unit-21-Media-Operations

Unit21MediaOperationsTeachingprocedures,answerkeysandscriptsAlphaMediaInterviewTask1Askstudentstodescribethepicture.Thenreviewtheirdescriptionsinclass.Youmayliketoaskthemifanyhavebeeninterviewedbythepress.Elicithowtheyfeltbothabouttheinterviewitselfandthesubsequentbroadcast/article.Didtheyreceiveanypositiveornegativefeedbackontheirperformance?Task2Putstudentsinpairs.Askthemtoreadthesentencesandhavediscussions.Thencompletethesentenceswith“do”or“don’t”Invitesomegroupstogivetheirviewsinclass.Youmayliketopre-teach:acronym,totakesomethingoutofcontext,tacticaldispositions.AnswersGuidelinesformediainterviews1Do2Don’t3Do4Don’t5Don’t6Don’t7Don’t8DoMilitaryinformation9Don’t10Don’t11Don’t12Don’tNowaskthepairstodiscusswhichoftherulesarethemostimportantandwhatpossibleconsequenceswouldbeiftheserulesweretobebreached.Remember:Therearenosuchthingsasbadquestions,onlybadanswers.BravoCentralCommandpressbriefingTask1Askstudentstomatchthewordswiththedefinitionsprovided.Answers1isolate2breach3neutralise4screenTask2Tellstudentsthey’regoingtolistentoabriefing.Thenplaytrack21-1.Askstudentstolistenandmatchtheformationswiththetasks.Playthetracktwiceormoretimesifnecessary.Youmaywishtopre-teach:togivesomeonearundownonsomething,(togiveabriefrevieworsummary),tosweep(focusonthemovementhere)andtobeheldupbysomething/someone.Answers1b2c3d4e5a6fTask3Playtrack21-1again.Askstudentstolistenputthetasksinorderaccordingtothebriefing.Playthetracktwiceormoretimesifnecessary.Notethatthefirsttwotasksoccursimultaneously.Alsothe1ArmouredDivision’staskfollowsimmediatelyafterthecompletionofthe1InfantryDivision’staskwhichstartedat0530,sotheexacttimeisnotmentionedinthebriefing.Alsonotethattheanswertothefinaltaskisby0800andnotat0800.Answers1Taskcearlymorninghours2Taskfearlymorninghours3Taskd04004Taska05305Taskbsometimeafter0530(exacttimenotmentioned)6Taskeby0800(notethefinaltaskisnotat0800)Tasks2&3[21-1]Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.Thankyouforbeinghere.IpromisedafewdaysagothatassoonasIhadtheopportunity,Iwouldgiveyouacompleterundownonwhatweweredoing.Asyouarenodoubtaware,themajorgroundoperationbeganintheearlymorninghoursof24February.ThecoalitionplanwasforanattackalongtheborderbytheMarinesandArabcoalitionforces,whiletheVIICorpsandXVIIIAirborneCorpssweptaroundtothewestoftheenemy’sdefencestoenvelopthem,severtheirlinesofcommunication,andisolateanddefeattheirarmor-heavydivisions.At4o’clockinthemorningon24February,the1stMarineDivisionandthe2ndMarineDivision,withArabCoalitionforceslaunchedattacksoverhereontherightflank,intheeast,penetratingtheenemydefensivebeltandbreachingtheirtankobstacles.Atthesametime,ontheleftflankinthewest,theFrenchDaguetDivision–that’sthe6thFrenchLightArmoredDivisionwithabrigadeofthe82ndAirborneDivision,attackedtosecureObjectiveWhiteandprotectthecoalition’swestflank.Nowthecoalition’smaineffortwashereinthecentre,andbasedonourinitialsuccess,wedecidedtobeginthemaineffort14hoursearly.Atapproximately0530,the1stInfantryDivision,movedforwardandneutralizedtheenemy’sdefensivelinesalongtheborder.The1stArmouredDivisionthenwentontoattackthroughthebreachtodefeatenemytacticalreservesandsecurethecorp’seasternflank.Wewereheldupalittlebitbytheweather,butby8o'clockinthemorning,the101stAirbornelaunchedanairassaultdeepintoenemyterritory,toestablishforwardoperatingbaseCOBRAatthislocationrighthere.Task4Tellstudentstolistentothesecondpartofthebriefinginwhichthepressaskaseriesofquestions.Thenplaytrack21-2.Askstudentstolistenandcompletethechart.Youmayliketohavestudentsmakenotesonwhatthequestionsareaboutandtheofficer’sanswertoeachquestion.Playthetracktwiceormoretimesifnecessary.Youmaywishtopre-teach:todate(uptillnow),folks(USinformalforladiesandgentlemen),theotherday,Ifyou’llexcuseme...,tohaveeveryintentionof+ing.NotethatyouwillhearsomehighlyunidiomaticexamplesofEnglish:Iwouldnotliketogetintotheremainderof.../withmoredetails.Thisistobeexpectedofsomenativespeakerswho,whenansweringquestionsunderpressureinpublic,haveto“thinkontheirfeet”.SuchunidiomaticEnglishisoften,butnotalways,afeatureofmilitarybriefings,sostudentsshouldbemadeawareofthefactthattheyarenotalwaysgoingtobeexposedtoperfect,idiomaticEnglish.AnswersQuestionsanswersrefusestoansweravoidsanswering1roleofspecialforcesduringthefirst48√hours2press’shelpwithdeceptionoperations√3whytheFrenchstoppedfightingatObjectiveWhite√4detailsofheavycasualties√5commentonrearmingandrebuildingthearmy√6whentomoveforcesoutoftheatre√Task5Nowplaytrack21-2again.Askstudentstolistenandcompletethetext.Answers1strategicreconnaissance;2combatsearch,3rescue,4toughmission;5directactionmissionsTasks4&5[21-2]A:Well,ladiesandgentlemen.That'sthesituationatthepresenttime.That'sthecampaigntodate.Andthat'sthestrategytodate.I'dnowbeveryhappytotakeanyquestionsanyonemighthave.B:General,youwentovertheroleofspecialforcesveryquickly.Couldyouelaborateontheroleofspecialforcesduringthefirst48hours?A:Asyou’rewellaware,wedon'tliketotalkalotaboutwhatthosefolksdo.Butinthiscase,letmecoverjustsomeofthethingstheydid.Firstofall,theydidagreatjobinstrategicreconnaissance