Two Men Rob Watch Shop in Tokyo, Steal Goods Worth 200 Million Yen
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Two men broke into a watch shop in Tokyo. The shop is in a building called Nakano Broadway. This happened in Nakano, a part of Tokyo. The men used a hammer to break a glass box. The glass box is called a display case. It had watches inside.
The men took many watches. Police think the watches are worth about 200 million yen. This is a very big amount of money. After they took the watches, the men ran away. This is called a robbery.
The police are now looking for the two men. In Japan, the police group for Tokyo is called the Metropolitan Police Department. They are trying to find the men. Right now, nobody knows where the men are. The police are still checking the shop and asking questions.
Vocabulary15 words
- hammer
- a tool used to hit things hard
- display case
- a glass box used to show things for sale
- robbery
- when someone steals things using force
- police
- people whose job is to stop crime
- Metropolitan Police Department
- the main police group in Tokyo
- Nakano Broadway
- a shopping building in Tokyo
- yen
- the money used in Japan
- flee
- to run away quickly
- steal
- to take something that is not yours
- shop
- a small store that sells things
- worth
- the value or price of something
- break in
- to enter a place by force
- glass
- a hard clear material
- search
- to look for something carefully
- escape
- to get away from a place
Quiz
Answer key
1. A display case 2. About 200 million yen 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Two men broke into a _____ shop in Tokyo.
The shop is in a building called _____.
The men used a _____ to break a glass box.
The glass box is called a _____.
Police think the watches are worth about 200 million _____.
After they took the watches, the men _____ away.
The police are now looking for the two _____.
In Japan, the police group for Tokyo is called the _____.
Right now, nobody knows where the men _____.
The police are still checking the shop and asking _____.