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5) Fill in the blanks based on what you listen:
We have a special program for you this evening, an in-depth look at the real-life events behind the _______________ new film, "Captain Phillips." It's the story of a spectacular ________________ taking by Somali pirates on the high seas back in 2009.
The movie's global premiere comes out just as once again the world is focused on Somalia, Attacks by Somali pirates on global shipping was already an ________________ when four armed men from a coastal fishing village forced their way aboard the U.S. container ship, Maersk Alabama.
The captain, an American named Richard Phillips, was taken hostage by the pirates, leaving his crew and his ship safely behind.
Later in the program, I'll speak to Barkhad Abdi. He's the Somali who, in his first film role, plays the pirate captain who led the ____________ on the Maersk Alabama.
Barkhad Abdi, welcome to the program.
Did you ever think, in your wildest dreams, that you would be playing in a major Hollywood movie with the biggest Hollywood star ever, Tom Hanks?
-Oh, not at all. Not at all. It didn't come in my head. It's not something I planned for.
What happened? When did you get the call? How did you know?
- Well, I was just at my friend's house, just ____________ _____.
In Minneapolis --
- In Minneapolis, yes, in Minneapolis where I live. And it came on the local television, you know, and just the local channel, saying – “Casting call for Tom Hanks film, Somali actors”. You know? So I kind of felt, you know, they came a little too close. I always loved acting; it's something that I wanted to do. But not something -- you know.
- You had not been an actor before.
Had you been a performer at all?
-No, I would just -- used to ______________ some videos, music videos and such. But I wasn't in front of a camera.
Pretty amazing. OK. So I'm going to play this clip. We've already played it once in this program, but I want to show you yourself as a Hollywood actor.
“We've got a problem. We pushed the ship too hard, we're off the _______. That means the computer's now offline. The ship's broken.”
“Captain, no one gets hurt if you don't play no games.”
“Now it's -- the ship's broken. We had to go”
"Nobody gets hurt! Easy. Hey! Look at me. I'm the captain now”.
Pretty amazing. I mean, “Look at me”, you say to Tom Hanks. You weren't intimidated at all.
- You know, that was the first time I met Tom.
Right there, that scene?
- Yes. That scene, that was the first time, you know. And after we took -- Paul, when we first got selected for the film, Paul put us through a training. He put us through our training
5) Fill in the blanks based on what you listen:
We have a special program for you this evening, an in-depth look at the real-life events behind the _______________ new film, "Captain Phillips." It's the story of a spectacular ________________ taking by Somali pirates on the high seas back in 2009.
The movie's global premiere comes out just as once again the world is focused on Somalia, Attacks by Somali pirates on global shipping was already an ________________ when four armed men from a coastal fishing village forced their way aboard the U.S. container ship, Maersk Alabama.
The captain, an American named Richard Phillips, was taken hostage by the pirates, leaving his crew and his ship safely behind.
Later in the program, I'll speak to Barkhad Abdi. He's the Somali who, in his first film role, plays the pirate captain who led the ____________ on the Maersk Alabama.
Barkhad Abdi, welcome to the program.
Did you ever think, in your wildest dreams, that you would be playing in a major Hollywood movie with the biggest Hollywood star ever, Tom Hanks?
-Oh, not at all. Not at all. It didn't come in my head. It's not something I planned for.
What happened? When did you get the call? How did you know?
- Well, I was just at my friend's house, just ____________ _____.
In Minneapolis --
- In Minneapolis, yes, in Minneapolis where I live. And it came on the local television, you know, and just the local channel, saying – “Casting call for Tom Hanks film, Somali actors”. You know? So I kind of felt, you know, they came a little too close. I always loved acting; it's something that I wanted to do. But not something -- you know.
- You had not been an actor before.
Had you been a performer at all?
-No, I would just -- used to ______________ some videos, music videos and such. But I wasn't in front of a camera.
Pretty amazing. OK. So I'm going to play this clip. We've already played it once in this program, but I want to show you yourself as a Hollywood actor.
“We've got a problem. We pushed the ship too hard, we're off the _______. That means the computer's now offline. The ship's broken.”
“Captain, no one gets hurt if you don't play no games.”
“Now it's -- the ship's broken. We had to go”
"Nobody gets hurt! Easy. Hey! Look at me. I'm the captain now”.
Pretty amazing. I mean, “Look at me”, you say to Tom Hanks. You weren't intimidated at all.
- You know, that was the first time I met Tom.
Right there, that scene?
- Yes. That scene, that was the first time, you know. And after we took -- Paul, when we first got selected for the film, Paul put us through a training. He put us through our training
