Man Says He Was Attacked on Italian Beach for Being Gay
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A man says people attacked him on a beach in Italy. His name is Angelo Ratti. He works in Milan. He was on a beach in Olbia, in Sardinia.
Ratti says about 30 people attacked him. He says they hit him with hands and stones. He says they pulled him on the ground.
Ratti says the people shouted bad words at him. He says they told him to go away. He says this happened because he is gay.
Ratti says a man's father also made threats against him after the attack.
Ratti went to the police. He made a report about the attack. He says it was a homophobic attack. This means people hurt him because he is gay.
The police are now looking at the case. They want to find the people who did this.
This story is now in the news in Italy. Many people are talking about it.
Vocabulary15 words
- attacked
- hit or hurt someone
- threats
- words that say you will hurt someone
- report
- when you tell police about a crime
- homophobic
- bad or unfair because someone is gay
- promoter
- a person who helps organize events
- beach
- land next to the sea
- stones
- small hard rocks
- police
- people who stop crime
- case
- a problem the police look at
- shouted
- said something very loudly
- ground
- the floor outside
- news
- information about new events
- Sardinia
- a big island in Italy
- Milan
- a big city in Italy
- crime
- a bad act against the law
Quiz
Answer key
1. On a beach in Olbia 2. Because he is gay 3. He made a police report
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A man says people _____ him on a beach in Italy. His name is Angelo _____. He works in _____.
Ratti says about 30 people attacked him. He says they hit him with hands and _____.
Ratti says the people _____ bad words at him. He says this happened because he is _____.
Ratti says a man's father also made _____ against him after the attack.
Ratti went to the _____. He made a _____ about the attack.
He says it was a _____ attack.