Reporting a Break-in - LINC 3.14
4:06 PM Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation. Complete the exercise below.
do our best • is broken • what they took • so quickly • call in • Breaking into • such a mess • to lock • must have broken in • was going to • may have taken • makes me • what to say • work stored • valuables taken • carefully • must have happened
Click and Drop: click on a word in the box above and then in the correct space. Check your answers. What is your score?
| ESTER: I don't believe this. Who would do a thing like this? |
| LLOYD: This is terrible. people's homes is the most disgusting thing. They left . |
| ESTER: I feel like I want to cry. |
| LLOYD: Did they take anything special? |
| ESTER: Yes! My grandmother's candlestick holders. I mean, what are they going to do with something like that? |
| LLOYD: They stole your computer from the bedroom, too. |
| ESTER: Did they take the TV, too? |
| LLOYD: Yes, they did. And the VCR. |
| ESTER: I don't know . |
| LLOYD: That's probably the police. I'll get it. Okay. |
| ESTER: Thanks. |
| OFFICER: Hello. I'm Officer Rankin. |
| ESTER: Hello. Thank you for coming . |
| OFFICER: No problem. Ester? |
| LLOYD: Yes, please have a seat. |
| OFFICER: Thank you. |
| LLOYD: This is very upsetting. They this afternoon. |
| OFFICER: Yes, it is upsetting. I understand. Ester, were you home during the day? |
| ESTER: No. I was at work. Ah, my shift is between 8:30 in the morning and five o'clock. |
| OFFICER: And were you here today, sir? |
| LLOYD: No, I came in about thirty minutes ago. I take Ester out for dinner. |
| OFFICER: So that means no one was here between ... |
| ESTER: Between about 8:15 (eight-fifteen) and 5:30 (five-thirty). |
| OFFICER: Okay. Now, do you have an answering machine? |
| ESTER: Well, I did. Until this afternoon. |
| OFFICER: I see. And did you for messages during the day? |
| ESTER: Yes, I called in twice. Once about noon and again about three o'clock, on my coffee break. |
| OFFICER: And the machine was still here? |
| ESTER: Yes, I had two messages in the morning, and one message in the afternoon. |
| LLOYD: So the break-in between three and 5:30 (five thirty). |
| OFFICER: That sounds reasonable. Unless the burglars were here already when Ester called in this afternoon. |
| ESTER: Oh, that really gets me. |
| OFFICER: How do you think they got in? |
| ESTER: The lock on the front door . I think they forced it. |
| LLOYD: What I don't understand is—how did they get into the apartment building? |
| ESTER: I'm always very careful the doors. |
| OFFICER: Locks aren't always burglar-proof. And there are many ways they can get into the building. |
| ESTER: When I got home this afternoon and saw all of this, I called the building manager. But he was away for the day. |
| OFFICER: The burglars advantage of that. |
| ESTER: I guess. |
| LLOYD: Do you want to know ? |
| OFFICER: Yes. And your insurance company will need a list of stolen property, as well. |
| LLOYD: Well, that's okay. |
| OFFICER: Did they take any jewellery? |
| ESTER: No, but they took a pair of silver candlestick holders. They were my grandmother's. |
| OFFICER: Oh, that's too bad. Were any other ? |
| LLOYD: They stole her computer. And she had lots of on the hard drive. |
| OFFICER: No backups? |
| ESTER: Not everything. I know, my fault. I should do it. |
| OFFICER: Yeah. Ah, anything else? |
| LLOYD: Well, they stole the TV and the VCR. |
| OFFICER: Oh. Have you noticed anything else missing? |
| ESTER: Not so far. No . |
| OFFICER: You should check the whole apartment . |
| ESTER: Of course. |
| OFFICER: Well, at least they didn't damage too much. |
| LLOYD: Well, they left quite a mess in the bedroom. |
| OFFICER: Oh. Can I take a look at that? |
| LLOYD: Yes, of course. It's this way ... |
| OFFICER: Just relax. We'll call dispatch right away and fill out a report. |
| ESTER: Thanks. It just so upset. |
| OFFICER: We'll to catch them. And maybe you'll get your candlesticks back. |
| ESTER: I hope. |
This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English Video courtesy TRU University – Open Learning Division
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