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• fake passports
• gun
• face disguise
• being multilingual

• laptop computer
• gloves
• ability to climb up buildings
• muscles

a.

Edward Snowden is not in a Russian airport.

T / F

b.

Snowden has not crossed the border into Russia.

T / F

c.

Many journalists got on a plane they thought Snowden was on.

T / F

d.

Ecuador has said it would take Snowden in.

T / F

e.

The Snowden affair is creating tensions between China and Russia.

T / F

f.

Putin said he would not sign an extradition treaty with the USA.

T / F

g.

Putin accused the USA of crazy talk over the Snowden affair.

T / F

h.

John Kerry suggested Russia should behave and hand Snowden over.

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The (1) ____________ of US whistleblower and fugitive Edward Snowden continue. Russian President Vladimir Putin (2) ____________ on Tuesday that the former CIA worker was in the transit area of an airport in Moscow. Mr Putin had earlier said Mr Snowden had not crossed any Russian borders, which (3) ____________ to be true with Snowden being in transit. Snowden seems to have given the international media the (4) ____________ while in Moscow. After discovering his name on a (5) ____________ list to Havana, Cuba, around 30 journalists purchased last-minute tickets for the 16-hour flight to Cuba, only to be (6) ____________ to find out after takeoff that he had not (7) ____________ the aircraft. Reports are that Snowden is heading for Ecuador, which has (8) ____________ him asylum.

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The Snowden affair is (9) ____________ up diplomatic tensions between the USA, and China and Russia. Washington is (10) ____________ that China allowed Snowden to leave Hong Kong for Russia earlier this week. US Secretary of State John Kerry is now (11) ____________ hard for Russia to (12) ____________ Snowden back to the US. Mr Putin told reporters: "Mr Snowden has not crossed the state's (13) ____________, and therefore does not need a visa. Furthermore, any (14) ____________ against Russia of aiding him are ravings and rubbish." He explained that the US and Russia had not signed any extradition (15) ____________ and that he would not hand Snowden over to the US. Mr Kerry acknowledged this but said, "there are (16) ____________ of behaviour between sovereign nations".

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1)

The escapades of US whistleblower and fugitive Edward ______

a.  Snowden continuation
b.  Snowden continuing
c.  Snowden continue
d.  Snowden continues

2)

______ worker was in the transit area of an airport in Moscow

a.  the firmer CIA
b.  the former CIA
c.  the farmer CIA
d.  the foreman CIA

3)

Snowden seems to have given the international ______

a.  media the slip
b.  media a slip
c.  media this slip
d.  media that slip

4)

around 30 journalists purchased last-minute tickets for the ______

a.  16-hour flights
b.  16-hours flight
c.  16-hourly flights
d.  16-hour flight

5)

Snowden is heading for Ecuador, which has ______

a.  granted him a slum
b.  granted him asylum
c.  granted him a sigh lamb
d.  granted him an asylum

6)

The Snowden affair is stoking ______

a.  up diplomatic tensions
b.  upper-diplomatic tensions
c.  un-diplomatic tensions
d.  up diplomacy tensions

7)

John Kerry is now pressing hard for Russia ______ back to the US

a.  to extradited Snowden
b.  to extradite Snowden
c.  to extraditing Snowden
d.  to extra date Snowden

8)

any accusations against Russia of aiding him are ______

a.  ravings and rubbish
b.  ravings and garbage
c.  ravings and trash
d.  ravings and litter

9)

He explained that the US and Russia had not signed any ______

a.  extraditing treaty
b.  extradition treaty
c.  expedition treaty
d.  extra-diction treaty

10)

there are standards of behaviour between ______

a.  sovereign nations
b.  sovereignty nations
c.  sobering nations
d.  suffering nations

1.

What did the article say is continuing regarding Edward Snowden?

2.

Which of Snowden's ex-employees was mentioned?

3.

What did the article say Snowden gave the media?

4.

How many journalists boarded a plane to Cuba?

5.

What dismayed the journalists?

6.

Why is the USA angry with China?

7.

What is John Kerry trying to do?

8.

What doesn't Snowden need (according to Vladimir Putin)?

9.

Why won't Putin hand Snowden over?

10.

Why does Kerry think Russia should hand over Snowden?

1.

What did the article say is continuing regarding Edward Snowden?

6.

Why is the USA angry with China?

a) a drawn-out saga
b) escapades
c) an international manhunt
d) his travels around the world

a) China let Snowden fly to Moscow
b) China stole Snowden's secrets
c) China thinks Snowden is a hero
d) China disagrees with the USA

2.

Which of Snowden's ex-employers was mentioned?

7.

What is John Kerry trying to do?

a) the NSA
b) Britain's MI5
c) the KGB
d) the CIA

a) sign an extradition treaty with Russia
b) go to Moscow airport
c) extradite Snowden
d) make friends with Russia and China

3.

What did the article say Snowden gave the media?

8.

What doesn't Snowden need (according to Vladimir Putin)?

a) his full story
b) a laptop computer
c) the slip
d) leaked documents

a) a Russian visa
b) an armed escort
c) a US passport
d) to worry

4.

How many journalists boarded a plane to Cuba?

9.

Why won't Putin hand Snowden over?

a) about 30
b) 16
c) a plane-load
d) 215

a) he believes Snowden is innocent
b) he wants Snowden's information
c) he dislikes the USA
d) there's no extradition treaty between
     the USA and Russia

5.

What dismayed the journalists?

10.

Why does Kerry think Russia should hand over Snowden?

a) the age of the plane
b) Snowden wasn't on the flight
c) there was no inflight food
d) the number of guns on the plane

a) to help US-Russian relations
b) to protect American secrets
c) because of international standards of
     behaviour
d) because Snowden is dangerous

Role  A – Barack Obama

You think every country in the world should help return Snowden to the USA. Tell the others three reasons why. It is the 21st century and nations need to cooperate. Snowden is a criminal. The fact that the USA accessed private e-mail accounts and phone calls doesn't matter.

Role  B – Vladimir Putin

You will not hand Snowden over to the USA. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell Obama you are tired of America telling other countries what to do. What America did in accessing mails and phone calls is worse than what Snowden did in telling the world about it. The USA must stop spying.

Role  C – Edward Snowden

You think you have done nothing wrong. Tell the others three reasons why. All countries spy, which is worse than what you did. You are shocked the USA could access private mails and e-mails on such a large scale. You are also concerned at the scale of Chinese hacking.

Role  D – Xi Jinping

Edward Snowden is not a criminal. Tell the others three reasons why. You see no reason to have stopped him going to Moscow. Ask Obama why he attacks China non-stop for hacking, but has a huge project to hack into people's e-mail. The US should end spying and pardon Snowden.

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STUDENT 1

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STUDENT 2

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STUDENT 3

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Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

a)

What did you think when you read the headline?

b)

What springs to mind when you hear the word 'spy'?

c)

What do you know about what Edward Snowden did?

d)

Do you think Snowden is a hero or traitor?

e)

Is whistleblowing a good or bad thing?

f)

What do you think of the USA accessing millions of private e-mails and phone calls?

g)

Is Putin right to let Snowden leave Moscow?

h)

How do you think journalists felt when Snowden wasn't on the plane?

i)

Would Snowden's story make a good movie one day?

j)

What do you think Snowden is thinking right now?

a)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

b)

Is the USA over-reacting to the Snowden affair?

c)

Should the USA have protested less to keep good diplomatic relations?

d)

Why don't the USA and Russia have an extradition treaty?

e)

How much damage has Snowden done to America's national security?

f)

Do you think Russia is helping Snowden evade capture by the USA?

g)

What do you think of Putin describing US talk as "ravings and rubbish"?

h)

What did Kerry mean when he said, "there are standards of behaviour between sovereign nations"?

i)

Has this affair damaged Barack Obama's presidency?

j)

What questions would you like to ask Edward Snowden?

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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TheescapadesofUSwhistleblowerandfugitiveEdwardSnowdencontinue.Russian
PresidentVladimirPutinconfirmedonTuesdaythattheformerCIAworkerwasinthe
transitareaofanairportinMoscow.MrPutinhadearliersaidMrSnowdenhadnot
crossedanyRussianborders,whichprovedtobetruewithSnowdenbeingintransit.
SnowdenseemstohavegiventheinternationalmediatheslipwhileinMoscow.
AfterdiscoveringhisnameonaflightlisttoHavana,Cuba,around30journalists
purchasedlast-minuteticketsforthe16-hourflighttoCuba,onlytobedismayedto
findoutaftertakeoffthathehadnotboardedtheaircraft.ReportsarethatSnowden
isheadingforEcuador,whichhasgrantedhimasylum.TheSnowdenaffairisstoking
updiplomatictensionsbetweentheUSA,andChinaandRussia.Washingtonis
furiousthatChinaallowedSnowdentoleaveHongKongforRussiaearlierthisweek.
USSecretaryofStateJohnKerryisnowpressinghardforRussiatoextradite
SnowdenbacktotheUS.MrPutintoldreporters:"MrSnowdenhasnotcrossedthe
state'sborder,andthereforedoesnotneedavisa.Furthermore,anyaccusations
againstRussiaofaidinghimareravingsandrubbish."HeexplainedthattheUS
andRussiahadnotsignedanyextraditiontreatyandthathewouldnothand
SnowdenovertotheUS.MrKerryacknowledgedthisbutsaid,"therearestandards
ofbehaviourbetweensovereignnations".

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