Jul. 6 – The head of a waxwork of Adolf Hitler has been ripped off by a man just hours after the sculpture went on show at Berlin’s new Madame Tussauds.
Police have arrested a 41-year old man.
Susan Flory reports.
Before you listen:
- What kind of news do you think the audience will be interested in?
- What is the writer trying to achieve?
- How will this affect the tone of the article?
Now listen and check your predictions.
Now listen again and answer the questions:
- Where did this story take place?
- What did the critics say about the model?
- Why did some people feel that it was inappropriate?
- What kind of effort did it take for the makers to get the details right?
- What did one man do?
- What did he shout as he was doing it?
Do you think the man deserved to be arrested? What would you have done?
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