Good evening, everyone. It's great to be here to talk to you about staying safe on holiday. Before I came this evening, I did a little research on where students like to go for their holidays and came up with two continents: Latin America and India. So, mmm I've been looking at the crime figures for both areas, and I thought I'd start by talking a bit about that. Then I'll give you some advice about how to avoid becoming a victim of crime.
OK, first of all, let's look at what kinds of crime are committed most in different continents. Ummm, 1OK, I'll start with India. 2Generally, India isn't thought of as a dangerous place for individuals, but there has been an increase in handbag theft in recent years. So, keep an eye on your bag when you're out in the street. Right. 3Now let's look at Latin America. Mmmm 4Of course, you do realize that not all Latin American countries are the same, but it is true to say that guns are used in a high percentage of crimes across the continent. Looking at the figures, it seems that gun crime is a serious problem throughout.
I can see some of you are thinking that it all sounds rather dangerous. But I know lots of people who've been there and had a really great time. 5They followed advice from the authorities, like making sure they didn't wear expensive jewelry in the street. And I'd certainly advise anyone travelling to Latin America to do the same. 6Another thing you should be careful of, is not to go to lonely places at night. But, of course, that's the same anywhere. 7But I must say, you do have to be very careful in some parts of Latin America when you take your money out of a cash machine. Sometimes, you find that thieves stand very close to people at cash machines and take their money as it comes out.
OK So, now, 8I'll finish by talking a little bit about India. I've actually been to India and I didn't have any feeling that it was dangerous at all. 9First of all, I went on an organized tour with a group of people. This is definitely the best way to go because it's so much safer. I mean, I didn't go anywhere without the group, and we had a tour guide who spoke the local language and knew the area. {[In fact, I remember now, she warned us not to go off with strangers, even if they seemed nice and friendly. ][10]{But, again, you wouldn't do that at home either, would you?
come up with sth : cho ra (She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.)
commit (a) crime :phạm tội
theft /θeft/ (n): vụ trộm cắp (số nhiều: thieves_
rather /θeft/(It was a rather difficult question.)
the authorities /əˈθɔːrətiz/ (n): chính quyền (The health authorities are investigating the problem.)
jewelry /ˈdʒuːəlri/ (n): trang sức
warn /wɔːrn/ (v): cảnh báo
strangers /ˈstreɪndʒər/ (n): người lạ (We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers.)
