Learn English : Listen to News : 49 Killed in Florida Mass Shooting
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1. Preview the vocabulary and read the gapfill text.
2. Play the news report and try to fill in the blanks.
3. Answer the comprehension questions by writing full sentences.
4. Use the discussion question to write an essay or discuss the story with other students.
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6. Pretend to be a news anchor by reading each story out loud.

dateline: 15 June 2016

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49 Killed in Florida Mass Shooting

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

  • gay: homosexual
  • pledge allegiance: to express one’s support of an organization, cause, or country
  • ISIS: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; a terrorist group also known as ISIL
  • standoff: an unresolved conflict between two sides
  • armoured: equipped with weapons

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49 Killed in Florida Mass Shooting

An armed gunman entered a gay in Orlando, Florida early Sunday and killed 49 people. The American-born gunman, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, called 911 during the and pledged allegiance to ISIS. After a standoff, the police used an armoured to break into the nightclub and kill the gunman. Sunday’s attack was the deadliest mass shooting in US history. In addition to those who died, at least 53 people were .

Comprehension Questions

  1. Who was Omar Mateen?
  2. What did the gunman do during the attack?
  3. How did the standoff end?

Discussion Questions: Why has this massacre been described as both an “act of terror” and a “hate crime”?

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