A BANK ROBBERY

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.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT.

1. How much money was stolen?

2. How many robbers were there?

3. How many people were hurt?

4. How long have they been in hospital?

5. What are the police going to do to the customers?

6. What are they going to do to the roads?

7. What will happen if the public help?

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?

2. How many robbers did she see?

3. Complete this sentence by one of the robbers:

“If you don’t get on the floor, ______________________________”.
4. How many people did she say were hurt?

5. What was the problem with the size of black bag?

6. What did the robbers do then?

7. How is the woman feeling now?

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 A BANK ROBBERY
READ
READ THIS
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT A
A ROBBERY.
ROBBERY.
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A serious
serious crime
crime waswas committed
committed yesterday
yesterday in in the
the centre
centre of
of London.
London. A A million
million pounds
pounds waswas
stolen from
stolen from thethe Nat
Nat EastEast Bank
Bank in in Oxford
Oxford Street
Street by
by three
three robbers
robbers carrying
carrying guns.
guns.
Customers in
Customers in the
the bank
bank were
were told
told to
to lie
lie on
on the
the floor while the
floor while the robbers
robbers took
took the
the money
money
from
from the
the cash.
cash. Fortunately,
Fortunately, nobody
nobody waswas killed
killed during
during the
the robbery,
robbery, butbut two
two people
people were
were
hurt. They have been in hospital since yesterday
hurt. They have been in hospital since yesterday morning. morning.
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We talked
talked to
to aa policeman
policeman after
after the
the robbery.
robbery. This
This what
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talk to all
to all
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the customers in in the
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the time
time ofof the
the robbery
robbery and
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these criminals
criminals immediately.
immediately. They They can’t
can’t escape
escape from
from London
London because
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close all the roads for five kilometres around Oxford Street. If the public help us, we will us, we will
catch
catch them”.
them”.
If
If you think
you think you
you cancan help
help oror if
if you
you know
know something
something about
about the
the robbery,
robbery, please
please contact
contact
the Central
the Central London
London Police
Police Unit
Unit on
on 207
207 7646805.
7646805.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT.

1. How much money was stolen?
A million pounds was stolen.
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?
They have been in hospital since yesterday morning.
5. What are the police going to do to the customers?
They are going to talk to all the customers.
6. What are they going to do to the roads?
They are going to close all the roads.
7. What will happen if the public help?
She is feeling fine but quite excited.

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.
2. How many robbers did she see?
She 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?
She said that nobody was hurt.
5. What was the problem with the size of black bag?
The bag wasn’t big enough (so they took another bag from one of the customers).
6. What did the robbers do then?
They left the bank.
7. How is the woman feeling now?
She is feeling fine but quite excited.

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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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