General English Level 5 V 3

UNIT 04 Crime and punishment TOPIC 02 How could it happen?

	LISTENING 01 Here is the news
	Sophie comes home to find Mathew and Keith listening to the news.

Mathew:	Hello, honey. How are you? Sophie, you remember Keith from the office, don't you?
Sophie:	Sure. Hi. Keith. How are you doing?
Keith:	Good, thanks, Sophie. We're just about to listen to that news item about the woman who embezzled all that money through the Internet …
Sophie:	Yes, I heard something about it earlier. Your bank wasn't involved, was it?
Mathew:	No, no, no, but we're intrigued to find out how she did it. Here it is.

News reader:	Welcome to 7news Tonight. Police arrested Janis Steadman today for stealing $8 million from the clients of an e-business using her office computer. Colleagues say they had no idea what she was doing. A full investigation will begin today. There has been no comment from Mrs Steadman's lawyers. Other news: An elderly man was attacked in his home by a thief yesterday and died later in hospital from head wounds. The murderer has not yet been caught, but police are looking for a young man in his early twenties, with dark hair and a beard. Early this morning in a dawn raid, a drug ring was uncovered and three dealers were arrested in a warehouse near the docks. Police found 10 kilos of cocaine and other drugs, thought to have a street value of $70 million. And now the weather. Today will be ...