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5 Listen to the story for the first time and say what it is about.
6 Listen to this story once again and fill in the missing words.
Yesterday morning Gregory Briggs appeared in Shellsby Crown Court
(1)__________ of robbery. The judge (2)_____________him to ten years in
prison. Briggs was (3)_____________last May as he was trying to rob Lloyds
Bank in Shellsby. One (4)_____________told reporters that Briggs had run into
the bank holding a gun and threatened to shoot everyone unless the manager
gave him all the money in the safe. Fortunately (5)_______________Gary
Thomas, who happened to be in the bank at the time, was able to grab Briggs’
(6)_________________before he had a chance to hurt anyone. As Briggs walked
into the courtroom yesterday morning with his lawyer, he
(7)__________________having broken the (8)_______________and told
reporters that he was(9)_______________. However after hearing the witness
and seeing the evidence supplied by the bank’s security cameras, the jury quickly
came to the conclusion that Briggs was(10)_______________. Last night Police
Chief John Brown praised Thomas for his brave arrest of the violent criminal and
for preventing what may have turned into a tragedy.
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
7 Fill gaps with the correct words derived from the words given in the
right column.
There was a bank (1)_____________ in central London
yesterday. Just before closing time yesterday, a man entered
the Butcher Branch of the National Westminster Bank. He was
carrying a shotgun, and wearing a stocking mask over his
head. There were only few (2)___________ in the bank at the
time. He made them lie on the floor, and forced the
(3)_________ to put the money in a sack. As he was leaving,
the (4)___________ guard tried to ring the alarm. The robber
shot him and the guard is now in St Patrick’s Hospital.
Surgeons are trying to save his life. Last night the police
arrested a man in South London. He is now helping the police
with their (5)______________.
(Streamline English: Connections)
Rob
Custom
Cash
Secure
Enquire
8 Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1 A murderer threatens to make secrets known to the public.
2 A shoplifter steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd.
3 A hijacker takes goods or people from one country to another illegally.
4 A jury questions the witnesses.
5 The judge pleads guilty or not guilty at the beginning of a trial.
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