I. Before watching prepare answers to the questions:

  • Who are carjackers?
  • How do they usually steal cars?
  • What do they do it for?
  • What should we do to protect our automobiles from being carjacked?

II. Watch the video and do the tasks on it

1. Match the terms to the definitions (Drag → Drop)

to be postponed
victim
to flee (sb)
Hialeah
would-be carjacker
police patrolman
gas pump
  1. A person aspiring to steal a car by force —  
  2. Someone attacked by a criminal —  
  3. A city in Florida, USA —  
  4. Fuel dispenser at a filling station —  
  5. To try to escape from somebody —  
  6. Street-duty police officer —  
  7. Have a court date/punishment put off —  

 

Total Questions: 0

Incorrect Answers: 0

2. Watch & fill the gaps

pumpcowards red kids lot attention happened chargesmask carjackSurveillance

  1. video shows two men sprint across the gas station parking and try to carjack a woman on the other side of the gas .
  2. They target a car; during the struggle the victim rips a ski off the attacker.
  3. She fought because her were in the back seat; the suspects ran away like .
  4. A speeding getaway car drew the of a Hialeah patrolman who had no idea what had just .
  5. All three were arrested on of attempted .

Correct answers: 0

Incorrect answers: 0

3. Prepare answers to these questions

  1. Where did the carjackers plan to steal a car?
  2. Why did they fail to highjack the first car?
  3. What did the second driver do to stop the carjackers?
  4. What motivated her to that?
  5. How did she fight?
  6. Who was waiting for the would-be carjackers in a getaway car?
  7. How did the carjackers drive in their getaway car?
  8. Whose attention did their getaway attract?
  9. What happened to the carjackers during their fleeing?
  10. Had the carjackers been on trial before? What for?
  11. What was the judge’s order this time?

III. Retell the story as if you were the woman who fought the would-be carjackers off