Woman's Call Alerts Police to Stolen Paintings in Messina
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A woman in Messina, Italy, called the police number 112. She said, "There are paintings in the street. They are precious."
The paintings were works by Antonello da Messina, a famous artist. They were stolen from a museum in the city.
Someone had taken the paintings from the museum. Then the person left them in the street.
Police listened to the woman's call. It helped them learn about the theft.
The paintings are very old and worth a lot of money. Police are now looking for the thief.
This story shows how important calls from people can be for the police.
Vocabulary15 words
- precious
- worth a lot of money; very special
- artist
- a person who makes art, like paintings
- museum
- a building where old or special art is kept
- theft
- when someone steals something
- thief
- a person who steals things
- call
- to phone someone
- police
- people whose job is to stop crime
- stolen
- taken by a thief
- famous
- known by many people
- old
- made a long time ago
- worth
- having a certain value
- important
- having big value or meaning
- learn
- to get new information
- listened
- paid attention to sound
- looking for
- trying to find
Quiz
Answer key
1. Paintings 2. A museum 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A woman in Messina, Italy, called the police number _____. She said, "There are _____ in the street. They are _____."
The paintings were works by Antonello da Messina, a famous _____. They were stolen from a _____ in the city.
Someone had taken the paintings from the _____. Then the person left them in the street.
Police listened to the woman's _____. It helped them learn about the _____.
The paintings are very old and worth a lot of _____. Police are now looking for the _____.