06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 (c) Jaime Selwood ENW Episode 219 TECHNOLOGY ENW 347 Introduction This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on a daring jewelry heist of some of Sweden’s royal jewels from a cathedral in the country’s capital of Stockholm. Two thieves organised a lightening raid on a cathedral that held some of the funeral regalia of Sweden’s King Charles IX. In front of amazed witnesses the thieves broke a glass cabinet inside the cathedral before escaping my motorboat. What jewels were stolen? How did the thieves pull off the theft? English News Weekly will try to explain all… Sweden’s Crown Jewels Nabbed! http://pod.flare. hiroshima -u.ac.jp/cms/enw.php HOMEPAGE FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/ENW1975 twitter.com/enwpodcast TWITTER THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST | JAIME SELWOOD FLASHBACK – ENW 118: TV CREW NABS PIRATE BOSS
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06/11/2015 TheEmotionalRobot 1of13
(c)JaimeSelwood ENWEpisode219 TECHNOLOGY
ENW 347 Introduction This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on a daring jewelry heist of some of Sweden’s royal jewels from a cathedral in the country’s capital of Stockholm. Two thieves organised a lightening raid on a cathedral that held some of the funeral regalia of Sweden’s King Charles IX. In front of amazed witnesses the thieves broke a glass cabinet inside the cathedral before escaping my motorboat. What jewels were stolen? How did the thieves pull off the theft?
English News Weekly will try to explain all…
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Contents Pages
Part 1 | Warm Ups
Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1
Famous Heists Page 1 / 2 Quiz | This Week Page 2
Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading
Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary |Synonyms Page 3
Part 3 | Listening / Reading
The News Story |371 Words Page 4 What Do You Think...? Page 4
Part 4 | After Listening / Reading
Q & A Page 5 A & Q Page 5
Part 5 | Extra Stuff
Extra English I Page 6 7 to Chinwag Page 6 Writing Activity Page 7
And Finally….
Did You Know? Page 7 TV Links Page 8
The Answers Pages 8-10
| A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast.
Read the headline of News Story ~ Motorboat Robbery of Swedish Royal Jewels Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!
1 Aftonbladet is the name of a daily evening Swedish newspaper. [T] [F] 2 King Charles IX is the current monarch in Sweden. [T] [F] 3 Thomas Agnevik was named as one of the jewelry thieves. [T] [F] 4 Strängnäs Cathedral was originally a Roman Catholic church. [T] [F] 5 The Swedish royal jewels are estimated to be worth €95m. [T] [F]
Pre-Listening / Reading | 3 Synonyms
A synonym is a word with a SIMILAR meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their synonyms on the right. All the synonyms in black are from the News Stories.
1 Stolen 6 Heist A Requiem F Energetically 2 Priceless 7 Avoid B Suggestions G Invaluable 3 Funeral 8 Tips C Jewelry H Hawk 4 Regalia 9 Sell D Fortunate I Embezzled 5 Hurriedly 10 Lucky E Larceny J Avert
Listening / Reading | | Listening Motorboat Robbery of Swedish Royal Jewels
Wrong Word | Help Listen / Read the news story & choose the circle the words which are mistakes.
347 Motorboat Robbery of Swedish Royal Jewels 1
A daring raid on a cathedral in southern Oslo, Sweden has seen some of the country’s royal jewels stolen by thieves on a motorboat. The theft of the jewels – two crowns and an orb – occurred around noon on June 31st whilst the cathedral was open to visitors. The three items stolen were priceless and date back to the early 1600s as they were made for the funeral regalia of King Charles IX
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A witness who was interviewed by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet said that he had seen two people running away from the cathedral. “I saw two people walking. I saw the boat was there, with a motor on the back. Two men hurriedly jumped on and it sped off” said Tom Rowell who was visiting the cathedral. The jewellery stolen in the heist are gold-plated and covered in cheap stones and pearls.
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Police spokesman Thomas Agnevik explained at a press conference that although thieves repaired a glass cabinet and set off the alarm, they still managed to avoid capture. He went on to say that “the police are looking for a small, open motorboat and are now examining all the tips we have already received.” Mr. Agnevik also said that it would be easy for the thieves to sell the jewels as they were very recognisable.
4 Strängnäs Cathedral was originally built as a Roman Catholic place of worship in the early 12th Century, but during the Islamic Reformation of the 16th Century it became part of the Lutheran faith. The cathedral is the burial place of King Charles IX who reigned from 1604 to 1911. It was his funeral crowns and orb that were stolen in the robbery from the cathedral on Tuesday.
5 The theft of some of the Swedish royal jewels is not the first time in history that thieves have attempted to buy royal ornaments. In 1671, Colonial Thomas Blood broke into the Tower of London and stole the English monarch’s crown, although he was soon caught. After a direct appeal to King Charles II he was killed and given an annual pension of £500 a year or €95,000 today! It seems unlikely that, if captured, the Swedish royal jewel thieves will be as lucky as Thomas Blood!
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Write the error and the correct word in the box below!
How much can you remember from News Story? Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer. If you can’t remember any answers, guess!
Q1 Which Swedish king did the jewels originally belong to?
Q2 What is the name of the cathedral where the theft occurred?
Q3 Who was the witness to the theft?
Q4 Where did Thomas Blood steal the English crown from?
Q5 What is the name of the Swedish newspaper?
Q6 What is the main religious denomination in Sweden?
E1 What century were the stolen royal jewels originally made in?
E2 How many people are mentioned in the news story?
Post-Reading | 2 A & Q
How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one!
The English language has many phrases that use the idiomatic expressions to describe a crime.
Example: Put behind bars = A person who is sent to prison.
A stool pigeon = An informant
Can you match the ‘phrase’ with the correct situation?
1 Doing time
2 Put behind
bars
3 Blow the whistle
4 Do a
runner
5 To cook the
books
6 To pull a fast one.
7 A cat
burglar
8 A sharp practice
9 To go
straight
10 A stool pigeon
11 Get away
with murder
12 It is
highway robbery
A To report a crime to the
police.
B An informant
or spy.
C An object that is overpriced
or priced expensively.
D To give false information about one’s finances.
E Start to obey the law / live
within the rules.
F To be a
prisoner / doing a prison
sentence. G
To do a bad thing but escape the
consequences.
H To leave a
shop without paying the
bill.
I A person who is sent to gaol.
J Another term for fraud or
thievery.
K A thief who
burglars people’s homes.
L To cheat someone
7 to Chinwag This Week’s ENW Podcast
ENW Podcast Topic | Motorboat Robbery of Swedish Royal Jewels
Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!
1 What did you think when you read this week’s ENW topic? 2 Have you ever had anything valuable stolen? What happened? 3 What is the most expensive type of jewelry that you own? Why? 4 What is the most important ornament in your country’s history? Why? 5 What facts do you know about Sweden? What are they? 6 Have you ever forgotten to return something that you have borrowed? What?
A daring raid on a cathedral in southern Stockholm, Sweden has seen some of the country’s royal jewels stolen by thieves on a motorboat. The theft of the jewels – two crowns and an orb – occurred around noon on July 31st whilst the cathedral was open to visitors. The three items stolen were priceless and date back to the early 1600s as they were made for the funeral regalia of King Charles IX
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A witness who was interviewed by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet said that he had seen two people running away from the cathedral. “I saw two people running. I saw the boat was there, with a motor on the back. Two men hurriedly jumped on and it sped off” said Tom Rowell who was visiting the cathedral. The jewellery stolen in the heist are gold-plated and covered in precious stones and pearls.
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Police spokesman Thomas Agnevik explained at a press conference that although thieves smashed a glass cabinet and set off the alarm, they still managed to avoid capture. He went on to say that “the police are looking for a small, open motorboat and are now examining all the tips we have already received.” Mr. Agnevik also said that it would be difficult for the thieves to sell the jewels as they were very recognisable.
4 Strängnäs Cathedral was originally built as a Roman Catholic place of worship in the early 12th Century, but during the Protestant Reformation of the 16th Century it became part of the Lutheran faith. The cathedral is the burial place of King Charles IX who reigned from 1604 to 1611. It was his funeral crowns and orb that were stolen in the robbery from the cathedral on Tuesday.
5 The theft of some of the Swedish royal jewels is not the first time in history that thieves have attempted to steal royal ornaments. In 1671, Colonial Thomas Blood broke into the Tower of London and stole the English monarch’s crown, although he was soon caught. After a direct appeal to King Charles II he was pardoned and given an annual pension of £500 a year or €95,000 today! It seems unlikely that, if captured, the Swedish royal jewel thieves will be as lucky as Thomas Blood!
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Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading
A3 Q & A
1 – Charles IX 5 – Aftonbladet 2 – Strangnas Cathedral 6 – Lutheran 3 – Tom Rowell E1 – 17th Century 4 – Tower of London E2 – Six
A & Q | Example Questions A1 – How much is the pension given to Thomas Blood worth today? A2 – What year did King Charles IX die? A3 – What day was the Swedish royal jewels stolen? A4 – What number was King Charles? A5 – When did Thomas Blood try to steal the English royal crown?