The Evolution Of The Military Salute
Interesting Facts in Easy English
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- personnel: people who work for an organization
- knight: a soldier in the Middle Ages
- visor: a shield that goes over one’s face
- gesture: body language
- rank: the level of seniority
- brim: the edge of a hat
- initiate: to begin or lead
- civilian: a person who does not or has not worked for the military
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The Evolution Of The Military Salute
Comprehension Questions
- How did knights raise their visors in the Middle Ages?
- What decision did Queen Victoria make in the late nineteenth century?
- What usually happens when a civilian offers a military salute to a soldier?
Discussion Question: Do you think world leaders should receive and return military salutes? Why or why not?
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7 comments
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ettavGudsBarn says:
Jesus is peace.
islam is piss of shit
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Sabri ISMAIL says:
Why not, the military salutes is one of the grateful thanks.
Personally i think that the mondial leaders deserve a special salutes. -
Manel rafrafi says:
I think, the military salute is important and should be return to the word leaders because it’s a form for respect
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Donia BEN MANSOUR says:
In my opinion, world leaders should receive and return military salute, its a sign of mutual respect , also , fact that they receive a salute from a civilian persons it proves that people are faith on them.
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hatem says:
for me, i think the military salute is not very important in civilian society.In such form of society the respect have other forms.
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Soumaya ALOUI says:
in my opinion , leaders leaders should receive and return military salutes because it is a sign of respect .
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Kidega Michael Banya says:
It depends which kind of leader that person is.In most cases I prefer seeing civilian leaders say it presidents if on civilian attair and with a civilian cape to always remove it halfway off head as a sign of respect while the uniformed military presidents salute back as a sign of military discipline.
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