knife throwing basic training
Knife Throwing
in Basic Training
Vocabulary
| push | hand | knife/knives |
| nuke | fingers | throw/threw/thrown |
| fight | troops | sergeant |
| leg | cease | boot camp |
| wall | thumb | training |
| boot | fire (3) | basic training |
| arm | medic | cease fire |
| head | target | put/put/put |
| body | button | nuclear |
| foot | disable | button (2) |
| pull | enemy | trooper |
Video
Transcript
Recruit: “Who needs a knife in a nuke fight anyway; all you got to do is push a button, sir.”
Sergeant Zin: “Cease fire. Put your hand on that wall, trooper.
Put your hand on that wall!!!
The enemy cannot push a button even you disable his hand.
Medic!!!”
Questions
Always (100%). This was a summer camp for children. True or false?
Almost Always (98%). Were the recruits shooting rifles?
Usually (85%). All of the recruits threw their knives accurately (successfully). Is this right or wrong?
Frequently (75%). Did one of the recruits think knife-throwing was important? What did he say?
Often (66%). The sergeant explained the answer to the recruit. Is this correct or incorrect?
Sometimes (30%). What happened? What did the sergeant do? What did he say?
Occasionally (15%). Did he help the recruit afterwards?
On Occasion (15%). I was in the army. Yes or no? Was your father, uncle, grandparents or great-grandparents in the military?
Seldom (7%). Are there lots of army shows on TV or in the movies?
Rarely (3%). My friends and I want to join the army. True or false?
Almost never (1%). What might happen in the future?
Never (0%). What should people and governments do?
