Listening Task 19


This dramatic story caused great excitement to all who followed it, but because few got really first-hand details at the time, the account which Ingrid and David give to their friends is a little complicated. In their excitement, Ingrid and David get slightly confused about who was shot in the hand when the police entered the bank. In fact, it was the gunman who shot a policeman.
The gunman demanded that a car should be available for him to use for his getaway. The car put outside the bank for this purpose was a Mustang.

robbery
a machine gun
came rushing in
hostages
made a demand
let out of prison
pregnant
join the others
half the amount
prisoner
negotiated
to stall for time
cordoned
to drug some sandwiches
opted to
a stupid idea
vault
presumably
a Mustang
on the ready
get away
unless
female or male
a bloke
locked
tear-gas
strangle
broadcast
blast opened
stretchers