cia do not torture exercises

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The CIA Did Not Torture

(enhancing exercises)

The source article: http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/12/cia-torture-report/

http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/12/cia-torture-report/


Read the article and answer the questions:1)What does the article refer to?2)What is the tenor of the article? Justify your

opinion.


Find the words in bold and decide what they have in common. Group them in thetwo groups of synonyms.



- torture- enhanced interrogation techniques- rough interrogations- mistreatment

- kafirs- infidels




- kafirs- infidels

List any synonyms/techniques of your choice to those already presented.




- kafirs- infidels

List any synonyms/techniques of your choice to those already presented.

- waterboarding- sleep deprivation- exposure to noise and light- beating up- violation- abuse- torment

- non believer / unbeliever- atheist- agnostic- heretic- nonworshiper


Related topics:1)Terrorist threats nowadays.2)What can be done to counter the

terrorist threat?3) Can you describe „The War On

Terror?”4) Can the military help fighting the

terrorism? How?5) Can you list any counter-terrorism

missions going on now?


What you should be able to do through the exercises:1)Express your opinions: agree/disagree.2)Know/learn the terrorism/torture related lexis.3) Build conditional sentences. If…4) Report the old and the recent events. Present

Perfect, Simple Past, Past Continous tenses.


1)Express your opinions: agree/disagree.

AGREEING AND GIVING REASONS

That’s very true, because... To prawda, bo...

Right, especially if... Zgadza się, zwłaszcza jeśli...

Positively, because... Zgadzam się, ponieważ...

You’re absolutely right. For example, when... Masz absolutną rację. Na przykład, kiedy...

PARTIALLY AGREEING

I’m not sure I totally agree, because... Nie jestem pewny czy zgadzam się całkowicie,

ponieważ...

I see what you mean, but on the other hand... Rozumiem co masz na myśli, ale z drugiej strony...

There’s a lot in what you’re saying. However... Jest dużo prawdy w tym co mówisz. Jednak...

I see what you’re getting at, but... Wiem do czego zmierzasz, ale...

In a way you’re right, but I think it all depends on.. W pewnym sensie masz rację, ale wszystko zależy

od...


1)Express your opinions: agree/disagree.

RESPONDING POSITIVELY

You’re probably right. Pewnie masz rację.

Sounds perfect. Brzmi świetnie.

That’s great idea. Świetny pomysł.

That would be lovely. Byłoby super.

I’m inclined to agree with you. Raczej się z tobą zgadzam.

I think so, too. Też tak myślę

That exactly what I think. Dokładnie tak właśnie myślę.

RESPONDING NEGATIVELY

I don’t think that... Nie sądzę.

Well, I don’t know. No, nie wiem.

I’m not sure that’s such a good choice. Nie jestem pewien czy to taki dobry pomysł.

Perhaps it would be better if... Prawdopodobnie byłoby lepiej gdybyśmy...

No, I’m afraid that wouldn’t be appropriate. Nie, obawiam się, że to byłoby niestosowne.

I’m afraid I have to differ/don’t go along with

that.

Muszę się nie zgodzić/nie zgadzam się z tym.


Practice drill. Express your opinion on the followingstatements:

1) Poland has tremendously contributed to the War on Terror.

2) ISAF mission turned out to be a failure.3) G.W. Bush commited more crimes than the

terrorists he was chasing.4) Polish Armed Forces advanced in the last decade

more than ever before.5) It’s better to fight the terrorism abroad than on

our soil.


2) Know/learn the terrorism/torture related lexis.


3)Build conditional sentences. If…

Finish the following conditional sentences:

1) If I am responsible for crisis-response system inPoland I will do…

2) If I were the President of the USA I would target…3) If we had not started the War on Terror the world

would have been…


4) Report the old and the recent events. PresentPerfect, Simple Past, Past Continous tenses.

He was consequently arrested and during the arrest a high ranking member of the department became involved as did his apparent questionable use of force, which was captured by surveillance video.

(Typical typical events reporting)

The assasin has killed two women in the downtown. The crimehappened this morning at around 7 a.m.

(Typical news reporting)

I was drinking my coffee at the nearby café when I heard the gunshots.(Typical events reporting, witnesses’ testimonies)

cia do not torture exercises

Education

military help

groups of synonyms

way youre

masz na myli

masz absolutn racj

zgadza si

exercisesthe source

w pewnym sensie masz