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A mass shooting took place on 1st October 2015 at Umpqua Community College (*) in Roseburg in Oregon killing 9 people and injuring at least 7 more.
(*) A Community College in the USA is a post-secondary school (junior school or technical college) which provides academic, vocational and professional education.
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| Roseburg, Oregon Map credit: epodunk.com |
You are going to watch a BBC report focusing on that latest tragedy.
Before watching:
The following notes could be useful:
Since Newtown: the reporter refers to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that took place on 14th December 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot his mother first at their Newtown home before killing 20 children and 6 schoolteachers at the school. He then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
While watching:
Answer the following question:
- What do the following figures refer to?
294 / 21 / 55 / 1 / 4
You can also watch the report on the BBC website by clicking HERE
When you are finished, you can check your answers:
294: le nombre de tueries de masse jusqu'à présent (rien que pour cette année) aux Etats-Unis.
21: le nombre de tueries perpétrées dans des écoles et universités aux Etats-Unis depuis les événements de Newtown (décembre 2012)
55: le nombre de tueries dans les écoles américaines entre 1991 et 2013.
1: un cas de tuerie (dans une école) au Royaume-Uni.
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