About this episode

This episode recounts the true story of an American captain taken hostage by Somali pirates for five days at sea, designed for upper intermediate English learners.

Taken in a small boat by armed pirates - B2 English story 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com An epic true story for upper intermediate English listening. An American captain is taken by Somali pirates. He's trapped at sea for 5 days. Learn English by listening to stories of survival. — — — Free Transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a8 This story is based on the true events of Captain Phillips. Names and some details have been adapted for English learning.

People in this episode

Host: Tristan Palumbo

Topics covered

• pirates
• survival
• English learning
• true story
• captivity
• B2 English

Keywords

• pirates
• English listening
• survival story
• Captain Phillips
• B2 English
• true story
• Somali pirates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coffee Chat English, Simple English Books

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