III. Listening In
Task 1: Robbing the Left Shoe
Girl: Yes, I’d like to report a mugging.
Police Officer: Okay. can you tell me exactly what happened?
Girl: well, I was walking home from work when this woman knocked me right off my right off my feet, seized my stuff, and ran off. I was so scared that I didn’t go after her.
Police Officer: Can you describe the woman for me?
Girl: Yeah. He is quite tall, about six foot three.
Police Officer: Wait. You said a woman robbed you.
Girl: Well, I’m not really sure.[Hmm.]You see, the person was wearing a white dress,a light red sweater over it ,and she or he was wearing a pair of basketball shoes.
Police Officer: [Hmm] What else can you remember?
Girl: Well, the person…had a beard.
Police Officer: Ah. The “Bearded Woman” has struck Again!
Girl: The “Bearded Woman”?
Police Officer: Well, this “bearded Woman” is a man. He dresses up like a woman and, for some unknown reasons, likes to take the left shoe from his victims. He’s really harmless and usually returns the shoe to the crime scene a couple of days later.
Girl: Hey, he can keep my shoe, and I’ll just take off my left shoe every time I walk through the park.
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5 F
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