Liz: A trip to Afghanistan

Liz teaching English in Hope House, Kabul Afghanistan, July 2005.

AMEP-A students know Liz very well, as she is your teacher. Students from other classes involved in this blog may not know her aswell, but if you listen to this interview you will discover some very interesting things about Liz and the work she does for The Mahboba's Promise organisation.

Before listening you can do this pre-listening exercise. It will help you with some of the words used by Liz.

Download the MP3 file (1.88 MB, o:o8:14)

Music by my brothers'group Tresena


You can learn more about it by visiting the

The Mahboba's Promise website.

1. Who is Liz?
2. Why did Rosa want to interview her?
3. When did Liz go on that trip?
4. How long has she been working for Mahboba's Promise?
5. What's Mahboba's Promise's main objective? What do they do in Afghanistan?
6. How long did Liz spend there?
7. Before going to Afghanistan, how did Liz help Mahboba?
8. Name three reasons why Liz went to Afghanistan.
9. What's the age range of Liz's students in Afghanistan?
10. What did she teach the little three year old kids?
11. Was the level of English high or low?
12. How many classes did she teach?
13. Name three different types of places that Mahboba has established in Afghanistan.
14. Do children in Afghanistan have to have lost both parents to be considered orphans?
15. Do mothers usually work in Afghanistan?
16. What happened under the Taliban?
17. What's Mahboba passionate about?
18. What do they teach the mothers apart from English?
19. What type of vocational (employment) center have they set up for older children and mothers?
20. What's Kabul like?
21. What impressed Liz most?
22. How did Afghani people receive Liz and the other volunteers?
23. Did Liz dress in any particular way?
24. What were the Afghani workers at Mahboba's Promise like?
25. Is Liz going back to Afghanistan?
26. Think of 4 or 5 questions you would like to ask Liz about her experience.

ESL