An anonymous hero

PART ONE:

A. The scene took place...

1. □ in Charleston   □ in Arlington   □ in Washington D.C   □ in New York City

2. □ a week ago   □ last week   □ this week   □ two weeks ago

B. At the same time, politicians were debating about...

□ violent crime   □ local elections   □ legal immigrants   □ illegal immigrants

C. Right or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify with an element from the recording.

1. On Thursday, the weather was sunny.

R/W : _____________________________

2. In the streets, people in their cars couldn't move.

R/W : _____________________________

3. No one was in danger.

R/W : _____________________________

4. A woman almost died.

R/W : _____________________________

PART TWO:

D. What is the passerby's probable origin? ____________________

E. His actions (tick the correct answers):

□ He made a video with his cellphone and sent it out over Youtube.

□ He just called 911 to say, "There's a woman drowning. You ought to get over here."

□ He stripped off his clothes and dove (= plongea) into the water.

□ He brought Bernice Clark out of the car and saved her life.

PART THREE:

F. What did the passerby do after that? Fill in the blanks with words from the recording (one blank = one word).

And then, the man went ________________. He didn't stay around to receive ________________, or join Bernice Clark and her great-grandson for some hot ________________, and receive their tearful ________________ for saving their ________________.

G. Right or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify with an element from the recording.

1. The passerby left the scene immediately.

R/W : _____________________________

2. Maybe he was a legal immigrant.

R/W : _____________________________

3. Maybe he came from Central or South America.

R/W : _____________________________

4. He feared the police might have demanded his papers.

R/W : _____________________________

PART FOUR:

H. The reporter's conclusion. Fill in the blanks with words from the recording (one blank = one word).

When he saw someone in _____________________ and _____________________, he _____________________ his life to _____________________ them. He was a _____________________. He was a _____________________ citizen.