True Stories 1
Дата публикации: Sep 10, 2014 4:39:38 PM
Изложение
Однажды в придорожный магазин зашел мрачный покупатель.
Было раннее утро, поэтому в магазине был только продавец.
Покупатель положил на стол возле кассы 20-долларовую банкноту и попросил её разменять.
Продавец услужливо открыл кассу чтобы достать мелочь.
Внезапно покупатель вынул пистолет, протянул продавцу мешок и предложил быстро и без глупостей положить в него все деньги из кассы.
Продавец был так ошеломлен, что не сразу отреагировал.
Он развел руками и попытался что-то сказать.
Но грабитель криком заставил его подчиниться и сложить деньги в мешок.
После этого грабитель забрал мешок и спешно удалился.
Позже, когда он решил пересчитать свою добычу, оказалось что в мешке всего лишь 15 долларов.
И тут грабитель понял, что в добавок забыл свою двадцатку у кассы.
2.
Однажды в придорожный магазин зашел мрачный покупатель.
Было раннее утро, поэтому в магазине никого не было.
Покупатель положил на стол возле кассы 20-долларовую банкноту, попросив её разменять.
Продавец услужливо открыл кассу чтобы выполнить просьбу.
Внезапно покупатель вынул пистолет, протянул продавцу мешок и приказал быстро и без глупостей положить в него все деньги из кассы.
Продавец был так ошеломлен, что не сразу отреагировал.
Он развел руками и попытался что-то сказать, но грабитель криком заставил его подчиниться и сложить деньги в мешок.
После этого грабитель забрал мешок и выбежал из магазина.
Позже, когда он решил пересчитать свой улов, в мешке оказалось всего лишь 15 долларов.
И тут грабитель понял, что вдобавок забыл свою двадцатку у кассы.
Подумайте, почему люди так поступают?
Почему у персонажа не получилось ограбить магазин?
Как бы вы отреагировали на месте кассира?
Retell the story using the words below.
change for
to grab
to interrupt
a checker
to make off
to yell
a banknote
a pistol
a shop
a till
1.
One day early in the morning a sombre man came to a small quick stop shop.
There was only a checker in the shop.
The man come to the till, put a twenty-dollar banknote on the counter and asked a change for it.
As the checker opened the till, the man delivered a pistol, gave a bag to the checker and wanted him to put all the money from the till to the bag quickly.
The checker was so stunned that he couldn't say a word.
He shruged and began to mumble something but the robber interrupted him with a loud yell and made him put all the money into the bag.
Then the robber grabbed the bag and made off.
Later when he decided to count his catch, he found out that there was only fifteen dollars in the bag.
In that moment the robber recollected his twenty dollars that he left on the counter and wept bitterly .
I think that the action of the robber was no-go from the very begining.
Firstly, he chose a small shop where he would hardly find a lot of money.
Secondly, he came early in the morning when the till is almost empty usually.
Finally, that was a novice robber because he was very nervous and emotionally affected that he couldn't understand how light was the bag.
Some people do similar criminal attempts in hope to get easy money.
These people believe that a risk of being catch by the police is a lesser evil in comparison with everyday routine work.
Usually shop owners equipped their shops with the alert button. The cachier can press the button to bring the police. It's a very useful precaution against robbers.
2.
One day early in the morning a grim man came to a small quick stop shop.
The shop was empty. The checker was behind the counter.
The man came up to the checker, took out a twenty-dollar banknote of his pocket, put it onto the counter and asked to change it.
While the checker was opening the till, the man delivered a pistol and ordered to replace all the money out of the till into the bag which he was holding out.
The checker was so stunned that he couldn't say a word.
He shrugged and began to mumble something but the robber's loud yell interrupted him to make him put all the money into the bag which the robber grabbed and made off.
Soon afterwards when he decided to count his catch, he found out that there was only fifteen dollars in the bag.
At that moment the robber realized that his risk was not paid off because he had left more money than he gained.
I think that the action of the robber was a no-go from the very beginning.
Firstly, he chose a small shop that made little money.
Secondly, he came early in the morning when the till is usually almost empty.
Finally, that was a beginner in robbery so he was very nervous and emotionally affected and he didn't pay attention that the bag was too light.
Some people do similar criminal attempts in hope to get easy money.
These people believe that a risk of being caught by the police is a lesser evil in comparison with everyday routine work.
Usually, shops are equipped with panic buttons enabling to call the police. It's a very useful precaution against robbers.
grim [ɡrɪm] - looking or sounding very serious
paid off - to be successful and bring good results
3.
One day early in the morning a grim man came to a small quick stop shop.
The shop was empty. The checker was behind the counter.
The man came up to the checker, took a twenty-dollar banknote out of his pocket, put it onto the counter and asked to change it.
While the checker was opening the till, the man delivered a pistol and ordered to replace all the money out of the till into the bag which he was holding out.
The checker was so stunned that he couldn't say a word.
He shrugged and began to mumble something but the robber's loud yell interrupted him to make him put all the money into the bag which the robber grabbed and made off.
Soon afterwards when he decided to count his catch, he found out that there was only fifteen dollars in the bag.
At that moment the robber realized that his risk was not paid off because he had left more money than he gained.
I think that the action of the robber was a no-go from the very beginning.
Firstly, he chose a small shop that made little money.
Secondly, he came early in the morning when the till is usually almost empty.
Finally, that was a beginner in robbery so he was very nervous and emotionally affected and he didn't pay attention that the bag was too light.
Some people do similar criminal attempts in hope to get easy money.
These people believe that a risk of being caught by the police is a lesser evil in comparison with everyday routine work.
Usually, shops are equipped with panic buttons enabling to call the police. It's a very useful precaution against robbers.
If I were the checker and I found myself in a similar situation I would keep calm and press a panic button as soon as possible but I would certainly submit all the robber's orders and give away all the money from the till because I think that the most important in this situation is saving customers' and my own lives.
4.
One day early in the morning a grim man came to a small quick stop shop.
The shop was empty. The checker was behind the counter.
The man came up to the checker, took a twenty-dollar banknote out of his pocket, put it onto the counter and asked to change it.
While the checker was opening the till, the man delivered a pistol and ordered to take all the money out of the till and into the bag which he gave to the checker.
The checker was so stunned that he couldn't say a word.
He shrugged and began to mumble something but the robber's loud yell interrupted him to make him put all the money into the bag which the robber grabbed and made off.
Soon afterwards when he decided to count his catch, he found out that there was only fifteen dollars in the bag.
At that moment the robber realized that his risk had not been paid off because he had left more money than he gained.
I think that the action of the robber was a no-go from the very beginning.
Firstly, he chose a small shop that made little money.
Secondly, he came early in the morning when the till is usually almost empty.
Finally, that was a beginner in robbery so he was very nervous and emotionally affected and he didn't pay attention that the bag was too light.
Some people do similar criminal attempts in hope to get easy money.
These people believe that a risk of being caught by the police is a lesser evil in comparison with everyday routine work.
Usually, shops are equipped with panic buttons enabling to call the police. It's a very useful precaution against robbers.
If I were the checker and I found myself in a similar situation I would keep calm and press the panic button as soon as possible but I would certainly follow the robber's every order and give away all the money from the till because I think that it's more important in this situation to save the customers' lives as well as my own.
Orig:
EARLY one morning, a man walks into a store. It is a small store. It has only one cash register and one cashier. The man has a $20 bill in his hand. He puts the money on the counter. "Do you have change for a twenty?" the man asks the cashier. "I don't think so," the cashier says. "But I'll look."The cashier opens the cash register.
The man shows the cashier a gun. Then he shows the cashier a bag. "Give me all the money!" the man says. "Put it in the bag!"
"But..." the cashier says.
"Give me all the money!" the man says. "Put it in the bag!"
"But..." the cashier says.
"Give me all the money!" the man shouts. "Put it in the bag!"
The cashier puts all the money in the bag. The man takes the bag and runs out of the store.
Later the man opens the bag. What is in it? All the money from the cash register— 15 dollars.
What is on the counter at the small store?The man's $20 bill.