(Level: intermediate to upper-intermediate / B1 to B2 / ***)
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death by a jury for his role in the bombing of the Boston Marathon.
On 15 April 2013, he and his brother planted pressure cooker bombs close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Deadly explosions in Boston Photo credit: www.dailymail.co.uk |
Boston, Massachusetts Map credit: www.luventicus.org |
Before watching
The following words could be useful:
a pressure cooker: a special pot used to cook food by using the pressure of steam marmite à pression / cocotte minute
to go off: to explode exploser
a yard = 0.9144 metres
the counts: charges (in a criminal action) chefs d'accusation
the mitigating factors: information or evidence presented to the court about the defendant or the circumstances of the crime that could result in a lesser sentence facteurs / causes atténuantes (opposite of aggravating factors)
to showcase: to show présenter / mettre en avant
at the outset: from the start / at the start au début / dès le départ
the mayhem: state of disorder / chaos chaos
the shootout: gunfight fusillade / échange de coups de feu
to lead... astray: to mislead / to misguide détourner (du droit chemin) / égarer
bullet-ridden: full of bullets criblé de balles
the hull: frame or body of a boat coque
While watching
Answer the following question:
Complete the chart:
Reasons why he wasn't likely to escape the death penalty | Reason why he could have escaped the death penalty |
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You can also watch the report on the BBC website: click HERE
When you are finished, you can check your answers:
Reasons why he wasn't likely to escape the death penalty | Reason why he could have escaped the death penalty |
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