{"id":30841,"date":"2025-09-02T08:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30841"},"modified":"2025-09-06T08:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T06:05:32","slug":"the-case-of-edward-snowden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/09\/the-case-of-edward-snowden\/","title":{"rendered":"The Case of Edward Snowden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward Joseph Snowden formerly worked for the National Security Agency as an intelligence contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, he became a whistleblower and leaked classified documents exposing global surveillance programs which were operated by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.K.\u2019s intelligence organization, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about Edward Joseph Snowden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.whistleblowers.org\/news\/the-case-of-edward-snowden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cwhistleblower<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cAfter Deep Throat and Daniel Ellsberg, one of the <\/em>whistleblowers<\/em><\/strong> at the top of American minds is Edward Snowden.\u201d<\/em> Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto be used to the injury of (someone\/something)<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cWith its broad language, the Espionage Act prohibits the publication of information by anyone t<\/strong><\/em>o be used to the injury of the United States<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto be in someone\u2019s interest<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cOriginally designed to prosecute spies bringing military secrets back home, this Act has been used against whistleblowers, not spies, who release information that they believe <\/em>is in the American interest<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. In your opinion, is Snowden\u2019s disclosure of the classified information an act of espionage or free speech? Discuss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Share your thoughts, \u201cWith intelligence whistleblowers still facing retaliation from superiors and even from sitting presidents, their protection is paramount.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What are your thoughts on this, \u201cThe benefit to the public from a disclosure must outweigh the government\u2019s need for secrecy.<\/em>\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Share your insights on this, \u201cOriginally designed to prosecute spies bringing military secrets back home, The Espionage Act has been used against whistleblowers, not spies, who release information that they believe is in the American interest.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Talk about a whistleblower you know of and their story.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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In 2013, he became a whistleblower and leaked classified documents exposing global surveillance programs which were operated by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.K.\u2019s intelligence organization, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).  Read the article about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,496,289,293],"class_list":["post-30841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-people-and-human-interest","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Case of Edward Snowden | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/09\/the-case-of-edward-snowden\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Case of Edward Snowden | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate  Edward Joseph Snowden formerly worked for the National Security Agency as an intelligence contractor. 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