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1.	Which of the following translataions match the above Arabic text.

(a)

My name is Reem Magribi and I'm 22 years old. My father is Libyan, born and raised in Hayfa and I go to Syria every Summer. I have 2 sisters Abeer is 25 and my younger sister Layla is 16 years old. I am currently engaged to be married next month to a Syrian fellow called Adel Magribi and he's an automotive technician. I just recently finished my studies, my masters in hyper-media studies at university and I'm looking for a full time job as a website designer at present. I founded The Yap initially to be a platform for young Arabs to publish their articles and their views and to get to know each other - we're currently focusing on Arabs.

(b)

My name is Jinan Kirwi, I was born 1964. I have two children, my mother is American and my father is Iraqi. I was born in Iraq. I felt I was the daughter of a foreigner in Iraq, I was a bit different to others. When I went to the States I was always the daughter of an Arab but when I came here (London) I was like any other foreigner because there are many foreigners here. I've been here for twelve years.

(c)

I work as a producer at MBC, Middle East Broadcasting Company. I also have another job as a florist in my flower shop. The daily routine I have is quite long, because as a producer I sometimes have shifts, two to three times a week, which are twelve hours long. Also I have long hours because as a florist I have to go to a place called New Convent Garden where they sell wholesale flowers and I buy the flowers from there and then go to the shop and cut them and tidy them up. By that time my helper comes to the shop and then I go to my other job which is as a producer at the television station.

(d)

As I sleep quite late, I get up at about 12 noon and I’ll have breakfast or lunch, watch a bit of TV and then go out and do a few chores. At the moment, since my wedding is in a month I’m going to hotels sorting out gifts, things like that. Then I get home by around 5, help mum with dinner then at 6 o’clock we have our “sacred” dinner. Of course it’s not sacred but our friends tease us about it because the whole family - me my sisters and my parents sit and have dinner at 6 o’clock unless obviously it’s something important, a project , an important project or my sister is late from work. Then if there is an outing I’ll go out, either with Adel my fiancé or with Arabic friends to a club or something like that or an organised event. Otherwise I’ll sit with the family, Adel might come over, we’ll watch TV or a film and then at around 10, 11 I’ll go up and start work in my room. I’ll work on The Yap, I’ll work on some other websites and at the moment, since I’m looking for a job I’ll surf the net for a job and around 4 or 5 in the morning I’ll get to bed.