MASKED ROBBERS HOLD UP GETAWAY CAR FOUND, BUT

BANK, HOSTAGES TAKEN ROBBERS STILL AT LARGE

CRIMINALS ESCAPE WITH MONEY AFTER BANK LOW ON CASH, DESPERATE MAN
ROBBERY ATTEMPTS BANK ROBBERY
English for kids, teens & adults

SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS CAUGHT IN THE ACT ARMED ROBBERS TARGET BANK, WEAPON
FIRED

POLICE SURVEILLANCE FAILS TO POLICE ARREST CRIMINALS

PREVENT BANK ROBBERY FOLLOWING BANK ROBBERY

HEIST WENT WRONG, ROBBERS

FLEE EMPTY-HANDED ROBBERY TURNS VIOLENT WITH USE OF WEAPON

HOSTAGES RESCUED, ROBBERS STILL ROBBERS MAKE A RUN

ON THE LOOSE WITH THE MONEY
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MATCH! THERE IS ONE EXTRA WORD.
BANK A. A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WHERE PEOPLE CAN DEPOSIT, WITHDRAW, AND TRANSFER
ROBBERY MONEY
CRIMINALS B. THE ACT OF STEALING FROM SOMEONE OR SOMEPLACE BY USING FORCE OR THREATS
HOSTAGES C. PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME OR ARE INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
WEAPON
D. PEOPLE WHO ARE HELD CAPTIVE BY SOMEONE AS A WAY TO DEMAND SOMETHING IN
RETURN
MONEY E. AN OBJECT USED FOR ATTACKING OR DEFENDING ONESELF OR OTHERS
TO HOLD UP F. TO ROB SOMEONE OR SOMEPLACE BY THREATENING THEM WITH A WEAPON
TO ESCAPE G. TO GET AWAY FROM DANGER OR CONFINEMENT
GETAWAY CAR H. A VEHICLE USED BY CRIMINALS TO ESCAPE AFTER COMMITTING A CRIME
POLICE SURVEILLANCE I. WHEN POLICE WATCH SOMEONE OR SOMEPLACE CLOSELY TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THEIR ACTIVITIES
SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS J. ANY ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR THAT INVOLVES BREAKING THE LAW
MASKED ROBBERS K. PEOPLE WHO ARE BELIEVED TO BE PART OF A GROUP INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
L. PEOPLE WHO COVER THEIR FACES TO HIDE THEIR IDENTITY WHILE COMMITTING A ROBBERY
THE HEIST WENT WRONG M. WHEN A PLANNED ROBBERY DOES NOT GO AS EXPECTED
CAUGHT IN THE ACT N. BEING CAUGHT DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR ILLEGAL AT THE TIME IT IS HAPPENING
LOW ON CASH O. HAVING VERY LITTLE MONEY AVAILABLE.
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FILL IN THE GAPS.
1. I NEED TO GO TO THE _____(1) TO WITHDRAW CASH FOR MY TRIP.
2. THE _____(2) AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE WAS TERRIFYING FOR THE EMPLOYEES.
3. THE _____(3) WERE CAUGHT AND SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR THEIR CRIME.
4. THE _____(4) WERE SAFELY RESCUED BY THE POLICE DURING THE SIEGE.
5. THE ROBBER HELD A _____(5) TO THE CASHIER'S HEAD AND DEMANDED _____(6).
6. HE RECEIVED A LOT OF _____(7) IN HIS INHERITANCE FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER.
7. TWO _____(8) HELD UP THE GAS STATION AND TOOK ALL THE CASH AND CIGARETTES.
8. THE ROBBERS TRIED _____(9) BUT WERE CAUGHT BY THE POLICE.
9. THEY USED THE _____(10) _____(11) AFTER STEALING THE JEWELS FROM THE STORE.
10. THE CRIMINAL WAS UNDER _____(12) FOR MONTHS BEFORE BEING ARRESTED.
11. _____(13) HAS INCREASED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA RECENTLY. LOW ON CASH, MONEY (2), CRIMINAL
12. THE POLICE ARRESTED THE _____(14) DURING THE DRUG BUST. ACTIVITY, TO ESCAPE (2), MASKED
ROBBERS, POLICE SURVEILLANCE,
13. THE _____(15) STOLE ALL THE JEWELRY FROM THE STORE AND ESCAPED ON FOOT. GETAWAY CAR, WEAPON, HOSTAGES,
14. _____(16) WHEN THE ALARM WENT OFF AND THE POLICE ARRIVED. CRIMINALS (2), CAUGHT IN THE ACT,
15. THE THIEF GOT _____(17) AND WAS ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY. ROBBERY, BANK, THE HEIST WENT
16. SHE COULDN'T AFFORD TO BUY THE NEW DRESS BECAUSE SHE WAS _____(18). WRONG, SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS
DISCUSSION

1. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A BANK ROBBERY HAPPENING IN YOUR CITY OR TOWN?
2. WHAT DO YOU THINK MOTIVATES SOMEONE TO ROB A BANK?
3. DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO SUCCESSFULLY ROB A BANK AND GET
AWAY WITH IT?
4. HOW DO YOU THINK BANKS CAN IMPROVE THEIR SECURITY MEASURES TO PREVENT
ROBBERIES?
5. IF YOU WERE PRESENT DURING A BANK ROBBERY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
6. HAVE YOU SEEN ANY MOVIES OR TV SHOWS ABOUT BANK ROBBERIES? WHICH ONES?
7. IN YOUR OPINION, SHOULD THE PUNISHMENT FOR BANK ROBBERY BE MORE SEVERE
THAN OTHER TYPES OF THEFT?
8. DO YOU THINK BANK EMPLOYEES ARE TRAINED WELL ENOUGH TO HANDLE A ROBBERY
SITUATION?
9. WOULD YOU FEEL SAFE WORKING AT A BANK KNOWING THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
OF A ROBBERY OCCURRING?
10. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INSIDE A BANK DURING A ROBBERY DRILL OR TRAINING
EXERCISE?