{"id":8859,"date":"2018-08-03T16:15:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8859"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:26:25","slug":"this-man-escaped-communism-by-zip-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/08\/this-man-escaped-communism-by-zip-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Escaped Communism by Zip Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>More than 30 years ago, Daniel Pohl attempted to leave his country and its Communist views. The means by which he tried to escape was highly unconventional and required a lot of daring.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video to find out more about Pohl&#8217;s amazing feat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"This Man Escaped the Iron Curtain by Zip Line\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ou2Yj6CJUQ?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Who is Daniel Pohl? Explain what he tried to do.<\/li>\n<li>What is your take on his escape strategy?<\/li>\n<li>Talk about the bravest or most daring thing you have ever done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate More than 30 years ago, Daniel Pohl attempted to leave his country and its Communist views. The means by which he tried to escape was highly unconventional and required a lot of daring. Watch the video to find out more about Pohl&#8217;s amazing feat. Discussion Questions: Who is Daniel Pohl? 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