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A BANK ROBBERY
u READ THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT A ROBBERY.
A serious crime was committed yesterday in the centre of London. A million pounds was
stolen from the Nat East Bank in Oxford Street by three robbers carrying guns.
Customers in the bank were told to lie on the floor while the robbers took the money
from the cash. Fortunately, nobody was killed during the robbery, but two people were
hurt. They have been in hospital since yesterday morning.
We talked to a policeman after the robbery. This what he said: “We’re going to talk to all
the customers in the bank at the time of the robbery and we’re going to start looking for
these criminals immediately. They can’t escape from London because we’re going to
close all the roads for five kilometres around Oxford Street. If the public help us, we will
catch them”.
If you think you can help or if you know something about the robbery, please contact
the Central London Police Unit on 207 7646805.
u ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT.
1. How much money was stolen?
A million pounds was stolen from the Nat East Bank.
2. How many robbers were there?
There were three robbers.
3. How many people were hurt?
Two people were hurt.
4. How long have they been in hospital?
It is not mentioned how long they have been in the hospital.
5. What are the police going to do to the customers?
The police are going to talk to all the customers in the bank at the time of the robbery.
6. What are they going to do to the roads?
The police are going to close all the roads for five kilometers around Oxford Street.
7. What will happen if the public help?
If the public helps, the police will catch the criminals.
u NOW LISTEN TO AN INTERVIEW WITH A CUSTOMER FROM THE BANK.
SOME THINGS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE NEWSPAPER REPORT.
1. Where was the customer at the time of the robbery?
The customer was in the bank at the time of the robbery.
2. How many robbers did she see?
The customer saw four robbers.
3. Complete this sentence by one of the robbers:
“If you don’t get on the floor, we’ll shoot you”.
4. How many people did she say were hurt?
The customer said nobody was hurt.
5. What was the problem with the size of black bag?
The problem with the size of the black bag was that it wasn't big enough to hold all the
money.
6. What did the robbers do then?
The robbers took another bag from one of the customers because the first black bag wasn't
big enough.
7. How is the woman feeling now?
The woman is feeling fine and describes the experience as "quite exciting."
Script
INTERVIEWER: Excuse me. You were in the bank at the time of the robbery. Is that right?
CUSTOMER: Yes, I was.
INTERVIEWER: Can you tell us what you saw?
CUSTOMER: Yeah. Well, four robbers ran in. I think it was four, and shouted “If you don’t
get down on the floor, we’ll shoot you”.
INTERVIEWER: And did they shoot?
CUSTOMER: No, they didn’t.
INTERVIEWER: So nobody was hurt?
CUSTOMER: No, I think so.
INTERVIEWER: What happened next?
CUSTOMER: They put the money into a black bag but it wasn’t big enough so they took
another bag from one of the customers. Then they left.
INTERVIEWER: Thank you very much, and are you all right?
CUSTOMER: Yeah, I’m fine. It was quite exciting really.
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