Biden Administration PART II Marc G 5 years ago Welcome back! Here is an English news quiz at the cef B1+ level. Headlines Quiz 1. https://endeavortraining.academy/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NBC20210825.mp4?_=1 Richard you’ve been in and out of Afghanistan of times covering this conflict, 2. what struck you most as you today? 3. “I think it was coming of the airport and seeing the Taliban soldiers so well-armed with American equipment. 4. It’s clear they’re in here and it looks like they’re going to be in control for quite some time. 5. And before Afghans had hope, they had hope there would be a future, 6. possibilities for travelling abroad, possibilities for , now all they have is faith that the Taliban really have changed. 7. “I stand squarely behind my . 8. After twenty years I’ve learned the hard way, that there was never a time to withdraw US forces.” 9. “Oh, Mister Biden, well we you before, but the world is disappointed.” 10. “It’s very astonishing. We all were worried; we can go to sleep and see people so and running away from their country. They are running away from their home.” 11. “Children started going to ,women had the right to voice up, but all of a sudden it has changed to another stream. 12. The heart is aching when you see the people are . 13. One thing that I am a little bit at is the United State of America, where is the land of democracy and respect.” 1 out of 2 14. How much can you remember? How many times has the reporter been in and out of Afghanistan? Tens of times. Dozens of times. Hundreds of times. None 15. The reporter and the American Afghan couple agree that: The future is dark under the Taliban. There will be more possibilities under the Taliban. The Taliban have changed. None 16. A synonym of 'DISAPPOINTED' is: LET (SB) DOWN REGRET REMORSE None 17. The woman in the video says that she feels: DISAPPOINTED LET DOWN BOTH ARE CORRECT BECAUSE THEY ARE SYNONYMS. None 2 out of 2 {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}Submitting… Time's up Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram