Did that really happen?

Fun Facts: Activity Answers



Lightning (listening):

1) a 2) c 3) a 4) true 5) d 6) true

Call Me

1. What is the name of the man robbing the car repair shop? Ruben Carate
2. How old is he? 18
3. Why can’t the employees open the safe? They don't have the combination.
4. What time is the boss coming in? ‘Some time before lunch.’
5. What does Mr Diaz suggest? That Carate leaves his telephone number.
6. What does the robber say he will do if the employees do not call him?
He will shoot them.
7. Who do the employees call? Ruben - and the Chicago police!
8. What does the policeman ask the robber to do? Put his hands up
9. In what part of his body does the robber receive a gunshot wound His legs.
10. What is the robber charged with? attempted armed robbery and assaulting a police officer
Reading
1. Describe the following using evidence from the text
a) Ruben Carate young, stupid, easily confused, armed
b) the place Carate robs a car repair shop/garage/mechanics in chicago
c) how the employees feel during the robbery very frightened, confused
d) how the police respond to Carate's message. they send a plain clothed policeman to arrest Carate
2. a) a place for fixing automobiles car repair shop
b) a secure box safe
c) a special number with restricted access combination
d) feeling anxious nervous
e) show courage bravely
f) without a uniform plain clothed

Is That Bubbles?
1. Why was Tammy Banks trying to call Bubbles? To arrange drugs

2. Was she successful in contacting him? No

3. Who did Tammy happen to get through to? Detective Phil Stewart

4. What did Tammy tell the person on the phone? She wanted to buy drugs

5. Where did the two people meet up? In a park

6. Why did the detective Stewart begin to laugh? Because Tammy had made it so easy to arrest her.
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