English Conversation Course - Today's Topic "Taliban Hostage"

‘Headline English’ Stephen JonesThe online English conversation coursePrivate Bowe Bergdahl© Stephen JonesU.S. Military© Stephen JoneswarmerPresident ObamushWhy?Where?How?When?What?Who?Which of these professions are a ‘waste of time’?professionwaste of time?why/why not?soldierteacherpoliticianactorpriestdinosaurhunterterrorist© Stephen Joneswasting timeA: You stronglybelieve the American people have the power to make the US government bring the boys back home from Afghanistan;B: You stronglybelieve the American people have no power whatsoever over the US government. © Stephen JonesPower to the peoplediscussionI MISSYOU. my familymy homemy mother’s cookingmy fellow soldiersmy bedmy military commandmy friendsmy president© Stephen JonesIf you were a prisoner of war, what three things would you miss the most?BRINGTHEBOYSBACKHOME. distribute leafletsoffer a rewardcapture Taliban soldiersleave Afghanistanbribe the Taliban (with money, weapons)ignore all threatsnothing at allother?© Stephen JonesWhat should the U.S. military do save Private Bowe Bergdahl?© Stephen JonesbrainstormpropagandaU.S. names soldier in Taliban video© Stephen Jonespre-readingThe U.S.military is keeping the name of an American hostage privateT /FThe soldierwent missing in AfghanistanT /FA video of the soldier is on the InternetT /FThe soldier said he is ‘having a lotof fun’T /FThe soldier said American troops in Afghanistan are ‘wasting time’T /FThe soldier’sfather has lost all hopeT /FThe U.S.military is doing whatever is possible to bring the soldier backT /FThe U.S.military is distributing leafletsT /Fsynonym© Stephen Jonesidentifiedembracecapturedrepresentativeshaven-headedfrighteninghugbaldunnervingcriticisedspokesmanprizecondemnedhomerewardsituationbasekidnappedconditionnamedintuition© Stephen JonesThe U.S. military haswhatever possiblewent missingAmericansreleasedour timemy fellowidentified a man shown on a Taliban videowastinginternational lawwe hope andfrom his baseagainston the Internetleaflets havepray for our son’sreturnwe are continuting to dobeen distributedHeadline News© Stephen Jonescapturedshaven-headedhopea very, very good family scaredoff camerayou have the power wasting our timepropaganda do whatever possibleleafletsprayThe US military has identified a man shown on a Taliban video as an American soldier _______ in Afghanistan. Private Bowe Bergdahl, 23, from Idaho, went missing from his _______ near the Pakistani border last month. In the 28-minute video, released on the internet, the shaven-_______ soldier, interviewed in English, says he has "a very, very good family" in America. "I miss them and I'm _______that I might never see them again, and that I'll never be able to tell them that I love them again, and I'll never be able to _______ them," he says. When asked about his condition he replies: "Well I'm _______ I won't be able to go home. It is very _______ to be a prisoner." A voice off camera asks if he has a _______ for his "people". U.S. Names Soldier in Taliban Videoafraidcapturedscaredheadedunnervinghugbasemessage"To my fellow Americans who have loved ones over here, who know what it's like to miss them, you have the _______ to make our government bring them home," he says. "Please, please bring us home so that we can be back where we belong and not over here, _______ our time and our lives and our precious life that we could be using back in our own country. Please bring us _______ . It is America and American people who have that power." Bob Bergdahl, the soldier's father, _______ the Associated Press news agency: "We hope and pray for our son's safe return." US military _______ in Kabul, Captain Jon Stock, _______ the use of the video. He told Reuters news agency: "The use of the soldier for _______ is against international law. "We are continuing to do whatever possible to recover the soldier safe and unharmed”. _______ have been distributed and a reward offered for his safe return. Continued…homecondemnedpowertoldpropagandawastingLeafletscommanderconsolidation© Stephen JonesidentifiedPrivateInternetI’m afraidunnervingpowerwastinghomecondemnedpropagandapossiblereward© Stephen JonesWhat message would you give to your people if you were a hostage?Why do you think Private Bowe Bergdahl is in Afghanistan?Do you think American military are wasting their time?What should the American military be used for?What questions would you like to ask My Bergdahl?cloze