 Although there was major discussion about the forming of (10) ______________________, it
seemingly doesn’t happen in a short time.

KEY

1. (largely) PEACEFUL ANTI-GOVERNMENT

2. (COUNTRY’S) ECONOMIC CRISIS
3. 500 (PROTESTERS/PROTESTORS)
4. JUDICIARY
5. RETURNING LOOTED MONEY
6. Ignored
7. Technocrats experts
8. Financial
9. Political
10. (The) new government