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7 Vocabulary

A Read the news story below

Last night, police officers arrested a criminal who they believe is responsible for a series of burglaries
they have been investigating for months. The man is known to break into homes and force his way in.
Victims reported that they were missing jewelry. A witness saw something suspicious in her neighbor,s
house and called the poiice. lt turns out that the criminal was a 9o-year-old man!

B FAle q#*xK Take turns summarizing the news story above to your partner.

2 Conversation

coz@ A Listen. What did the man try to steal? What happened to the man?

Nina: Did you read about this 9uy who tried to steal a car yesterday? _

Erika: What do you mean he "tried" to steal it?

Nina: He forced a woman out of the car in front of witnesses,
but he didn't know how to drive iil So, he asked the

woman to show him how to drive the car.

Erika: Hold on. What did you say the guy did?

Nina: He actually asked the woman to come back to the
car to show him how to start it. _

Erika: No wayl What did the woman do? _

Nina: She ran away and called the policel When the police arrived, the guy was
still trying to flgure out how to start the carl _

fi e pe*n w*&x Practice the conversation. Then find the best places to add the sentences
below to the conversation and practice it again.

, 1. They arrested him and took him to jalll i S. OiO she show him how to start the car? i

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i Z. tt's an unbelievable story, i 4. lsn't that ridiculous? :
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