Actress Aisha Al-Kilani Returns After Years Away, Honored at Theatre Festival
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Aisha Al-Kilani is an actress. She did not appear in public for years.
Now she is back. People saw her at a special event. The event was an honor for her work.
She danced with joy at the event. She felt very happy.
The event was part of a big festival. The festival is for the Acting Professions Syndicate. A syndicate is a group for workers in one job.
The festival had 60 shows. This shows it is a big event.
Ashraf Zaki also spoke at the festival. He is an important person there.
He talked about a song called 'Our Hearts' Heroes.' The song is about actors.
He said the song is a message. The message says thank you to actors. Their work was not easy.
Vocabulary8 words
- honor
- to show respect to someone
- festival
- a special event with many shows
- syndicate
- a group for people who do the same job
- appear
- to be seen in public
- absence
- time when someone is not there
- message
- an important idea you want to share
- tribute
- something done to show respect
- performance
- a show in front of people
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Answer key
1. An actress 2. 60 3. A song
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Aisha Al-Kilani is an actress. She did not appear in public for _____.
Now she is _____. People saw her at a special event.
The event was an _____ for her work.
She danced with _____ at the event.
The event was part of a big _____.
The festival is for the Acting Professions _____.
The festival had _____ shows.
Ashraf Zaki also _____ at the festival.
He talked about a _____ called 'Our Hearts' Heroes.'
He said the song is a _____ to actors.
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