The night-walkers of Uganda

Thanks for the tools! Jailbreakers taunt guards
Level 1
Elementary
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Thanks for the tools! Jailbreakers taunt guards
Level 1
Elementary
Comprehension check
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1. The men filled their beds with pillows because…
2. The police know they split up because…
3. The police know the men were not injured because…
4. The guards didn’t see the holes in the cell walls because…
5. The men were able to escape because…
6. Espinosa was in jail because…
a. … they could squeeze through very small holes.
b. … there was no blood on the ground.
c. … the prisoners covered them with posters.
d. … they wanted the guards to think they were still asleep.
e. … he was the driver in a drive-by shooting. 
f. … they found their tracks in the snow.
Vocabulary 1: Collocations
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Match the words in the left-hand column with those in the right-hand column to make two-word
expressions from the text.
1. razor
a. block
2. high
b. wire
3. water
c. box
4. concrete 
d. pipe
5. prison
e. line
6. press
f. guard
7. plastic
g. security
8. railway 
h. conference
Match the beginnings with the endings to make sentences about the text.
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Thanks for the tools! Jailbreakers taunt guards
Level 1
Elementary
Vocabulary 2: Prepositions
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Fill the gaps in these phrases from the text using prepositions.
1. thank you _______
2. escape _______ a jail
3. squeeze _______ a small hole
4. search _______ someone
5. just like _______ the movies
6. on trial _______ robbery
7. walk _______ opposite directions
8. similar _______