23rd July 2020
Have you witnessed any crimes ? Have you been a victim of crime ?
What crimes are there in your city ?
What can you do to protect yourself ?
Listening exercise:
Listen to non-native speakers talk about crime-prevention in a big city.
listen for:
snatch and grab // petty theft // tip // during // dynamic // pay attention
What should you do with your bag ?
What shouldn’t you do with your phone ?
Vocabulary:
procedure // happened // suddenly // officially // relatively // contents // grabbed
I was walking with a friend along Pham Ngu Lao, around 4 in the morning. The street was ………….quiet, just some tourists and a little traffic.
I was wearing a small bag, strung across my shoulder. A security guard was behind me, talking to a person in a car. …….., a motorbike came towards me on the pavement. He stopped, …………..my bag strap, then drove away.
Naturally, I shouted but it was too late; he was gone. My friend was worried but I told her it was OK, nobody was hurt. The ………of the bag were really worthless: pens, some medicine, a book, but also my designer glasses.
The security guard was comical in his incompetence. He shook his head, mouth open wide, and said, “It all ………. so quickly, there was nothing I could do.”
I should, …….. , have reported it to the police, that was the ……….. but people told me the thief would never be found. What I learnt from this unfortunate experience was to be very careful and never walk around with valuables.
Could you be a good witness ?
Tell me about the first criminal – height, weight, hair, features …
What was the second man wearing ?
Who stole the motorbike ?
What we need to keep safe here in the U.S.
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Sorry – I wasn’t able to open this link 😦 … what is the title, then I can search (bear in mind some videos will be blocked outside the US). Have a great weekend – what are your cooking plans 🙂 ?
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It was the liquor store scene from Robocop, LOL
Cooking plans uncertain. Stay tuned there. 😀
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Yeah, I could open on the iPhone, but not the laptop !
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As you figured then, probably just the local government deciding what’s safe for folks to watch. Comes with the territory. I used to have a more negative opinion about that sort of things, but I can’t help but notice the increase in the US in irresponsible ideas about guns. THAT coming from a gun owner too. I think violent movies and video games contribute to it too.
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