Robbery in Santiago – level 1
21-02-2023 15:00
This news is from Santiago. Santiago is the capital of Chile. Three men go into a watch shop. They are 16, 17, and 20. They rob the shop.
They leave the shop. They want to take a car. There is a woman in a car. She does not want to give it to them. She even kicks the men. One of the men hits her. Another man shows her a gun. She lets them have the car.
The thieves drive away. The police go after them. The police stop the car. They arrest the thieves. The police shoot one of them.
Difficult words: rob (to steal/take things from a place), a thief (a person who steals/takes things), to go after somebody (to try to catch somebody).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
Who was the one shot by the police?
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