(Level: intermediate / B1 to B2 / **)
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But what is known about the killer?
You are now going to watch a BBC report.
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Before watching:
The following words could be useful:
grief: deep sadness caused by someone's death douleur / chagrin / affliction
to find... tough: to find... very difficult (to deal with...) trouver... trop dur
a shootout: a fight involving firearms until someone gets killed fusillade / échange de coups de feu
bereaved: sad because a family member has died endeuillé / éploré
stunned: shocked / particularly amazed stupéfait / abasourdi
to bear the scars of...: to live with emotional damage caused by past events that cannot be forgotten connaître les affres de ... / porter les stigmates de ...
weary with sorrow: extremely sad se fondre en larmes
While watching:
Answer the following question:
What do we know about the shooter?
You can also watch the report on the BBC website by clicking HERE
When you are finished, you can check your answers:
- Homme de 26 ans d'origine anglaise
- Nom: Chris Harper Mercer
- Il semble qu'il soutenait l'IRA.
- Abattu par la police dans la fusillade.
- Il vivait chez sa mère à proximité de l'école.
- Il aurait demandé aux gens de se lever s'ils étaient chrétiens pour leur dire qu'ils allaient rejoindre Dieu et ensuite il a tiré...
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