Identifying the priority · Directing attention to a specific need

Directing attention to a specific need in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Directing attention to a specific need.

Use It was…that or What…is to focus attention on a particular element. Keep the structure clear and use it only when the emphasis helps your meaning.

Context: Identifying the priority. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

What would help is a photograph taken from the street where most people arrive.

ما قد يفيد صورة ملتقطة من الشارع الذي يصل منه معظم الناس.

The purpose of the change is practical orientation rather than a more attractive description.

غرض التغيير هو تسهيل الوصول عمليًا، لا تقديم وصف أكثر جاذبية.

It is that distinction that should guide the next revision.

هذا التمييز هو الذي ينبغي أن يوجه المراجعة التالية.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: What would help is a photograph taken from the street where most people arrive.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: هذا التمييز هو الذي ينبغي أن يوجه المراجعة التالية.