Wednesday 28 October 2009

Armed Robbery

It is normally safe to work at most workplaces in Australia. People are friendly and help one another. Sometimes there are some problems at the workplace like an armed robbery.
In an armed robbery a person enters a workplace with a weapon (a gun, a knife or even a syringe) and demands money. This person wants to steal as much money as he can and leave the place as soon as possible. The armed person normally covres his face and tries to avoid security cameras. This happens every day in Melbourne at different small shops, 7/11s and others businesses.These businesses already have their own problems with shop lifters but an armed robbery is the last thing any business owner wants to have.
In an armed robbery, remember to remain calm. Don't panic (although that is natural when you see a gun pointed at you). Don't try to argue with the person holding the gun. Follow orders and don't try to attach the person holding the weapon. You can get yourself killed. Don't say any rude words to the robber. Don't try to make him angry. The armed robbery normally takes less than a minute and the person runs away out of the shop where there is a get away car waiting for him.Even if you have a lot of cash in the drawer, let the person take all he wants. Don't try to stop that person at all. Your life is much more important than the money. Try to talk to the person nicely. These are some of the sentences you can use:
- Why are you doing this to me?
- I don't have a lot of money in the drower. It is not worth doing what you are doing.
- You seem like a nice man. I don't think you are a criminal.
- I will give you all the money that I have in the drower but is it really worth it?
- I work hard for this money and now you are taking it. (This can start a conversation)
- I haven't done any harm to you before, have I?
After the robbery
After the person leaves the place, don't try to run after him. Dial 000 and ask to talk to the police. Don't touch any thing that the robber touched. The police will come in a very short notice and do their work. They will search the nearby streets and try to find the robber. They will try to get finger prints of the robber. If you have security cameras this will help them too. Remember how tall the person was. Tell the police if the person was fat or slim. The police will get foot prints too so don't walk in the same spot that the robber stood in. Close the door and don't allow any customers inside the business.
Ask people who were in the shop to stay inside and be witnesses. Those people can give more information to the police. If they have to leave, ask them for their addresses and phone numbers. The police can talk to them later. Call anyone from your family and tell them that you are safe.
Most people who rob businesses are drug addicts and they can be very dangerous and people who get robbed are always traumatised by the experience.
What is wrong with these sentences:
In an armed robbery you don't have to obey the robber.
An armed robber normally stays inside a shop for a long time when he robs it.
Robbers are not normally violent.
The police normally take a long time before they come to investigate an armed robbery.
The people in the shop where the armed robbery took place normally refuse to be witnesses.
It is good to argue with the robber when he is aiming a gun at you.
Getting some information on what to do during an armed robbery can't save your life.
People who rob businesses are normally drug effects.
You can give the police some information about the robber such as how tall or rich the robber is.
After the robbery ends, you must chase the robber outside the business.
Fill in the gaps:
give - out - problems - how - demands - criminal - gun
It is normally safe to work at most workplaces in Australia. People are friendly and help one another. Sometimes there are some problems at the workplace like an armed robbery. In an armed robbery a person enters a workplace with a weapon (a gun, a knife or even a syringe) and ........... money. This person wants to steal as much money as he can and leave the place as soon as possible. The armed person normally covres his face and tries to avoid security cameras. This happens every day in Melbourne at different small shops, 7/11s and others businesses.These businesses already have their own ............ with shop lifters but an armed robbery is the last thing any business owner wants to have. In an armed robbery, remember to remain calm. Don't panic (although that is natural when you see a ............ pointed at you). Don't try to argue with the person holding the gun. Follow orders and don't try to attach the person holding the weapon. You can get yourself killed. Don't say any rude words to the robber. Don't try to make him angry. The armed robbery normally takes less than a minute and the person runs away ........... of the shop where there is a get away car waiting for him.Even if you have a lot of cash in the drawer, let the person take all he wants. Don't try to stop that person at all. Your life is much more important than the money. Try to talk to the person nicely. These are some of the sentences you can use:
- Why are you doing this to me? - I don't have a lot of money in the drower. It is not worth doing what you are doing. - You seem like a nice man. I don't think you are a ............. . - I will give you all the money that I have in the drower but is it really worth it? - I work hard for this money and now you are taking it. (This can start a conversation) - I haven't done any harm to you before, have I?
After the person leaves the place, don't try to run after him. Dial 000 and ask to talk to the police. Don't touch any thing that the robber touched. The police will come in a very short notice and do their work. They will search the nearby streets and try to find the robber. They will try to get finger prints of the robber. If you have security cameras this will help them too. Remember ............ tall the person was. Tell the police if the person was fat or slim. The police will get foot prints too so don't walk in the same spot that the robber stood in. Close the door and don't allow any customers inside the business. Ask people who were in the shop to stay inside and be witnesses. Those people can ............ more information to the police. If they have to leave, ask them for their addresses and phone numbers. The police can talk to them later. Call anyone from your family and tell them that you are safe. Most people who rob businesses are drug addicts and they can be very dangerous and people who get robbed are always traumatised by the experience.
Can you find some mistakes?
It is normally safe to work at most workplaces in Australia. People are friendly and ignore one another. Sometimes there are some problems at the workplace like an armed robbery. In an armed robbery a person enters a workplace with a weapon (a gun, a knife or even a syringe) and demands money. This person wants to steal as much money as he can and leave the place as soon as possible. The funny person normally covres his face and tries to avoid security cameras. This happens every day in Melbourne at different small shops, 7/11s and others businesses.These businesses already have their own problems with shop lifters but an armed robbery is the last thing any business owner wants to have. In an armed robbery, remember to remain happy. Don't panic (although that is natural when you see a gun pointed at you). Don't try to argue with the person holding the gun. Follow orders and don't try to attach the person holding the weapon. You can get yourself killed. Don't say any rude words to the robber. Don't try to make him angry. The armed robbery normally takes less than a minute and the person runs away out of the shop where there is a get away car waiting for him.Even if you have a lot of cash in the drawer, let the woman take all he wants. Don't try to stop that person at all. Your life is much more important than the money. Try to talk to the person nicely. These are some of the sentences you can use:  - Why are you doing this to me? - I don't have a lot of money in the drower. It is not worth doing what you are doing. - You seem like a nice man. I don't think you are a criminal. - I will give you all the money that I have in the drower but is it really worth it? - I work hard for this money and now you are taking it. (This can start a conversation) - I haven't done any harm to you before, have I?  After the person leaves the place, don't try to run after him. Dial 911 and ask to talk to the police. Don't touch any thing that the robber touched. The police will come in a very short notice and do their work. They will search the nearby streets and try to find the robber. They will try to get finger prints of the robber. If you have security cameras this will help them too. Remember how tall the person was. Tell the police if the person was fat or slim. The police will get foot prints too so don't walk in the new spot that the robber stood in. Close the door and don't allow any customers inside the business. Ask people who were in the shop to stay inside and be witnesses. Those people can give more information to the police. If they have to leave, ask them for their addresses and phone numbers. The police can talk to them later. Call anyone from your friends and tell them that you are safe. Most people who rob businesses are drug addicts and they can be very dangerous and people who get robbed are always traumatised by the experience.