Listen to Episode 4: The Case Against Bradley Robert Edwards
1. Vocabulary
Divide the class into 4 groups to discuss the meaning of these words and phrases to then share with students from the other groups.
Group A
- prowler
- introverted
- lingered
- allegedly
- allegations
- propensity
- snatched
- abducted
- out of the blue
- damsels in distress
- didn’t bear fruit
Group B
- gagged
- distinctive
- contemporaneous
- alibi
- rendezvous
- probability
- plethora
- peccadillos
- big ticket
- big stash
- down the track
Group C
- titillate
- delectation
- satiating
- fetish
- prejudicial
- admissible
- inference
- obviated
- ruling out
- flesh that out a bit
- fair-minded people
Group D
- overwhelming
- incidents
- detract
- indictment
- intriguing
- prominent
- crucial
- violated
- take it on board
- out of the blue
- not lost on (someone)
2. Discuss
In small groups retell the details of the attacks by Bradley Robert Edwards as described in the podcast.
Why do you think it took the police so long to find the attacker?
How do you think they could have solved these crimes earlier?