Listening Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary
Introductory questions
- Who are slider thieves?
- What they steal? Where they steal?
- What can we do to stop them?
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Topic
Crime
Script
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Quote
Doesn’t the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self-defense, anything goes. Imelda Marcos
Video
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Listening comprehension questions
- Who are sliders?
- Why are they called sliders?
- Is this type of theft happens only locally in specific states or it is nationwide?
- Are the victims aware most of the time that they were robbed?
- What is the proposed solution?
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Vocabulary
| with jaw-dropping video of criminals | amazing |
| filling up your tank | Pumping fuel to the tank of a car |
| this man snatches a purse | To grasp or seize hastily or suddenly |
| casually slide between the doors | To pass smoothly and quietly; glide |
| to pounce | To attack suddenly |
| run off | Flee or go quickly |
| The car pulls up | The car stops at the pump |
| oblivious to the man next to her | Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful. |
| to no avail | To no use, result or advantage |
| the perp is caught red-handed | One who perpetrates a crime was caught doing something illegal |
| just too easy to get ripped off | To get stolen from |
Answers
- Who are sliders?
Gas station thieves
- Why are they called sliders?
Police call them sliders for the way these gas station thieves casually slide between the top of your door, lying in wait, for the right moment to pounce and run off with your valuables.
- Is this type of theft happens only locally in specific states or it is nationwide?
From Corbin, Kentucky, to Tampa, Florida, these slippery sliders are being caught on camera all across the country.
- Are the victims aware most of the time that they were robbed?
Most of the time, the victim has no idea until it’s too late.
- What is the proposed solution?
And the easiest way to protect it is keep it locked up, keep it with you. And don’t leave it in the vehicle unoccupied.
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