ESOL Leeds Entry 3 The thief

ESOL Leeds 19 (Entry 3 The thief)

Video: theft and police interview
Language skill: give statements of fact and short descriptions.

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SCENARIO:

A police station interview room. Two women are having a conversation. One is a policewoman interviewing the other woman about a theft that has taken place earlier that day.

WPC: Before we start with the interview, would you like a cup of tea?

Interviewee: No thank you.

WPC: Okay. So can you give me a statement? Take your time and tell me what you were doing of the theft. Are you ready?

Interviewee: Yes I'm ready.

WPC: Right turn on the tape recorder. Okay go ahead.

Interviewee: Well I was just coming out of the market when it happened.

WPC: Is this the of the market?

Interviewee: Er no it's the side entrance. the side by the car park?

WPC: Ah yes. I know which one you mean. We'll check the CCTV sited near there. The incident may have been recorded. Had you been shopping in the market.

Interviewee: Yes ... er ... before ... er ... I'd met a friend you know and we went to the Art Gallery you know and I was going to the bus station and I thought I'd come into the market and do some you know to get some veg.

WPC: So did you have a lot of shopping?

Interviewee: No, not at all. I mean I didn't get any veg. A lot of it was a bit really. It didn't seem that fresh ... er ... so I just had one small bag, you know the bag that was pinched.

WPC: When you came out of the market, did you see the man?

Interviewee: Er no. Umm I think I was daydreaming really you know ... miles away. I suppose he must have just been waiting, you know to the left of me.

WPC: So did he jump out as soon as you came out of the market?

Interviewee: No I walked for about a minute, I think and then he just seemed to appear from nowhere and my bag.

WPC: It must have been a . Were you hurt anywhere?

Interviewee: No, just .

WPC: Do you feel okay now?

Interviewee: Yeah just annoyed that I wasn't more careful, you know?

WPC: You shouldn't be annoyed. It could happen to anyone. So the man who took your bag, what did he look like?

Interviewee: Erm. I think he was, he was in his thirties. He was medium height with, it looked like short, dark hair.

WPC: Is that straight or curly hair?

Interviewee: I don't know. He was a cap.

WPC: Okay. Can you remember anything else about him? Did he have facial hair? Did he have glasses?

Interviewee: I was. I think he was ... you know clean-shaven. I can't remember seeing but you know it happened all so quickly.

WPC: You said he was wearing a cap. Can you remember what colour or anything else about what he was wearing?

Interviewee: Well I think the cap was or maybe black. Oh I definitely remember that he was wearing a black t-shirt, you know and trainers, you know. Definitely casual, clothes.

WPC: Okay fine, and the bag that he took, that like?

Interviewee: It was just a small ... you know ... black shoulder bag.

WPC: What did you have in it?

Interviewee: Um.I had my purse...er...I didn't have much money with me, you know. Maybe I think a ten pound note and some coins. Um...oh my gosh, I forgot! I had my credit cards in there!

WPC: Well he probably won't be able to use them without a but if I were you I'd phone and cancel them straight away.

Interviewee: Okay. Can I get off now and phone the bank?

WPC: Yes certainly, no problem and we'll keep you informed about anything that happens. We've got your number.

Interviewee: Okay, yes, okay. Well listen, thank you very much for all your help.

WPC: Okay and thank you for coming and I'm sorry that you had to have this ordeal.

Interviewee: It's alright. It'll to be more careful in the future.

WPC: Okay.

Interviewee: Bye-bye.

WPC: Bye-bye.

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annoyed credit daydreaming informed interview market recorded remember shopping

SCENARIO: A police station interview room. Two women are having a conversation. One is a policewoman interviewing the other woman about a theft that has taken place earlier that day.

WPC: Before we start with the [1] , would you like a cup of tea?

Interviewee: No thank you.

WPC: Okay. So can you give me a statement ... take your time and tell me what you were doing at the time of the theft. Are you ready?

Interviewee: Yes I'm ready.

WPC: Right I'll just turn on the tape recorder. Okay ... go ahead.

Interviewee: Well I was just coming out of the [2] when it happened.

WPC: Is this the top end of the market?

Interviewee: Er ... no it's the side entrance. You know the side by the car park?

WPC: Ah yes. I know which one you mean. We'll check the CCTV sited near there. The incident may have been [3] . Had you been [4] in the [5] .

Interviewee: Yes ... er ... before ... er ... I'd met a friend you know and we went to the Art Gallery you know and I was going to the bus station and I thought I'd come into the [6] and do some [7] you know to get some veg.

WPC: So did you have a lot of shopping?

Interviewee: No, not at all. I mean ... in the end I didn't get any veg. A lot of it was a bit manky really. It didn't seem that fresh ... er ... so I just had one small bag, you know the bag that was pinched.

WPC: When you came out of the [8] , did you see the man?

Interviewee: Er no. Umm I think I was [9] really you know ... miles away. I suppose he must have just been waiting, you know to the left of me.

WPC: So did he jump out as soon as you came out of the market?

Interviewee: No I walked for about a minute, I think and then he just seemed to appear from nowhere and snatched my bag.

WPC: It must have been a shock. Were you hurt anywhere?

Interviewee: No, just shocked.

WPC: Do you feel okay now?

Interviewee: Yeah just [10] that I wasn't more careful, you know?

WPC: You shouldn't be [11] . It could happen to anyone. So the man who took your bag, what did he look like?

Interviewee: Erm ... I think he was, I'd say he was ... in his thirties. He was medium height with, it looked like short, dark hair.

WPC: Is that straight or curly hair?

Interviewee: I don't know. He was wearing a cap.

WPC: Okay. Can you [12] anything else about him? Did he have facial hair? Did he have glasses?

Interviewee: I was ... I think he was ... you know clean-shaven. I can't [13] seeing glasses but you know it happened all so quickly.

WPC: You said he was wearing a cap. Can you [14] what colour or anything else about what he was wearing?

Interviewee: Well I think the cap was blue or maybe black. Oh I definitely [15] that he was wearing a black t-shirt, you know and trainers, you know. Definitely casual, casual clothes.

WPC: Okay fine, and the bag that he took, what was that like?

Interviewee: It was just a small ... you know ... black canvas shoulder bag.

WPC: What did you have in it?

Interviewee: Um ... I had my purse ... er ... I didn't have much money with me, you know. Maybe I think a ten pound note and some coins. Um ... oh my gosh, I forgot! I had my [16] cards in there!

WPC: Well he probably won't be able to use them without a PIN number but if I were you I'd phone and cancel them straight away.

Interviewee: Okay. Can I get off now and phone the bank?

WPC: Yes certainly, no problem and we'll keep you [17] about anything that happens. We've got your number.

Interviewee: Okay, yes, okay. Well listen, thank you very much for all your help.

WPC: Okay and thank you for coming and I'm sorry that you had to have this ordeal.

Interviewee: It's alright. It'll teach me to be more careful in the future.

WPC: Okay.

Interviewee: Bye-bye.

WPC: Bye-bye.

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